Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:08 pm
Took the wife to a movie tonight. Rave Cinemas just started $5 Tuesdays where all movies are $5 except 3D ones. We did this a month or so ago, and it was a great experience. Decent business, but no crowding, and lines were quick.
Holy shit how things change. The experience was still great, but I've rarely ever seen a theater that packed. Now it helps that it was the mall theaters, but shows were selling out left and right. Lines filled the lobby in every direction and went out the door. Not only for the concessions and cashiers, but also for the automated machines where you can buy or pick up tickets.
Gathering from what I saw, movies are very overpriced. Think "gas for $1.00" crowds, that's what it was like.
Seriously, think Phantom Menace level crowds. Every showtime of every movie had a line waiting to get in. Not typical for this town.
It helps that Despicable Me 2 and The Lone Ranger opened tonight and that Monsters University, World War Z, White House Down, Man of Steel, and Fast and Furious 6 are all still there.
It makes one wonder how much more business they'd get if they'd drop ticket prices all the time. Maybe not to $5, but something more reasonable for them and the audience.
Holy shit how things change. The experience was still great, but I've rarely ever seen a theater that packed. Now it helps that it was the mall theaters, but shows were selling out left and right. Lines filled the lobby in every direction and went out the door. Not only for the concessions and cashiers, but also for the automated machines where you can buy or pick up tickets.
Gathering from what I saw, movies are very overpriced. Think "gas for $1.00" crowds, that's what it was like.
Seriously, think Phantom Menace level crowds. Every showtime of every movie had a line waiting to get in. Not typical for this town.
It helps that Despicable Me 2 and The Lone Ranger opened tonight and that Monsters University, World War Z, White House Down, Man of Steel, and Fast and Furious 6 are all still there.
It makes one wonder how much more business they'd get if they'd drop ticket prices all the time. Maybe not to $5, but something more reasonable for them and the audience.
