Discount theaters.

Picture Show at Superstition Springs

Mesa, AZ

A mall cinema at Superstition Springs Center in Mesa with reserved seating and electric recliners, running current releases at lower prices.

Pollack Tempe Cinemas

Tempe, AZ

A six-screen discount house in south Tempe where most second-run movies cost $3.50, and the lobby doubles as a display of film memorabilia and life-size figures, with an arcade game room alongside.

Bianchi Stadium 11 Theatres

Paramount, CA

A Paramount stadium-seat multiplex with a leather-recliner premium auditorium, rewards program, and $5 movies on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Kent Theater

Brooklyn, NY

A three-screen Flatbush neighborhood cinema open since 1939, with a lobby arcade, a popcorn counter and a $6 bargain Wednesday.

Avalon Theatre

Portland, OR

A low-price Belmont Street movie house with an attached Wunderland arcade. Tuesday tickets are $5, and the theater has long been known as one of Portland's cheapest nights out.

Kennedy School Movie Theater

Portland, OR

A former elementary-school auditorium where couches, armchairs and small tables replace rows of seats, and pizza and beer come to you during the film. Tickets are $6, and the hotel and brewery sit in the same building.