Going out to a movie is an easy way to enjoy yourself for the day. It could be a lazy Saturday, a romantic weekday, or an outing with the family--these are all great times to go watch a movie. But with ticket prices getting to $10 or higher, it's getting extremely expensive to go out to movies anymore. Consider this—a family of four getting tickets, popcorn and a drink for everybody can be almost $80! At that price, a fun movie outing can become prohibitively expensive for many people.

This how to guide will tell you the secret to getting free movie tickets to new releases in the theaters. The movies vary from comedies to romances to action flicks to drama pics and even independent movies looking to get a foothold in the box office. The steps shown here are easy to do, and just about anybody can take advantage of the offers.

With this guide, you can remember what it was like to skip your chores for a day and have a night on the town, without the guilt that can come along with spending so much money on a movie.

The first step in getting invited to movie screenings is to sign up for a free account at Film Metro. This company hosts screenings of movies in cities across the country. http://www.filmmetro.com/users/sign_up

Once you have signed up for an account and then signed into the service, just click the "movie screenings" button and find screenings in a theater near you.

This service is absolutely free to anybody who wants to use it. The costs are paid for by the movie studios.

If a low budget or independent movie is being released, many times studios won't want to pay tens (or hundreds) of millions of dollars to promote it. Instead, they will provide screenings where people can get free tickets to go see the movie, then (hopefully) tell their friends what a good movie it was.

These screenings are a great way for a studio to generate buzz about a new movie, without breaking the bank trying to advertise the movie to an already saturated market.http://www.experts123.com/q/what-is-a-movie-screening.html

Because new movies are released every week, the list of movies for which you can get tickets is constantly changing. Log into your account each week and check out the very latest movie information.

Go to Gofobo and sign up for an account. Their service is similar to Film Metro, but with more social media features. http://www.gofobo.com/

Also try Volition. They don't have as many easy screening opportunities as Film Metro, but still, free is free!http://www.volition.com/movietix/

Ok, so here's the deal. There's no such thing as a free lunch, right? Right. So what's the catch?

Well, a few things, and you can read about the catches at this reference link.http://www.filmmetro.com/faqs First, the studio generally gives out more tickets for the screenings than the theater can hold. That means that even if you have a pass, it doesn't guarantee that you'll get into the movie. It also means that in order to guarantee that you'll get in, you have to show up early and wait in line. A good rule of thumb is that for a normal movie, you should show up 1-2 hours ahead of time. So bring a friend, or a book, or a few crossword puzzles, and chill out for a while.

The studio will sometimes require you to fill out a comment card or survey at the end of the movie, so they can get an idea what people think of the movie. These cards usually don't take more than a couple of minutes to fill out.

Finally, because these movies haven't been released in the theater yet, studios are extremely paranoid about somebody bringing a camera into the theater. So, expect for there to be extra security at the theater. If you bring in a bag, just assume it's going to get searched. Leave all still and video cameras at home, or else risk them being confiscated.