Los Angeles. The movie Mecca. Movies are to L.A. what Broadway is to New York. Famous theatres are not only world renown but cultural landmarks.
The Grauman Chinese. El Capitan. Fox Village Theatre. All of them are apart of the sprawling illustrious history that is the Movie Industry.
Unfortunately, these theatres, as well as every single other theatre in L.A, have jacked up movie prices, jacked up concession prices, and if they could, they would probably make you pay to use the bathroom.
What's an average movie ticket price? Well, it varies from theatre to theatre, but I can definitely tell you how much prices are to the theatres I go to most.
1. AMC Century City: 13.50 (add about 5 bucks for IMAX and a couple more if you're seeing it in 3D).
2. Landmark Theatres: 12.50
3. Fox Village Theatre: 11.00
4. AMC Santa Monica: 11.50 (This I don't understand. Why can't ticket prices be the same for all AMC theatres?)
As you can see, this is just ridiculous. And then you have the 7.50 for popcorn and 3.50 for a box of raisinets.
Well, you have a couple options if you want to see a movie in the theatre (or see a movie a couple times). One would be going for the student discount. You usually end up paying for a child's ticket. However, if you're going to the AMC Century City, you can only get a student discount on Thursdays. Another, would be do what my friend does and order your tickets before or pay at the self purchasing stations. Here you have the advantage of buying children's and senior tickets without anyone guessing your real age.
For a really cheap option, try Culver Plaza Theatres. They show popular movies for five dollars all the time.
And if you don't want to spend money going to the movie theatre...well, you're just going to have to wait till the movie comes out on DVD or BluRay because I wouldn't suggest trying to watch a movie online. Once a movie comes out, you can get a subscription to Netflicks, which is a really really great option because you get unlimited movies for one price and there is also free streaming of certain TV shows and movies on the actual site.
Also, there's the option of sharing movies with your friends. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, share your entertainment. If your friend owns a movie you're dying to watch, ask if you can borrow it for the weekend, and vice versa. If your friend is worried you're going to lose the DVD, then have a movie marathon with him/her.
And that comes to my next thing. Get all the movies you have, pick a few, and have a marathon of it with your friends. Look for a better description of this in future posts.
When it comes to movies, there are always great options of enjoying them at a cheaper price or at no cost at all. Just remember to enjoy the entertainment.
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