The evolution of the movie business in my home town. The early days.
When I was a yungun
Saturday Matinee
Cowboy movie maybe even 2 - a whole bunch of cartoons, newsreel, 3 stooges
7 cents
every kid in town was there every sat
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Now movies are $13 buck locally for an evening show.
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Dang, when I was a kid a pack of tickets was $5, one for each Saturday all summer, so 50c each. Cartoons, stooges, and a feature, once it was Snow White and the Three Stooges! I remember that one because I barfed grape snowcone in the bushes right after we got out of the theater.
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I get a $5 matinee ticket on Wed for first run movies. Beat that!
In my town, an adult matinee ticket still runs $5 for first-run movies. This summer we’ve seen Avengers, Christopher Robin, Ant Man, MI, mamma Mia 2, and others.
By the way, evening tix go all the way up to $6.
Yeah, but I get to act all compassionate. Top that.
