What kind of movie theater charges $35 for a ticket?
If you live in or around Chicago, you’ll have the chance to find out for yourself this year, thanks to Village Roadshow. The company, described by The Hollywood Reporter as an “Australian entertainment conglomerate,” is rolling out the first of a planned 50 “Gold Class Cinemas” in the Windy City. What will your $35 get you? Here are the broad strokes:
The planned theaters will boast boosted amenities, including plush reserved seating, special parking privileges and upscale food and beverage offerings with seat-side waiter service.
As the Reporter notes, luxury cinemas are nothing new, and “some or all of those offerings are available at existing deluxe cinemas in select U.S. markets that charge $20 or less” per ticket. But Village Roadshow promises its theaters will be even more luxurious, boasting a 40-seat max and something described as “an even higher-end atmosphere.”
The Gold Class brand has already established itself in other countries — according to the Reporter, there are more than 100 of the theaters in Australia, Singapore, and Greece.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
