We go to a matinee six times a year, max, at $3.50 for each of us = $42.00. During the winter we rent Netflix (for 4 months). We rent 15 movies per month @ $18.89 = $1.26. We don't have to drive to a rental "store" to get the movies, which saves on gas, and since we have toddler, we don't have to spend time in the store with an impatient/busy toddler.