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What day is cheaper to go to the cinema? ›

Typically, weekdays are the cheapest to go to the cinema as places, such as Meerkat Movies, offer the 2-for-1 cinema ticket promotion during the week.

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Movie theaters receive approximately 40% of each ticket sold. They also make money from concessions, which help to pay for the overhead expenses.

One of the most apparent is competition. Once you're in the movie theater, your only option for food and drinks is the concessions or an on-site kitchen. Without anyone to compete with (besides smuggled snacks), the concession stand can charge whatever they'd like. There's also inflation.

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Most movie theaters consider any movie before 4 p.m. a matinee. Some theaters may offer a larger discount on the first showing of the day, sometimes called a pre-matinee. You may also be able to get the matinee price for the last showing of the night if it's after 11 p.m.

Probably because it was the lowest grossing day of the week (and this likely goes back to people renting a new video release on a Tuesday instead of going to the theater) so they lowered the prices that day to get people to come.

Go on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Avoiding crowds means you will have your choice of seats. Holidays can see spikes in traffic. If you don't want to fight the crowds for the best movie theater seats, avoid showings around Thanksgiving and Christmas.

If you are referring to going out to a movie theatre then the first show on Sunday or a weekday is best because there are less people .

The popcorn at the movies isn't made with butter at all. The kernels are often cooked in oil and an all-in-one popcorn seasoning, Flavacol, made of salt, artificial colors, and flavorings.

What does house nut mean? ›

A portion of the gross ticket sales revenue that is allocated to pay the operational costs incurred by a cinema when screening a film. In film hire calculations, this amount is deducted before the revenue-sharing split is applied.

The Executive Producer tends to be the highest paying career in the film industry, as they typically control the project and oversee the financials of it.

and Odeon Cinema - both of which were €5.90. The second most expensive bag of popcorn in our survey was Showtime Cinemas on the Ennis Road in Limerick, which cost €5.80. Next on the list was Movies At Dundrum and Movies At Swords, both of which charged €5.75.

High fixed cost of operating concession stand. It is how the theater owner makes a profit. Higher clean-up costs imposed by snack eaters. Tastes and smells better than you can make at home.

Along with gross profit, popcorn has one of the highest markups on food, starting at a hearty 900% and climbing easily over a 1000%. If you didn't already know, markup is how much a seller sets the price after they subtract the product's cost.

Go at off-peak times

Weekends and evenings are often the most convenient times to go to the movies, but you may be able to save by going in the afternoon for a matinee screening. Try to find out if your movie theater offers any special discounts for going to a movie on a specific day or time.

It's always cheaper to book your ticket online for a film at your chosen cinema, than waiting to buy your ticket when you arrive. The only exception is for certain discount offers, event cinema or vouchers which make it cheaper to buy tickets in cinema.