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To think Vue Cinemas should have left their seats as they were and stayed at £4.99?!

157 replies

LydiaDeets · 22/08/2022 00:21

Manchester Vue has been £4.99 for as long as I can remember.
We have an Odeon and Cineworld closer to us but they are both £10 per adult ticket.

We always make the longer journey to view as a family of 6 it's way more affordable. £30 still seems pricey for a movie but we have meerkat tickets so usually go on a Wednesday and save a further few quid.

They've now refurbished and put in reclining chairs.

Tickets are £10 now 😩 That's £60 for us to see a film!
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I think the £4.99 tickets were their biggest draw, considering all the other cinemas were double.

In the current climate where people are struggling I think most would prefer to pay a fiver to see a film in a normal seat!

If they wanted to pay a tenner for a fancy seat they have odeon, Cineworld

AIBU to think Vue have just shot themselves in the foot by taking away the only advantage they had over competitors, being half the price.

Now they've lost our custom completely as if we are paying a tenner we may as well go to one of the others.

OP posts:
Cornettoninja · 22/08/2022 17:09

Iwantamarshmallowman · 22/08/2022 16:47

We go to vue for the same reason. I'll be really disappointed and won't be going there any more if they change the price, especially considering the current financial climate.

I suspect they’ll have to at some point. Their costs (the electricity must be shocking) are going up too.

Mangogogogo · 22/08/2022 20:06

HobnobsChoice · 22/08/2022 01:13

It changed to Vue in 2017 so it's not been that long and it definitely wasn't £5 a ticket when they first opened. Looking on the website not all tickets at £10, the cheapest is 7.99. Still a big increase but a little cheaper for you to go. All costs are going up, their rent and staffing will be higher. Cinemas almost always lose money on the films and make profit from the concessions stand, even with lower prices Vue was rarely packed.

Vue Darlington is £4.99. I’ve just booked tickets so not sure where you’ve looked!

feeona123 · 22/08/2022 20:44

I rarely go to the cinema due to cost. Our Vue is mostly £7.99, some £8.99. It’s just too expensive to make a regular family visit.

I tend to take the kids to the mini morn films in the holidays which is only £2.50.

We went to the Vue at my parents last week with Meerkat and it was just under £18 for 6 of us! Perfect!

MrsFezziwig · 22/08/2022 22:13

We are a family of six and people on here always try to convince me to "off" my children to ease my finances. I never thought of selling them before. Two birds with one stone.

I doubt that they do, but the faux surprise that it costs more for six people to do an activity than one gets a bit wearing.

Goggin · 23/08/2022 08:24

The Vue near me was £7.99 before the pandemic. It's now £9.99/£10.99/£11.99 depending on what seat you choose. And no cheap tickets on Mondays any more. I still love going though!

thecatsthecats · 23/08/2022 10:41

MrsFezziwig · 22/08/2022 22:13

We are a family of six and people on here always try to convince me to "off" my children to ease my finances. I never thought of selling them before. Two birds with one stone.

I doubt that they do, but the faux surprise that it costs more for six people to do an activity than one gets a bit wearing.

Quite. And although it's hard to predict specific changes in circumstances, it's not hard to predict that some kind of change in circumstances could occur. Positive or negative.

A bit like blackjack really. The higher the number you're already on, the more likely the next card will fuck you over.

HobnobsChoice · 23/08/2022 21:03

Vue Manchester, the branch the OP is specifically referring to in her post.

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