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Mike Blakesley
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I noticed at the Billings Carmike cinemas that they charge 25¢ more on Friday and Saturday evenings than the rest of the week. Is that chain-wide and are other places doing this?

We have a "discount night" on Mondays where we lower the price by a dollar but our weekends and other weeknights are all the same price.

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Frank Cox
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I used to have a "discount night" on Thursdays, which is the last night of the movie. I called it "Sheep Night". Everyone got in for the Child admission price.

I stopped that a while back because I figured it was doing nothing other than costing me money. A lot of people who came on Thursdays were surprised when they got change back, so they obviously didn't know or care that it was "Sheep Night".

Now the admission price is the admission price, every day of the week.

I do get the odd person asking if there are any discount nights but it's not very often -- maybe one or two inquiries per year.

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Michael Putlack
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The Sundance chain does this pretty heavily. Here is the chart from their flagship theatre in San Francisco's website . They charge these prices on top of their base ticket price depending on the time and day of the showing.

Show-------------M-Th----F-S-----Su
#1 - 12pm-------none----$1.00---$1.50
#2 - 2pm--------$1.00---$1.50---$2.00
#3 - 5pm--------$1.50---$2.00---$2.00
#4 - 7pm--------$2.00---$3.00---$2.00
#5 - 9pm--------$1.50---$3.00---$1.50

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Justin Hamaker
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I know some Regal and Cinemark theatres do this, but it seems like they have a 50¢ difference. I think the idea is to help boost their weekdays and take some pressure off the weekends. I have no idea if it does any good.

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Sam Graham
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I just noted yesterday at Regal Kansas City 18 that their showtimes pricing had a new level for mid-afternoon shows:

Adult Matinee: $7.50
Twilight $6.00
Evening: $9.50

I believe the Twilight shows were shows between like 4 and 6 or so. So going earlier means paying more.

This was a daily rate.

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Martin McCaffery
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In Montgomery Carmike charges 50¢ more on Fri and Sat.
Rave appears to do so also, but they hide their prices pretty well online.

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Monte L Fullmer
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Sounds like a typical Carmike procedure.

No circuits in this area are bumping up prices for the weekends.

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Jim Pennington
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Dubois, PA Carmike 5 Theater Pricing:

Matinee, Adult $7.25
Evening, Adult $9.25
Adult (Fri-Sat) $9.50
Child $6.25
Senior (65-older) $6.25
Additional 3D Surcharge $2.50
Child (Fri-Sat Ages 3-11) $6.75
Matinee (Fri-Sat) $7.50
Senior 65 (Friday-Saturday) $6.75
Super Bargain (4:00-5:30pm) $5.50

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Monte L Fullmer
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they soften the blow to the public with that "Super Bargain" pricing..

...funny how they just want to give more money to the film companies instead of just spreading the increase across the conc. stand items...

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Mark Hajducki
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Most of the cinemas over here charge more for evening and weekend (offering saver tickets at quiet times). Some offer a certain day at an even cheaper rate (usually Monday or Tuesday), Wednesday has a 2 for 1 offer sponsored by one of the mobile phone networks.

It is a simple form of yield management to encourage customers to visit at the quiet times.

Prices for a local art cinema
quote:
Tuesday - Friday from 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays, Bank Holidays
Adult £7.30 Member £5.30 Concession £5.80 Child £4.80

Tuesday - Friday before 5pm, Late Shows
Adult £6.30 Member £4.30 Concession £4.80 Child £4.80

Mondays (excludes Bank Holidays)
Adult £5.30 Member £3.20 Concession £4.80 Child £4.80


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Mike Frese
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I believe discount nights do nothing but take money out of your (exhibitor) pocket. Going to a movie is a 2-3 hour event by the time to take into account drive time and waiting for the movie to start. Very few people have that kind of flexibility in their weekly schedule.

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Jack Ondracek
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quote: Mike Frese
I believe discount nights do nothing but take money out of your (exhibitor) pocket. Going to a movie is a 2-3 hour event by the time to take into account drive time and waiting for the movie to start. Very few people have that kind of flexibility in their weekly schedule.
I agree. I know of few cases where people would work their schedule around a fifty-cent discount.

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Jonathan Goeldner
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I totally got bonkers when I saw that AMC Mazza last week was charging $9 for it's first show of the day (before noon) of 'The Grey' - it's supposed to be $6 - so after getting more than peeved at the manager on the phone - he stated it was in the Cinema Club, my retort: 'so you're selling alcohol then?' 'uh, no' [pause] 'hold on for a sec' [longer pause] 'okay the pricing is now correct' 'thanks'

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Edward Havens
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The Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood is notorious for this practice. On Mondays through Thursdays, their Adult pricing (or, as they call them, "Adult Non-Peak") is $13.75 for 2D and $17.25 for 3D. On Friday nights and all day Saturday and Sunday, Adult Peak prices are $16.00 for 2D and $19.50 for 3D. But, if you are an Arclight member, you save a buck per ticket if you buy your tickets online.

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Mark Hajducki
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quote: Mike Frese
I believe discount nights do nothing but take money out of your (exhibitor) pocket. Going to a movie is a 2-3 hour event by the time to take into account drive time and waiting for the movie to start. Very few people have that kind of flexibility in their weekly schedule.
Many people have standard 09:00 - 17:00 work days and would be able to go to evening shows any night of the week.

If they save half the cost of the ticket it may encourage them to go on one of the discount days, rather than on Friday/Saturday night.

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