Movies, Sushi, and A**holes - Coming Soon!

Posted Mar 26th 2008 4:34PM by TMZ Staff

Rich life at the movie theater A few smarties have gotten together and figured out a way to get those teenaged chatterboxes out of your movie theater. It'll only cost you $35 - and that won't include popcorn!

Variety is reporting that over the next five years, 50 luxury movie theaters will pop up in affluent areas all over the country.

The fancy theaters will boast 40 reclining seats with footrests, a full bar, concierge service, and valet parking. And they'll have gourmet theater-friendly food, like sushi, delivered right to your reclining seat. So now instead of getting wasted and passing out watching a movie at home, you can get wasted and pass out in a comfortable chair not at home.

The first two venues are set to open in South Barrington, a suburb of Chicago, and the Seattle suburb of Redmond in October.

No word on whether your cell phone going off during the movie will get you ejected to the poor people's movie theater down the street.

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1. and going to a movie wasn't expensive enough already???

Posted at 6:54PM on Mar 26th 2008 by lolab211

2. Bring it on!!!!

Posted at 6:57PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Fabulousgina

3. I think this is a great idea. there are far too many annoying teenagers at the theaters these days, not to mention- disgusting atmospheres.

Posted at 7:11PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Amy

4. I stopped going to the movies when the price hit $8. Bloated actor salaries, ridiculus advertising budgets, lack of creativity, and general excess in the movie biz has left me not spending a dime on their 'output'. Let the rich eat their cake and ultimately themselves.

Posted at 7:24PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Dayum

5. That is a magnificent idea. Theatres need to bring back the golden age,...and food is a huge part of the experience; also, ticket prices are declining, this may draw in a new crowd.

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Posted at 7:42PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Stacey

6. This is one of the dumbest ideas in a long time. Rich people don't like to go to malls. They like to watch on their big screens. Kids go to malls where the stupid effects movies play. This idea will bomb. Being that I'm rich am I going to pay $35 to go to a mall and work my way through a bunch of tweens to get to my theater to see Juno? Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumb.

Posted at 8:05PM on Mar 26th 2008 by AnHonestAnswer

7. Now if they could start making good movies then we are all set

Posted at 8:48PM on Mar 26th 2008 by UhOh

8. YEAY I can not wait!!!! I live in Barrington Lakes!!! I will be there opening night!!

Posted at 8:51PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Christy

9. $35 for a movie?? I hope you suckers burn in hell.

Posted at 8:57PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Holmes

10. I'd probably try it, but I think $35 will still be affordable to the loudmouthed jerks with no class.

And I hope that, for this price, they will do away with the 10-15 minutes of ads and trailers before the movie!

Posted at 9:12PM on Mar 26th 2008 by John in San Diego

11. Netflix

Posted at 9:40PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Kelli

12. this already exists in Australia. it's called Gold Class and you order your meal, dessert, alcohol, popcorn, candy, etc.. before the movie starts and you let them know when you want each item delivered throughout the movie. it is a fantastic experience particularly if you are a movie fan. most people save it for special occasions.

Posted at 10:22PM on Mar 26th 2008 by jen

13. Ok so we took care of the teenagers, what about the adults that yak yak yak all thru the movie and the adults with the acorn sized bladders who just have to get up every 20 minutes to pee and then my all time favorites the ones who find the perfect seat, wait for the movie to start then get up to get a cocktail and some munchies. what do we do with them?

Posted at 10:30PM on Mar 26th 2008 by OMG

14. We've had these in Australia for YEARS ... they're really awesome. You get food and drinks brought to you during the movie, and you get to tell them exactly what time you want it brought in. It costs about AU$50 for 2 people to go, with food and drinks on top ... about US$40 I guess. It's worth it for your favourite movies (my husband and I saw the Lord of the Rings trilogy there) when you've only got a total of about 20 people in the whole theatre and all seats are perfectly placed for viewing.

Posted at 10:50PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Bec

15. With the economy the way it is now, they had better put that dream on the back burner.

Posted at 11:18PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Lee

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