AMC Theatres will reopen its U.S. screens on Aug. 20 with 15-cent movie ticket pricing, recalling the cost of attending the chain's first Kansas City location in 1920.
"As our guests return on our first day of resumed operations on August 20, we invite them to join us in celebrating a return to the movies, and in celebrating 100 years of AMC making smiles happen with movies at 1920 prices of only 15 cents each," AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron said in a statement. The remaining one third of AMC’s U.S. theaters from early September are expected to open after being authorized to do so by state and local officials. After the relaunch on Aug. 20, AMC will screen throwback movie titles like-- with each movie priced at $5.00 per-ticket, for screenings on dates other than Aug. 20.
A week before the shutdown I attended two screenings, but I've been watching so many films at home, I probably will not take advantage of 15 cent tickets, my eyeballs need a rest!
Just went to our local movie theater over the weekend and had a great time. There were masks, social distancing, etc and only 2 other couples in the room. Based on the comments here I doubt theaters will stay in business but at least I'll be enjoying them for now
And a $100 Coke and Popcorn combo. (Free refills.)
Do we know the initial lineup of flicks? Snoodit
So I gotta pay 15 cents to risk my life?
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they can't even enforce no cell phone use during movies and/or people not talking. no movie is worth going to a theater - too soon, imo.
Can't wait to get back to watch movies in theaters!!
It better come with newmutants
Nope. No sale. Not sure if I’ll want to return to the theater ever again.
Hard pass. You couldn’t pay me 1,500 to sit in a theater and watch a movie.
Jonatha82160134 si estuvieramos alla, viviriamos en el cine
Exhibitors need to stop with the gimmicks but it's all they have ever done since the 50s
No thank you 🙏🏻 15cents is not worth of my life ... If you get Covid-19 by watching in Theaters you will go to the hospital (Hospital bills) and if you don’t survive then Funeral Bills total of less or more than $15grand. No Thank You!!!
Feeling bored? Feeling too healthy? Want to change it up a bit? C'mon down to an outdated, crowded room with sticky floors and 2 blown speakers for the low low price of $0.15! Popcorn and a soda only $32.75! Covid exposures are FREE!!!
I'm sure people will line up for it because of course, they will. 🙄 That's the country we are right now.
Well, that’s a way to recover all that lost revenue!
Not giving one Penny to the cabal anymore! Even as a gift. No thank you 👎👎👎
Well will see 🤷♂️ Need to see one if my local theater is doing it and two it all depends if there is movie im interested in before I even care.
Nice!! Order up some Covid for $.15!! Well worth it I’d say!
I am still not going right now. Even if they pay me.
COVID-19 approves!
So what. Who cares?
Until they run out. Then NOOOOO!!!
Count me and my antibodies IN!!
Now my grandfather can’t give me the “I remember when the movies were a quarter” line anymore.
No one is going. So what. Who cares?
Fifteen cent movie tickets and free Covid, no thanks.
$0.15 movie tix da whole fam in there
Killing yourself and the ones around you was never cheaper!
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Wow! 🎥 🍿
We need to support our local movie theatres! I’m gonna go back as soon as they open to show my support!
Good way to evolve. Who likes someone putting their feet up on your seat while watching a movie? Make the seats bigger and no contact. I would pay extra to keep people away from my movie seat.
I personally don’t like people around me at the theater, so social distancing works for me.
Good. Let’s get this economy going.
how about we get the schools open first and and let that sit for a few weeks or months to make sure everybody's ok priorities
Might just buy out a AMCTheatres location for a couple hundred bucks so no one has to sit shoulder to shoulder. Still in the midst of a pandemic, FYI.
Well, at least the unemployment rate for 20-something virgins will go down.
IamAaronsTweets 15 cent movies not to shabby
Let's not and say we did. How about that?
Read the f*ckin’ room, AMCTheatres ! pandemic
DPngKQc0i3Bgs0K The cost of disinfection shall be borne by ourself？🧐
I would go all the time, even if the theater is empty.
Maybe they should take a lesson from 1920, who didn't open in 1918 because of a pandemic. Also, good luck with the manslaughter charges!
To show what Ain't shit out, about to be out here running matinee screenings of employees home movies and old vacation videos 🤣🤣
Typical corporate greed. The anti-vaxxers will give me measles for free.
AMCTheatres just wondering how f your new cleaning standard also means no more cockroaches? We have multiple times seen and alerted members to cockroaches in the past
the_real_gup
Still, no
'discount covid death'
liteweightviral With social distancing seating, RIGHT AMCTheatres
Can’t you roll the prices back to 1918, the start of the H1N1 pandemic?
except in NJ of course.
15 cents & the corona is free with ticket purchase
It’s all about the popcorn 🍿💰
And their only customers are two Canada geese.
I’m no economist but this seems dumb lmfao
Wait what
15 cents in 1920 would be $1.94 by current year inflation. Even for $2 for a classic film, I can do the same as renting a sale movie rental at that price.
In the middle of 911 number of deaths a day- US has no handle on virus and AMCTheatres wants to kill more Americans and keep spreading virus so our economy never comes back. If they took package cash, we want it back RepKatiePorter SpeakerPelosi boycottAMC
So what. Who cares?
3CFilmReview This is great news for people who want to put all the money they save on movie tickets towards their hospital bill.
Democrats destroyed their own industry hilarious
Shoulda done this 5 years ago...the pandemic would kill a lot slower
Are ANY of the locations in California opening or is Newsom still ruining our lives?
Can't wait to go! Can't wait to not wear a mask either 😷🚫
Nasty
DemocratFed Number one if they require masks I'm not going. Number two, theaters make all of their profit on the concessions. on the upside they'll be no Democrats in the theater they're still hiding in their holes. They're not aware the pandemic is over.
In a profit society, if something is free, you're the product.
Who wants to support a bunch of pedo’s?
That's nice maybe they should idk tell their employees.
They’ll have to pay me a lot more than 15 cents.
Why does AMCTheatres want to kill people?
Per columnist Charles Pierce,'because '1918 prices' would have been too on the nose.'
So you can die for $0.15 cents AMCTheatres. No thanks. 😷
Ensures crowds, spread of virus
Great!! Most people I know are ready to go!!
Bait and switch. Tix prices will be increased after 15-cents stunt to ease moviegoers' fears...
Don’t forget about the national coin shortage ...
Can’t wait I will be there
Movie theaters were cesspools before the pandemic. Like sitting in a toddlers carseat after a 10 hour road trip.
15 cents to contract a potential fatal virus...what a bargain!
Hard pass.
They’ve also announced increased ticks prices to cover their extra Covid opening costs
Masks or no-masks? Even if the films are free we won't be back inside a theatre for years. May never buy $8 popcorn again.
Cute scheme, but you'd have to pay me to go to the movies during a PANDEMIC.
They couldn’t pay me to go - unsafe in a pandemic
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