The rise in prices for a movie ticket is nothing new. I remember paying for a $4.50 matinee showing in Culver City, CA about 13 years ago. Today I’m paying $10 or $11. I’m not sure how much of this is related to the economy since prices seem to go up no matter what its condition is.

When I asked for the two tickets the guy at the box office said, “That’s $24 dollars.” I of course proceeded to reply with the good ‘ol “oh, I’m a student” trick. His response? “Student prices are only on Thursdays.” I asked him if next year they’ll only be doing it only during full moons and smirked a bit, but he obviously didn’t get my joke since he just had a blank stare in his face. I know of a discount theater in Pasadena that used to charge $3 for their tickets, and as soon as the economy got bad they lowered their prices to $2 and have $1 hotdogs every day. Guess what? Business is booming, along with I’m sure all theaters of their kind.

Ticket prices greatly depend on the area that you live in. If you’re in Los Angeles or New York City you can bet your ass you’ll be paying over $11 for a ticket. Anywhere else you may get away paying $8, $7, or even $6 a ticket. Studios always make the argument that the reason is due to inflation, which is a total load.

I would call for a complete boycott of all films for an entire weekend as a passive protest, but I know no one would actually do it. Kind of like those gas boycotts that called for people to not fuel up on a specific day.

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