Watching Movies at the Cinema Can Get Expensive

September 13, 2009 – 11:00 am – No Comment

We all know that watching movies at the movie theater will run you around $8 per ticket plus any drinks and snacks you want. Well, there is another way to get your entertainment and still have a night out. This means you do NOT have to rent a movie and sit at home.

You can still go to the cinema and see a movie and spend half.

All you have to do is look for theaters that are playing movies that are a bit older than what is “brand new” but not old enough to be on DVD yet.

In Oxford, we have a movie theater called the Amp. It’s currently playing movies like District 9 and until recently was playing Star Trek and the newest Terminator movie. These were all box office hits (ok, so the Terminator can be debated). The theater also plays some cult classics and even offers an outdoor screening pavilion.

At this theater not only can you actually have dinner (they offer a full menu) and watch a movie, but you can do it on the cheap.

All the movie tickets are $5 all the time. It’s also not hard to find coupons for buy one get one free. The theater also runs a $2 small popcorn and soda special all the time.

The best part is that this kind of theater isn’t unique to Oxford, they can be found all across the country. Typically when you find a cinema that is offering movies that aren’t the newest, you are going to find the deals on ticket prices.

This is also a great way to watch movies that you didn’t know if you really wanted to spend all the money on at a full price cinema.

I would just suggest this as a way to get out of the house on a Friday or Saturday night instead of another movie night in.