SimpleG Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 AMC Theatres to Change Movie Ticket Prices Based on Seat Location VARIETY.COM At your next visit to AMC Theatres, getting a prime seat may cost you. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 This is such a dumb idea and is another example of my long held belief that it is the actions of movie theaters that will kill off movie theaters, not any external forces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 That'll get em to come back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Quote “Sightline at AMC more closely aligns AMC’s seat pricing approach to that of many other entertainment venues, offering experienced-based pricing and another way for moviegoers to find value at the movies,” said Eliot Hamlisch, executive VP and CMO at AMC Theatres. “While every seat at AMC delivers an amazing moviegoing experience, we know there are some moviegoers who prioritize their specific seat and others who prioritize value moviegoing. Sightline at AMC accommodates both sentiments to help ensure that our guests have more control over their experience, so that every trip to an AMC is a great one.” Translation: the seats in the front row will be at the old price, and every other seat will be more expensive than before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Seems like the only time you'd have to actually pay extra is if you're going to sold out show because there's no way they're actually going to be able to have somebody enforcing this for every screen in the building. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 saw this earlier today and laughed. What an asinine idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Of all the times for a theater chain to essentially shoot themselves in the proverbial foot, THIS is the way to accomplish that goal you innate moronic greed laden cunts. Your industry is reeling & doing all it can to maintain a foothold in the entertainment space and you decide this is a good idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I'll buy the standard/cheap seat and sit in the middle row anyway once the movie starts. Hardly anyone goes to the movies around here. And if they do go it isn't to the AMC one but the other one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Really hope Regal isn't entertaining the same idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I only go to AMC when I have an active A-List subscription, which I currently don’t. This feels like a way to funnel more people into that service, to avoid paying extra for the “premium” seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Pretty sure the dumbest thing our local AMC did was remove half their seating for these huge recliner seats and nearly doubled the price to compensate, lol. Its not hard to see why someone stops going to the theater when just 2 tickets is more than what 2 tickets and popcorn and a soda was, i don't care how comfy the seat is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 They do nothing but stupid shit at these chain theaters, I swear. The big, fat red recliners were an absurd idea to begin with, now this? I will take a 30 min extra on the subway these days solely to avoid going to AMC. I haven't gone anywhere the IFC Center and a local indie place for a long time now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 16 hours ago, Jason said: Translation: the seats in the front row will be at the old price, and every other seat will be more expensive than before. yeah, this was never going to reduce the price of less desirable seats. This stunt makes me more likely to just wait for streaming for movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 In Trinidad, movie theater seats do have different prices because the cinemas are similar in design to actual theaters. There are typically three pricing tiers of seating: box, balcony, and pit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I’ll happily pay extra to be in a theater where no one gives a shit about that stupid Nicole Kidman commercial. I’ll pay triple to be able to slap anyone who says the lines along with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 7 hours ago, PaladinSolo said: Pretty sure the dumbest thing our local AMC did was remove half their seating for these huge recliner seats and nearly doubled the price to compensate, lol. Its not hard to see why someone stops going to the theater when just 2 tickets is more than what 2 tickets and popcorn and a soda was, i don't care how comfy the seat is. My sister finds the seats so comfy she's been known to fall asleep during the movies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 7 hours ago, PaladinSolo said: Pretty sure the dumbest thing our local AMC did was remove half their seating for these huge recliner seats and nearly doubled the price to compensate, lol. Its not hard to see why someone stops going to the theater when just 2 tickets is more than what 2 tickets and popcorn and a soda was, i don't care how comfy the seat is. Interestingly, reseating has been wildly successful in the industry. The business has had too many seats and too many screens after the arms race for both of the late 90s and early 00s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Have you seen the pictures of the seats that have different pricing? Clearly made by nobody who goes to a real packed theater ever. Second and third rows more expensive than the first? Good luck selling any of those seats, dumbasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: In Trinidad, movie theater seats do have different prices because the cinemas are similar in design to actual theaters. There are typically three pricing tiers of seating: box, balcony, and pit. Here it's the pit and box but regular ticket price in the pit unless you're in the first row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 18 hours ago, Ricofoley said: Seems like the only time you'd have to actually pay extra is if you're going to sold out show because there's no way they're actually going to be able to have somebody enforcing this for every screen in the building. They'll probably get a handful of people willing to cough up the blood money to make sure they get the exact seat they want. I remember seeing a movie at the AMC Lincoln Square IMAX one time and IIRC it was literally me and one other person two seats over in the theater. There's a sweet spot that's exactly dead-center both horizontally and vertically, which is why I picked the seat I did, and I assume is why the other guy (who came in after I did I think) decided to still sit in his picked seat despite it meaning being two seats over from somebody in an otherwise empty theater. I bet that guy would have paid extra to make sure nobody beat him to the seat and frankly I might very well have to. But I've got to imagine people who care about getting that exact dead-center seating are a vanishingly small minority of theater goers, so it'll almost certainly be a net money loser for them compared to all the people it induces to just stay home. Plus just because I care about that for some movies doesn't mean I care about that for every single movie. TDK/TDKR on IMAX? Sure, I very much care about the seat. Some random romcom (not that I'm likely to go to the theater for a romcom but just speaking hypothetically)? I definitely don't give a shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Personally, while the audio/cinephile I am does enjoy being dead smack in the middle of the middle row, I actually now use that spot more so to utilize the metal bar to put my feet on to alleviate back pain. I still go to my local Marcus theater chain every now & then as their experience is a hell of a lot of fun, albeit slightly higher pricing. In all seriousness, major movie theater chains need to incorporate alcohol sales into their offerings, they'll earn more money back that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmugPrick Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Ill do this if they bring out 4DX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmugPrick Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Ill do this if they bring out 4DX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Oh my. AMC Now Charging Extra for Tickets Further Away From Shooter HARD-DRIVE.NET AMC Entertainment, the world’s largest cinema chain, announced it will be adjusting ticket prices based on proximity to the theater shooter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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