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Author Topic: Ticket price "toppers" Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-24-2009 11:04 PM                        We get the occasional comment from tourists about how low our ticket prices are compared to "home." But then whenever somebody makes that comment, it seems like there is always somebody else in the same party who will say, "That's nothing....when I was in (fill in big city name) it was (fill in higher price)!" It happened tonight. A guy said that where he is from, it costs $9 to go to a movie (compared to our $7.25). His friend said, "Well, when I was in Vegas last month it was $12.50 there!" Is it really $12.50 in Vegas? I have a hard time believing that one.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 05-24-2009 11:37 PM                     A quick search via Fandango says the usual evening ticket price in Las Vegas, NV area theaters runs $10.25 to $10.50. That doesn't count surcharges for digital 3D, real IMAX or the dreaded fake IMAX.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 05-25-2009 12:02 AM                        Also from Fandango, the AMC-Loews theaters in Manhattan (NY) charge $12 regular adult evening price. An adult ticket on Friday evening May 29th for Up in 3D is $16. And the AMC-Loews in Long Island NY charges $12.50 regular adult evening price.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 05-25-2009 12:38 AM                     Like SLC's prices at $8 bucks evenings where around here,we're sitting at $9.50... and they only do a two buck upcharge on 3D..around here $3.50 upcharge. ..course, their gas is cheaper also.  |  IP: Logged Ramin Hashemi Expert Film Handler Posts: 129 From: Houston TX Registered: Sep 2004 posted 05-29-2009 05:20 AM                     We get the same comments from out of towners. Local people complain that it is too expensive. One comment I hear is that they paid $0.50 for a double hitter back in the days. I laugh at those. In general, small towns do charge less than the big 30 plexers, but frankly I think it is like comparing oranges and tangerines(not quite apples). We are a small town, and charge $8 for evening.  |  IP: Logged Robert John Jeromson Master Film Handler Posts: 264 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Jul 2004 posted 05-29-2009 05:41 AM                     $15.50 in NZ and counting...  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-29-2009 06:52 AM                        Mike, I bet your concession prices are lower too. Always keep the ticket prices for NY, LA and Vegas on a little card; when a local comes up whining that your prices are too high, just hand them the handy little price card showing what they would have to pay elsewhere, then ask them, "So....do you feel stupid now?"  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-29-2009 08:50 PM                        Actually the locals never really complain about our prices, except occasionally teenagers, but you know how they are!  |  IP: Logged Michael Hossen Expert Film Handler Posts: 136 From: Perth, Australia Registered: Apr 2007 posted 05-29-2009 10:29 PM                        $16 per adult is pretty standard around Western Australia now...  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 05-30-2009 12:03 AM                     I think it's only a matter of time before $20 becomes the norm for ticket prices in the biggest city markets like NYC and LA. $20 is a nice, round number. Real easy to build to that from levels like $12, $14, etc.  |  IP: Logged Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 05-30-2009 08:06 AM                        I paid $10 for a matinee at the SoHo Landmark when I was in New York five years ago. $12.50 in Vegas doesn't surprise me.  |  IP: Logged Greg Anderson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 766 From: Ogden Valley, Utah Registered: Nov 1999 posted 05-30-2009 02:36 PM                        And, yet, the price of a Hollywood-produced DVD continues to hover at the same levels after several years. Why does one form of exhibition have to rise at such a different rate? (...especially when the quality of exhibition hasn't significantly changed from the audience's perspective... or maybe it's even gotten worse. )  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-30-2009 05:14 PM                        quote: Greg Anderson the price of a Hollywood-produced DVD continues to hover at the same levels after several years. Why does one form of exhibition have to rise at such a different rate? That's because once the theatrical release has raked in dough to pay for the movie's production, the cost of producing DVDs is cheap compared to the cost of operating a huge building and all its related expenses.  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 05-30-2009 06:30 PM                        quote: Mike Blakesley That's because once the theatrical release has raked in dough to pay for the movie's production, the cost of producing DVDs is cheap compared to the cost of operating a huge building and all its related expenses. The highest minimum wage in the country is here, in Washington State. After taxes, you're looking at a minimum cost to the employer of around $10/hr for each staff member you've got running around your building. That means for each employee/hour, those first-run houses need to get roughly $20 in the door, in admissions or concessions. After you add in all the other costs of the location, then the corporate overhead, $10-$15 tickets don't surprise me much.  |  IP: Logged Caleb Johnstone-Cowan Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 593 From: London, UK Registered: Mar 2006 posted 05-30-2009 08:54 PM                     The most expensive ticket in London is $30, tell that to anyone who complains! We charge about $13.50 and we are literally on the edge of Central London. People complain about our prices every now and again but we offer very good value for money, everywhere else locally is either over £10 and/or has smaller screens.  |  IP: Logged

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