# What's the average ticket price for a 3D movie?

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**Created:** [September 5, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-ticket-price-for-a-3d-movie/552725 "2010-09-05T23:44:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-ticket-price-for-a-3d-movie/552725/1 "2010-09-05T23:44:58Z")

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I go to the movies on a relatively regular basis, but I’m cheap - I go to a second-run theatre where you see movies about a month or so after their release. The advantage is all tickets are only two dollars (except for dollar Tuesdays).

But one big disadvantage is that they do not have the new 3D technology. And I’ve been hearing a lot about that and have been thinking about checking it out.

So yesterday I was driving by the Regal in Buffalo and I saw they had Toy Story 3 in 3D. And I thought “This is a perfect opportunity. It’s a movie I want to see. Pixar undoubtedly did a good job on the 3D. And it’s a Saturday afternoon so I can catch a cheap matinee show.”

So I went in to see when the next show was. Which turned out not to matter because I saw the ticket price. The discount matinee price for a 3D movie was $11.50.

Seriously? Is $11.50 a typical price for a ticket to a 3D movie? Or - og forbid - is it actually a cheap price? Are people really spending fifty or sixty dollars to take their family to a movie?

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