Chapter 1183 Every venue is sold out
99% of theater managers will not temporarily modify the film schedule for the day and disrupt their own screening plans——
What if an audience misses the show without purchasing a ticket?
See you another day. Or, change to a movie theater.
This is just a movie, not a special exhibition of precious works of art. At another time and place, the audience can always satisfy their wishes.
But the point is that 99% of theater managers will not face the situation of selling out all the tickets for the same day's movie schedule, whether it is a large theater chain or a small independent theater.
What if this really happens?
The theater managers gave the same answer 100%: modify the film schedule. They are fools if they don't make money. If they don't increase the number of films and screens after witnessing such attendance, they may lose their jobs.
However, here, the situation is different in different theater chains.
Large-scale theater chains should not have any hesitation. When the occupancy rate exceeds 50%, theater managers will schedule more films on the next day and in the following days. Profit is their primary consideration; however, , independent art theaters are different.
Don’t forget that their mission is to allow art-house independent films to get more exposure opportunities. Modifying the film schedule casually means squeezing the screening times and exhibition space of some works. To a certain extent, this is inconsistent with their original intention. Contradictory.
So, how to find a balance between interests and beliefs will become a topic.
Today, the Angelica Film Center is facing this challenge.
Ripley stood in the ticket hall, struggling a little. In an instant, countless thoughts and distractions surged through her mind. Finally, she took a deep breath and clenched her fists——
Art, with artistic persistence; but Likewise, if art hopes to further open up the market, they must seize opportunities when they arise.
Act decisively and resolutely.
Ripley got busy. Although busy and tired, but full of energy, she began to run all the way around the Angelica Film Center.
In a short while, the latest news spread in the Angelica Film Center:
"Elephant", an additional screening room will be added, and eight more screenings will be added throughout the day; In addition, the three theaters that originally screened "Elephant" will each have two additional screenings.
The Angelica Cinema Center tried to seize the opportunity to increase the number of screenings of "Elephant" as much as possible; but they did not forget about it and still retained two screening rooms and continued to show those works as originally planned.
And, most importantly, the Angelica Film Center announced that the following Saturdays and Sundays will be the same. They will continue the same film schedule to ensure that audiences can freely choose the screenings according to their own circumstances.
Obviously, Angelica Film Center knows that there are only two theaters showing "Elephant" in the entire greater New York metropolitan area. This trend will not cool down in a short time, and they are doing their best to satisfy the audience. needs.
Wow.
There was a commotion and joy, the Angelica Film Center was like a carnival, and the Christmas atmosphere that had not completely dissipated in the air was boiling again.
Just like last year’s “cat-and-mouse game” invaded Christmas, this year’s holiday is still accompanied by movies.
After all the busy running around, Ripley was finally able to take a breath. She picked up her already cooled coffee and took a big sip. Before she could swallow it, the phone on her desk rang.
Dingle bell, dinged bell.
Ripley was startled, her heart beating wildly, but she still answered the call quickly.
“Angelica Film Center.”
“Hey, Ripley? Is that Ripley? This is Hugh-Jockman, Chicago Music Box Theatre, I don’t know if you still remember me.” The voice on the other end of the phone was slightly unfamiliar, but Ripley recalled it immediately, “It’s not Hugh Jackman”
Because the pronunciation of his name is similar, he always jokes about his name, calling himself "not Hugh Jackman". Obviously, this is helpful for memory.
Moreover, he is the theater manager of the Music Box Theater in Chicago, a theater very similar to the Angelica Film Center. It is also a holy place for movie lovers. Their biggest feature is that they often show foreign movies.
Don’t underestimate this thing.
At present, in the long history of North American movies, there is only one non-English film with a local box office exceeding 100 million US dollars:
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
This record has been maintained until twenty years later, and there is still no other work that can break it. Not to mention a breakthrough, even getting close is difficult.
The box office of non-English films in North America has always been low. The second in film history is "Parasite" in 2019, with a cumulative box office of only 50 million US dollars in North America; the third is "Life is Beautiful", and the other one is The Chinese-language film "Hero" ranked fourth.
Because of this, there are not many foreign language films scheduled in North America, and there are also few distribution companies willing to introduce them. At this point, we can see the importance of the Chicago Music Box Theater. It opens a window for senior film lovers to see more excellent works from non-English departments.
Ripley herself occasionally made the trek to the Music Box Theater to watch movies.
"Ahem." Jackman coughed twice, "Yes, that's me."
"I called because I heard the news from New York. All the Elephant performances there today are Sold out?”
There is an hour time difference between Chicago and New York.
Ripley looked at the clock on the wall, "Ah, you are about to open the door, right?"
Jakman, "Yes, the queue at the door is a bit scary. And New York News is now making its way all the way to the West Coast and I thought I needed to confirm.”
Ripley, "I don't know the situation at IFC yet, but Angelica's place has basically been sold out. We originally arranged six shows on three screens, but it was not enough; now it has been increased to eight shows on four screens. , I just confirmed that the daytime shows are sold out, and the evening shows are on sale, but I think they should be sold out within fifteen minutes at most.”
The theater managers all know that Friday is still a working day, and the night shows are still on sale. The attendance rate is higher than that of daytime shows.
Jakman exclaimed, "Oh, God."
Ripley smiled, "I know. This is so unbelievable. I expected good attendance for the movie, but I really didn’t expect such a reaction. There was no promotion or marketing at all for ‘Elephant’. I complained to our publicity department last week that HBO really refused to invest any promotion money, making it difficult for us independent cinemas.”
< br>Jakman let out a long breath, "Anson. The answer can only be Anson. I guess people are curious about the sparks of the collision between Anson and Gus. After all, Keanu Reeves and Ben Affleck It doesn’t look that bad in Gus’s movie, it seems like there’s a little bit of acting in it”
Ripley, "Hahaha, Anson is lying."
Jakman, "Sorry, I can't say more, I need to adjust the film schedule. No matter what, maybe because of Anson, we may have to create a box office The best Christmas period ever and we should thank Anson for this.”
Ripley, "I don't know what it's like in Denver, Dallas, or Seattle, but I'm sure Los Angeles should be very lively."
A storm originated in New York and is slowly moving along the sun The climbing steps swept toward the west coast in a mighty way.
(End of this chapter)