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We paid only Cdn$4.25 a ticket at Garden City Cinema here in Winnipeg when we watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire this past weekend. I don’t know if it’s because we caught the matinee. The last time my three kids and I went to the movies, we paid Cdn$8.50 each. Well, I’m not complaining.
This is how much we spent: ($ = Cdn$)
Tickets $4.25 x 4 = $ 17.00 (taxes included)
Large popcorn $5.79 x 2 = $11.58
Extra butter $0.25 x 2 = $0.50
Small Kool-aid $3.29 x 3 = $9.87
7% GST (goods & services tax) = $1.54
7% PST (provincial sales tax) = $1.54
Total = $42.03
We couldn’t forego the overpriced popcorn and drinks. My kids don’t see the point of going to the movies without these. If you will notice, we shared the popcorn and I didn’t buy drinks for myself.
We saved $17.00 this time, ticket was half price. Otherwise, we would have spent $59.03. Quite pricey, eh? This is the reason we go to the movies only once or twice a year. We usually just wait for the movies to come out on DVD.
What about in your city, how much does it cost to go to the movies?
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December 7, 2005 at 5:02 am
Abaniko
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December 7, 2005 at 5:04 am
Abaniko
For 5 persons:
Borrowed DVD = $0
30 pcs of “pig pies” = $0.6
Two bottles of Coke = $1.0
Electricity = $1.0
TOTAL = $2.6
But most of the time it’s only around $1 for electricity because we don’t eat while watching. Tipid, no?
However at the cinema, it’s approx $1.5 per ticket here in Davao.
December 7, 2005 at 9:54 pm
Sidney
100 pesos here in Manila.
December 7, 2005 at 10:52 pm
Hsin
Chicago, IMAX Theatre
1 adult ticket = US$14.50
Booking fee = US$1.00
Popcorn and other titbits = US$0
Was too cheap to spend on food. Plus being pregnant in winter, buying a soda for a 2.5 hour movie is just plain stupid if you don’t want to walk out halfway and pee.
December 9, 2005 at 12:22 pm
Darlene
Six of us went to St. Vital Cinema the other night to watch Chicken Little. It cost:
Borrowed DVD = $0
0 pcs of “pig pies” = $0
0 bottles of Coke = $0
Electricity = $0
But let’s not forget:
Admission 8.50 x 6 $51.00
Popcorn and drinks $35.00
Grand total $86.00
I should hang out with Abaniko.
December 9, 2005 at 6:25 pm
ember
Wow, so pricey! I haven’t been to the movies for a while now. Renting dvds is cheaper.
December 9, 2005 at 8:14 pm
Ange
Btw, also dropping a note that you’ve been tagged to do a childhood food meme. (I’ve moved my blog.)
December 10, 2005 at 1:03 am
soul_seeker
I live in Chicago, too, so Hsin’s answer pretty much applies to my situation. Whenever I watch a movie here, I don’t spend on food as much as possible so as to cut down on my expenses. I agree, renting DVDs is cheaper.
The cost of watching movies here is exactly the reason why I like going to the movies whenever I go home to the Philippines.
December 10, 2005 at 3:56 pm
Senor Enrique
Last I went to see a movie in Manhattan’s Sony Theaters, tickets were $10.00 each.
Although DVDs or VCDs at home are cheaper, there’s nothing like watching a movie with hundreds of other people. Especially for the children, they love seeing a much-anticipated film with other kids in the audience, too. I guess it’s like going to the circus when we were young.
So, here in Manila, I shell out 100 pesos each plus whatever for the popcorn and drinks because I want the kids to enjoy the experience even though if only once in a while.
May 20, 2009 at 9:57 am
Wroceetejes
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