I OWN The Theater, BITCH...:)

[bloodrayne]

So...What if you did?...What would you show?...How much would you charge for tickets? How would you operate?



I would show ONLY horror movies...

I would have 10 screens...On 3 screens I would show classics, from old Hammer Films, to the Original Night Of The Living Dead, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday The Thirteenths, Nightmare On Elm Streets, May, Dog Soldiers and everything in between

On 3 screens I would show movies that people might have just missed that past year, all the way up to the week before...I just missed The Village, dammit:mad:

On the other 4 screens, I would show all of the currently running Horror movies

I would charge $5 for ALL tickets...Adults and Kids...That would keep it simple

I would NOT gouge the hell out of people for popcorn, candy and soft drinks...Have you any idea how fucking cheap popcorn actually IS?!...It should NOT cost $50 for 2 adults and 2 kids (average family) to go see ONE damned movie!...I swear, it's fucking ridiculous...OH, and I would have a pizza parlor INSIDE the lobby....Beat THAT!:cool: :D

[bloodrayne]

Hmm..I'd have to think of a really good horror related name for it, too........House Of Horrors?.....Pit Of Putrefaction?....Macabre Matinee?.....Theater Of Death?......Shock Cinema?.....Hmm...

[urgeok]

no way would i just show horror ..
I'd show anything that was good (by my standards)

The best of all genres .. foreign art house, comedys, cult, whatever.

These films are just as imprtant to horror ..

in the same way a hockey player can be a better player by figure skating, horror filmmakers could learn a lot and apply styles from other genres. The better ones do of course.

and then there are the others ...

anyway .. in a horror only theatre you'd either be repeating yourself a lot or showing some pretty bad crap.

I dont think there are that many good horror films out there .. and you have 365 days in the year to show them ! :)

[The STE]

it'd be a huge 35 screen multiplex, with carpeted floors that are regularly cleaned, and seats that recline slightly with cupholders in the movable arms. There would be a portion of the screens for the best of every genre of movies out at the time, arthouse sized release or otherwise, and a section that shows movies that are no longer in theaters. The extra 5 screens would show Taxi Driver, Casablanca, 12 Angry Men, The Godfather, and Memento. Exclusively. Forever.

[newb]

All your suggestions are very good, but there is one thing I don't see mentioned.


Where's the beer. C'mon...nothing goes better with a horror than a six pack.

[bloodrayne]

Originally posted by urgeok
anyway .. in a horror only theatre you'd either be repeating yourself a lot or showing some pretty bad crap.

I dont think there are that many good horror films out there .. and you have 365 days in the year to show them ! :)

No way...Think about what you're saying...There are only 52 weeks in a year, each movie would run for AT LEAST a week, and I would hold the most popular ones over for a second week if they were really bringing in the people...And, 'repeating' the old stuff?...First of all, there are WAAAY more older movies than new ones, and the new ones will BECOME old before I could even get through 20% of the old ones...Anyway, if I DID repeat, and they still brought people in, so what?

...To be honest, I actually think that my 'old' screens, would do a hell of a lot better than my 'new' screens :cool:

Originally posted by The STE
The extra 5 screens would show Taxi Driver, Casablanca, 12 Angry Men, The Godfather, and Memento. Exclusively. Forever.

LOL...And I know that you're serious, too:)


@Newb...I'd keep chicken salad available, just for you;) ...lol

[newb]

Originally posted by bloodrayne



@Newb...I'd keep chicken salad available, just for you;) ...lol

I'm there.


I'll just sneak the beer in, been there,done that.

I've fantasied before about having a theater of my own..Maybe just like a cheap drive-in to show B movies & cult classics..During intermissions there could show trailers for upcoming flicks.

I would NOT gouge the hell out of people for popcorn, candy and soft drinks...Have you any idea how fucking cheap popcorn actually IS?!

i actually read somewhere before that theaters make 80% of their profits from confessions, so it IS a big deal for them (remember if you wanna run a theater, you'll need to make some cash otherwise no $ = no paying studios for the rights to run their movies)

[newb]

Originally posted by Sara-Monster



i actually read somewhere before that theaters make 80% of their profits from confessions, so it IS a big deal for them (remember if you wanna run a theater, you'll need to make some cash otherwise no $ = no paying studios for the rights to run their movies)

Confession....did somebody say confession.

[bloodrayne]

Originally posted by newb
I'm there.


I'll just sneak the beer in, been there,done that.

Hmm...I would have to consider how to deal with offenses such as this, too....There is so much to think about when operating a business...*looks around for my whip*... :D



@Sara-Monster...I would also have a pizza parlor, AND I would make massive profits due to volume...Because, EVERYONE would love my theater...lol