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That's part of the reason why "The Ring" did so well at our theater (and probably others) during weeks 2 & 3 of its release. Does anyone know if 8 Mile is rated R? If it is, The Ring will probably keep doing kick-ass business for us next week! ;-)

By the way, we frequently end up in heated arguments with parents who want to just drop off their eight kids and leave. They even go to the extent to buy a ticket, walk in, sit with them for about ten minutes, then leave. I can't tell you how many kids have been wandering aimlessly around our lobby for two hours these last two weekends because we pulled them out of the movie after their parents sneaked out and drove away. We refund the kids' money, but not the parents. They're probably too embarassed to come back in and ask for it, and the movie is over by the time they get back anyway. At least we get their popcorn money and lots of quarters in our arcade games. ;-)

Has anyone seen the latest NATO newsletter which is critical of theatres for their lax enforcement of the ratings system?

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It is very difficult sometimes for us. Take last night for example (election day eve). Lots of kids have off from school today, so we got crushed significantly more than we expected. We just didn't have the staff to put at the doors of the auditoriums.

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I disagree. I can understand as to how some would get by. But on getting crushed on a night before you know school is going to be out is crazy. Management should have accounted for this in there scheduling.

It is up to the management to know that flow of customers in there building, and be anticipating for any jumps in numbers. Sometimes things happen. But as a general rule management should have control of there building in every aspect. And areas that have things happen they should have plans in place for that.

Anyway, I just noticed last night one of our perf screens had a 1 - 2 foot tear in it. It's less than a year old, too. grrrrr.....

If there was ever a print that I really really really wanted to drop down the stairs and kick out into the parking lot while it was raining, and then keep showing it that way.....

Part of what my company does is goes into theatre (and other businesses) and works out there current problems, creates new policy if neccasary, removes old policy and the like.

We go in an get stuff fixed. Then we work on the public relations issues. We fix the building and staff, then promote it.

It can work really well if the owners are open minded.

But then again, with some of the decisions we make, I'm not sure we're in business to make money.

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Here is the problem...

Since the attacks of 9/11, as most insurance companies have had to pay out BILLIONS in claims as a result, new guidlines are bieng applied by most major carriers.

If you make too many claims over the life of your policy, you may be rejected by your insurance carrier and may not be renewed. New companies may not accept your policy either.

It all comes down to cost. If you have a thousand dollars in damage, and can afford to fix it without a claim, then fix it. If you don't have the cash, then think about how you can prevent it from happening again, and make the claim.

Just remember that insurance, while there to cover costs of loss, should be used in the case of high or total loss.

Example, you get robbed and lose 300 dollars. DONT FILE THE CLAIM.

OR... you get robbed and lose 32 THOUSAND dollars. FILE THE CLAIM.

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I see your point, but when Paramount decides to release a film tailer made for a particular cross section of people that are known to be vandelous and destructive and lacking any hint of discipline, then they should be understanding if we decide we don't want to have anything to do with that crowd. If they don't understand it, then that's too bad. IMO

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JACKASS was banned here in The Bahamas for being "degrading and disgusting." As a result, I don't have any damage to report.

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