Movie ticket for your date: Another $35

Concessions: $40

Realizing that it also has a restaurant feature and you have the feeling that you don't wanna look cheap in front of the others: $100 for 2 meals

Beer/Wine: $20

Tip to the waiter: Whatever's left over in your pocket.

Watching the cinema go up in flames in a riot because everyone just realized that they paid a mint to watch yet another hackjob rehash of any given Hollywood movie? PRICELESS.

Watching it all go down in flames from outside the movie theater, and NEVER buying a $35 ticket?
EVEN MORE PRICELESS.

Shame most people here don't want to give it a chance- perhaps not because they don't like the idea, but because they haven't actually read the article.

The needs of people above complaining about too many ads, a lack of alcohol, the wrong crowd, and being packed in like sardines, are clearly met by a cinema advertising itself as "Gold Class" with "40 reclining armchair seats" per cinema, "a lounge and bar serving cocktails and appetizers" and "valet parking".

...Although in full disclosure, that's just what I hear; they don't let in the under 18 because of alcohol (and I don't even want alcohol). I'm definitely going when I turn 18 in about a month though!

@kozicki4: TEST fail.

#1? Horton (Dr. Seuss) with a paltry 25mil.

let's see $35 to take a drive to NYC, go to a concert, buy 3 movies, or..... for one movie ticket? Wow what a tough choice!

This should be in front of every movie. EVERY movie.

@Mr. Chip: 2) Hire bouncers. Kick anyone with cell phones, iphones, pdas, game boys, laser pointers, talkers, seat kickers, back row blowjobbers, or any other annoying thing people do during a film out.

At $35 a head, it had better include head.

I've been to theatres twice in the past year and seen only one movie, and it reminded me of every reason not to go: the talking, smokers (despite it being banned), kids, infants and the infantile (seat kicking 20 year olds), etc.

I said I went twice and saw only one because I made them give me my money back - not only my ticket price, but my cab fare as well. The manager of the theatre lied when I asked for "the time the movie starts, NOT the advertisement". He lied about the starting time, so I made him pay back all my costs.

I'll do it a time or two to see what the crowd is like. If the higher price tag weeds out the undesirables (Cell phone uusers, people who gab throughout, the crotchety earlybird crowd, people who bring babies) then it's worth it to me. If it simply brings in a different type of nouveau riche butthead w/ princess date...then it won't be.

Luxury at a movie is a couch, a beer, some pizza and paying less than the suckers who go to the multiplex.

[www.picturepubpizza.com]

If I want good sushi, I want a sushi restaurant and a guy at the bar chopping up my fish in front of me. I sure don't want someone doing it while I'm watching Horton Hears a Who eating it in the dark and just not really paying attention to the food OR the movie at that point.

But Beer and Pizza means movie night to me. Especially when it's affordable and great.

Every city needs a speakeasy type theatre. I wish I didn't have to go across the bay to Oakland for one and I wasn't stuck with the awful Metreon theatre in SF.

Wow, I know what a drag it is to have to get up earlier than noon on saturday...

The bias is toward documentaries and foreign films, plus some classics, but it's better than most of the schlock that comes out in the multiplexes.

I have a movie pass that i'm dying to use, but all the movies out right now are so terrible i don't even want to go to a movie that is FREE!

35? idiotic.

i won't even pay the $7 or so it costs now. let alone $35. i can't imagine how pissed i'd be if the movie sucked! i bet if it was $35 per ticket, you'd have a lot more people demanding refunds at crappy movies. i haven't been to the theatre in about 6 years. i have a netflix account, and i don't mind waiting for the new releases. personally movies nowadays suck. maybe one good movie gets made per year, maybe.

On the other hand, if you can afford to spend $100 to go to the movies, you probably have your own movie theatre at your house.

I use to be one of those people who said they would never spend more than 10 dollars at the movies. After a bad experience with hoodlums screaming during the movie. I decided to go check out [www.atriptothemovies.com] in Woodridge, IL. Well now I spend sometimes 40 dollars at the movies. It combines going out to diner, movies, and bar. And with a mostly older crowd, in a small theater, seated in comfortable seats, this experience has totally replaced the larger annoying multiplex theaters for me.

But, if new movies were $35/person, or around $140 for a small family to watch a movie, that would pretty much justify investing a few thousand dollars in a good home theater setup and just forget about going to theaters.

The only time I ever felt it was worth paying to go to a movie theater is when there is a horror movie showing. It is more enjoyable watching a horror movie on a big screen with good speakers to enhance the spooky sounds. Any other movies I would rather just stay home and watch from my house.

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No way in the world I would ever pay $35.00 to go to a movie theater.

There is a GORGEOUS movie theater here in Dallas, TX that charges I believe $10.00 a movie ticket and they have comfy fancy leather chairs, tables, and a whole bar and grill. You push a button and someone comes and takes your order. Students get an additional $2.00 off.

The theater is called Studio Movie Grill located at
5405 BeltLine Road, Dallas, TX 75248. [www.fandango.com]

The only time I ever felt it was worth paying to go to a movie theater is when there is a horror movie showing. It is more enjoyable watching a horror movie on a big screen with good speakers to enhance the spooky sounds. Any other movies I would rather just stay home and watch from my house.

Here is a good website to watch free tv on your computer. www.freetube.us.tc

Oh, and it's $10 per ticket.

If it came with a blow job, heck, I'd pay $50, but for $35 I'd better get a hand job at the least.

I have a lot of business clients who make a good sum of money and are happy to spend extra for a wonderful experience. If these theaters are placed in the right upscale neighborhoods I am sure they will get business, just as an expensive gourmet restaurant receives regular patronage.

I can here them now, saying it is worth the extra money alone not to deal with packs of rowdy teenagers.

This is nothing new. Cinemas have played with luxury concepts in the past. Screening room cinemas. Cinemas with full bar and food. Etc. But $35 per ticket seems a misprint. Are you sure they're not just talking per cap numbers? With ticket and food purchases they're looking at $35 per person? That's not too far off the mark. But spending $35 on box office...which goes mostly to the studio until the movie runs 5 to 6 weeks before the cinema takes a small cut...is crazy. For one ticket I could get one BlueRay disc.

I wish I had a theater near me with the no kids showings or one that would actually kick people out for being disruptive. Nothing like going to see Rambo at a 9:50 showing and a guy had two little kids in front of me. Probably both somewhere around 10 years old. Everytime anything cool happened I heard the kids scream OMG did you see that and then talk about what just happened until something else cool happened.

@Imakeholesinu: Agreed. If there's a movie I care enough about (i.e. The Dark Knight, Iron Man, any other smashes) then it would be worth the investment knowing that I don't have to worry about a few sour grapes ruining the whole bunch.

I haven't seen anything that says the tickets themselves cost $35. I get the impression they're including whatever you spend on food and drinks, so that's really not a bad price if that's the case.

At The Alamo Draft House (a place someone has already mentioned) the tickets are about $6.50, but we end up spending about $40-50 or so for two people. They serve beer and wine and no kids are allowed. The aisles are spaced far apart so you don't have to worry about getting kicked in the back of your seat, and if anyone is making too much noise all you have to do is flag a waiter.

There are several theaters in my area that I refuse to go to because horrible things always happen. If they put one of these Gold Class Cinemas in my town, I'd probably go to it.

basically, people dont go to movies not because it costs 12.50 (which is a good reason) but because there are lame commercial,and loud people.

First make some good movies. I wont even see half the movies out right now for free.

Then hire some security that enforces the quiet, dont let people in late, charge babies full price, get some cell phone jammers (dream of dreams!) and people will come to movie theaters

Please take note of this and thread above, if you have ANY influence with movie theater chains. Otherwise I will be sad to see the local cinema go the way of the dinosaur when they think polishing poop will make it worth 35 dollars (especially going into a recession).

Otherwise, no.

They better throw in enough booze to get me falling down drunk for $35. And with recliners, I'd probably fall asleep. So a waste of 35 perfectly good dollars. But if they had a "Take the seed outside, LEAVE IT IN THE STREETS!" policy< i might reconsider. Valet parking is also nice though.

I can't even justify paying $8. I only go to a couple movies a year on Saturday at 9AM and sneak in my own refreshments.

In San Francisco, we have many options including the relatively new Sundance Kabuki. They have this weird combination of time-sensitive pricing and an amenities fee that makes the ticket cost vary, but it's not that much more than usual price for a regular cinema.

The $35 price tag is outrageous. Ridiculous. And I doubt they're going to be offering much more than the two examples I cited above, with the exception of valet parking. But I bet they will get a certain percentage of their customer base with outrageous entitlement issues, a la "I paid $35 to get in here, so if I wanna talk loudly on my cell phone while passing gas and working on my laptop, that's what I'm going to do during this movie."

1) No advertising in front of the movie. Quiet music that we could talk over. None of this COKE PRESENTS BEHIND THE SCENES OF FAST & FURIOUS 3 and Army recruitment videos. Just a quiet theater where my friends & I can visit before the film starts.

2) Hire bouncers. Kick anyone with cell phones, iphones, pdas, game boys, laser pointers, talkers, seat kickers, back row blowjobbers, or any other annoying thing people do during a film out. No refund, no argument, your ass is gone. Period.

3) Better food, and a beer/wine license. The second-run theaters that serve pizza & beer are great experiences, but they lack things like digital projection and high-end sound systems that draw people who are really into movies and have high-end ht systems out of the house.

If I knew of a theater that met these criteria, I would pay $20 weekly to attend shows there. As it stands, I'll stick to netflix.

I've never gone, but friends have said it's the equivalent of flying First Class: Wide seats, more room, and once you go you never want to "fly coach" (Regal Cinemas) again.

...unless if seeing it in the theater is "now" worth $35, how much is it "now" going to be to own it on DVD?

At $35, I figured food and drinks would be complementary.

Oh, and after the $35, I bet they'll strip search you first and then force you to watch the previews lol!

I don't like seeing people lose their investments. However, I'd enjoy watching this place crash and burn...
They'll probably have 50% discounts within a week to compete with other theaters... lol
Still though, I doubt the business will hold up when people are more likely to buy their own home theater set-ups at that price... Oh man, I gotta stop laughing.

Go for it, but don't wait up for me.

I forgot to add... you can read more about the offering of Gold Class in Australia at [www.greaterunion.com.au]

The prices there are in Australian Dollars, of which the current exchange rate is about 91 cents to US$1. The menu is there, and food is in addition to the price of the Cinema seats...

The technology used must be significantly unique to make a ticket this costly.

3-wall 3D presentation? Well worth the $35. Extremely high resolution, better than film? Ditto.

If a medium popcorn now costs $5, imagine what they will charge for a plate of sushi!

I go to Gold Class every now and then here in Sydney, Australia, and I love it. It is a really nice date... You get shown to your seats before the meeting, get to order your food and drink, and they are brought to your seats. Wine is on the menu, as is really nice food. There are trailers at the start of the movie, but no advertising.

The personalized service is amazing. Being met at the door, shown to a table whilst waiting for the movie. Shown to your seat. It really does make a date special.

Sure, $35 is not cheap, but it is worth it. It is a luxury date type venue. The major problem I have with Gold Class is that it is hard to hold hands or cuddle during the movie. I think that people will be surprised with how popular Gold Class will be.

I currently go to see a film at the movie theater maybe once a month, sometimes less. And I typically spend roughly $20 per visit (ticket cost + concession stand food). Because its so expensive.... i download most films I want to see. Only the ones I think I will REALLY like I will go to the theater to see (for the whole movie theater experience). But at $35.... I will stop going to the theater period & just download everything.

[www.drafthouse.com]

On opportunity to see an Uwe Boll movie for $35? SIGN ME UP!!

[www.rottentomatoes.com]

My wife is a realtor and I had opportunities to see some very nice homes from 1.5 million to the 400k range that have have superior home theaters with lounges, nice seating, etc . Can't see this being success if it is being targeted to the upscale croud.

TEST

$35 for a movie? I already wince over paying $10 - $11 for a movie ticket. There's no way that I'm going to pay $35!

I live in Redmond. Between the Microsofties who want to see their action movies, the funded team events of MSFT and other high tech firms in the area - this'll fly.

Me? I stopped seeing concerts after they broke $90 a ticket. Doubtful I'll see a movie for more than $15 anytime soon.

@foxbat2500: all your base are belong to us
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Don't talk watch! Don't like it walk out! Your money is now are money and we will spend it on drugs!

When I lived in a Mexico a couple of years back, Cinepolis, a movie chain, always had VIP theatres that were exactly like this. And they cost 6 canadian dollars to enter.

/Misses sushi and Heineken during movies
//Would not pay 35 bucks plus beverages to do it again.

1) No kids.

2) No cellphones.

3) No speaking, or at least where I/others cannot hear/disrupt while they are engaging in whispered chitchat.

4) No packing me in like a sardine.

5) No late admissions once previews have begun.

I would pay $35 to see a film.

If that is where hollywood is going though, I might just invest in a 7.1 surround sound system and call it a day.

I'll just wait for the blu-ray, pay once at Amazon's decent new-release rates, make my own food, pause where and when I want, watch as many times as I want, see subtitles, and have a much comfier place to sit.