A new deluxe movie theater is set to open in suburban Chicago this year, which will include plush reserved seating, special parking privileges, upscale food and beverage offerings, and seat-side waiter service.
The theater, one of 50 set for construction in the next five years through a joint venture led by Village Roadshow, will have an estimated ticket price of $35.
Gold Class auditoriums will feature a 40-seat-maximum patron capacity and an even higher-end atmosphere, officials said Tuesday.
Village Roadshow Gold Class Cinemas also plans to open a site in Redmond, Wash., by year’s end, with about 20 additional sites planned for rollout by 2010.
"The demand for luxury moviegoing in the U.S. is very strong," said Kirk Senior, CEO of the new Burbank-based joint venture. [Hollywood Reporter]
I’ve heard a lot of explanations for declining movie revenue, but “Tickets not expensive enough,” is a first. But I think they may be on to something. Just last weekend the countess and I were trying to enjoy a nice tin of caviar whilst watching the bodies hit the floor at a screening of Never Back Down, when all of a sudden we looked around and realized we were completely surrounded by poor people and ethnic types. Can you imagine? I had to catch my top hat when it flew off my head in surprise!
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Reserved parking – $10
Two tickets to high end movie auditorium – $70
Filet Mignon, Rissoto, and Chardonay for two – $80
Fucking up the rich folk’s night out with a laser pointer – Priceless
One of our theaters features an ‘upscale balcony’ like this. The tickets are $25 apiece. Casino Royale would have been more enjoyable had our waiter’s breath not smelled like he had been eating out of Aristocat’s litter box.
I’ll just put a monocle on my dick when I try my next popcorn trick.
This is a lot like my idea for new theaters that feature on-call suicide doctors while we show Atonement every three hours.
Man! And I thought it was bad down here when the Palace Theater 20 went to $8 a ticket! I get up early on fuckin Sundays just to catch the $4 matinee.
The Mighty Fek’lhr is sure this measure will help the decline of movies being illegally taped and uploaded to the internet.
Stone, who the fuck drinks Chardonnay with filet mignon?
Looks like I’ll have to get some better candy if I want the neighborhood kids to keep coming over to play, I mean watch, Finding Nemo.
Stone, who the fuck drinks Chardonnay with filet mignon?
He’s got you there. Everyone knows Filet Mignon only pairs with peasant blood.
The Mighty Erswi is certain that this will end up being another Hooters Airlines. Go ahead, I’ll wait until you Google it . . . . . . See, didn’t work for them either.
Seriously though? Chardonnay with Filet mignon? Pull your fuckin head outta your ass, man.
Sunday morning movies are the fucking best Erswi. as far as I know, you can’t text on a Jitterbug phone so I don’t have to worry about that bullshit when I’m in the theater.
Lance, would that be the Cowntess from Pee Wees Playhouse?
The only movies I can afford are projected onto a sheet at the rec center.
Am I still cool to drink Pabst Blue Ribbon with my canned salisbury steak?
It is never cool to drink Pabst Blue Ribbon. Sorry
Well, Ok, i did once, but only because the bar gave you free tequila shots if you ordered one.
The Mighty Fek’lhr guesses Lance showed you, huh, Stoney?
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Guy’cha! That little weasel!
I’m personally a fan of Filet paired with Pino Noir. Cabernet often overpowers the filet by it’s overabundance of tannins, while the softness and sweetness of a Merlot distract from the natural flavor of the steak.
In other news, GRRR . . . PBR AND HAMBURGERS!!!!
-1 for misspelling Pinot
BONG!!!!!!!!!
ahh, fuck me. new post.
Who drinks Chardonnay with Filet Mignon? Someone who pays $35 for a fucking movie ticket.
Did that deflect well enough? No?
Shit.
Confession time – I don’t drink. At all. Never have. All alcohol tastes like lighter fluid to me, no matter the quality or type. I’ve tried everything, mostly at the behest of friends and family who cannot believe I don’t have a taste for such things (see Fek’lhr’s free will speech yesterday).
I can tell you a lot about fine dining, high end homes/cars/electronics. I even smoke cigars enough to make recommendations based on your tastes. But – ask me to pair an alcoholic beverage with a food – or simply identify the differences – and I fail miserably.
Why’d I pick Chardonnay for the example? I thought I could spell it properly without looking it up. I even fucked that up.
Did I mention it was my birthday yesterday? Lay off, turd burglars.
Turd burglars!?!?!
You get a pass, Stoney…just for that!
Phew. Thanks, Fek.
Just goes to show – rhyming poop jokes trump lack of wine knowledge.
rhyming poop jokes trump lack of wine knowledge
Was this ever in doubt?
Why not just have regular prices and have a bouncer at the door. He can turn away anyone with a mullet or Nascar t-shirt on?
I already have a way of keeping the riff raff out. I buy the movie on DVD and watch it at home behind a very big door. It’s already cheaper and a more worthwhile experience (and you can watch the movie multiple times) than going to the theater with all the mouth breathers.
If theaters around my area kept out the bemulleted Nascar fans, they would quickly go out of business. That’s also why I rarely ever see movies in theaters.
That, and, apparently there’s a law against screaming "FIRE! FIRE!" in a packed theater… who knew?
If you were to put sub-titles on ALL movies, you’d keep the riff-raff out.
Ah, hell naw! I ain’t usin’ mah welfare money on no readin’!
To be honest, I love my booze and fine food, but I could give a shit about wine pairings. I don’t care what I’m eating, I’m not drinking white wine with it, because white wine tastes like shit and only pussies drink it.
because white wine tastes like shit and only pussies drink it.
Dude, you are so full of shit! Get yerself shitfaced off a nice stanky bottle of Sauvignon Blanc (preferably from New Zealand) and maintain that claim!
See – I’ve made it cool not to know about wine. Mission accomplished.
Boo Lance. You need to be more inclusive in your tastes. There is nothing like a bottle or two of really cold, crisp white wine on a summers day. Sitting on the patio, listening to music and chatting. Having a nice crawfish salad…
Similarly there is nothing nicer than a really good bottle of red with some fine cheese or some lovely red meat with the blood running out. Nice and warm near a log fire, while outside it is dark, cold and nasty as hell…
I only like really high quality wines. Boone’s Farm, Thunderbird, Franzia. You know, the good shit.
we’ve had these cinemas in aussie for awhile now. they are just an extra 4 screens on so in a normal complex called "gold class". alcohol, dinners, waiters, lay-z-boys etc. quite awesome, but only about 25 aus i think. which is prolly about 35US.. hohoho suck it yanks.
Oh yeah bomberman? Here in the U.S., we have Outback Steakhouses. Do you?
Man i hope we have one of these by the time Harold and Kumar 2 comes out. what an experience that will be!
"I’m not drinking white wine with it, because white wine tastes like shit and only pussies drink it."
try adding a couple of teaspoons of sugar to it.
thats how you get the kids to drink it so they get all tired and drinky and leave me the hell alone when I am trying to watch tha goddamn TV!
Actually Bomberman, at the current exchange rate, 25 Aussie bucks is worth $22.79 American.
That’s what you get for not giving us enough Yahoo Serious.
Speaking of letting riff-raff in…aren’t all aussies descendants of criminals and pedophiles?
can’t they just do it like the olden days and not let the black folk in?
Science Geek: Isn’t that the same as all Americans?
Bryce,
Descending from pedophiles is a completely different thing than descending on pedophiles
Instead of getting stabbed, in this theater, they challenge you to pistols at dawn.
I lose at least one child to mexican kidnappers at the cheap theater every year.
This is Great News!
Keep trying whiteys it’ll take a lot more than that.
too bad we didn’t have one of these in houston when x3 came out… even during the fucking trailers, high school kids kept yelling out, "i’m the juggernaut, bitch"….
or, ANY movie where you have some shitforbrains on his phone during the opening scene of a movie… that’s always fun. so yeah, the fucking various ethnic-types with your boost mobile phones, you can yell at each other at the local AMC, "WHERE U AT?!?!"
hopefully not at the $35/ticket theater where i will be.
right now, if i want to see a movie, i have to go early on sunday morning, because no dipshit kids will be there.
Redmond, Washington? Hmm one way to cash in on the Microsoft $$$.
And I am affraid the "ethnic types and poor people" will be there also. Making noises and acting like fools just like they always do.
All they have to do is put it on their credit cards.
Their snotty nosed kids will be climing all over the seats like they ususall are.