# How much are movie tickets your way now? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 21, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355 "2003-12-21T19:41:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/1 "2003-12-21T19:41:42Z")
I know, there have been other threads, but prices keep going up… Of the two theaters I go to (one in Newington NH and the other in Methuen MA - neither are really near my house, but they’re compromises between friends and I) both charge $6 for adult Matinee tickets. The NH one charges $8.50 for night viewings and the MA one $9 for the same. So where do you go, and what do they charge? If you’d prefer you can just list the state. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/2 "2003-12-21T19:50:45Z")
Evening showings have gone up to $8 a pop here in Greensboro, NC. I guess it shows how seldom we go to the movies that every time we see a movie the price goes up. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/3 "2003-12-21T19:57:59Z")
$7-8 bucks for an evening show in Atlanta. ---
**Author:** ![Dawne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Dawne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dawne)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/4 "2003-12-21T20:01:19Z")
In coventry i pay about £5.50, i think. At least they’re not as expensive as train tickets (to somewhere 20 minutes away) which really do go up every time i use one. ---
**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/5 "2003-12-21T20:05:05Z")
$10.50 here in Orange County, CA ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/6 "2003-12-21T20:06:43Z")
ouch, **cadolphin**! Only $7.50 here in Northern Indiana and $5.50 for a matinee. ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/7 "2003-12-21T20:40:34Z")
About US$6.45 down here. ~US$6.00 for Tuesdays and ~US$7.00 for the premium theaters. ---
**Author:** ![LynnP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@LynnP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnP)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/8 "2003-12-21T21:57:28Z")
Here in Switzerland it costs around 18 Swiss Francs, which comes to approx 14 USD. As a native English speaker I prefer to see English films in English. Our theatres show the original language with both German and French subtitles so it costs a bit more to put on a movie here. We have assigned seating(!) and a break at some arbitrary point during the movie where everyone goes just outside the door to the theatre (still inside the building) and smokes up a storm. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/9 "2003-12-21T22:10:58Z")
Southern New England; our town has two first-run theatres. One charges $9.00 for evening shows, $6.00 matinees. The other charges $8.00 for evening shows, with $4.00 matinees. The more expensive theatre has more comfortable seats and larger screens. ---
**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/10 "2003-12-21T22:11:58Z")
In Kagoshima City, movie tickets cost between US $16 – $17. Wednesday is Ladies Night, women get in for about $9.29. On the first of the month, all tickets are $9.29. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@Mr\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/11 "2003-12-21T22:13:29Z")
Small town ontario: Matinees: $4.25 Regular: $6.00 ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/12 "2003-12-22T00:55:39Z")
Saskatoon, SK, Canada: Evening tickets generally run around $10.00 CDN, matinees and “movie nights” (Tuesday) are $6.50-$7.50 CDN, depening on the theater. Sadly, I remember when the Tuesday night price was the norm. ---
**Author:** ![herwono](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9f8e36/32.png) [@herwono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/herwono)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/13 "2003-12-22T06:50:57Z")
Sydney, Australia $14.50, which is about US$10.80 ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/14 "2003-12-22T07:20:08Z")
Central California, $8.25 evenings, $6.50 matinee. Discount theater $2.50 for any showing. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/15 "2003-12-22T08:41:26Z")
SGD6.50-8.50 that’s about what, USD4.00-5.00? 😃 a train ticket for a 20 minutes ride would be less than SGD1.00 a McDonald’s bigmac meal’s about SGD6.00 here. ---
**Author:** ![Snuggles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Snuggles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snuggles)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/16 "2003-12-22T18:39:58Z")
Here in my town in ontario going to see a movie at night will cost 11.50 (canadian currency obviously). There’s supposed to be some other theatres opening up though, where the price won’t exceed 4 bucks. God I hope it happens. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/17 "2003-12-22T18:50:48Z")
$8.25 for an evening’s showing. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/18 "2003-12-22T19:06:25Z")
They are 9-12 bucks depending on the theater you go to. There is only one theater in the area (DC) that I know of that is actually 12 bucks though and 9 is more the norm. ---
**Author:** ![gawen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@gawen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gawen)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/19 "2003-12-22T19:12:01Z")
got my Ugc card for 16 euros a month, with it i can see any film i want as much as i want at any showing and in any Ugc theater in France. They are everywhere in Paris and tend to be great with neat place and good seats, ---
**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355/20 "2003-12-22T19:46:50Z")
Western PA, outside of Pittsburgh. I just saw Return of the King at 11:45 on Thursday for $4.75. I think it’s $6.00 at night. There are places, though, where you can pay a lot more. You know, nice places. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-movie-tickets-your-way-now/220355.md?page=2)