Hairspray UK ticket prices.
Hairspray UK ticket prices.
#1Hairspray UK ticket prices.
Posted: 7/22/07 at 10:39pm
Unreserved seating for all screenings of Hairspray at the Warner Multiplex in London are £13 - thats nearly -wait for it! $26 !!!
It would be interesting to hear peoples opinion on this because i know most US theatres charge around $10. $26 is around the norm in the UK
sgv123
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/06
#2re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/22/07 at 10:43pmlondon is one of the most expensive cities in the world.
#2re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/22/07 at 11:01pmHarry Potter seats are $35.
#3re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/22/07 at 11:01pmHarry Potter seats are $35.
Eileen2
Stand-by Joined: 11/27/04
#4re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/22/07 at 11:07pmThat's nuts... at that cost, I'd wait until it was out on DVD. I used to go to the movies almost weekly when there were enough good movies out, as prices went up, my attendance dropped and I now rent more often then I go to the movies and that's for a whole lot less then the UK cost. Ouch
#5re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/22/07 at 11:14pmWhilst in London in April, I went to go see Becoming Jane before it came here. I went to the movie theatre, and I couldn't believe the prices! And that was before concessions, which were like another 6 quid. I don't think I've complained about NY ticket prices ever since...And they had the nerve to have premium seating that was like £15...and the theatre was half full. I was so confused by the reserved seating too.
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#6re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/22/07 at 11:15pmI was waiting to be handed a programe and a t-shirt for that money but no then they just took another $15 for popcorn and a coke!
#7re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/22/07 at 11:16pmOut of curiosity, seeing that theatre tickets cost so much, what is the cost to rent or buy a dvd? £13 seems insane!
#8re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/22/07 at 11:38pmNew DVDs average around $35-40 but quickly reduce in price after a few weeks. Cast Album CDs can cost upward of $30. Rental of DVDs is cheap though i never do. Im a collector so i buy- ooouch! When im in the States every few weeks i totaly raid the stores for everything
#9re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/22/07 at 11:44pm:-O That's all I have to say.
#10re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/23/07 at 5:30am
Just arrived at my office and by all accounts the UK went to it in droves. No figures yet but it sounds good news.
#11re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/23/07 at 3:27pm
$26 the norm? Yes, because ALL UK cinemas cost the same as big London ones. :P My local one only costs me £6 ($12ish) for an afternoon of 'Hairspray', and it's not even one of those wee independent cinemas that undercut big chains 'cos it's the only way they can lure in crowds. :P
Updated On: 7/23/07 at 03:27 PM
ben4
Stand-by Joined: 6/10/07
#12re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/23/07 at 3:38pm
Oh man, I feel bad for you guys in the UK. Theatre tickets must be insane...
Do they like ask for your first unborn child?
Also, just to twist the knife in a little deeper-- I only paid 6 bucks to see a movie in Manhattan this weekend, and I saw Hairspray for free (Granted I had to go at 10 am on saturday morning and sneak into Hairspray, but hey you have to get the deals).
mateo
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/06
#13re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/23/07 at 3:40pm
and 'we' complain about 8-12 dollars.
jeepers.
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#14re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/23/07 at 4:04pmI think its weird that they can charge various prices for different movies.
#15re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/23/07 at 4:13pmTo us it doesn't seem expensive, we are used to high prices. However, when we come to America it is like OMG its SO CHEAP! The food we get in a restaurant in USA would cost atleast the same in pounds as it does in dollars. Top price theatre in London now is £55-£60 so $110-$120 which seems pretty much the same as Broadway.
Marcus2
Understudy Joined: 5/26/06
#16re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/23/07 at 4:31pm
The $26 price is for the big cinema's in London, I live outside London (in Hillingdon) and the average price is about £5 which is what $10?! So its not all that bad.
Theatre prices are also now the same as broadway, I think we used to be a bit cheaper but now we're on the £50-60 price range which is the $100-120 mark, so yeah its not that expensive over here.
Also I saw it on the friday it came out and my screen was packed, which isn't the norm for a not so well known film, the use of Zac must have drawn in the tweens!
Updated On: 7/23/07 at 04:31 PM
#17re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/23/07 at 5:28pmCome to Glasgow! Saw Hairspray in a multiplex for £4.60 (around $9) not too bad. £62 ($124) for the show ... not that's steep!
#18re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/23/07 at 6:24pm
Now there's a thought. I'll be in Glasgow with my parents and 8 year old niece in a couple of weeks. And 'Hairspray' is for EVERYONE, right? 
#19re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/23/07 at 6:26pm
The dollar is weak at the moment so it seems expensive in England.
Our local cinema is £4.50 - £6 ($9 - $12) so much cheaper than London.
London theatre prices are pretty comparable I think, Wicked top price is £60 ($120) and Little Shop of Horrors is £45 ($90) so pretty good.
#20re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/23/07 at 7:21pm
Whwn i came to New York from London last summer for a holiday i couldnt believe how cheap everything was compared to London. at the end of the day we just get used to everything being so expensive.
I always worry when people from the US come over. I'm sure they always get a shock.
I saw Hairspray in my local independent cinema (where i am a member and payed £3 (6 dollars ish) so that wanst bad.
Even i wouldnt pay to see a film in the west end of London. Its just criminal.
Updated On: 7/23/07 at 07:21 PM
#21re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/23/07 at 7:52pm
ok lets not get OTT here, a few cinemas in London center they charge silly prices but for every other cinema all across the UK they charge about £5($10)(thats how much i paid to watch Hairspray here in Manchester UK and we are the biggest and most popular city outside London)
New dvds are £15 , cds about £12 its hardly expensive
#22re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/24/07 at 8:55amWe just get used to paying those prices and then get carried away on visits to the States. How london can justify charging between £13 and £20 for a movie is amazing. Places like South Africa, australia and Spain which i visit very often are even cheaper than the States.
#23re: Hairspray ticket prices.
Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:23amgrrrrrrrrrrr its 1 or 2 cinemas stop making it a big deal, they are plenty more cinemas in London which charge the same prices as ALL OTHER UK CINEMAS.
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