Comments on: Saving on Movie Tickets

By: Jingwen » Blog Archive » Frugalista

Jingwen » Blog Archive » Frugalista — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:44:08 +0000

[...] such things on a budget. I buy plane tickets on sale, and stay at youth hostels when I travel. I buy discount movie tickets on eBay so that I can spend time with friends and loved ones without paying full price for such privileges. [...]

By: Kaylee

Kaylee — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:59:19 +0000

On Tuesdays, it’s half price; almost $5CAD compared to the regular $10. Guess which day I go?

By: Bobbi-lee

Bobbi-lee — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:37:52 +0000

Belinda-thats a great tip, I never thought of joining a movie club before. They have about 6 Greater Unions here, and the closest cinema to where I live is Greater Union.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:20:35 +0000

If you want the ultimate in cheap cinema: be my brother in law! After thirty years of working in the film industry as a ‘grip’ (the guy who carries the cameras around — he worked on ‘Evil Angels’, where he even got a speaking role, and lots more) Village Cinemas gave him a free lifetime pass. Free films forever…

By: Anastasia

Anastasia — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:55:11 +0000

Here we have orange wednesdays!

By: Tracey

Tracey — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:40:45 +0000

You cannot do this for people in the sticks. If you could, I’d probably be living at the cinema by now.

By: Belinda

Belinda — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:35:16 +0000

If you watch movies from Greater Union a lot, I recommend joining their Cinebuzz club (it’s free, with only an online registration). Every week, they have a currently-screening movie going for $8 a ticket for cinebuzz members (and you can buy more than one ticket for that price). Plus there are prizes and stuff you go into the draw for.

Reply: Greater Union cinemas are generally located in QLD and NSW. There’s just the one here in Melbourne in the CBD, so it’s really too much hassle (and travel time/money) to get out there for a movie. :) Village Cinemas has a similar deal as well though.

By: Bobbi-lee

Bobbi-lee — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:16:09 +0000

Everything is cheap on Tuesdays, from cinema’s, DVD rentals, pizza..everything. I think it’s because Tuesday is pension day and so it has become tradition for cheap tuesdays.

By: ebie

ebie — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:58:09 +0000

In SA we have half price on Tuesday evenings. Movie tickets then cost about ZAR20.00. I agree snacks in the movies normally cost alot more than inside.

By: Vera

Vera — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:46:28 +0000

Yeah, movie ticket are around 2 RON less (they generally cost around 6 -8RON; 1USD = 2.3RON) on Tuesday… hmm seems this is an international concept…. never knew

Of course, I can never be arsed to go to these, since I’m already half dead from work :P So that’s why I only go once in a blue moon…. or when my friends who’s also a movie addict like you, gets extremely insistent.

Whichever comes first.