How many times have you excitedly made your way to the cinema to see some wide-screen action, only to be met with a bad ending even before the show starts? “No tickets!” And there you stand, regretting not coming in early to reserve your seat and blaming everything from the traffic for making you late to the director of the movie for releasing it in a summer-blockbusters season.
Fortunately, there is one another way to not miss out on that movie you have been waiting for since ages that does not involve coming hours before the actual movie begins. Thanks to the internet, you can simply buy a movie ticket from the comfort of your home.
Here are 4 ways you can buy movie tickets for cinemas in Pakistan online:
BookMe is a popular e-ticketing platform for cinemas as well as bus services in Pakistan. A promising startup, BookMe has also raised a significant amount of funding in recent years.
BookMe offers e-ticketing solutions for most of the major cinemas in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. They also charge you a small fee for booking your ticket, called handling charges.
How to book a Ticket using BookMe?
All you have to do is head over to their site, select a city, movie, cinema, date, and time, and then click on “Book”. You will then be asked to specify the number of seats and your preference for the seating.
Payment Methods
BookMe will charge you Rs.25 for handling charges per ticket, while home delivery will cost an extra Rs.25.
Download BookMe for Android
EasyTickets is another popular e-ticketing platform, with over 50,000 registered users and over 10,000 tickets sold. Intuitively designed, EasyTickets is really easy to use.
Available in 8 different cities, EasyTickets’ has way more cinemas onboard than BookMe but lacks the option of a home delivery for tickets.
How to book a Ticket using EasyTickets?
Payment Methods
EasyTickets will charge you an extra Rs.20 for handling charges per ticket.
Download EasyTickets for Android | iPhone
Showtimes is a movie schedules app with a comprehensive list of movie showtimes from major cinemas in Karachi, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, and Lahore.
Like other services, it also lets you book tickets for a small handling fee.
How to book a Ticket using Showtimes?
Payment
Showtimes will charge you an extra Rs.30 for handling charges per ticket, while home delivery will cost an extra Rs.30.
Download Showtimes for Android | iPhone
Cinepax also offers its very own online ticket-booking tool, although it is pretty limited when compared to other websites. Also, as is to be expected, you can only buy tickets for Cinepax cinemas across the country through it.
How to book a Ticket using Cinepax?
Payment
Cinepax will charge you an extra Rs.25 for handling charges per ticket.