Dear AMC:

[yendi]

You just cost yourself at least $9 (or whatever horrid rate you're charging), and will likely make me think twice about patronizing you (even though your Harvard Square and Boston Common locations are two of the more convenient locations for me).

(And yeah, I know that they're crying all the way to the bank over that $9. But I also buy popcorn and stuff, so it's more like this cost them $35, given current concession rates.)

ETA: See Green's comments here. For now, I'll take a wait-and-see approach towards AMC.

Comments

[featheredfrog.livejournal.com]

Nearly all of the ticket price to see a film goes to the film's distributor. The Theatre makes it profits on the concessions. Cult films don't draw a lot of people.

[yendi]

Ah, good point. So AMC cost Dark Skies $9, and themselves sabout $26.

[featheredfrog.livejournal.com]

Well, actually, if they replace it with a more popular movie... :)

[yendi]

That depends on how hungry the moviegoers are. I pig out at the movies. :-)

[lurkerwithout.livejournal.com]

You're paying that much? Thats why we go on Wednesdays. $5.50 ticket prices and free small popcorn with mom's movie watcher's card...

[yendi]

I rarely go to movies in the theatres (about 4-8 times a year, maybe), and weekends are usually the best time, in terms of free time.

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

So really, AMC just cost themselves not much at all.

[yendi]

That's pretty much what I said above in the parenthetical statement.

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

Making sure you saw this: Adam Green on the film being pulled. His response is below the original Moviefone post.

[yendi]

Thanks! Post updated to reflect his comments.

[lordrexfear.livejournal.com]

God damn it. I was planning to catch this soon after spending time with Danielle on Friday and being more sold than ever.

I just told her I'll buy a blu-ray and hijack a theater.

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

I found Hatchet to be a derivative piece of crap. The fact that it got a sequel in the theaters is a minor miracle.

[yendi]

Oh, it was derivative, but unlike other derivative films (High Tension, say), I at least got a kick out of the sense of humor behind it.

[rowancat.livejournal.com]

I haven't been to the theater in so long that i remember the Harvard Sq theater ticket prices (when it was on Mass Ave) being 1.00 for first run
films...1980's

I f lived in NY and patronized Times Sq this article just below the AMC
article might alarm me...lol

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