Are movie theaters going the way of the dinosaur?

With the introduction of streaming HD media to game consoles and camera view torrents of movies, people have less and less incentive to go 'to the movies'.

Seriously, how much does it cost to go to a movie theater now? Let's do some research.


Adult (12 and up) $9.00
Child (Age 2-11) $6.25
Senior (65+) $6.25
Matinee (Before 5:30pm) $6.25
Tuesday Night Discount $6.25


For a family of four, it would cost

9x4 + snax(10 bucks) = 46 bucks + gas

for 2 hours of entertainment during prime time.

6.25x4 +snax(10 bucks) = 35 bucks + gas

for 2 hours of entertainment before prime time.


In the tough economic times, that's a lot of bling.

In contrast, let us run the numbers for netflix on the 360.

assuming you already have a 360, which most of us have, it would cost 9.99 for a whole months movies.

and running the numbers on a torrent

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