I know this is a weird question.

@AmbiePam (120585)
United States
December 6, 2008 11:30am CST
I am aware this is a very strange question, just so you know. : ) How many of you have the following types of movie theaters in your area: Regal Cinemas, United Artist Theatres, or Edwards Theatres? I don't know if anyone outside the U.S. has those theaters either. If you do, how often do you go, and how close is the one to you?
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@lilybug (21107)
• United States
6 Dec 08
I think we have AMC and Regal around here. I only go to the movies once every few months. The closest theater to me is about 35 miles.
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@AmbiePam (120585)
• United States
7 Dec 08
All the AMC theaters around here are now dollar movies theaters. Is that the case where you live?
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@terri0824 (5203)
• United States
6 Dec 08
Can't say that I have any of those around here. We have Great Escape theaters around here. Do you have one of those around you?
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@AmbiePam (120585)
• United States
6 Dec 08
I've never heard of Great Escape theaters.
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@Fishmomma (11658)
• United States
6 Dec 08
All three are in Southern California. We usually go once a month, but during the holidays it depends on what is playing. One reason we are going less is the high cost for tickets. My husband paid $12.25 to view a movie in November.
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@LaurenInLA (2270)
• United States
6 Dec 08
I live in the Los Angeles area and we have all three of those theaters. Edwards is the closest of the three but Laemle's is about two miles from our house so that is the one that we frequent the most.
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• United States
6 Dec 08
We have a Regal and a Carmike.... I think that Carmike might be owned by Edwards but I'm not sure.
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@jakeb1 (562)
• United States
6 Dec 08
I live about half an hour from a United Artist Theatres. I have never heard of Edwards Theatres, is there any on the West Coast? I have been to a REgal Cinemas before. I see a movie in a theatre about once a month.
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
7 Dec 08
We don't have those types of cinemas in our area. We have a Sipp theatre and a Plaza Cinema in my town.
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@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
7 Dec 08
I am outside the Unites States. We don't have those theaters. What is the differences between the three? © ronaldinu 2008
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@anaknitatay (1335)
• Philippines
7 Dec 08
We don't have those kind of theatres here or maybe they are known by different names?
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@pergammano (7682)
• Canada
6 Dec 08
Ambie....just checked the Phone Book, and the only one of those Chains that I can find in either Victoria or Vancouver, B.C., Canada is a United Artists affiliate! Possibly there are the other two, but just under another name! Cheers!
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@jillhill (37353)
• United States
7 Dec 08
I have a theater within a couple of miles from me....it's called Cinema 7.....but I rarely go to a movie there.....in fact the last one I went to was Groundhog's day....so we know that was a long time ago. I go with my sisters more....in either Mankato or Minneapolis and we go to so many different ones that I don't know what the names are.
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@AmbiePam (120585)
• United States
8 Dec 08
Groundhog's Day, that was a long time ago!
@chrislotz (8136)
• Canada
6 Dec 08
I live in Canada and we don't have those theatres here. We have Cinema Max theatre here in Calgary. I don't know of any other one we have, I think it is the only one. We do have 4 of them in our city and all of their theatres have 10 rooms with different movies showing in each one. I don't go to the movies very often because it has gotten quite expensive. The last time my husband and I went it cost us over $60 for the admission and two drinks and two popcorns. I think that is riduculous and I won't pay that much, too often. It is a lot cheaper to rent a movie and buy a bottle of pop and make my own popcorn. That works out to about $10, big difference huh. Alrighty then, talk to you later my friend, Have a good mylotting day, Chris
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@glords (2614)
• United States
7 Dec 08
In Utah we don't have any of those, or at least I haven't heard of them. Mostly we have Cinemarks, Carmikes, and Megaplex theaters. My husband and I used to go see a movie one or twice a month, but now that we are parents we probably see six movies a year.... maybe.
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@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
6 Dec 08
We don't have any of those near us. We have Warren, AMC and Hollywood Theaters for 1st run movies. And there are a couple of independents that show 2nd release movies for $2 per ticket. And of course the beloved drive-in theater. The regular and bargain theaters are only about a mile from our house. The drive-in is about 8 or 9 miles away. When it's open, we are most apt to go to the drive-in. I like the fresh air, and not having a sticky floor to have my feet on. Sitting in regular theaters with filthy floors, I end up sitting there wondering how many cockroaches are running over my feet that I can't see, instead of enjoying the movie. With the drive-in, we can also bring our own food and beverages if we want to...plus they show 3 movies. I like that a lot.
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@AmbiePam (120585)
• United States
7 Dec 08
Drive in movies are a good deal. The only one we have is in a bad part of town.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
15 Jan 09
We do not have any cinemas in our area like those. We just have a local cinema around here and that is about it.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
27 Dec 08
Hello AmbiePam. In the small town where I work and live, there is a theater and a cinema, but I have been to each of them for about twice at most. That was many years ago. I don't like to go to them any more. I love to watch movies online or on DVD player. Or I watch TV. Cinemas and theaters are becoming strange to me now. Happy New Year to you, friend.
@suruchi86 (1872)
• India
26 May 09
Yes this is somewhat weird, but interesting question. By the way, I'm living in New Delhi, India and we are having one Regal Cinema here also.
• United States
7 Dec 08
I haven't been out much since I moved here 2 years ago, but I know there's a movie theater about 10 minutes from here across the street from a washer we use to go to. That's a shame, I don't even know the name of the movie theater so you know I never went in to see a movie. We've talked about going to the movies for the longest but it never happened. If or when it happens I'll be going by myself.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
7 Dec 08
Hi ambiepam! It's not a strange question at all! We gave United Artist Theatres here in the US, but not the other two. I don't hardly ever go to the theatres anymore because it costs so much money these days! I think the price of tickets is $12 for an adult. My girlfriend and I get in for Seniors (that's the only time that I'll gladly try to sneak in as an old fart) but I think that is still $8! Even the matinees are expensive! I have to really want to see a movie real bad to go!
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@ljy559 (181)
• Malaysia
27 Dec 08
erm...what? lol. I haven't heard of those cinemas before...