How often do you actually go to a cinema to watch a movie?
That is, how many movies do you see in a multiplex, movie theatre, or other form of screening? We’'re NOT talking about watching movies in private homes here. Netflix is not what we are discussing. Just movies you went out to a theatre to see.
The last one I saw at the movie theatre was Star Trek–the one in 2009.
Almost never…too damn expensive these days.
I’ve seen 110 as of now (have a spreadsheet going). I work in the entertainment industry (I work in the art department) so it get’s written off come tax time.
Yeah the last two I saw were Up and Star Trek in 2009. That was a banner year for me and movies, just because I was seeing someone.
I don’t know if it’s so much the expense or that I’d rather go somewhere and talk and/or be active. And, judging by my Netflix activity, I’m not much of a movie fan as it is.
It has to be something really awesome to get me into the theater. Something that deserves to be seen with a crowd, on a big screen.
The last movie I saw in a theater was Paranormal Activity, and that was on the spur of the moment. It wasn’t awesome, but it was fun watching it in a crowd, at the end.
Hmmmm. I think my last movie seen in a theater was Independence Day back in *<checks> *1996. The big screen doesn’t make up for the high prices, sticky floors, moviegoers talking over the movie and the inability to pause while I go to the bathroom.
I answered “More that 100” but I really need a “More than 200” option. I love seeing movies in the theater, and there are ways to work the system. For instance, the Cinemark Palace at the Plaza in Kansas City charges $4 for their first show of the day. The AMC Ward Parkway 14 is $5 for all shows Sunday through Thursday. And CostCo sells AMC “Gold” anytime passes 2 for $15.99, so I can can see any film during the “prime” times on the weekend for $8 at theaters like the AMC River East 21 that normally charge $12.50.
And no, I don’t include all sort of story padding like hiring a babysitter, parking a car or bringing a family of 12, all of whom require their own large soda and popcorn. I have a backpack filled with soda and snacks, and to date exactly one theater has ever asked to look in it (the awful Logan in Chicago).
I see a movie for $5 and spend $5 on seeing a movie.
I voted 50-100. We usually see one each weekend, sometimes two, which makes up for the occasional weekend we don’t go. The cinema experience is a big plus for us, complete with popcorn. Of course, ticket prices are dirt cheap over here.
Same here. I’ve seen 260 movies in the theater so far this year (10 in November so far alone*, and I didn’t even go out this weekend). A big chunk of that is because I got a membership at the Gene Siskel Film Center and now I can see movies there for $5. I got my membership in late May and I’ve seen at least 75 movies there so far, though I haven’t counted up recently.
I picked 25-50, but it really depends on the year I guess. There were times I’d see upwards of 100 and years when maybe it was 10. There was a period last year when American Eagle was giving away 2 free tickets with any purchase, so I ended up seeing like 25 films just from that.
So far this year I’ve only seen about 20
We go almost every Friday, and sometimes more often if there are several new releases we want to see, thus voted for 50-100.
When I lived in Berlin, I wrote film reviews during the Berlin FilmFest and would watch 4-6 movies per day for two weeks! And when I lived in LA, worked for a movie studio and saw screenings several times a week - I guess once you get in the habit of going to real movie theaters to see films, it is a hard habit to break.
When I was a kid, the only way to see movies was a long journey, at specific times of years when G-rated movies were showing, which was every School Holiday break (two weeks every three months, six weeks at Christmas). So I saw maybe three movies in a year.
As I got older, that rate barely changed. And when I was finally living in town, I saw maybe a couple more a year, a total of perhaps six per year, at the most. But this was when VHS tapes were made available on sellthrough, and going into the theatre was less important to see movies.
Since then, and especially after DVD and widescreen TVs came along, if anything my frequency has been reduced, and now I only see 1 or 2 a year. I always see Pixar films in the cinema (the only film I’ve seen this year is Toy Story 3), and occasionally other blockbusters that appeal (before that was Avatar, and the next I’ll see will probably be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows).
I used to go to movies. I can’t anymore. I really miss them.
I said fewer than five a year. Before we had kids it was probably 12-15 a year.
I’ve pretty much quit going to the theater to see movies. I don’t enjoy paying a premium price to go to a theater filled with whining brats of all ages. The brats that are over 18 are the worst. I also have had too many times when the music was too loud, but the dialogue was too soft, or not clearly enunciated. At home, I can replay the scene, possibly with subtitles. Can’t do that at the theater.
And so many movies are just not worth watching. It’s always been like this, but it seem to be worse. I don’t find idiots adorable. I hated Forrest Gump, for instance.
Why your sensitive preciousness, and elitism make you ohh… so special.
Your post makes light of exactly why I like to go to movies, and you do it with a laissez-faire that disturbs the classic American Movie Industry. It’s pretty sad when Americans are made shameful of their industries and amusements.
Not to mention being discluded by poverty.
What, you LIKE people chatting to their seatmates or on their cells during the movie? You LIKE kids running up and down the aisles, screaming? My favorite is the gradeschoolers who are in an R rated movie without an adult present.
I can afford to go to the movies. However, going to a theater doesn’t give me enjoyment, because of the technical issues and also because of the social elements. I used to go out to the movies at least once a week, if not two or three times, and I enjoyed it. Now…I’m more likely to be aggravated than to enjoy the experience.
And if the movie and theater industries don’t like my attitude, and the attitude of others like me, then maybe they could focus on making the movie going experience less frustrating and more enjoyable.
I voted 5 - 10 per year.
I’d see a lot more if the issues **Lynn Bodoni **raised were addressed at my local theatre - the biggest issue for me being people around me on their phones during the movie, either texting, checking Facebook or actually taking calls. Because these things annoy me, I will often choose to wait until a movie is on DVD.