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Author Topic: Sold-out midnite shows for Harry Potter 6 David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-14-2009 05:30 PM                        Regal 15 in Eugene is interlocking midnite shows of HP6 on 14 screens. Cinemark 17 in Springfield has it on 5 screens (I don't think they know how to interlock). Total of 19 screens, and all 19 of them are completely sold out as of now according to online ticketing. How is that possible? Is there that much interest in this movie? Unbelievable.  |  IP: Logged James Westbrook Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1133 From: Lubbock, Texas, Usa Registered: Mar 2006 posted 07-14-2009 05:47 PM                     Harry is on 10 screens in Lubbock. I do not know about the Drive-In, but I can confirm 9 screens are sold out for the midnights.  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-14-2009 05:59 PM                     AMC Lennox 24, which is very close to THE Ohio State University, has sold out 24 screeens for the 12:01 show tonight. They have 1 screening at 3:25am that is available. College students grew up on HARRY POTTER and this is still an important film for them, much as STAR WARS was for an earlier generation. POTTER fans don't seem to be into "lines" as much as the SW fans.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-14-2009 06:27 PM                        I am surprised that Harry Potter fans can stay up until midnight (proper spelling). I'm going to have to watch one of these movies some day. Still haven't seen any.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-14-2009 06:51 PM                        The Regal Fenway 13 (ex-GCC, ex-AMC) apparently has it on all 13 screens tonight, for some reason. Oddly, the AMC Boston Common 19 (ex-Loews), which is the larger and more popular house, only has it on six screens (five 35mm, one DLP). Online tickets appear to be available. Sadly, we're getting it at the Embassy (which is supposed to be an art house...), but there is no midnight show.  |  IP: Logged Chad Souder Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 962 From: Waterloo, IA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 07-15-2009 02:24 AM                     By far the busiest midnight show we've ever run *yawn*  |  IP: Logged Matt Fields Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 545 From: Ohio, United States Registered: Jun 2005 posted 07-15-2009 02:49 AM                     Well ours did better then Dark Knight, Twilight or Transformers. Sold out two screens.  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 07-15-2009 04:02 AM                     We had it on 10 screens...all sold out. Have 3:15 shows, sold out our big house, running it in the second house. Can add more shows as needed. The movies going to be big..and its good to boot.  |  IP: Logged Dustin Mitchell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1865 From: Mondovi, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-15-2009 04:25 AM                     Sold out all 10 screens we had available. Today was totally awesome, was at work at 8am for a marathon of the first five movies, left at 3:30am. Yay.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-15-2009 01:03 PM                        We had a good crowd, not a sellout, but over 100 people which is pretty good for this little burg. I've only watched the first HP film - and didn't really get it. I think I was tired or something. Haven't really had much interest in seeing the others -- I guess it's just not my kind of thing. Word of mouth from a couple of fans was that it was "pretty good" but not through-the-roof great like I was hoping for considering the interest in this one.  |  IP: Logged Andy Bajew Expert Film Handler Posts: 136 From: Bellaire, Texas Registered: Jun 2009 posted 07-15-2009 02:24 PM                     Sold out 3 screens. Was planning to interlock into 5 screens--didn't have the staff available to sell out 5 screen. My theater is a dinner and a movie theater in case anyone was wondering why the staff available would determine the number of theaters used.  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 07-15-2009 03:20 PM                        As usual, it appears Megaplex 17 sold every seat in the building (save for the IMAX, this time around.) They also sold at least one 3:00am show.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-15-2009 04:02 PM                        So who here interlocked all screens in their complex with a SINGLE print? A bunch of little simultaneous interlocks doesn't count. That's wimpy.  |  IP: Logged John T. Hendrickson, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 889 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 07-15-2009 04:07 PM                     We ran four screens. Best midnight attendance yet. Beat the figures for Dark Knight.  |  IP: Logged Chad Souder Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 962 From: Waterloo, IA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 07-15-2009 04:41 PM                     The best thing about last night's midnight show is that people waited in line so long, by the time we opened the doors they were starving. It was by far the best per caps we've ever run for a midnight show and with huge crowds usually bringing lower per caps, I give credit to my popcorn slingers. It was a very profitable night indeed! (but like many of you I'm still yawning)  |  IP: Logged

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