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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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Nogaxeh · 29/11/2024 07:33

I think they have some sort of membership they want you to sign up to, where you pay every month even if you don't go at all, and so they make the normal tickets very expensive as an encouragement to sign up to membership.

As I'm living in a very rural area of Ireland the two nearest cinemas are both independent, so normal tickets are more reasonably priced.

Sirzy · 29/11/2024 07:33

one adult one child at our local oden (a luxe one) is £15

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 29/11/2024 07:32

Where abouts? Central London yes, outside no

2weekwait · 29/11/2024 07:32

DustyLee123 · 29/11/2024 07:31

Compare the meerkat gives two for one tickets, so buy an insurance through them to qualify

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

Flippingflamingo · 29/11/2024 07:32

Our odeon is always £5 a seat.

Sethera · 29/11/2024 07:32

Nowhere near that price at my local Vue - depending on screen and position of seat they charge from £4.99 to around a tenner.

Melonportal · 29/11/2024 07:32

Tickets at the Vue cinema next to me are £4.99 each

WomenInConstruction · 29/11/2024 07:31

That would have cost me £12 at my local cinema.
But I've had similar experience to you at big chain cinema and thought my cinema days were over!

DustyLee123 · 29/11/2024 07:31

Compare the meerkat gives two for one tickets, so buy an insurance through them to qualify

dementedpixie · 29/11/2024 07:30

Vue cinema does cheaper seats than that usually. It's drinks and snacks that make it expensive