The Picture Show

Great place, gets a little crazy on the weekends, bit definitely best bang for your buck

Being able to watch a blockbuster film in theaters for less than $ 5 for 2 people is a great reason to come back here, especially if it’s a movie not deserving of a full price ticket but you don’t want to wait for Redbox. I’m not a huge fan of movie theater popcorn so I’ve never tried the popcorn here. The theater is old but it’s decent for a dollar theater.

Blockbuster? Movie you must see again and again? Choose The Picture Show at Altamonte Springs.
Affectionately known as «the dollar theater», which it is on Tuesdays with an affordable price the other days of $ 1.75. Add another $ 1.75 if you choose 3D.
The theater — 6 screens — are clean and spacious. Upholstery is intact, which cannot be said of many discount theaters. Be aware that the theaters are cooled sufficiently for the Florida heat and humidity. For those who chill easily, a sweater or long-​sleeved shirt will keep you from being distracted.
The food — popcorn, hot dogs, candy — and drinks are very affordable.
I’m amazed that I can take my family of 8 for only $ 14.00.
Whether you are budget conscious or you want to watch your fav action flick over and over again, The Picture Show is the place.

Don’t worry if you missed a movie at the theater, Just way a few weeks and you can watch it here for $ 1.75 you can beat it. Very clean and reasonable snack prices.

Went last night, spent $ 3 for self and friend to watch «Daddy’s Home». Loved the self serve ticket system. We didn’t wait very long and had our tickets in hand quickly. They had a great selection of «newish» movies we haven’t seen yet. The place was packed and there was a continuous line at concession. We didn’t care much for the overpriced concession items, so it was easy for us to stroll through. I did mention twice that it smells like greasy popcorn. Not necessarily something I mind since I’ve been craving popcorn for at least a week now — my dietary needs won’t currently allow for it. It smelled delicious to me though lol. I was impressed with the theater size. Curved seating… rows upon rows. The red blue curtains seemed nice, theater was pretty clean. I always cringe at the thought of any movie theater getting full lights turned on lol. I’m positive everyone would be appalled! But since all theaters keep dim lighting, it seemed average in there. Just like my regular spot, with nicer colored curtains (my spot has ugly green ones). We arrived about 40 minutes early, strolled into our theater room about 20 minutes prior and had literally almost full selection of seating. The place was warm that night, even though my friend was adamant in letting me know it gets cold in there. It wasn’t uncomfortable once the lights went down though, just snug. The place filled up quickly after that — almost every seat! I was shocked. It looked like a grand opening of a movie at my regular movie spot location (Regal Oviedo). The noise level was excellent, even with the mass number of people. Just a great night for only $ 3! Will be back for sure!

Popcorn always seems to be stale. The checking into ticket area is pretty efficient. But I know it is a discount theater but why can’t they upgrade the toilet facilities. The whole place smells really odd and old.

The bathrooms are disgusting and smell very bad. There dirty and never have enough toilet paper in the bathrooms. The smell in the theater can be stinky depending on with one you go into. The positive thing is the price for the movie is cheap and the food if affordable.

Stood in concession line for 15 minutes. Got to the front and they say «Sorry, we just ran out of popcorn. You can wait 5 minutes though.» Only problem, by that time the movie was starting. My son is really not happy and neither am I. How do you run out of popcorn at a movie theater? Weak!

It takes these people 5 minutes per person to sell movie tickets and refreshments! Will never return. Slower than molasses uphill in January! Ugh!

For someone like me who is broke 90% of the time this is a wonderful place. It’s cheap but still a nice theater experience. It’s small but works for me. It has a small arcade that is nice to kill time before a movie. I do wish they would turn down the A/​C is always freezing.

You get what you pay for. Inexpensive tix price, popcorn ok, but they stopped having the popcorn seasoning for free. *rme* Now they charge $ 1.50 and no longer carry the bbq flavor. It’s still aiight for watching a movie.

Yeah. This place is kind of dirty (see popcorn area) but not sure what I was expecting from a $ 1 theater.

Taking my father here in a wheelchair can be a challenge. There’s only one handicapped parking space out back and the bathroom doors are not automatic. Assistance is necessary to open the doors and enter the restroom — he is paralyzed on his right side and cannot open the door himself. We saw a film in theater 5 at 12:05 pm. Though it was the first show of the day, the floors were wet and sticky and the chair seats felt damp. There’s wheelchair seating near the front (rows 3 and 5 from the screen). Additional seating in the back would be a nice touch for those disabled that need to exit the theater during the movie to use the restroom and/​or those that would like to sit further back.
It’s nice to find a dollar theater (they are rare), but the floors were dirty, the bathroom door handles were sticky and dirty well. Would have gotten a higher rating if it were kept cleaner. Overall, the place is okay and you get what you pay for.

You cannot beat the price of this «second-​run» movie theater. We drive 35 minutes to go here. The last time we took our whole family to the first-​run theater by our house, it cost us nearly $ 60 just in tickets. That’s with no snacks. A family of 5 shouldn’t have to pay $ 100 to go to the movies.
This is why this movie theater is so terrific. The kids get the movie theater experience for a cheap price. Tickets are only $ 1.75 ($ 1 on Tuesdays) and they even offer a 3D movie for an additional $ 1.75 per ticket (bringing the grand total for a 3D movie here to $ 3.50). Snacks are very reasonably priced. Tubs of popcorn get a free refill if the kids plow through it (mine always do).
The theaters themselves are good sized and clean. Sound quality is good. We love this place! Tonight’s movie and snacks cost us a grand total of $ 35 for everything, including popcorn, drinks, nachos, hot dogs, everything. Hot dogs are a dollar!

Fairly clean. Always the right price. Tuesdays are $ 1.

Popcorn aroma helps mask (somewhat) the gross smell in the theaters.
Best part of this place is that I can bring the whole family for a movie for less than the price of one ticket at the regular cinemas.

After visiting one of Orlando’s water parks, my son really wanted to see a particular movie that was all but gone from theaters.
We decided on this theater from the reviews.
Ticket prices were obscenely cheap. Snack prices were average.
I was surprised at how large the theaters and screens were for a discount theater.
All around a great experience. Wish I had a place like this back home.

It costs how much?! Blew my mind when I heard how cheap this movie theater is. Once in a while, you could take all your cousins here and still have money leftover to send them far away where they belong. I could read this place for its shortcomings – it’s old & old-​smelling, not very clean, the seats are all leveled (instead of raised like regular theaters), it’s located in a ghost-​town of a shopping plaza – but let’s face it… it’s cheap as hell! They show movies that you may have missed out on. Movies that are a month or two after its release date. And so what if the seats make you itch… just keep scratching! Highly recommended for broke college kids like myself. Just don’t bring a romantic date here or else they will judge you to filth. Platonic friends are fine.

Seriously. Lets all gather heads for a second. If you are complaining in this day and age about 1.75 ticket to a movie, you seriously should go on anti depressents. Cheer up people!
Yes, the bathrooms are not the cleanest. Go before you leave your house or at the restaurant you just left is one of 1000 solutions. Yes the theater is packed. Well if the Olive Garden started giving away dollar dishes I am positive you would see an increase in seating. Solution? If your going as a couple, go 15 minutes early and grab the 2 seaters that are seperate from everyone else. Alternatively, sit near the back corner. Or go on a weeknight or early weekday showing. If your shocked a Tuesday night or weekend night movie is packed, you must not get out often.
The movies that drop are still new and fresh for the most part, having just left the main theaters run or are on thier way out. This is like pergatory for movies. Not quite new enough to be in regular theaters, not old enough to have hit on demand or dvd. Its perfect for those «I dont want to spend 24 dollars plus another 15 on concessions for this movie, but I want to see it on a large screen» movies. EG: I saw dracula untold. Cost? 3.50 for a pair of tickets and a popcorn and soda was 6 bucks. 9.50 for a date night with the wife. Very nice.
Seriously folks, enjoy it. Dont complain about it. Because when its gone, its gone forever. Suck up the fact you paid a dollar for a movie and dont be upset there wasnt a bathroom attendant washing your feet while your were using it. Dont complain over popcorn on the floors. It happens. This is like complaining about a 5 dollar oil change because they didnt vacuum your carpets.
I highly suggest pictureshow for a nice, inexpensive, take it or leave it night out.

I have only been to this place a few times, and probably won’t go back. I understand the movies are really cheap here, but every time I’ve been here the theater has been dirty and extremely crowded. Save your $ 1.50 and go to the Aloma Cinema Grill. It’s not that much more expensive, and the experience is much classier.