Search online for websites such as Fandango, Yahoo Movies, Flixter, and Moviefone that provide movie listings.
If the movie listings have a link to buy tickets, you can see how much the tickets cost. Yahoo Movies also lists the prices for all of the movie theaters it covers, not just the ones that it sells tickets for.
For example, if you search near zip code 06614 (Stratford, CT), you will see that the Rave Motion Pictures in Milford, CT have a ticket price of $11.00 while the Community Theaters in Fairfield, CT has tickets for $5.00. Further away, in Newton, CT, tickets are only $2.00 at the Edmonds Town Hall!
Check your local theater for bargain matinees or special discount days. Many national movie chains offer discount prices for screenings that start before noon. In some cities, this can be as much as half off.
Try the drive-in. There are still drive-ins in North America, including Connecticut! Web sites such as driveinmovie.com list those near you. Drive-ins usually show first-run movies at cheaper prices than regular theaters charge. In addition, you will usually get to see a double feature. Many drive-ins offer a special price for a carload of people, no matter how many.
Connecticut's largest operational drive-in is the Mansfield Drive-In in Tolland County.