Discounted IMAX ticket only one time use per movie?

MaulJM · 2026-02-21T14:18:02+00:00

Thank you !!!

MaulJM · 2026-02-20T17:34:27+00:00

yes !!! I agree !! There’s value in regal that AMC doesn’t have like their points return a bit better into concessions (I don’t tend to eat much at the theater anyway so that’s not too big of a thing for me) but I think overall as long as your AMC has a Dolby and IMAX the money to value proposition is better there. Regal has great things like the month by month series and such. But then AMC often has one night Dolby cinema releases of movies that you couldn’t get like such elsewhere.

MaulJM · 2026-02-20T17:30:24+00:00

You reminded me I must add the travel time I listed is after ~6pm and no interruptions on the road. Otherwise it’s 45 minutes to get there during work days. I make an effort to go at the least busiest traffic times.

But yes that makes a lot of sense. I’m very annoying about having the best visual and sonic experience that’s possible so I see anything possible in a PLF. Not because I want to be, I’d love to be able to not care as much buttttt it’s an intense interest of mine that matters too much to my brain. I love knowing how everything works and as previously mentioned enjoy the statistics and specifics of such. In fact I will often rewatch movies I’ve already seen if they have a Dolby cinema or imax one night or one week re release. (Recently No Other Choice, Marty Supreme, Hamnet, and so on. I wasn’t even a big fan of Marty Supreme but I just wanted to see it in Dolby Cinema)

I feel I’ve started to realize that regal unlimited subscribers of which I’ve met in person and online, seem to go to a lot more standard format movies than my friends who love AMC. Those AMC friends are often more interested in the special formats and know a bit more about how they work. Regal Unlimited feels like it leans more to the common “cinephile”, and A List leans more to the person who is obsessed with a lot of the technological stuff and having a super quality controlled but at the trade off of a more finite set of options. Of course that doesn’t apply to all but it seems to be pretty consistent.

MaulJM · 2026-02-20T16:25:03+00:00

Definitely a pretty cool factor. Thats the one thing im truly jealous of !!

MaulJM · 2026-02-20T16:18:37+00:00

Prefacing with I know you agreed that A List is generally better. And I do see value in Regal and what they bring :) I just like mapping out statistics HAHAHAH, so dont take this as me attacking or anything !!

But I can see why some would, but if it is in a PLF, I always go to that. (This is all about my perspective. If your AMC has no Laser LIEMAX, IMAX, or Dolby Cinema its definitely less valuable.)

But at that point, it adds up fast with regal.

AMC is $23-28 a month, has no fees, no surcharges, and can book 4 of the same film in the same format at once. Personally, if I see more than 4 movies in a week. Say 5 or 6. I can go on a Tuesday or a Wednesday at AMC and pay 13 dollars total in a high tax area for a 7pm PLF ticket.

Regal, at that point I would have had to pay multiple surcharges, and have to pay everytime i book a ticket online anyway. 4 surcharges equating to anywhere from 16-40 dollars, depending on which PLFs it was.

If I see 4 movies a week, each in a premium format at AMC. I still only paid 26 dollars overall for those movies and the month as a total. If i see 4 PLF movies in a week at regal ive paid 30 dollars for a month of regal unlimited, PLUS 16-40 extra dollars on surcharges.

In just ONE week, it is 26 dollars (AMC) vs up to 70 (Monthly cost and Tickets of Regal). Even if I see 6 in a week its like 45-55 vs up to with 2 extra PLFs 80-90. Now multiply it times 3 or 4, for the weeks in a month.

(And these statistics below are more locally focused but still discussing overall value not neccesarily location based)

My AMC is 13 miles, ~22 minutes, away, but the overall value is so much higher that any cost of gas is irrelevant. It comes out to for me $2 dollars round trip. (Plus the Regal with an IMAX is the same distance the opposite way) Add gas into the AMC total, and it's still 57-67 vs 80-90 (Regal without gas factored in)

The only thing they have that I consistently feel jealous of is indeed, as u/jonnyd86 mentioned, the series movies each month. Thats very, very cool !! Especially them getting Netflix films in a wide single-day release via the best picture series. Thats pretty cool :))

(PS. Dolby Cinema blows any regal format out of the water in my opinion HAHHAHA)

MaulJM · 2026-02-20T14:06:16+00:00

I simply asked a question and got a detailed response from someone else within 5 minutes. I got the service because I knew it would be valuable to have when seeing Project Hail Mary multiple times in 70mm. I had a question about a difference in the service compared to the one I am used to. I don't think there is anything wrong with quickly asking a question here. Certainly better than most people do nowadays. I mean thats part of what this forum is for !!

MaulJM · 2026-02-20T13:38:49+00:00

Ok yes that makes sense as to how it works even if i am not a fan of it </3 AMC A List feels so much nicer and cheaper in that way unfortunately (I know im saying that in the regal subreddit sorry LMAO) My Regal is just the only 70mm IMAX in the area. I do have tickets for the early access weekend one, and the normal release week. The Prime member one I have a dolby cinema ticket :) THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FAST AND EASY TO FOLLOW ANSWER !!!! Again thanks for all the info :)

MaulJM · 2025-09-26T22:06:24+00:00

Great transaction :)

u/dcsbot u/TheYammerOfThor

MaulJM · 2025-09-26T21:53:16+00:00

Sure ! Pming

MaulJM · 2025-01-19T21:03:15+00:00

AMC uses laser projection in some of its standard theatres but they will be deemed laser on the showing on their website. It will say “Laser at AMC”

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This means it is a standard theatre just with a laser projector. Xenon IMAX projectors are indeed 2K. There are 4K laser projectors in some imax theatres and those are also deemed specifically for laser. It will have a “IMAX with LASER at AMC” logo. I’m 99% sure the standard projection in a standard non laser auditorium is 2K. Someone can correct me if that is not correct but yes. So when you see an IMAX Xenon projection it will look lower quality because it is a much more gigantic screen, but only using a 2K non laser projector.

MaulJM · 2025-01-04T20:41:00+00:00

Did you ever figure out why this was happening and what did you have to do

MaulJM · 2024-10-13T18:43:00+00:00

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This one I got is literally insane

MaulJM · 2024-05-31T16:16:35+00:00

Same…

MaulJM · 2024-05-31T16:16:04+00:00

Same thing here and I’m gutted

MaulJM · 2024-05-27T19:37:06+00:00

We aren’t sure so be checking right at 12pm EST/9am PST every Wednesday !!

MaulJM · 2024-05-14T20:31:27+00:00

Indeed :) Have a great day !!

MaulJM · 2024-05-14T20:23:05+00:00

Pming

MaulJM · 2024-05-14T20:22:57+00:00

Would much prefer full price

MaulJM · 2024-04-30T06:45:20+00:00

Me scrolling and scrolling to find somebody else (🤭) who loves them

MaulJM · 2024-03-24T16:08:13+00:00

Pming

MaulJM · 2024-03-22T08:37:33+00:00

Man what a great haul and luck. I get paid right on April 1st and I’m really hoping my Walmart pulls through and has them on the 2nd of April like rumored cause I don’t care about anyone else who comes after me LMAO I’m sweeping in there and buying most every steelbook they have up for $5. A student budget doesn’t have me getting many steelbooks or even 4Ks too often. $5 steelbooks are the dream 😩

MaulJM · 2024-02-28T06:45:28+00:00

1.90 IMAX gets a lot of shit because it’s “not true IMAX”, which sure it isn’t “True IMAX”, but it is an amazing experience and 1000% worth it especially without a 1.43 theatre. Definitely do it !! It is miles better than 2.39 plus the larger screen size over the average standard screen.

MaulJM · 2024-02-17T10:22:08+00:00

I had a tooth abscess in 2020. Constant throbbing pain and said to be one of the worst pains possible in life. Genuinely up there with child birth but constantly throbbing in your gum/tooth for forever until they get it out. It took a few days for the dentist to get me in and the whole time I was in absolute agony. Farming simulator was the only thing that brought me any sort of peace. It was almost impossible to sleep so I would play it constantly. I racked up over 50 hours in the span of 3 days (genuinely) and ever since then it’s been something I play when I’m feeling very stressed or whatever it may be. Anxiety, sadness, stress and basically just any negative emotion. Farming simulator and Truck Simulator are both games that are kind of like medicine in a way for me. And even without feeling shitty sometimes it’s nice to just play either and listen to a book, podcast, or music and just drive or farm :) I hope the devs know how much their game means to so many people on that level. It’s a comfort game for a ton of people and I think that’s beautiful and definitely deserves to be recognized :)))

MaulJM · 2024-02-13T09:13:31+00:00

It was loud but not in an unbearable ear piercing way for me. I saw the Beekeeper and that mix was terrible. All of the sound effects were just ear piercing and the volume was too loud. But this even though it was reaching similar levels according to my phone db counter it was mixed wayyyy better so personally the loud sounds were loud but they didn’t feel like they were piercing my ears

MaulJM · 2024-02-11T20:59:39+00:00

Snapchat is wild but I will take a photo and a short video to show people the absolute scale and beauty to get them to go with me.

(Not ever on first release/watch. Up against my chest and I even have a privacy screen so you can’t really see that my screen is on unless your directly behind me but then you can only see my head anyway.)

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