<p>hell no</p>
<p>I paid $38 to see Pearl Jam at the gorge a couple years ago- 10th row and a lot more entertainment than a movie.
([and</a> 150 people paid $5 to see Eddie Vedder in west seattle last night- )]( <a href=“http://seattlest.com/2008/03/26/why_didnt_someo_1.php]and”>http://seattlest.com/2008/03/26/why_didnt_someo_1.php)</p>
<p>I miss the Cinemond in Redmond though- 
but thats many years ago</p>
<p>I think the biggest issue is not whether the theater is worth paying the $35 to sit in (seems like some say yes and some say no) but if there are any movies out there worth paying $35 to see. My husband got two free tickets to the local theater last month – and there isn’t a movie on that we even want to waste the time to go see.</p>
<p>good point hsmomstef.</p>
<p>Live theatre or as I mentioned a live concert performance are much more memorable and worthwhile, IMO, than the movies which we can also rent- see in another theatre, see in our homes with our 42" plasma that we just bought at Costco for $1099, or watch in bed on our laptop.</p>
<p>I saw Juno last year, Into the Wild, um can’t remember the rest.</p>
<p>There was a theatre that was open for a while that had tables and comfy chairs which served food and liquor. The theatre was nice, it was an odd experience to be waited on, but it was fun and the food actually wasn’t bad.
It also was only a dollar or so more than a regular theatre & even though it was in the city with higher density, they couldn’t stay open and closed suddenly.
I do not think the demand is there for a high end theatre, especially in this economic climate.</p>
<p>I don’t like paying $2 at the video store!</p>
<p>Toronto has had these V.I.P. theatres for several years and they’re successful. The cost isn’t as high as the one mentioned in the O.P. but that one is probably more luxurious and with better food. I don’t doubt that there’s a market out there for this, just as there is for nice restaurants, live theatre, professional sporting events, high end shopping and expensive cars. We don’t go to the movies a lot, we tend to frequent live theatre instead but if there was a movie that we wanted to see in the theatre, with no annoying small children or teens, and no one having their cellphone or blackberry(use is prohibited in the V.I.P. theatres here) going off every 15 minutes, I’d happily pay.</p>
<p>On a side note, some of the multi-plexes in our area now have specific showings of movies that are advertised for parents and babies. I thought that was interesting.</p>
<p>I certainly would never pay that kind of price. In fact, I won’t pay the $10 now. Probably only go to the movies once a year when d. is home and it’s more of mother/daughter outing than really seeing a movie. The whole time I sit in a theatre I am thinking “I spent ten bucks a ticket to sit here and be uncomfortable; listen to other people talking, eating, texting; what idiocy!”</p>
<p>Yep, give me Netflicks or the local Blockbuster—comfort of home, no irritating patrons, eat and drink what you want, take a bathroom break…lots more enjoyable.</p>
<p>some theatres have “crying rooms” where parents can take their kids- which are soundproofed so you can still see & hear the movie while your child is running around.
I remember when Frederick’s ( dept store) had child care, - that would be an idea- they could have a play room that was nice so parents could go out- I can see that going over- especially with their other stores like Gymboree & Gapkids.</p>
<p>While there is a market- the question would be is there enough of a market to sustain it.
( there is already one theatre in this mall- plus only two Starbucks- how high end can it be? the new theatre will be replacing an 8 screen theatre that folding earlier this year, along with 7 other tenants including Nine West and Abercrombie & Fitch)</p>
<p>They are removing an 8 year old theatre in the heart of Bellevue - a more central and high end location than Redmond, our professional basketball team which has higher ticket prices than our other sports teams is leaving for Oklahoma with not a lot of tears shed, the store fronts at the high end malls are often vacant & I think in our area when you are paying $3.50 for a gallon of regular gasoline, the most expensive car you are looking at is a Prius ;)</p>
<p>I have never been there even though the mall has been around for 10 years- if I want to do high end shopping I go downtown Seattle - ( or another state ) but I just glanced at the restaurants in the mall- expecting to actually see a restaurant that charged $35 for a meal, but they are shops like Red Robin and Wetzel’s Pretzels.</p>
<p>No local dept store like Nordstroms, only one is Macy’s- but if Aussies want to spend their money here it’s fine with me.</p>
<p>In several months, we’ll see how this experiment turns out. The best thing about that mall is the REI store.</p>
<p>I agree that there aren’t many movies worth that price. Most of them end up on DVD rather quickly. However, if this theater starts showing all the wonderful foreign films we only get to hear about once in a while and never get to see, we might go. I highly doubt it would happen.</p>
<p>For $35/person H and I can:
<p>No way. I only do matinees now, so I don’t even pay $10 for a movie.</p>