Local Odeon so expensive!

If you are on vodaphone you can get 2 vue tickets for £7

Am surprised that cinemas are still a thing nowadays.
Pretty much everyone has a large screen, 4k TV and soundbar.

People may argue...but its the atmosphere of going to the cinema.

But when the atmosphere seems to be selfish people on their phones, sugared up kids tearing around the room or repeatedly kicking the back of your chair. Inconsiderate adults holding a conversation through the movie, after taking a loan out to afford some popcorn and a drink.....

I forsee them in blockbuster heaven sooner than later. (edited)

Too many negatives to be going to the cinema these days unless it is something extra special, it simply isn't worth the time or the money and it can be better invested in the home cinema. Who cares if you have to wait 3-4 months for it to come out on 4K Blu-ray, at least you get to keep the thing, or sell it on if it is pants.

We used to visit on average 10-12 times per year, I would say that it is now once per year and when there is four of you going it is now close to £80 in total expenditure, that money saved is a hell of an audio/visual upgrade over the space of a few years.

Odeon have always had trash prices. I don’t think I’ve ever paid under £12 for an odeon ticket yet my local Vue has leather recliner chairs and it’s £5 a ticket

yes it was 12 quid last time i went vue deffo cheaper

Last time I went to the Odeon, in Deansgate Manchester, it was around £6ish. Double that at the Trafford Centre etc.
The Vue? at Parrs Wood was around £6 as well.
Think I paid around £10 ($12) to see Ghostbusters: Afterlife whilst in San Francisco at the cinema in the Westgate shopping centre.

That said, most films are just crap these days (or just watchable, and not blockbusters I really want to see) and I would rather sit at home and watch them on a 55-65" tv at my leisure than in a cinema to be honest. Avatar 2, Black Adam etc. aren't jumping out at me as "I must go an see it now!" (last films I saw were Bill & Ted 3 which was 2hrs of my life I'm never getting back, and Avengers: End Game, assuming that was the second part)

Not sure if Covid killed off cinemas to some extent, or Hollywood is doing a good job of doing so. (edited)

I believe we had the same problem locally, and twenty minutes down the road they were much cheaper same chain, people started a social media campaign about it, and soon after prices were droppedwalesonline.co.uk/wha…ton

the big movies will survive at the higher prices but the smaller ones, no chance. Along with the fact we have more content than ever with tv shows going through a golden generation. along with that, companies are happy to pull things from the big screen and stick it on the streaming services if a movie is not doing well in the cinema so they dont need to remarket it in several months time.

also, imo, the industry is being propped up, in the uk, by offers like meerkat movies which has made it more affordable. I wonder if as many people would go if such offers were withdrawn.

My nearest is in Bradford and it's £16-21.50 evenings and weekends, it's mental, it was already less than a quarter full other than opening weekends.

I haven't been to the cinema for awhile and then saw the film Meg 2 The Trench was released. Hubby and I planned to go to the Odeon at Warrington but when I saw the ticket prices, £19 each, just under £40, changed my mind! The Vue is alot cheaper so we are going there instead! How can they justify £19 a ticket! No wonder cinema chains are closing, example of the Empire chain closing down a few months ago!

I know it doesn’t help if you don’t go that often but are they trying to sway people over to the limitless memberships at £15 odd a month. High ticket prices or unlimited viewing for the same price.

kinda working on me if I’m honest.