Tonight I’m going to see The Amazing Spider-Man, and not just at any theater. It’s called a Cinema Suites theater where I get assigned seats, a leather recliner, and they serve me dinner.
It’s freaking awesome.
Sure the tickets were $18.50, which would be outrageous if it weren’t for two things.
First, I have an assigned seat right in the middle of the theater. In a regular theater I’d have to show up 30-45 minutes early and stand in line to get a good seat during opening weekend. Now I can show up 5 minutes before the show starts and still get the best seat in the house. Time is money, so this is a great perk.
Second, IT’S SPIDER-MAN!!!!!!
Never Forget The Purpose of Money
Money is nothing more than a means of exchanging what you have for what you want. When your favorite super hero has a new movie that’s received positive reviews and it’ll cost you less than $20 to see that movie in the most comfortable setting possible, that’s a pretty darn good use of money in my opinion.
Of course, I have no debt and a net worth of almost $50k, meaning I have the financial means to make such a decision. If you are drowning in debt, $20 plus food is completely overpriced for a movie in my opinion.
If you have the money, go see Spider-Man with me this weekend. If you don’t, read a good book and put an extra $20 towards your debt.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Kevin McKee is an entrepreneur, IT guru, and personal finance leader. In addition to his writing, Kevin is the head of IT at Buildingstars, Co-Founder of Padmission, and organizer of Laravel STL. He is also the creator of www.contributetoopensource.com. When he’s not working, Kevin enjoys podcasting about movies and spending time with his wife and four children.
Already almost spend $20 to go to a movie that doesn’t have all those luxuries. That’s a pretty good gig. Maybe I should look into competing with our one and only movie theater :).
Enjoy the movie. Ill probably rent it when it comes out on redbox.
Assigned movie seats? What an amazing idea!
I could do without the dinner, but I love the idea of picking out whatever seat I want like on an airplane! I would pay a premium for that type of service.
We have a dinner theatre here that we love going to, but it doesn’t have recliners. Not sure that service would fly here in my state, but I would probably do it once.
Loved the movie! Can’t wait for the Green Goblin to come out in the sequel. If you stayed after the credits there’s an extra scene where Connor is in jail and Osborne comes out (but they never show his face).
Siiiigh…your post makes me miss the Megaplex theaters in Utah, where you pick your seats when you buy your tickets. Normal prices and everything, just assigned seats. You know, like at a concert or play or ANYWHERE ELSE.
I remember when there was a preview showing of Whatever Romantic Comedy…I just popped over to the theater on my lunch break a few days in advance and bought tickets. Then we showed up five minutes before showtime. It is an idea whose time has come, my friend.
I love $20 splurges!!!
If made only occasionally, they’re not going to hurt your bank account, you REALLY appreciate what you’re getting, and it satisfies the splurge-urge.
Good work. I hope you have a BLAST.
Yes indeed this is what money is for! Glad you had fun.
If I’m going to spend money to go see a movie- I do the same thing. We go to a place called iPic Theaters. They spoil you with plush, reclining media chairs and popcorn included in the price. LOVE IT!
I haven’t seen The Amazing Spider-Man yet, though. Focused on finishing some projects first.