This afternoon our whole family went to see Pirates of the Caribbean–Dead Man’s Chest at the local “cheap theater.” I did go see it when it first came out, and blogged about it then, but a week and a half ago, it came to Washington Market, where movies are normally $1 ($1.50 after 6pm). Their special deal is that on Tuesday’s it’s only $0.50. Yes, that’s right FIFTY CENTS!! So all five family members went and saw the movie for 1/3 the average price for ONE person at a regular theater. $2.50 for five people to see a movie in the theater. It boggles the mind!

(Remember when movies only used to cost that much? Nowadays, many are charging $8 for one person to see a movie! Outrageous!)

Oh, and PotC2 has been out for 20 weeks now, and it’s still ranked #22 in the box office. They’ve raked in over $422 million now, bringing it up to SIXTH place ALL TIME at the box office. Right below Star Wars - The Phantom Menace. I don’t think it will overtake that one, because it’s $8.5 million behind it and only bringing in about $350,000 a week now. But still, that’s very impressive. And if, once the last one comes out, they release all three back to back in the theater (a very smart idea, I think), then all three would probably get a huge boost in their final numbers.

[tags]movies, film, pirates, pirates of the caribbean[/tags]