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Raffaelli · 2024-11-29T07:28:58+00:00

Just went to book odeon for me and my 6yo tonight. £35 for non Premier seats! Which means I can't afford to go to the cinema anymore. Wild! Anyone else got the same problem? I'm a bit gutted!

mysadoldarse · 29/11/2024 09:56

RosaMoline · 29/11/2024 09:36

Saw Gladiator II on it’s opening weekend and paid the following:
£40 for 2 tickets (sofa)
£66 for one bottle of white wine, two initial glasses of wine in the bar, olives, cashews and a hot dog.
All brought to your seat.
This was an Everyman, yes v expensive, not something I’d do on a regular basis, but worth paying a bit more for an ‘experience’ and not having to suffer annoying people/teens in the cinema. Much better class of attendees!

Everyman is very pricey but a lovely experience for a special cinema night. A very occasional treat rather than your standard film night out.

MyBigFatGreekSalad · 29/11/2024 09:55

That would cost £10-£12 at my local cinema.

Or £50+ if we got snacks😂

VimesandhisCardboardBoots · 29/11/2024 09:54

4.99 for the cheapest seats here, 8.99 for the most expensive ones. Vue in Swansea. The food is of course extortionate but that's the only reason most cinemas are still able to open.

mysadoldarse · 29/11/2024 09:54

£35 for an adult and child is IMAX prices!!! Even in central London you would have the option of tickets that are much cheaper than that.
Was it literally your only option, OP?

Clomid1 · 29/11/2024 09:49

if you know anyone that has vodafone you can get 2 tickets for £8

itsbiblical · 29/11/2024 09:49

7.99 at our local vue

thesugarbumfairy · 29/11/2024 09:48

They are yes. but you need to pick and choose your nights to try to avoid it. Meerkat 2 for 1 are good. I'm no 3 network and get a £3 weekend ticket with three+. Also discovered yesterday that if you're on Amazon prime, you can get 2 for £10 weekday Odeon tickets. This is no good for me normally because we don't have an Odeon nearby, but was in London with child yesterday and was able to get 2 seats at the Luxe cinema in Leicester square for £15 (so not £10 but still much cheaper) I also have a kids pass and sometimes the tickets are a better price on there.

LushLemonTart · 29/11/2024 09:48

2weekwait · 29/11/2024 07:32

And you can get a one day travel insurance for a couple of quid that your not going to use just to unlock the deals

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Yes just say you're travelling to London and it's around a pound

TheoriginalMrsDarcy · 29/11/2024 09:47

Wow.. which Odeon is this? I've just been to see Wicked and it cost me £6 plus £1 booking fee, so £7 per person.

Madcats · 29/11/2024 09:44

Somebody upthread was asking about Octopus (the energy co).

You need to sign up to Octoplus Reward scheme (which we did primarily to get free 'leccy on very windy days). Once a month you get to choose your rewards (I picked a free Rakuten Film rental last month). I can get 2 standard Odeon tickets for £10 or 2 Luxe for £14 (use by 31/12).

When DD uses these offers with friends they sort out rows/seats on a group chat simultaneously.

I still can't my head around £35 for parent and child!

medianewbie · 29/11/2024 09:43

Rural Scotland (only cinema for 35km) £10 adult. £9 teen, £7.50 child. Don't accept meerkat offer either. We'd go every month if we could afford, as it is, we go once a year.

RosaMoline · 29/11/2024 09:36

Saw Gladiator II on it’s opening weekend and paid the following:
£40 for 2 tickets (sofa)
£66 for one bottle of white wine, two initial glasses of wine in the bar, olives, cashews and a hot dog.
All brought to your seat.
This was an Everyman, yes v expensive, not something I’d do on a regular basis, but worth paying a bit more for an ‘experience’ and not having to suffer annoying people/teens in the cinema. Much better class of attendees!

gingercat02 · 29/11/2024 09:27

Vue and Cineworld are cheaper than Odeon. Our local independent is brilliant at sensible prices, but I appreciate they aren't an option lots of places

mitogoshigg · 29/11/2024 09:23

It's Vue btw. Showcase closed down anyway, no wonder

mitogoshigg · 29/11/2024 09:21

It's £5.99 per adult plus .50 booking fee here.

leia24 · 29/11/2024 09:17

Vue by me is £6 a seat. Even the odeon luxe near me is only about £22 for 2 people

Needmorelego · 29/11/2024 09:16

@PineappleCoconut that seems odd.
I went to an Odeon for Wicked last week (big London one) and paid £13 for an adult ticket.

CandiedPrincess · 29/11/2024 09:16

Vue is about a fiver.

MummyJ36 · 29/11/2024 09:15

I’ve not come across that pricing anywhere before and I live in Greater London which always seems to have sky high prices! My DC and I went to see Wicked recently on a weekend afternoon and tickets were £11.99 each for decent seats.

isthesolution · 29/11/2024 09:14

No we pay £5 a ticket. I refuse to go to odeon etc because it's £12-20 each!

PineappleCoconut · 29/11/2024 09:13

Needmorelego · 29/11/2024 09:03

@PineappleCoconut was that £23 for 1 adult and 1 child?

No, £23 each! DD is now adult age according to Odeon and they do check ages of older children.

Gingercatlover · 29/11/2024 09:11

westisbest1982 · 29/11/2024 07:42

I’m assuming you looked at one of those luxury chains (Curzon or Everyman)? If so that’s an OK price for the experience.

Cinema tickets at the Odeon or Vue in my city range from £6 - £10.

Wow! £16.95 at Odeon here for an adult.

Gingercatlover · 29/11/2024 09:08

We only have an Odeon or Everyman, was nearly £40 to see Paddington at Odeon for two adults and a child and nearly £50 at Everyman, we are not going.

Ridiculous prices.

beezlebubnicky · 29/11/2024 09:07

Have you got one of the Vue near you that does £4.99 tickets? A lot of them do but if you live in a more expensive place then that might not be an option

LittleRedRidingHoody · 29/11/2024 09:05

I need to move, clearly 😂

We're going this weekend and our options were:

£11 at the local Vue
£13 at an Odeon
£15 at Cineworld

All for basic seats!