AMC vs. Regal Theater

I Peter to go to AMC than Regal cinema

Regals has nasty popcorn, terrible previews before the previews (if you get to the movies early you can't visit with your date, you have to watch blaringly loud advertisements, and are ****'s for staff and security following people around. AMC is chill, bigger theaters, and better maintained screens, never seen a wrinkled screen at AMC but by golly I have seen some at Regal.

I would never go to an AMC Theatre because they're completely awful, as they provide horrible customer service and their amenities are quite a lackluster. The last time I was at an AMC, they're theatres were completely nasty, as I literally saw rats running across every 5-10 minutes. Also, their theatre staff members are always prejudice and rude to all patrons.

REG Theatres on the other hand, are way better as they offer better deals on their promotions especially w/ the Regal Crown Club and have higher quality customer service & more theatres. The AMC Stubs is a joke because you have to spend $100 in order to cut you a little slack (AS YOU'LL ONLY GET A $5 REWARD VOUCHER AFTER SPENDING SO MUCH). However, the Regal Crown Club gives you a premium reward for every $50 you spend, which you'll get a reward in half the rate than AMC Stubs (MORE LIKE AMC STABS). REG's are a lot bigger and cleaner than AMC theatres and their theatre staff are always pleasant and courteous to you, unlike lame **** AMC's.

You get a $10 reward loaded to your card, not $5. I don't know about yours, but, my local Regal charges less than $5 for a small popcorn(which is the reward you get at 50 points). Then you get a free small soft drink(at 100 points) which is also ~$5. So, you do get the reward in about half the time but it amounts to the same amount in the end. For me, AMC wins in the end as AMC Stubs members don't pay the $1 per ticket convenience fee that I have to pay with Regal.

That being said, I do like the whole $2 popcorn Tuesdays at Regal(that I usually pay to upgrade to a large). Plus Regal has buckets for their large popcorn but the popcorn "butter" isn't as good as AMC's fake butter oil.

AMC Stubs sucks because you have to pay $8-12 a year in order to keep it activated. You also have to spend $100 every time to receive a lousy $10 reward voucher via postal mail or instantly activated into your loyalty cards, as that's all it really does. AMC movie tickets are ridiculously expensive in which they're priced around $13-18 (for only general admission). That's why I prefer going to Regal Cinemas because their loyalty card is free and it offers more perks and works a lot faster than AMC. Also, Regal operates more theaters than AMC, as REG have over 6,000 screens nationwide and AMC have around 5,000 (plus, Regal is still expanding).

I think that depends on the area. Where I live, both charge around the same amount for tickets with AMC charging .04 more than Regal. It's 10.75 at Regal and 10.79 at AMC for adult evening tickets. During the day though AMC is a much better deal here(5.49 vs 8 at Regal).

AMC Stubs is really only a good deal if you buy a lot of your tickets on Fandango as you'll easily earn that $8-12 back in the fees you save by going there instead of Regal. Plus AMC has concession upgrades for Stubs members, which is nice.

I forgot to mention that the downside to Regal is that you can only earn a maximum of 20 credits at the box office. So if you're going with a group of people(family, friends, etc), you'd also be better off with AMC.

I'm buying tickets to the opening night of The Force Awakens and am taking four people with me. This will cost a little over $50 and since I'm going to AMC, will get full credit, plus the ticket fee waivers I mentioned in my previous post. If I'd gotten tickets to the Regal instead, I'd have spent all that money and only gotten 20 credits towards my next reward.

AMC is by far a better movie experience IMO. I've always enjoyed them.

Regal has changed their rewards program

Just telling you, the AMC I go to is the BEST. You just pay one price for the ticket, and then you can just go to the other movies! I literally do that ALL the time. To watch a bunch of movies for the price of one is way more better than Regal, where they watch you like a hawk and you can only watch one movie at a time, and you have to buy the ticket for another movie. AMC is just the choice you have to make. CASE CLOSED