12 Secrets for Getting Discounts and FREE Movies in Utah Theaters

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12 Tips and Tricks for Saving Money at the Movies

If you love going to the movies as much as I do but find the dreaded the expensive admission prices and concession costs keep you at home. Remember when saving at the movie meant sneaking in your own snacks and drinks? Whether you're a sneaker or not, there are tons of ways to save on a good flick.

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Maximize Local Utah Perks & Partnerships

1- America First Credit Union (Matinee Mondays): Show your AFCU card at any Megaplex theater box office on a Monday, and you'll get matinee pricing all evening long.

2- Red Robin Package Deals: Select Red Robin locations near Utah Megaplex theaters offer a dinner-and-a-movie bundle. It includes a Red Robin gift card, two Megaplex tickets, and a free appetizer—saving you around $9 total.

3- Utah Happenings Digital Membership: Skip the bulky coupon book. The Entertainment app costs $0.99 for the first month ($1.99/month after) and features massive digital discounts on local entertainment and movie tickets.

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Hit the Theaters on Discount Days

4- $5 Tuesdays: Tuesdays are the golden day for Utah moviegoers. Megaplex, Cinemark, and AMC (for Stubs members) all offer deeply discounted $5 tickets on Tuesdays.

5- Catch the Matinee: If you can't make it on a Tuesday, always look for showtimes before 5:00 PM for standard matinee discounts. Don't forget to ask about student, military, and senior pricing!

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Join Free Theater Rewards Programs

6- Megaplex MegaRewards: Earn points on every dollar spent on tickets and concessions. Registering your card online instantly gets you 10 bonus points, and signing up for email alerts secures a free popcorn.

7- Cinemark Connections: Download the app, scan your ID at the counter, and rack up points for free concession coupons, digital downloads, and movie premiere access.

8- AMC Stubs: Get a $10 reward for every $100 spent, waived online ticketing fees, and free upgrades on popcorn and fountain drinks.

9- Regal Crown Club: Enjoy “Value Days” with tickets starting as low as $4.59 (excluding holidays and opening days).

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Shop Smarter Before You Go

10- Costco or Sam’s Club members can save money when purchasing in-store or online. For example, Sam's Club sells a Dinner and movie combo that includes a $25.00 AMC Theatres Gift Card + $25.00 Applebee's Gift card for $47.98

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10 – Take advantage Merchant Offers:

*America First Credit Union: Members, can present their card at any Megaplex on Monday and get Matinee prices all evening long. More info here.

*Red Robin: Restaurants: Select locations near a Megaplex have a dinner and movie package. The package includes a Red Robin Gift Card, two Megaplex movie tickets and a free appetizer. After considering everything, it's about a $9.00 savings. More info here.

*AT&T: Each week, eligible AT&T customers can buy one movie ticket for any Tuesday showing of a standard 2D movie at various select theaters and receive a second movie ticket of equal or lesser value for the same movie FREE! More info here

 

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4 – Head to the Discount or Dollar Movie Theater:

Instead of seeing movies when they are first released, wait for a while and grab your seat at a Dollar Movie Theater, like Cinemark 9 in Sandy (tickets around $2) or Water Garden Theater in Pleasant Grove where you get deeply discounted movie tickets. If you have a discounted theater in your area please leave a comment for others. Thanks!

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5 – Sign-up for the Rewards Programs and Email Alerts:

*Megaplex: Members earn MegaRewards points that generate vouchers for free concession items, amount off concessions purchases or movie tickets for every dollar spent on qualifying purchases including movie tickets, concessions, and selected food items at Megaplex owned and operated food court locations.

Make sure to register your card online. Members receive 10 bonus points for fully registering their cards for the first time online. Check out this post for more ways to save at Megaplex. And, make sure to sign up for their email alerts, Megaplex will reward you with a free popcorn for doing so.

*Cinemark: Download the Cinemark Cinemode app and join the Connections Club. Scan your Connections ID on the app at the theatre box office and concession stand. Then collect points and save up for exclusive offers and rewards. The points can then be redeemed for rewards like digital downloads, savings on concessions, trips/contests, premieres and more! Cinemark also offers email subscribers a FREE Weekly Concession coupons

*AMC: Become a member of AMC Stubs Rewards program and you’ll get a $10 AMC Stubs Reward for every $100 you spend, online ticket fees waived, free upgrades on popcorn and fountain drinks, and more. Keep in mind that the Stub program costs $12 a year ($1.00 a month). I've heard you'll easily get that back in concessions.

*Regal Cinemas also offers Value Days where you can enjoy discounted movie ticket prices on new release movies with a valid Regal Crown Club membership (excludes holidays and opening days for new movies)! The discount and day(s) will vary by region but start as low as $4.59.

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6 – Hit the Theater on Discount Days:

Several Utah theaters offer discounts for going on a select day, consider watching a show on that particular day. For example, on Tuesday, you can head to Megaplex movies for $5.00. Cinemark also has special discount days on Tuesday. AMC Stubb members can also catch a flick for $5.00 on Tuesday.

You can also get discounted pricing at most theaters before 5:00 pm. And, look for discounts for seniors and military members.

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7 – Check the Daily Deal Sites:

Both Groupon and LivingSocial occasionally have offers for discounted vouchers. The discount varies depending on the time of year. Here's a couple I spotted going on as I write this:

Brewvies Cinema Pub: Movie and Popcorn for Two or Four as low as $10.

Ultimate Date Night: Two Movie Tickets and $100 Restaurant.com eGift Card $39.99

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8 – Fandango Promotions:

Fandango often offers discounts whenever you pay with VISA Checkout and use an applicable promo code. We've seen discounts for as much as Buy 1 Get 1 Free promotion. Keep in mind that Fandango tacks on a convenience fee, but even with the fee you can still save a few dollars when purchasing tickets during a promotion.

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9 – Look for Free Movie Ticket Offers at the Grocery Store:

Be on watch at the grocery store for FREE movie ticket promotions. These promotions are on various products all over your local grocery store. We see them often on Cereal, Eggo Waffles, Candy and Chips, but many products will have them so keep your eyes peeled.

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11 – Go to FREE Screenings:

Pre-screening movies are often set up for press, when the press seats are full, the rest are open to the public. No purchase is required to get these passes, but keep in mind they are claimed quickly and are on a first come, first serve basis and they always overbook, so be sure to arrive at least 45 minutes early, earlier for more popular movies. Companies that do free screenings are:
Gofobo.com
AdvanceScreenings.com
UniversalPictures.com

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12 – Use Your Rewards:

Ibotta (my personal favorite), Shopkick, Kellogg's Family Rewards, and Disney Movie Rewards, are just a handful of the programs that allow you to cash out your rewards points for free movie tickets. Check the rewards program you use most often, and you likely find opportunities to earn free movie tickets.