bkev said:

....where in God's name do you live that movie tickets are $5.50? In Southern California, my student discount tickets I buy on-campus are $8 -- and that's $5 less than you pay at the multiplex! It's getting so bad and I'm so damn stubborn that I almost never go to the movies even when I really want to see something.

$5.50 is the matinee price around here. You also get a discount if you're a student, military or a senior. The discount used to be like $6 back in the day but I don't know what it is now. Now I pay the regular $9.50 admission. =/