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Author Topic: Average Multiplex showings per day Gary Davidson Expert Film Handler Posts: 101 From: Santa Monica, CA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 10-18-2004 01:41 PM                     Can anyone tell me the average showings per screen that the average multiplex runs on a weekday, and also the average number they run on a weekend day. Thanks!  |  IP: Logged Andy Aggieri Film Handler Posts: 34 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Apr 2004 posted 10-18-2004 05:53 PM                     At the 16 screen I work at we generaly run 4 or 5 shows per screen depending on the length of the film. It is always the same for weekdays or weekends.  |  IP: Logged John T. Hendrickson, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 889 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 10-18-2004 08:13 PM                     General rule of thumb for us- Running time up to 1'45": 6 Weekends 5 Weekdays Over 1"45: 5 Weekends 4 Weekdays I know, what if the running time is exactly 1'45"? Then it depends on your start time as to whether you can squeeze in the extra show.  |  IP: Logged Jason Black Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1723 From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 10-18-2004 08:52 PM                        John, Are your number of showings inclusive of your trailer programming? If not, you're running some long hours...  |  IP: Logged David Yauch Expert Film Handler Posts: 206 From: Mesa, AZ, USA Registered: Oct 2004 posted 10-19-2004 03:03 AM                     We run 5 showings per auditorium per day. Usually it's 5, occasionaly a short kids film will get a sixth show since we do pretty well among that demographic. Of course with 25 screens we aren't too worried about a lack of showtimes.  |  IP: Logged Jennifer Pan THE JEN! Posts: 1219 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: Nov 2003 posted 10-19-2004 03:51 AM                        24 screen: Average Weekend: 6 Showings, also the occasional 7 showings during the summer. Varying by viewer demand. Average Weekday: 5 Showings  |  IP: Logged John T. Hendrickson, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 889 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 10-20-2004 07:07 PM                     Jason- Those are the running times of the films. We generally have a 10 minute minimun, 13 max on our trailer core. Yes. Running hours are long, as we are located in a mall. When product is good, we will start at 10:00AM on weekends, and ususally 11:00AM during the week. When it's slow, we move those times back by one hour. We never end much before midnight during the week. Somewhat later on weekends. In blockbuster season, we have been known to end as late as 2AM. Rank has it's privilege. Yours truly rarely works a closing shift.  |  IP: Logged Dave Williams Wet nipple scene Posts: 1836 From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA Registered: Jan 2000 posted 10-20-2004 08:05 PM                        Back when i ran a theater.. oh so long ago.... i ran four showings per day.. with some good breaks between the films for proper cleaning.. when I switched from five shows to four.. our sales went up... and our payroll went down.... then ownership saw this and said.. "hey, if we can make this much with four shows.. lets have five!!!" which of course extended payroll hours, increased electricity usage and cost, and spread the same customers over five shows instead of four, cutting the time we had between shows for cleanup, and therefore increasing payroll again.. then ownership said "what are you doing wrong? Your payroll went up, cost went up, and sales are down?" This is why I went to politics!! At least people expect them to be stupid.... Ciao Dave  |  IP: Logged Gary Davidson Expert Film Handler Posts: 101 From: Santa Monica, CA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 10-27-2004 10:07 AM                     Thanks for your answers, everyone!!!  |  IP: Logged Shane Hoffmann Film Handler Posts: 68 From: Fond du Lac, WI, USA Registered: Feb 2003 posted 10-27-2004 01:06 PM                     We run 4 to 5 shows per screen on weekends. In a town of about 42,000, there isn't enough interest, or employees that don't have school, to do weekday matinees. (Except during the summer, when we never run more than 4 shows per screen)  |  IP: Logged

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