AMC Theaters About To Have Stadium Seating Tier Pricing

[White City Black]

AMC was crying during quarantine. Now this.

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The initiative kicks off on Friday at select AMC locations in New York, Chicago and Kansas City..
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One of these is not like the others . Why not Cali?

I could see at least some of the folks in KC going, “Uh uuuuh…what the fukk is this shyt?!?”

 

[Heavy_Handz]

Pictures of said ex or it’s a long ride to 34th Street - Pennsylvania Station.

How do you post pictures here

 

[O.T.I.S.]

How the fukk is this going to help bring people back to the theaters? No new upgrades or anything, just the same old seats with a new premium price. How will this help you beat Netflix?

Paying extra for an exit row seat like it’s an airline.

This

I can imagine them reducing the price of the seats up front, but INCREASING the price of seats in the back or in good seating positions…

Nahhhhhh… not worth it. Me and my sister started going to premium type theaters anyway.

Had a theater in Louisiana we would go to where you can order food, drinks, alcohol, etc., without even leaving your seat. Real food too.. Only place I would pay high prices for a movie and we only went for big movies that we knew were going to be packed in regular theaters.

fukk sitting like sardines… seats were damn near love seats with plenty of space, tables, etc

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

HODL

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

HODL

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

I dig the recliner chairs but this may be too much

 

[White City Black]

Here’s an example of how the seat pricing’s gonna be

 

[Luke Cage]

most of the time i go to the movies these days, the theater is only at like 20% capacity. pre covid avengers endgame it was full. but in 2023 nah not even close.
I'd feel stupid af paying extra for premium seats when im sitting in an empty theater and can literally move anywhere for free.

 

[beenz]

this is great and all, but there are hardly any good movies in the theatres these days. this is the reason I haven't been going.

 

[DonFrancisco]

AMC executives probably love the higher stock price and use the stock market to acquire more credit/debt.

I feel like this is a move to keep the stock from being massively sold off since it promotes reoccurring revenue. The market loves reoccurring revenue and institutional investors look for that profit model

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

So what happens if the best seats are still available close to show time? Will they go cheaper at the last min, or stay the same and they just take the L?

Dynamic pricing

 

[ExodusNirvana]

If Alamo Drafthouse ever closes down, I'm probably just not going to the movies anymore

I want to eat and drink booze while watching my movie, and the second some shythead takes out their phone or starts talking, I want them removed.

That's it.

 

[ExodusNirvana]

Theater better be spotless, ordering from your seat, etc

They're not.

I went to the AMC at Menlo Park in the middle of the day a few months ago because I was in the area getting work done on my car

It was legit one of the most disgusting movie theaters I've ever been in, smelled like piss and Ammonia, kids running around making noise.

And the only reason I stayed was because I was high, hungry, and had two hours to burn

 

[NegaDuck]

You're assuming the business model is "more moviegoers," when in reality it's "cater to people with money and make more profit per visitor."

This is what's happening with EVERYTHING.

Yup. They're doing the same thing to theme parks

 

[BaltimoreTwilightMarauder]

Its like they're TRYING to kill their industry.