Movie Tickets On The Cheap

Sixty years ago, it only cost 36-cents to see a movie. Now, you may pay ten bucks or more. That's an expensive night out, especially if you have a family.

But as part of its continuing series, "Recession-Proofing Your Life," The Early Show pointed to some ways to get into theaters without forking over so much.

Three of the nation's largest theater chains -- Regal Entertainment (Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theatres, Edwards Theatres), AMC/Lowes, and Cinemark (Cinemark, Century, Tinseltown and CinéArts) -- sell tickets for only six-dollars apiece online.

You have to buy at least 50 tickets at once. But, if you take a family of four to the movies once a month, you've already used 48 of them! And they never expire, so you can use them as slowly or quickly as you'd like.

Also, you can't use the discount tickets on a film's opening night; you have to wait at least 12 days.

All three chains also offer higher priced tickets in bulk ($7 to $7.50) that allow you to see any movie, any time.

As an alternative, remember that matinees (in the late afternoons/early evenings) are still inexpensive at many theatres.

To buy the Regal tickets, head to www.regmovies.com and click on "Corporate Movie Tickets." You don't have to be a business. You just have to be willing to buy that minimum of 50 tickets at once.To buy the AMC/Lowes tickets, go to www.amctheatres.com and select "Ticket Packages." To buy the Cinemark tickets, go to www.cinmark.com and click on "Gifts and Discounts."