One movie ticket: $10.50. Popcorn: $5.50. Soda: $3.50. Candy: $4.  Spending your hard-earned week-long paycheck for two hours of entertainment: expensive.

Teens across America flock to their local movie theater to catch a flick with their friends and have a good time, but many do not realize they can have the same entertainment right at home for a lot less cost.

Gone are the days when a student price existed, the food did not cost more than a ticket, movie-goers did not have to sneak in candy and soda and going to see a movie did not involve saving your money for a month. So keep that hard-earned money, stop paying an arm and a leg for popcorn and soda and rent a DVD.

At any RedBox, DVDs are just $1 per night. And Blockbuster has great movies for just 99 cents. Add some candy from Walgreens and Blast-O-Butter microwave popcorn, and you have yourself the perfect movie night with friends for a fraction of the price.

Sound too much like an infomercial? Well, it isn’t.  Who wouldn’t want to trade in the itchy movie theater seats for your comfy couch at home or the annoying teens in the back of the theater for peace and quiet while watching your favorite flick?

So get cozy on your couch, pop in that all-time favorite movie and take peace in the fact that you didn’t break the bank for a one-night-stand with entertainment.