According to Box Office Mojo, the average movie ticket price in the US is $8.65 as of 2017. In 1910, the average movie ticket price was only seven cents. Due to fast rising ticket prices, some of you may want to wait for the movie to come out on video. However, there are a number of ways to find cheaper movie tickets. Here are some:
- Go to a Matinee (show before 4:00 pm or 3:00 pm) – can get 30% off the regular ticket price
- Check and see if you are qualified for special discounts (up to 35%) such as: Cinermark Reel Family Time; Cinemark/AMC senior days; Cinemark/AMC student discounts; Cinemark military discounts; Regal value days; Cinemark/AMC/Regal discount tickets for businesses that buy them as gifts for employees or others. Notice that some theaters consider a 50 year old person as the senior.
- Go to a discount theater (e.g., visit https://www.fandango.com/cinemarkdollarcinemas_aaind/theaterpage)
- Go to free pre-screening by visiting websites such as advancescreenings ( http://advancescreenings.com/), gofobo (https://www.gofobo.com/index.php), and seeitfirst (http://www.seeitfirst.net/)
- Visit AAA.com/ticketmonster to see the full list of tickets available at discount to AAA members
- Buy gift cards for theater chains for yourself at a discount of 10-20% (sometimes up to 30%). For example, visit https://www.giftcardgranny.com/
- Buy a subscription service for unlimited movie (Visit, e.g., the moviepass website (https://www.moviepass.com/igw)
- Check discount tickets for Sam’s Club and Costco club members (e.g., visit https://www.costco.com/movie-tickets.html)
- Buy multiple tickets (four or more) in bulk at a time by visiting Bulktix.com (http://bulktix.com/wpw/)