Is that the one in downtown that actually has a real IMAX?
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Cineplex will start charging $1.50 for online booking of movie tickets
- Thread starter AuthenticM
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Is that the one in downtown that actually has a real IMAX?
Not every price hike can be attributed to inflation or inflated operational costs. Does it factor into inflation? Of course. Do some companies just jack up prices because they can? Of course.
I guess you can blame your frustration with Ticketmaster on inflation.
Cineplex are solely responsible for the destruction of independent theatres in Canada, they had a complete monopoly until Landmark started popping up.
Yep. I even signed up for their Movie Club cause it would save me about $60 a year just from the online fees.
Regal does the same thing. Fee online or through app, no fee in person. I have regal unlimited and while I can get free tickets, they still charge me the fee.
I like Yonge-Dundas due to it's location
I usually go outside Toronto though
Supremely idiotic. If anything, they should charge extra for on-site tickets, since it's more expensive for them to have a person at the booth, and should incentivize people to do it online!
Er, Landmark has been around for a long time. You may be seeing more Landmark theatres because they're actually expanding these days in Western Canada compared to Cineplex.
Having said that, the movie business tends to move toward consolidation because of the huge upfront and ongoing CapEx.
Scotiabank does not own Cineplex. They have naming rights for the flagship cinemas, and a partnership through the Scene loyalty program.
Onex used to own them, but they were spun-off as an independent corporation a decade or so ago. (The history of Canadian cinema chains is messy.)
I can't remember a time when we didn't lol. Here's the oldest receipt I could find
They mostly use automated ticket kiosks on site at this point, and regardless this is presumably a way for them to charge more money in a way works around their contractual agreements with movie studios/distributors, and allows them to keep it all.
Yes. And you can be sure it's replacement won't have a 70mm 80 foot screen. You have close to the real thing in Mississauga/Vaughan and that's it for non-Liemax now. Obviously outside the Science centre (+ formerly Niagara which was recently bulldozed)
They no longer have non-automated kiosks with people staffing them. Automation self serve future...
They have someone nearby checking tickets and also manning the counter when someone comes in who has no idea how to use technology and needs to pay cash.
Yeah I've been paying for fees for seems like 5 years now..if not longer. Mostly to get IMAX (legit ones) seats on premier showings of Blockbuster movies.
Fair enough. I stand corrected. Thank you!
That sounds incredibly stupid since you're paying for their premium service.