Depends on the theater. The big name theaters which have effectively been taken over by AMC Entertainment, I'll agree with that assessment. The small-town theaters with owners who don't own more than five locations often have better deals and reasonable refill prices.
The difference: when a movie will be playing. Most smaller movie theaters won't even show half of the films that were shown in the larger theaters (otherwise I would've driven 20 minutes to the local theater to watch my first movies of the year) instead of making an hour commute.
Depends on the theater. The big name theaters which have effectively been taken over by AMC Entertainment, I'll agree with that assessment. The small-town theaters with owners who don't own more than five locations often have better deals and reasonable refill prices.
The difference: when a movie will be playing. Most smaller movie theaters won't even show half of the films that were shown in the larger theaters (otherwise I would've driven 20 minutes to the local theater to watch my first movies of the year) instead of making an hour commute.