The other night, Mrs WBill and I picked up a movie from RedBox, popped some corn, and had a "Date".
$1 for the movie. A few cents for the popcorn (extra real butter and just a smidge of salt, which I like). Total cost: A Buck and Change.
We went to the theater once earlier this year. $9 each for tickets. $3 or so for Cokes. $5 for popcorn (artificial butter flavoring, and extra salt, neither of which I'm particularly fond of but I always get when I go to the movies because I remember it better than it actually is.... :-) ). Total cost: 30 bucks.
The movie was ok ("Star Trek"), but really, we were more paying for a kid-free night out.
I wonder how many people go to movies because they think it's somehow "better", how many go just to get out of the house (like wife and I), and how many go just because they don't know any better?
My husband and I are like you. We never go to the theater. No movie is so great that it can’t wait until a DVD release.
We enjoy going to drive-ins in the summer. We have one about 30 minutes from us...it’s a great night out, get 2 new releases for $6/person, can bring your own food and get to enjoy the nice night time weather.
I understand the ‘getting out of the house’ part. We do it by going for dinner or over to friends. Especially since there’s nothing we care to see at a theater, that $30 is a wasted expense for us. But I understand where you’re coming from.
My point that ‘entertainment per dollar is the pits’ is just that. If the entertainment were worth it, then the cost while the same could be more easily justified. My problem is, I’ll spend the same $ for a decent meal at a good family restaurant and come away with the feeling I’ve been well served. There’s no way I would get that same feeling at a theater, what with today’s fare.