Here's a simple solution: see the kinds of movies the idiots who "cannot be out of touch with the rest of the world for 2.5 hours" will not pay to watch. That's right, Eeeeleetist! They're usually very good, uplifting and intellectually stimulating. The cat visits a movie theater once or twice a year, always a matinee, and never in the past several years patronized by any vulgar cell phone/Blackberry maroons.
Better yet, buy the movie and watch it at home. 10 dollars for a coke and pop corn is ridiculous. No crowds and you can stop it to answer the phone:')