
With that in mind, we present eight different ways you can grab discount movie tickets: 1. And that's before you have to shell out for a bag of popcorn.īut as Jeff Goldblum says in Jurassic Park, "life finds a way." We translate that to mean you can still find cheap movie tickets near you if you look hard enough. In New York or Los Angeles, a ticket could cost as much as $20. According to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the average cost of a movie ticket has risen from $5.39 in 2000 to $8.65 in 2016.

Many of today's theaters boast surround sound, digital projects, stadium seating, and comfy recliners-and a lot of them aren't even showing newsreels anymore! But with the rise of modern enhancements have come the rise of movie ticket prices.

Going to the movies ain't like it used to be.
