Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Weekday movie attendance

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Posted by Gary Davidson (Member # 2198) on 02-27-2004, 04:25 PM:

Are there any statistics available that show movie attendance according to day of the week? I'm looking for something that tells me in broad terms, for example, that 50% of the audence falls on Friday, Saturday amd Sunday, and the rest is evenly spread out over the week. Something like that.

Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 02-27-2004, 05:05 PM:

Mid-week (Mon - Thru) attendance heavily depends on your per-capita night(s), if any.

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 02-27-2004, 07:39 PM:

If you are looking just for general trends and are willing to do some math, you can get daily national numbers at Box Office Mojo

Posted by Chris Medley (Member # 2145) on 02-29-2004, 09:03 PM:

I've found that those numbers are more based on your area. If you live in a sleepy older community you will get more day and less night during the week vs a downtown theater that will be dead during the day, but pick up at night, no matter what day of the week.

Posted by David Favel (Member # 1125) on 02-29-2004, 09:26 PM:

Also depends on what is on. Sometimes it's a waste of time screening Matrix 3, while Calendar Girls is really worth it. The way we thought was try it & figure out what is going to work.
It seems for us anything that chicks/oldies like will do well.

Posted by Gary Davidson (Member # 2198) on 03-01-2004, 07:18 PM:

Thank you all! Box Office Mojo answered all my questions and more.