for it is, it is, a glorious thing to be a pirate king

[snow_wind]

As you can probably guess, I went to see the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie yesterday. It was also my first visit to a Japanese movie theatre - which (when you go to a newer one at least) isn't very different from an American theatre. There are a few differences. The concession stand at a Japanese theatre serves beer as a beverage. Two types

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[sakuragrrl]

(I didn't read most of the post, cause I haven't seen the movie yet...)

Aren't Japanese movie theatres also ridiculously expensive, even compared to the American ones? Or is that misinformation?

[snow_wind]

Well, they used to be. American theatres are catching up rather quickly. But the general admissions (daytime) price to a Japanese movie is about 1700 yen. So, I think there's only a 5-7 dollar difference after conversion. However, if you go late at night, then the price drops to 1000 yen. And on some days, they might have a women's night or a special discount night or day when you can see a movie for cheap. The concession stand prices are about the same as in an American theatre (absurd), but maybe a dollar cheaper.
Also, the theatres hand out discount coupons at local companies or work places that you can use. They drop them off at the schools once a month. You can use those to take the edge off of the price, too. It's not too bad, and if you time it right or have a good discount, you can see movies for about the same price as in America.