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Are all cinemas this expensive now?

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Raffaelli · 29/11/2024 07:28

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!

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FlippityFloppityFlump · 29/11/2024 08:02

Raffaelli · 29/11/2024 07:28

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!

Are you sure that price is correct?Manchester city centre odeon is £16 for adult and child for Moana 2 released today

Summervibes24 · 29/11/2024 08:00

If you're on O2 - their priority app does 2 vue tickets for £9 which is a better deal than Meerkat as you can use on any day where Meerkat is only Tues or Wed.

Lurleene · 29/11/2024 08:00

I was going to be charged a similar price at Odeon for two tickets to Paddington but luckily I can purchase cheaper tickets through work so got them for 15 quid as opposed to 45!

Do you have Amazon Prime? If so you can get a pair of Odeon tickets for £10 once a month, but this offer can only be used Monday to Friday. Just search Odeon on the site to find the offer.

MyOtherCarisAVauxhallZafira · 29/11/2024 07:58

There are so many deals now I don't think many people pay full price, octopus, meerkat, blue light all give 2 odeon tickets for around 10-12 pounds , you also have things like kids pass that do v heavily discounted tickets and you can sign up for a trial and cancel again. There will be loads of others too. You just need to shop around

ETA those prices are for the local odeon, the Vue which is further away is £5 a ticket at all times. We're just outside London

NotMeNoNo · 29/11/2024 07:56

I just checked our local Showcase de luxe and it's £34 for a 4 person group ticket. Normal seats £8-10.

OP where in the country? Is it for a luxury package or just basic seats?

Catza · 29/11/2024 07:53

I highly recommend Odeon membership. When I lived in London, I paid £22 a month and could go to as many shows for free as I wanted. The cinema was only 5 min down the road and, honestly, I spent most winter evenings there as it was warm and cosy and, basically an extension of my living room. Oh, how I miss it..

ETA: I just checked and the membership is now 14.99 for a standard and 17.99 for lux. So it is even a better deal. Alas, there is no Odeon near me and Vue don't offer the same.

Elvisgotitrightaboutchristmas · 29/11/2024 07:52

It's not worth it anymore, the films don't stay in the cinemas long either so unless you see them on opening weekend you won't get to see them unless you can turn up at 2:34 on a Tuesday when the moon is rising.

There's also no point everyone saying the price of their local cinemas because not everyone has a Vue near them!

fairytailcat · 29/11/2024 07:51

£20 for adult and child at the Odeon

Popcorn prices are ludicrous. I buy my own in the supermarket

Apsndbd · 29/11/2024 07:49

£6-7 at vue, snacks often cost me as much as the seats

Horatiostrumpet · 29/11/2024 07:48

£15 adult and child at the odeon, cheaper at the vue and at our local independent one.

I was actually impressed by the seats and the space you get when we went the other week. I recently paid £30+ for a theatre seat so small you can barely fit an arse cheek on.

RedRiverShore5 · 29/11/2024 07:47

You have probably got a posh version of the cinema like me, OP

Shedoesasshepleases · 29/11/2024 07:46

£1 for Film Club at Picturehouse for members. I go every week to see a new film.

Clearinguptheclutter · 29/11/2024 07:45

Crazy. Our cinema is £12 per adult,£8 for a child or £35 for a family ticket. Seats are huge and dead comfy.

WhatATimeToBeAlive · 29/11/2024 07:44

Yes, we have the same at Odeon Bournemouth - it's shocking. I use my Meerkat code wherever possible but it's still expensive!

RedRiverShore5 · 29/11/2024 07:42

daffodilandtulip · 29/11/2024 07:37

We've got cineworld. £8.99 a ticket (but also £1.40 an hour parking).

Our Cineworld appears to be £14.99 for cheapest seats unless you are a child but it's fairly new and I have noticed that all Cineworlds are not equal regarding price.

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.

daffodilandtulip · 29/11/2024 07:37

We've got cineworld. £8.99 a ticket (but also £1.40 an hour parking).

jkshdqpr · 29/11/2024 07:36

£35 for 2 seats? No that's insane, I don't think I even paid that on Leicester Square? My local cinema charges £10.95 for the leather recliner seats, I don't mind paying that as it's all been refurbished and it's lovely. I love going to the cinema.

Sparxdislike · 29/11/2024 07:35

£5-£7.99 a ticket here unless it's a 4d screening

kikisparks · 29/11/2024 07:35

Also with sky cinema you get 2 free vue tickets per month.

kikisparks · 29/11/2024 07:35

Odeon non luxe is £5 a seat. If you have octopus you can get discounts on luxe.
Vue prices vary but with Priority (o2 or virgin media contract) you can get 2 for £9 or 4 for £18
Also if you have blue light or any kind of workplace perks you can usually get money off.
And meerkat movies as referenced.

Gorgonemilezola · 29/11/2024 07:34

Our local town hall cinema is £5 (with a cuppa and a biscuit) as long as you don't mind waiting a couple of months for new releases.

TTPDTS · 29/11/2024 07:34

It's about £8-£12 per ticket at our local Vue. Spend way more on snacks though 😂

RedRiverShore5 · 29/11/2024 07:33

Vue is often cheaper if you have one near and is always the one that gets offers, like the free Sky tickets, we haven't got a Vue nearby just a very expensive Cineworld

Ineffable23 · 29/11/2024 07:33

My local cinema is £13 a month for all films, or £9 for an adult ticket and £7 for a child ticket.

Odeon, I think you can get a discount with Compare the Market possibly, and definitely with Octopus energy if you have those. Octopus is two tickets for a tenner.