On AMC’s Rockaway website, ticket prices for Imax 3D are +$6, a dollar more than IMAX 2D, RealD 3D is +$4, and for Alice in Wonderland, it’s +$3. Nothing much has changed for senior, child, and adult tickets. How were ticket sales for UFC at Rockaway last night? I heard it was a good event. Saw the prelims last night on spike tv.
Looks like this weekend is going to be down from last year by double digits, although it’s not that bad. At least Rockaway now has two 3-D screens and a digital IMAX screen to keep customers paying top dollar. Raising ticket prices by AMC for its 3D movies was a bad thing to do. At Best Buy in Rockaway, they have a 3D TV demo, giving viewers a wave of the future that will be cheap in the next 10 years. After the 3D hockey game, there will be a 3D world cup, which is more global than here in America. If America does well in the World Cup, then summer box office revenue will decline at the theaters.
Looks like “How to Train Your Dragon” will have a weak opening this weekend, even a bit less than “Alice In Wonderland” due to the increase in 3D ticket prices. “Alice” is only being shown at midnight in Imax for those who want to get high and watch a trippy Tim Burton movie. This is probably the first or second time that AMC has shown two IMAX movies in the same auditorium. I was on youtube and there was an ad right by a video for another liemax, this time in Kips Bay, NYC.
This will really put a dent in people paying top dollar for a movie they want to see. Grosses for 3-D films will fall off more than Avatar and Alice combined, and 3-D will start to lose its peak by the time 3-D tvs get affordable.
Which theaters did you go to ski? The outers or the inners where the movie played? By the way, I went to see “Exit Wounds” for a matinee showing at the Rockaway outer 6, a 1:40 p.m. showing on 3/31/2001 for the price of $5 for myself and I don’t know what the senior price was for my late nana.
This sucks…at least it’s not as bad as in Manhattan where it’s like $18.50 and up for a prime time showing of an Imax showing. Rockaway is like two dollars less than that.
I agree. Back in the 1950’s, there were widescreen 3d movies shown in mono and stereo and didn’t make as much money as the big guns. In the 80’s, 3D was a success because Jaws 3D did well for a 3D version of a dying franchise and was the highest grossing 3D summer film. It was also the widest release for an old-school 3D film back when it opened in 1983. The film also was in 3D on the short-lived VHD format in Japan and also on cable in Asia. No wonder why the VHS and HD versions of Jaws 3D look horrible, even though Jaws 3D was the first Jaws movie to be recorded in Dolby Stereo (35mm). Imax 3D was probably the first true 70mm 3D experience that changed movies.
Alice in Wonderland has a midnight IMAX showing on friday. I think when Clash of the Titans opens up on friday, then Alice will be playing in 2D, leaving Dragon and Clash to be in 3D and Clash will be in 2D as well. Iron Man 2 will play in IMAX 2D in May, then Shrek 4 will be out in 3D, 2D, and Imax, then Inception in IMAX, then Twilight Eclipse in IMAX, then Toy Story 3D in all formats, the list goes on!!! As more and more movies get 3D'ed or Imaxed, then it will be time for AMC to upgrade other screens with digital projectors alongside the two and the IMAX digital. What’s the latest, Slimshady?
as expected, avatar will be now in 2d coming this friday, leaving alice in wonderland and how to train your dragon in both digital 3d and with alice leaving theaters on friday, the liemax version of how to train your dragon will be playing as well as the 35mm version of hot tub time machine, which looks kinda stupid but might do good business for MGM, which is paying off debt as it struggles to find a buyer for the ailing lion.
this theater was animated for last night’s cleveland show cartoon on fox, in which cleveland brown and his friends visit new york city. It’s pretty accurate.
Many years ago, New Jersey used to have a cinema for every town. Nowadays, it’s the megaplexes that are eating up the small fry. Maybe a drafthouse cinema might come to NJ.
I know….i must work harder to upgrade my nearly 6 year old hdtv with a 3d-ready one in 10 years when prices come down. It won’t be soon before 3D becomes common everywhere.
Today my roomate Linden came back from seeing Alice in IMAX and although he liked the movie, wasn’t that impressed with the liemax as much as real IMAX. Wonder how long the AMC-IMAX deal will last if people start to complain of the size of the imax…
during the horrible rain storm, clifton commons had no power; that included the shopping center and the movie theater. there was flooding near it, but not as bad as in Wayne or Paramus. As for this decade, as Clifton Commons becomes all digital by 2012, the Allwood Sixplex will become obsolete, making this theater the only one in town, with the Fabian nearby, two theaters in Wayne, a five-plex in Hawthorne with digital projection in all screens, and a 14 plex in Secaucus.
Could you imagine if AMC extended its lease on this theater and allowed an IMAX digital in theater 1? That would be bad. It was time for AMC to shut down the place because it was aging and Paramus was ready for a new movie theater instead of having two theaters run by the same chain. The AMC Garden State 16 improved on that by having an easy to use location without going to either theater. Unlike this theater, the succesor has had its fare share of problems, from overcrowding to evacuations to outages. The passing of this theater is to Paramus what the Showboat was to Edgewater and the Loews plexes in Secaucus to Kerasotes.
I agree with you, tlsloews. Nothing can beat a scrachy film print and a good old Dolby SR soundtrack over a 3D/4k/2k movie with uncompressed or lossy surround sound with too many channels. Movies have come a long way since the late 19th century and the digital revolution has just rapidly begun. When the AMC in Rockaway opened in 2006, 3D was just a fad and IMAX was only to be found in big cities. Flash forward nearly four years later, and we not only have two digital 3d projectors, but a digital IMAX theater, not to mention preshow projectors that also show operas, concerts, educational stuff, and an upcoming UFC fight, which will do well.
On AMC’s Rockaway website, ticket prices for Imax 3D are +$6, a dollar more than IMAX 2D, RealD 3D is +$4, and for Alice in Wonderland, it’s +$3. Nothing much has changed for senior, child, and adult tickets. How were ticket sales for UFC at Rockaway last night? I heard it was a good event. Saw the prelims last night on spike tv.
Looks like this weekend is going to be down from last year by double digits, although it’s not that bad. At least Rockaway now has two 3-D screens and a digital IMAX screen to keep customers paying top dollar. Raising ticket prices by AMC for its 3D movies was a bad thing to do. At Best Buy in Rockaway, they have a 3D TV demo, giving viewers a wave of the future that will be cheap in the next 10 years. After the 3D hockey game, there will be a 3D world cup, which is more global than here in America. If America does well in the World Cup, then summer box office revenue will decline at the theaters.
there’s an ad on youtube mentioning the opening of this liemax, the first movie to play there will be alice in wonderland.
Looks like “How to Train Your Dragon” will have a weak opening this weekend, even a bit less than “Alice In Wonderland” due to the increase in 3D ticket prices. “Alice” is only being shown at midnight in Imax for those who want to get high and watch a trippy Tim Burton movie. This is probably the first or second time that AMC has shown two IMAX movies in the same auditorium. I was on youtube and there was an ad right by a video for another liemax, this time in Kips Bay, NYC.
This will really put a dent in people paying top dollar for a movie they want to see. Grosses for 3-D films will fall off more than Avatar and Alice combined, and 3-D will start to lose its peak by the time 3-D tvs get affordable.
Which theaters did you go to ski? The outers or the inners where the movie played? By the way, I went to see “Exit Wounds” for a matinee showing at the Rockaway outer 6, a 1:40 p.m. showing on 3/31/2001 for the price of $5 for myself and I don’t know what the senior price was for my late nana.
This sucks…at least it’s not as bad as in Manhattan where it’s like $18.50 and up for a prime time showing of an Imax showing. Rockaway is like two dollars less than that.
does this also affect regular ticket prices?
Most of the money that Avatar made came from 3D and Imax 3D showings, with a little for the 2d version.
i agree.
When this theater opened, there were quite a few theaters that had 3d. Flash forward nearly 4 years later, nearly all of the theaters in NJ have 3D.
I wear glasses, JJD. I wear my 3D glasses over my eyeglasses so that I have perfect vision.
I agree. Back in the 1950’s, there were widescreen 3d movies shown in mono and stereo and didn’t make as much money as the big guns. In the 80’s, 3D was a success because Jaws 3D did well for a 3D version of a dying franchise and was the highest grossing 3D summer film. It was also the widest release for an old-school 3D film back when it opened in 1983. The film also was in 3D on the short-lived VHD format in Japan and also on cable in Asia. No wonder why the VHS and HD versions of Jaws 3D look horrible, even though Jaws 3D was the first Jaws movie to be recorded in Dolby Stereo (35mm). Imax 3D was probably the first true 70mm 3D experience that changed movies.
No advance showtimes are available for Wednesday and beyond. Maybe something to do with the digital projection installations?
Alice in Wonderland has a midnight IMAX showing on friday. I think when Clash of the Titans opens up on friday, then Alice will be playing in 2D, leaving Dragon and Clash to be in 3D and Clash will be in 2D as well. Iron Man 2 will play in IMAX 2D in May, then Shrek 4 will be out in 3D, 2D, and Imax, then Inception in IMAX, then Twilight Eclipse in IMAX, then Toy Story 3D in all formats, the list goes on!!! As more and more movies get 3D'ed or Imaxed, then it will be time for AMC to upgrade other screens with digital projectors alongside the two and the IMAX digital. What’s the latest, Slimshady?
as expected, avatar will be now in 2d coming this friday, leaving alice in wonderland and how to train your dragon in both digital 3d and with alice leaving theaters on friday, the liemax version of how to train your dragon will be playing as well as the 35mm version of hot tub time machine, which looks kinda stupid but might do good business for MGM, which is paying off debt as it struggles to find a buyer for the ailing lion.
this theater was animated for last night’s cleveland show cartoon on fox, in which cleveland brown and his friends visit new york city. It’s pretty accurate.
woohoo….
Many years ago, New Jersey used to have a cinema for every town. Nowadays, it’s the megaplexes that are eating up the small fry. Maybe a drafthouse cinema might come to NJ.
AMC needs to bring fruits and veggies to their concession stand and add chocolate milk instead of burgers, munchies, and fried crap.
I know….i must work harder to upgrade my nearly 6 year old hdtv with a 3d-ready one in 10 years when prices come down. It won’t be soon before 3D becomes common everywhere.
Today my roomate Linden came back from seeing Alice in IMAX and although he liked the movie, wasn’t that impressed with the liemax as much as real IMAX. Wonder how long the AMC-IMAX deal will last if people start to complain of the size of the imax…
during the horrible rain storm, clifton commons had no power; that included the shopping center and the movie theater. there was flooding near it, but not as bad as in Wayne or Paramus. As for this decade, as Clifton Commons becomes all digital by 2012, the Allwood Sixplex will become obsolete, making this theater the only one in town, with the Fabian nearby, two theaters in Wayne, a five-plex in Hawthorne with digital projection in all screens, and a 14 plex in Secaucus.
Could you imagine if AMC extended its lease on this theater and allowed an IMAX digital in theater 1? That would be bad. It was time for AMC to shut down the place because it was aging and Paramus was ready for a new movie theater instead of having two theaters run by the same chain. The AMC Garden State 16 improved on that by having an easy to use location without going to either theater. Unlike this theater, the succesor has had its fare share of problems, from overcrowding to evacuations to outages. The passing of this theater is to Paramus what the Showboat was to Edgewater and the Loews plexes in Secaucus to Kerasotes.
I agree with you, tlsloews. Nothing can beat a scrachy film print and a good old Dolby SR soundtrack over a 3D/4k/2k movie with uncompressed or lossy surround sound with too many channels. Movies have come a long way since the late 19th century and the digital revolution has just rapidly begun. When the AMC in Rockaway opened in 2006, 3D was just a fad and IMAX was only to be found in big cities. Flash forward nearly four years later, and we not only have two digital 3d projectors, but a digital IMAX theater, not to mention preshow projectors that also show operas, concerts, educational stuff, and an upcoming UFC fight, which will do well.