Most Mancunians love a trip to the cinema.
But with increasing ticket prices and the eye-watering costs of a small popcorn and a drink - it's not always the cheapest day out.
Thankfully, whether you're a frequent cinema goer or you only visit once in a while - there are plenty of ways to get the most out of your next cinema trip.
If you know where to look, you could get the code to unlock a 2-for-1 cinema ticket for every month of the year.
Depending on when you visit - and who you visit with - you could bag adult tickets for as little as £2.49 each.
And money-saving aside - if you're a film fanatic there are ways you can view the latest releases before anyone else.
Here's our round up of the top cinema hacks that film fans can use at Vue , Odeon and HOME .
Buy discounted cinema gift card bundles
Costco sell gift card bundles for a cheaper price than their total value.
For example, you could buy two x £20 Vue Cinema gift cards as a bundle for £34.99 instead of £40.
There's a minimum purchase of two bundles so you'd have spend £69.98 to purchase gift cards with a total value of £80.
This will save you £10.02.
Split the price with friends and family so several cinema goers can benefit at the same time.
See new releases before anyone else
With the Screen Unseen at the Odeon, you can be one of the first people to see a new release - but you won't know what film your about see until it comes on.
Tickets are £5 in cinema or £5.75 if you book online (75p booking fee per ticket).
Tickets must be booked in advance.
Get 2-for-1 with Meerkat Movies
With Meerkat Movies you could get 2-for-1 cinema tickets for films showing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Here's what you have to do:
- Download the Meerkat app .
- Create a comparethemarket.com account.
- Visit Meerkat Movies on the app and reveal your weekly 2-for-1 code to be used on the following Tuesday and Wednesday.
You can also dine out with 2-for-1 on food from Sunday to Thursday for up to six people with Meerkat Meals .
Pay £17.99 to watch an unlimited amount of films every month
If you're a frequent cinema goer - becoming an Odeon Limitless member could save you money.
For £17.99 a month you'll get the following benefits:
- Limitless films
- Exclusive member screenings
- 10pc discount on selected in-cinema food and drink
- Limitless members can get 30pc off at selected restaurants including Frankie & Benny's, Garfunkel's, Chiquito, Coast to Coast, Joe's Kitchen and Filling Station. Offer valid until February 7.
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Get cheaper Vue cinema tickets on 'Super Monday'
On Super Mondays , selected Vue cinemas sell tickets at a discounted price.
Click here to sign up then log in to reveal your Super Monday discount code.
Participating Vue cinemas include: Altrincham, Bolton, Cheshire Oaks and Manchester Lowry.
Get a HOME 15-25 card
If you're aged between 15 and 25 you're eligible to purchase HOME's 15-25 card for £1.
With the card you get:
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£10 theatre tickets, with a limited number of £5 tickets on sale to early bookers
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Off-peak cinema prices all the time
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10pc off food, hot drinks and soft drinks in the café-bar and restaurant
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Invites to exclusive artist-led previews of new exhibitions
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Access to pre-sale
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10pc books in the bookshop
Get up to 59pc off Vue cinema tickets on Wowcher
Wowcher often offers cinema ticket deals .
You can currently get two Vue 2D cinema tickets for £9.49 instead of £19.48 or five tickets for £20 instead of £48.70.
Spend £1 to get 40pc off for 90 days
Signing up for a trial Tastecard will cost you for £1 for 90 days.
For the duration of the trial your Tastecard will get you 40pc off cinema tickets as well as 2 for 1 or 50pc off at more than 6,000 restaurants.
Make sure you cancel your card before it automatically renews at £39.99.
Get adult and child tickets for £2.49
See a Mini Mornings showing at Vue.
Instead of paying the usual cinema prices, both the adult and child ticket will be sold for £2.49 per ticket.
Mini Mornings run every Saturday and Sunday from 10am, plus every day in the school holidays (with availability likely to change depending on when your child’s holidays occur).
Fill out a survey for free popcorn
Share your cinema experience with Vue and they'll reward you with free popcorn for your next visit.
Surveys take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
Click here to access the survey
Avoid paying sugar tax
Dodge the sugar tax by choosing drinks with lower sugar content and avoiding Coke and Pepsi.
Then, get even more for your money by asking for no ice.
Bring your own snacks
There's much confusion over whether you can or can't bring your own snacks into the cinema.
The fact is that it depends on each individual company.
Here's what we found out for Vue, Odeon and HOME.
Vue
The website states: "Food and drink from outside our venues is perfectly welcome with the exception of hot food or alcohol."
Odeon
Replying to a post on twitter the Odeon tweeted that you can bring your own food/drink as long as it's not hot or alcoholic.
HOME
As well as its usual film showings, HOME also hosts ' Relaxed ' Cinema screenings where viewers can bring their own food and drinks to enjoy in the cinema.
During 'Relaxed' screenings, cinema lights are kept low, the film's volume is turned down slightly, there are no trailers or advertisements before the film and you'll be able to move around the cinema if you wish.
