A movie theater in London, called The ODEONLeicester Square Cinema, has been revamped and is set to open this year aroundChristmas. Although there has been controversy surrounding their grand opening after potential customers have taken to Twitter to complain after seeing the prices that the cinema is handling. The tickets range from £25.75 up to £40.75, which converted to dollars would be$32 and $52. Odeon however defended their prices, and claimed that the charge varies based on “demand, seat location and the film you are viewing”.
AnOdeon spokesperson stated that this movie theater is different than any other one in the UK as it includes technology and comfort for an extraordinary experience. “”With tickets starting at just £10 for every show – and a range of other choices including Luxe recliners and the exclusive 22 full recliners in the Royal Box – it offers fantastic value compared to tickets for other popular destinations like the theatre, concerts or live sports.”
The spokesperson for Odeon makes a good point.The ticket’s prices vary depending on what they offer. If a person wants to pay the most expensive ticket, he will experience incredible comfort while enjoying the movie. However, I don’t believe that prices as high as these are a good idea and they should be lowered. Sure, the Odeon cinema offers comfort that no other cinema offers in the UK, however there is no other cinema in the UK that charges that much money. I personally would never spend that much money to goto the movies. There are so many options to watch a movie nowadays. If you want to go to a cinema, you can easily find a theater that offers much lower prices than Odeon. I agree that if they want to charge those prices for tickets they should do it, however I don’t believe much people would be willing to pay those prices.
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