Movies in Japan

wow two posts in one day,,,,, what can i say, i'm on a roll
I've seen a few movies here and how can something be the same yet sooooo different.
Well first of all the price of going to the movies here is CRAZY!!!! A normal ticket costs 1800yen(about $18), a student (any student ID will do, even an expired SSC on,,,, hey, it doesn't have a date on it!) is 1500yen, and children and seniors are 1000yen. AFTER 7pm most movie theaters cost only 1500yen,,, yeah strange. Oh and on the first day of every month all movie tickets are 1000yen and some have lady's day on Wednesday, when women can get a ticket for 1000yen. okay do you get that.....
Then when you buy a ticket you choose your seat! thats right, they'll show you a layout of the seats in the theater and you can choose where you want to sit.
During the movie everyone is very quiet and respectful, ie typical Japanese. then EVERYONE stays for the credits, they don't even put the lights on until the credits are done.
I think the only time i stay for the credits in the states is when there's something at the end.