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Author Topic: Sold-out midnite shows for Harry Potter 6 Jeremy Weigel Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1062 From: Edmond, OK, USA Registered: Mar 2007 posted 07-15-2009 09:33 PM                     It did about the same as Dark Knight; came close to selling out 2 screens at 250 seats each. Still doing very strong today although we haven't come close to a sell out.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 07-15-2009 10:12 PM                     A lot of people were standing in the parking lot of our local Carmike theater waiting for the midnight shows. The Carmike 8 sold out 6 of its 8 screens. Lawton's ABC affiliate covered the story. Text and video here. I was NOT out there last night. Just forwarding along the news story. I thought geeky people only dressed up for Star Wars and Star Trek movies. Cool people, or rather people who think they're cool, dress up for Rocky Horror Picture Show.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-15-2009 10:20 PM                        Depending on which news reports you believe, upwards of 4000 screens sold out last night. The 19 sellouts here made the front page of the local newspaper this morning. People started lining up at 6:30AM Tuesday.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-15-2009 10:37 PM                     We sold out eight screens (around 1100 tickets sold) for the midnight show of HP. -Aaron  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Weigel Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1062 From: Edmond, OK, USA Registered: Mar 2007 posted 07-15-2009 10:39 PM                     quote: Bobby Henderson I thought geeky people only dressed up for Star Wars and Star Trek movies. Cool people, or rather people who think they're cool, dress up for Rocky Horror Picture Show. Yeah, we had some HOT witches here last night.  |  IP: Logged Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 07-15-2009 10:55 PM                        We didn't sell out, but we about 85% capacity on two screens. That's pretty damn good for us.  |  IP: Logged Eric Hooper Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 532 From: Fort Worth, TX, USA Registered: May 2003 posted 07-15-2009 11:51 PM                     Who watches a movie at a movie theatre at a 3:30am start time? I mean really. And there'll be nothing but empty houses in two or three weeks from now....  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-16-2009 01:27 AM                        Personally I think midnight shows are crazy. Why would you want to watch a movie while fighting sleep? But hey, if they're willing to pay the ticket price, I'm willing to stay up and be open.  |  IP: Logged Jake Spell Master Film Handler Posts: 294 From: Johns Island SC Registered: May 2009 posted 07-16-2009 01:36 AM                     The converted IMAX theater (now 35mm 426 seats) sold out HP6 over a week before the release so they added a 2:45am showing. Had close to 200 the day before.  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: California, U.S.A. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 07-16-2009 05:17 AM                     Well...let's see. It's 3:15AM now and I'm not fighting sleep. Although insomnia the last few nights is probably more to do with it. The excitement surrounding this movie has been so big. All 3 of our locations showing HP6 were sold out long before showtime. In fact we sold out every additional show we added and still had to turn folks away. At any rate I'm glad to see this kind of turn-out. It's these blockbusters that make it worth it for me...that is when I peek into the theater and see smiling faces or the crowd cheers when it starts (happens quite a bit for some reason). Though when sh*t goes wrong during these shows it's another story altogether isn't it... Ah well. Back to reading the asterisk* manual and trying to sleep!  |  IP: Logged Sean Kapp Film Handler Posts: 30 From: Columbiana OH USA Registered: Jun 2008 posted 07-16-2009 04:10 PM                     We didn't sell out but filled to 88% which is a new record for us on a movie. Not bad seeing how we have only been open since May of 08 and are trying to get people to come back. The former owners ran the place into the ground prior to our buyout and major renovation between Feb 2007 and May 2008. We seat 440, single screen.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-16-2009 08:47 PM                     And to think...it wasn't even in 3D!!!!  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-16-2009 09:23 PM                     Isn't part of it in 3D in IMAX?  |  IP: Logged John Koutsoumis Master Film Handler Posts: 261 From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Registered: Aug 2003 posted 07-16-2009 09:46 PM                     The ads in the paper have "Experience the explosive opening in IMAX 3D!' down the bottom. You can see it here in both 15/70mm and Digital IMAX. The Hoyts ads say "select scenes exclusively in 3D". I wonder if they charge more for 3D Digital IMAX than 2D. 2D is $22.  |  IP: Logged Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 07-16-2009 11:31 PM                     "Who watches a movie at a movie theatre at a 3:30am start time? I mean really. And there'll be nothing but empty houses in two or three weeks from now...." I can't explain why but this comment reallly had me laughing! Thanks Eric. Mike  |  IP: Logged

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