Movie Trailer Question

[Barkeep49]

Twice this summer I have seen the same movie twice during opening weekend. The first time, each time, has been the Friday 12:01 AM premier and then I've seen a matinee Sunday the second time. Each time has been at the same movie theatre. Each time the previews have been similar, but not identical.

The way I always understood trailers to work is that the studio attaches 2 or 3 to a film and then the theatre operator gets to choose 2 or 3 others. Now presumably the ones that have changed are not the studio ones, meaning the theatre is choosing to show different previews. Why would this be? Is this common now? Does it have to do with simply seeing a different print so that it's possible if I had seen the movie at a different showing on the same day I would have seen yet another different combonation of trailers?

[Franklinnoble]

I think you think too much about these things.

[cthomer5000]

They might be showing the movies to a largely different audience at those two times.

I'd imagine the "midnight showing" crowd and "matinee" crowd are pretty different. My guess would be that matinee trailers would be for more family-type films, or PG rated movies, whereas you might get nothing but R rated film trailers at a midnight show.

My burning movie theatre question: Even with more and more advertisements running before films, how have the theaters had the balls to constantly increase ticket prices?

[rkmsuf]

Maybe each time you've jumped to different timelines.

[rkmsuf]

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My burning movie theatre question: Even with more and more advertisements running before films, how have the theaters had the balls to constantly increase ticket prices?

Because people pay it?

[Shepp]

The theater really doesn't make very much from ticket sales. Most of their revenue comes from consessions.

New releases typically have a large percentage of the tickets sales going to the movie makers. The longer the movie runs then the percentage swings to where the theater makes more money from tickets. Thats why theaters love movies like Titanic and Big Fat Greek Wedding.

[albionmoonlight]

Mini threadjack:

At this stage in life, I am not a huge moviegoer--probably what one would call a moderate movie watcher.

There have been at least two times in the last 6 months when I did not go to the theater to see a movie that I would have seen solely because I really really really dislike the non-preview commercials before the movie.

I know that everyone dislikes this new development. Am I the only one that has actually used the product less because of it?

(Just for background, I am normally one (like most everyone else) who bitches about commercials but watches the product anyway--see the fact that I still watch the NFL on TV. That's why I find it strange that I am actually changing my behavior based on the commercials.)

[cthomer5000]

I know that everyone dislikes this new development. Am I the only one that has actually used the product less because of it?
Nope. I strongly prefer DVD these days (and with a nice sound system, you lose a lot less of the movie).

I now see movies in the theater about once every 3 months, when I used to go every 2 weeks or more.

The ticket prices combined with me absolutely hating watching a movie in a crowd (where people are talking, kicking my chair, having cell phones go off) keeps my home 9 times out of 10.

A great example was the past Sunday. My girlfriend and I were eating in the food court at the mall, 50 feet away from the theater. We had come to the mall to see a movie, then decided to just go back home and rent something instead.

I typically only see movies in the theater that I know won't translate as well to DVD (action movies, basically).

[Franklinnoble]

Rising ticket prices have also kept me out of the movies, for the most part. Plus I have a 10 month old baby that doesn't really care to sit through a film. DVD at home is just much, much easier, and I can own the film for life for less than what it costs to see it once at a theater.

[rkmsuf]

Rising ticket prices have also kept me out of the movies, for the most part. Plus I have a 10 month old baby that doesn't really care to sit through a film. DVD at home is just much, much easier, and I can own the film for life for less than what it costs to see it once at a theater.

Yeah but you don't get the dancing popcorn and soda.

[cthomer5000]

Yeah, when you can buy a DVD for the cost of 2 tickets... it definitely makes you re-think the need to go to the threatre.

[mrsimperless]

I had a similar thing happen to me the other day. The girl and I went out with the intention of going to see a movie and we ended up at Fantasuites and ordering in some soft porn and popcorn.

[Franklinnoble]

What is this "Fantasuites" you speak of?

[mrsimperless]

You can do jungle theme (me Tarzan you Jane!) or the firehouse is popular as well. They use LOTS of chlorine in the hot tubs. (I hope)

[Easy Mac]

Hotels where you have to dress up like a Walt Disney character in order to get a room.

[gstelmack]

Yeah, when you can buy a DVD for the cost of 2 tickets... it definitely makes you re-think the need to go to the threatre.
Throw in the high definition TV and Dolby Digital surround sound system, and who needs the theater?

[strait8]

If you are like me and like to see all the new movie trailers go to the Apple Quicktime site link below:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/

You must have the free quicktime plug-in installed to view the films, They have it for all operating systems.

Check out the trailers for the Village and a movie i never heard of but looks great called Cellular with Kim Basinger.

With the Quicktime installed go to this site:

http://www.bmwfilms.com/clap.asp?template=international&country=&film=

Here a group of Hollywoods best directors (John Woo, Ridley Scott, John Frankenheimer) have created a group of short action films called "the Hire"
The films all star a BMW car and Clive Owen (King Arthur, Croupier, and the next James Bond).

If you haven't seen them these films are all very good, some are outright excellent. Over a two year period these films got 3 million hits.
Not a bad way to get someone to watch your commercials.

[gottimd]

Tons of movie trailers sites:

www.comingsoon.net
empiremovies.com
www.joblo.com
www.movie-trailers.com

SPOILERS TO MOVIES:
www.themoviespoiler.com
www.moviepooper.com

Has anyone seen my socks?