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Author Topic: Kids can get a movie ticket, drink and popcorn for $4 this summer at AMC Theatres Harold Hallikainen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 906 From: Denver, CO, USA Registered: Aug 2009 posted 04-30-2019 03:03 PM                        Interesting promotion. Will it pay off? https://fox17.com/news/local/kids-can-get-a-movie-ticket-drink-and-popcorn-for-4-this-summer-at-amc-theatres NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Attention all parents! If you need help entertaining your young ones during the summer break, AMC Theaters has quite the deal! The movie theater chain is offering a "Summer Movie Camp" across the nation, which includes locations in the Tri-State. "Summer is just around the corner, and so is Summer Movie Camp! Get admission to a kid-friendly movie and a KidsPack for just $4+tax, all summer long! Tickets available at the box office at participating locations," said AMC Theaters on their website. Here is a list of "Featured Movies": Trolls The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Peter Rabbit Teen Titan's Go! To The Movies Wonder Park Small Foot How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World The House With A Clock In Its Walls There are multiple participating locations in middle Tennessee.  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 04-30-2019 04:44 PM                     According to their website: Kid-Friendly Movies plus a KidsPack every Wednesday for just $4 (+tax) So... every Wednesday. No mention what kind of drink and what size of popcorn. What a deal.  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-30-2019 05:53 PM                        They've been doing it for years. We've been doing it longer. It's all about getting the daycares in. And if you've ever been to one of these shows, you'd never send your kids to daycare.  |  IP: Logged Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 04-30-2019 06:01 PM                        We have been running a similar summer series for each of the last 7-8 summers. Free admission and a $4 kids pack. We do it every Thursday from mid June through the beginning of August - usually 8 weeks. We run pretty much the same line-up of movies. We help offset the cost by getting local businesses to sponsor each week of the show for $400. Typically we get anywhere from 450-800 people, and usually average about $4.50 at the snack bar. It may not be a huge profit margin, but it created extremely positive goodwill within the community. It's also a way to help develop young moviegoers since they are seeing previews for all the upcoming kids movies on the big screen.  |  IP: Logged Martin Brooks Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 900 From: Forest Hills, NY, USA Registered: May 2002 posted 05-01-2019 12:00 PM                        quote: So... every Wednesday. No mention what kind of drink and what size of popcorn. What a deal. [Wink] What difference does it make? No matter how small it is (and it's probably just American movie theatre small which is quite large and larger than I'd want my kid to consume) it's still a great deal at $4 because the movie alone is a great deal at $4. And it's probably any fountain soda. Large cups in many American movie theaters are 32 ounces (just under a liter), which is 480 calories just for the soda. I haven't re-looked up the deal, but I was under the impression that it wasn't an all-day deal - it was only for something like a 10:30am show, but I could be wrong.  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 05-02-2019 04:44 AM                     I think I misunderstood the deal, I didn't see the movie was for free. I didn't really consider a popcorn + drink combo for $4 a deal. Regarding "American Sized" concessions... I recently ordered a medium Pepsi at a CineStar location in Germany and I got 1 liter (so about 34 ounces) of Pepsi. I reminded the girl at the counter I wanted a medium sized drink... she assured me, this was medium...  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-02-2019 08:20 AM                        But, But, But... Montgomery(AL)Times September 5, 1911  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-02-2019 07:01 PM                        quote: Marcel Birgelen I recently ordered a medium Pepsi at a CineStar location in Germany and I got 1 liter (so about 34 ounces) of Pepsi. I reminded the girl at the counter I wanted a medium sized drink... she assured me, this was medium... I was at a cinema once where the SMALL was 32 ounces. (For comparison, our small is 16 and our medium is 22 oz.)  |  IP: Logged Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 05-02-2019 07:16 PM                        We do $4.00 for a kids fun pack, which is a 12oz drink, un-buttered popcorn, and a small package of fruit snacks. I imagine this is what most theatres do, or else it's the smallest size drink/popcorn.  |  IP: Logged Scott Jentsch Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1061 From: New Berlin, WI, USA Registered: Apr 2003 posted 05-03-2019 11:24 AM                        quote: Mike Blakesley I was at a cinema once where the SMALL was 32 ounces. (For comparison, our small is 16 and our medium is 22 oz.) Sounds like AMC. According to a nutrition site I found, their large is 52 ounces! I'd love to hear someone's justification for this oddness. It's probably having something to do with minimum size to justify the price.  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-03-2019 12:52 PM                        Giving a child a 32oz drink is just job security for the janitors.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-03-2019 12:54 PM                        Or, a great ploy to sell more $6 kid trays.  |  IP: Logged Kenneth Wuepper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1026 From: Saginaw, MI, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-03-2019 02:15 PM                     Mom approved treat box: 2 cups Lightly salted popped corn 1 package of gelled fruit snacks 1 6 oz Juice box Dad approved price $4.00  |  IP: Logged

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