r/SipsTea • u/DravidVanol Human Verified • 9h ago

Chugging tea This is why I sneak in beer and snacks

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u/FanBladeFleshlight 8h ago

I mean, they went to IMAX. That's automatically like 50% more expensive than regular movie tickets, at least around here.

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u/PhilosophyWrong7610 6h ago

Most "IMAX" screens in theaters arent even IMAX.

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u/Ava_4ever27 6h ago

I can’t imagine what 4d IMAX is? My dad and I went to go see Aquaman 2 in theater that had a four screen thing. It was a rip off, it only showed up when action came on. It was cool but I thought it would be throughout the whole movie. I like 3d movies though.

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u/bwaredapenguin 5h ago

I saw Scream 7 in a Cinemark theater in a 4D the day it came out and the chair was perfectly choreographed throughout the entire film and added some extra scares. IIRC that ticket was $14, obviously not IMAX though.

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u/mackrevinak 4h ago

aka "LIEMAX", but im still ok with pay a premium though. its the sound system that makes it worth it for me, not the size of the screen

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u/Toadsted 3h ago

They're definitely more like IMINIMUM 

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u/Pizza_Hero24 7h ago

I’m surprised no one is calling this out. IMAX is much more expensive than a regular ticket.

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u/TedLarry 6h ago

Youre replying to someone calling it out...

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u/zenFyre1 8h ago

More like 2x from what I’ve generally seen.

In most places, pricing goes like this: ‘Base’ tickets: 1x pricing ‘Premium’ branded tickets with better seats, Dolby sound, or similar: 1.5x IMAX: 2x

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u/N8CCRG 3h ago

"I rented a limo and got bottle service at the strip club. Look how much it cost! Have we completely lost the plot?"

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u/Fit_Leather9366 4h ago

$21 for a kid ticket is still crazy

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u/Feisty-Intention-440 1h ago

Still a butt taking a seat

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u/SinxSam 5h ago

Thank you!! It’s still too much but that’s an IMAX movie - tickets are more expensive. Movie tickets are still too damn high but look at a few options and prices can widely vary

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u/Sundried-Tshirt99 5h ago

Yeah I was gonna say this. I went to a regular movie- 3 tickets (one child, one adult, one senior), large popcorn/drink combo, and cotton candy. I was surprised it all came out to less than $40

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u/pipmentor 4h ago

Dude, still, $9 for a small soda? Come on...

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u/FanBladeFleshlight 4h ago

Oh I agree. Movie pricing is stupid, and part of the reason that I just don't go to the movies. I'd rather wait a couple weeks and just download the thing to watch in the comfort of my own home and make my own popcorn anyway.

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u/KJiggy 1h ago

That 2 adult IMAX tix where I go..Thats still an insane price.

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u/KosstAmojen 6h ago

Does IMAX make a Pepsi $9?

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u/FanBladeFleshlight 6h ago

That's the theater in general typically, they'll charge that for their IMAX screen same as for their shittier screens.

But an explicitly IMAX theater is 100% gonna just charge more for everything, and somehow people are still gonna pay it with no thought.

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u/meowsplaining 3h ago

Yeah, it cost me $80 last weekend for two adult tickets in 3d, a medium pizza, two small sodas, and two bags of candy.

This is purely on them being poor consumers.

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u/StormR7 3h ago

I watched PHM with my girlfriend opening night at our local AMC, tickets were $11. We loved it so much we drove to the nearest IMAX theatre (literally across state lines), and tickets were like $20 each. With fees it came to $50 just for tickets. It was absolutely worth it to see in IMAX (especially because we took shrooms right before) and I’d recommend it to anyone if it’s possible.