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Author Topic: Midnight of Inglourious Basterds Andy Bajew Expert Film Handler Posts: 136 From: Bellaire, Texas Registered: Jun 2009 posted 08-12-2009 09:36 PM                     Any other cinemas doing a midnight of Inglourious Basterds? When my managers presented the news to me I just gave him an insanely blank stare followed by the comment: "You expect people to come see a movie on a work night, the weekend before school starts, and stay until 3am?"  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Jorgenson Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1002 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Feb 2005 posted 08-12-2009 09:43 PM                        We ran a midnight of Watchmen during the school year. That was only 9 min. shorter. I haven't heard whether we're doing one for Inglourious Basterds yet, but I hope not, aside from a couple titles, we generally don't do well with midnight showings.  |  IP: Logged Matt Young Film Handler Posts: 36 From: Kearney, NE, USA Registered: Jun 2009 posted 08-18-2009 06:27 PM                        we aren't showing it at midnght either. We did have midnights of D-9 and Time Travelers Wife last week, they didnt do too great. We sold out Harry Potter's midnight show when it came out a few weeks ago...1200 seats. Personally I cant wait for Inglorious Basterds  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 08-18-2009 07:38 PM                     Were doing it, we do midnights for all movies though and we do well every week so its a give in that this will do well for us. My guess is we do north of 800 people for this one.  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 08-21-2009 04:45 AM                     well i was way off on this.....we did 1100 and could of done more if we had more prints. That was with just two prints. Let me tell ya cousin business is a boomin.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Mehocic Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 804 From: New Castle, PA, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-22-2009 01:01 PM                     Not here, we officially ceased midnight shows for good as of last night, August 21. This brings to an end 13 years of post-12:00 movies on the weekends. We will still do special engagements, but in our area, midnights are now a thing of the past. Truthfully, they died years ago . . .  |  IP: Logged

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