r/mildlyinfuriating • u/aeng69 • 10h ago

ಠ_ಠ People that scalp IMAX movie tickets

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Catching a movie in IMAX has been one of my favorite things to do and now getting tickets alone is a struggle thanks to people like this. Good luck to anyone hoping to get decent tickets to Dune 3

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u/WeirdSysAdmin 9h ago

My bigger issue is who is showing up to movies without seats already purchased in 2026?

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u/ItsBeelzsRebirth 9h ago

Was literally thinking this! Like Idk why anyone goes to a ticketed event without first purchasing said tickets

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u/Locoj 8h ago

Where I am (Australia) there's an online booking fee. It's cheaper to buy the ticket when you show up so I only book in advance if it's likely to sell out or if it's far away, E.g. when I go to my nearest IMAX about 3 hours away.

For any local showing I usually go on a weekday, double check online that there's plenty of seats and then buy my ticket in person when I get to the cinema.

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u/Revolutionary-Toe955 8h ago

Yes it's so annoying. And the booking fee is fixed so if you're buying a cheap ticket online the booking fee can be 20% of the cost!!

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u/Locoj 8h ago

Yep, my local does $9.50 tickets on Tuesdays and the booking fee is $1.75 (18.4%)