I wanted to go to the box office and buy tickets for a show thats in one week. Do they let you do that or can you only buy them on the day of the show? It's Roy Wilkins Auditorium in MN. Thanks if you can help!
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You can buy them at the box office any time after the date they go on sale, if they aren't sold out.
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you can buy them any time after they go on sale! as long as they arent sold out!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
On average, what percentage does a movie theatre box office profit from ticket sales per screening/per ticket?
Thinking about openining a local movie theatre
and wanted to know what kind of profit margins
I was looking at PER screening and/or per ticket
on both domestically-realeased 'major motion
pictures', as we as indies and, more specifically,
OLDER (aka previously released" major motion film
(ie: from year's past)... How much do distributors
get? how much goes to the box office? how much in
royalties (if applicable)? etc... any info would
help. Thanks!
Answer :
The average won't really help you as most distribution deals are made with national theatre chains. That said, studio pictures tend to split the box office 70/30 (70% distributor, 30% exhibitor) while major event pictures (like Star Wars Ep. III) keeping up in the low to mid eighties. Independent Films have significantly less leverage and end up with closer to 50/50 deals with the exhibitors. Exhibitors get even bigger cuts on revived classics where they just pay a flat fee (say $500) to show cult classics (usually at midnight) and then keep the box office.
Exhibitors keep 100% of concessions.
The Theatre business is a horrible business to be getting into at this point though. The transition to home entertainment is forcing theatres out of business. The big boys have it down to a super-efficient science that it is nearly impossible for a single house to compete.
If you are going into the business you will definitely need some kind of a super-sweet gimmick, like "Tarantino personally curates all movies" or something like that. That or a liquor license.
Email me if you want more info.
and wanted to know what kind of profit margins
I was looking at PER screening and/or per ticket
on both domestically-realeased 'major motion
pictures', as we as indies and, more specifically,
OLDER (aka previously released" major motion film
(ie: from year's past)... How much do distributors
get? how much goes to the box office? how much in
royalties (if applicable)? etc... any info would
help. Thanks!
Answer :
The average won't really help you as most distribution deals are made with national theatre chains. That said, studio pictures tend to split the box office 70/30 (70% distributor, 30% exhibitor) while major event pictures (like Star Wars Ep. III) keeping up in the low to mid eighties. Independent Films have significantly less leverage and end up with closer to 50/50 deals with the exhibitors. Exhibitors get even bigger cuts on revived classics where they just pay a flat fee (say $500) to show cult classics (usually at midnight) and then keep the box office.
Exhibitors keep 100% of concessions.
The Theatre business is a horrible business to be getting into at this point though. The transition to home entertainment is forcing theatres out of business. The big boys have it down to a super-efficient science that it is nearly impossible for a single house to compete.
If you are going into the business you will definitely need some kind of a super-sweet gimmick, like "Tarantino personally curates all movies" or something like that. That or a liquor license.
Email me if you want more info.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Do you buy your movie ticket online or at the box office?
how long have you been buying your ticket online? remember back in the day when you had to stand in line to buy a ticket? do you still do that?
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I have done both, and liked each, depending on the situation. If I know when and what movie I want to see, the net is great. But if I am just in the mood to see a movie, I prefer to go to the box office. One of the better theaters around here has an internet box office just outside the theater, so you can avoid the lines.
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i have been buying mine online for quite a while. ever since the inception of fandango. it has made movie tickets purchasing easier and i usually don't have to wait in the movie box office line which is a huge plus. the only thing is that spur of the moment movie moment when i am out and decide to go to movies. besides that i usually buy online and have been doing so for quite a while
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When I'm planning for a movie I usually try and buy the ticket online. But sometimes I end up doing a last minute decision and I buy them at the box office.
I've been buying my ticket online since October or November last year. Standing in line isn't a huge deal to me. Maybe our local amc movie theatre isn't as crowded as yours, but it tends to be relatively quick.
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its easier to buy them online. then you don't have to wait in line and to make sure that you actually get tickets for certain movies...
at times i still buy at the box office, but if its a newer movie, i would buy online
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if you are an optimum online / phone / cable tv customer you can recieve optimum rewards which give me free movie tickets ; )
i usually buy it from the box office.
but recently i have started buying them off the internet if i am seeing a huge movie or seeing it when they first come out
Answer :
I have done both, and liked each, depending on the situation. If I know when and what movie I want to see, the net is great. But if I am just in the mood to see a movie, I prefer to go to the box office. One of the better theaters around here has an internet box office just outside the theater, so you can avoid the lines.
Answer :
i have been buying mine online for quite a while. ever since the inception of fandango. it has made movie tickets purchasing easier and i usually don't have to wait in the movie box office line which is a huge plus. the only thing is that spur of the moment movie moment when i am out and decide to go to movies. besides that i usually buy online and have been doing so for quite a while
Answer :
When I'm planning for a movie I usually try and buy the ticket online. But sometimes I end up doing a last minute decision and I buy them at the box office.
I've been buying my ticket online since October or November last year. Standing in line isn't a huge deal to me. Maybe our local amc movie theatre isn't as crowded as yours, but it tends to be relatively quick.
Answer :
its easier to buy them online. then you don't have to wait in line and to make sure that you actually get tickets for certain movies...
at times i still buy at the box office, but if its a newer movie, i would buy online
Answer :
if you are an optimum online / phone / cable tv customer you can recieve optimum rewards which give me free movie tickets ; )
i usually buy it from the box office.
but recently i have started buying them off the internet if i am seeing a huge movie or seeing it when they first come out
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Does wrigley field sell last minute box office tickets to games that are sold out on their web site?
i know about brokers scalpers e bay craigslist etc...i want cheap tickets for 9-22 cubs/pirates.
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Actually, I looked a couple weeks ago for tickets for the Cubs-Marlins at Wrigley and they had available seats but only single tickets, so would have to sit by myself. I think that's your best bet.
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i dont know about the cubs but the dbacks, dodgers and braves (all places i have been) say the tickets are slod out online but still have some tickets at the box office. a lot of teams do that, i dont know why though, but if you show up early to the box office you should be able to get some tickets, as long as you dont have a huge group with you. the most you will be able to find together is 2 tickets.
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There is such a thing in most parks as turn-backs, people who turn back tickets to the park (the legal way, rather than scalping them). You might be lucky enough to get one or two tickets that way on game day, but don't expect to be able to put any size of group together, and it's sure not something you can count on, so have an alternative activity available.
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Actually, I looked a couple weeks ago for tickets for the Cubs-Marlins at Wrigley and they had available seats but only single tickets, so would have to sit by myself. I think that's your best bet.
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i dont know about the cubs but the dbacks, dodgers and braves (all places i have been) say the tickets are slod out online but still have some tickets at the box office. a lot of teams do that, i dont know why though, but if you show up early to the box office you should be able to get some tickets, as long as you dont have a huge group with you. the most you will be able to find together is 2 tickets.
Answer :
There is such a thing in most parks as turn-backs, people who turn back tickets to the park (the legal way, rather than scalping them). You might be lucky enough to get one or two tickets that way on game day, but don't expect to be able to put any size of group together, and it's sure not something you can count on, so have an alternative activity available.
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