Double features may be a thing of the past (at least official double features—we do know people who routinely do the DIY version) but the matinee is alive and well in Brooklyn. A handful of theaters sell single-digit tickets at off-hours, while others, like the Kent theater on Coney Island Avenue, offer bargain seats all the time: $7.75 no matter when you go. (The Ziegfeld, it ain’t.) Here’s a list of cheap and discounted tix at theaters around the borough:
Cobble Hill Cinemas, 265 Court Street, 718-596-9113, www.cobblehilltheatre.com
Tickets here are normally $9.50 for adults, but $6.50 will get you in until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; all day and night Tuesday and Thursday, and for the first showing, until 2 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday.
Pavilion Theater, 188 Prospect Park West, 718-369-0838
Matinee price is $8.50 (before 4 p.m., except Sun.), from $12 regular, with $8 tickets for kids and seniors all day on Wednesday.
BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., 718-623-2770
No matinee deals here, but students, kids and seniors get a break Monday through Thursday with $9 admission (normally $12). BAM also offers discounts at $8 for members of the Cinema Club as well as many perks with varying levels of membership ranging from “Movie Buff” to “Movie Mogul II.” (A recent perk: a screening of The Wrestler followed by a a talk by director Darren Aronofsky, who spent an hour dishing on Mickey Rourke.) See the “Cinema” section at www.bam.org for more info.
Bay Ridge Alpine Cinemas, 6817 Fifth Ave., 718-748-4200
Monday through Friday before 5 pm is $7, with matinee prices the same on Saturday and Sunday for the first shows only. Seniors and kids are charged $5.50 all the time.
Kent Theater, 1170 Coney Island Ave., 718-338-3371
Regular admission at $7.75 for adults and $5 for seniors (62 and up) and kids (2 -10). Wednesdays, all seats are $5, as are all seats for the first show on Saturday and Sunday.
For theater locations and movie times, check out the Brooklyn section at Movie Clock.
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I’m glad you’re posting prices for seniors. Not everyone who needs to live on a limited budget is young. But we do read your blog!
Thanks for reading, Aardvark! We’ll try to keep your feedback in mind on future stories.
The Kent is scary and the popcorn is too salty
i like the alpine theaters :) except sometimes the ticket lady is a little unhelpful… :\