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Author Topic: Midnight for Return of the King. Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 12-16-2003 10:56 AM                     Since most theaters are having a midnight showing, just wondering how everyone is doing on it. How many screens do you have it on? Is it sold out ahead of time? Is it sold out at the running time? It's a school night so that will bring down some attendance that we would have... We're running it on 2 screens but haven't even started selling it to the second yet, I think as of now we only have about half of the first theater sold out - about 200 tickets. We'll get alot of pre-sales tonight though I'm sure.  |  IP: Logged John Scott Master Film Handler Posts: 252 From: Oakdale, MN, USA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 12-16-2003 11:25 AM                     We are showing it on 9 screens tonight. We are already sold out of most of it, and will be sold out of everything by tonight. [ 12-16-2003, 03:09 PM: Message edited by: John Scott ]  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 12-16-2003 11:46 AM                     Yeah yeah, we're small!  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 12-16-2003 11:52 AM                        I just checked the local theaters. Cinemark 17 has 4 midnight shows. The first is sold out as of now. The early morning and the evening shows Weds. are sold out. Regal Cinema World 8 has 2 prints, 2 midnight shows. No sellouts there yet.  |  IP: Logged Paul Konen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 981 From: Frisco, TX. (North of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-16-2003 11:54 AM                     3 prints for midnight. Already sold out. Most first shows of each print (5) are gone.  |  IP: Logged Thomas Procyk Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1842 From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-16-2003 12:39 PM                     I have another question. Since you probably will have some additional screens free at midnight, are any of you interlocking this? =TMP=  |  IP: Logged Chris Markiewicz Expert Film Handler Posts: 209 From: Glenaviegh, County Tipperary, Ireland Registered: Aug 2002 posted 12-16-2003 01:12 PM                     I'm back at Keauhou for now (see Pictures). We'll be running it on ONE screen tonight.  |  IP: Logged John Scott Master Film Handler Posts: 252 From: Oakdale, MN, USA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 12-16-2003 01:14 PM                     Yes Tom, that is how we are getting 9 screens off of 3 prints. [ 12-16-2003, 03:08 PM: Message edited by: John Scott ]  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 12-16-2003 01:43 PM                     We were thinking about interlocking if needed but we haven't even sold out one theater yet so thats not going to happen!  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 12-16-2003 01:59 PM                        What is New Line's "official" policy on interlocking LOTR3-ROTK? Obviously they have been willing to supply multiple prints per site.  |  IP: Logged Charles Everett Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: New Jersey Registered: May 2001 posted 12-16-2003 02:02 PM                     It's gonna be The Matrix Reloaded all over again -- open huge, fall off huge. You're gonna be glad you have those Xmas Day releases when Return of the King has a big 2nd-weekend drop! The AMC Bridgewater Commons has only 1 print and Reading in Manville has only 2. Both theaters correctly took product flow into consideration in their bookings.  |  IP: Logged Kelsey Black Film Handler Posts: 58 From: Pima, Arizona, USA Registered: Aug 1999 posted 12-16-2003 02:17 PM                     No midnight showing here, so I'm pretty sure it won't be sold out.... Is anyone forced to do an intermission because they're running on towers? Wow, it's been a long time since I've posted on here.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 12-16-2003 02:46 PM                     I don't think this is Matrix Reloaded at all. It IS going to open big and have legs for awhile. This film is so good, people are going to come back and watch it. I cannot wait to experience it again. Matrix Reloaded was fun, but nothing even close to this. This IS the film of the year, and THE films of the decade. AJG  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-16-2003 02:56 PM                        I haven't seen it yet, but I'm betting that this one has legs. The first two LOTR films were both great, and I'd be amazed and disappointed if this one wasn't at least as successful. Agreed that this is the "event" movie of the year.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 12-16-2003 03:07 PM                        Legs? The first 2 "Rings" installments ran continuously here right up until the DVDs were released. This is going to be big. REALLY big.  |  IP: Logged

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