How long does a movie typically stay in theaters?
There's no "typical" answer - films stay in theatres as long as they're still making money.If you look at any Box Office chart (Here's an example: Weekend Box Office) you'll see lots of films in their first week or two, to films that have run for more than a year (Educational 3D IMAX films for science centers often have very long runs since they cycle between locations regularly, and don't have the same pressure of new films coming out every week).It's also different based on time period and location (for example more contemporary smash hits like "Titanic" or "Avatar" both ran for ~40ish weeks. But back in the early 90s runs of >70 weeks for smashes like "Jurassic Park" were more common because there were fewer theatre screens overall, and much less home video, so even though fewer people were seeing movies overall they ran for longer periods of time).I think "Jurassic World" was the highest grossing film to open and complete it's theatrical run in 2015, at 23 weeks - so that would probably be a good high water mark for a modern big budget tent-pole film - but there's lots of smaller indie films that run for longer periods on fewer screens ("The Lady in the Van" at the same time ran for 27 weeks, but for all but 9 weeks of that was playing on less than 100 screens). It's also notable that home video windows are much shorter now so that it's common that films will be wildly available on other platforms within 20 weeks of theatrical release - which usually dramatically affects theatrical demand.On the other end of the spectrum there's absolutely movies that don't even finish their first full week - because their opening weekend was so bad, the screens got flipped over to better performing titles.I do find it interesting that in North America, length of box office run isn't nearly as prestigious as it is in some other countries. I noticed when I was shooting a film in France that many theatres there made a much bigger deal of how many weeks their films had been holding - some had the number of weeks listed on the marquee, and one was even advertising to get people to come see a film so they could keep it running another week and set a record for longest film run at that venue.(Edited 2018 - updated with final box office information from 2015)
Why do some movies stay in theaters longer than others?
Most movies now are removed from theaters even if they make big buck. Hollywood has learned in recent years that maximum returns can be obtained if they allow a blockbuster in theaters for about 6 to 8 months and then release the DVD right at the back end, while some discount theaters might still be running the movie.
Can you please tell me the name of that DREAM THEATER song ?
James LaBrie - Drained album (2005): Elements Of Persuasion The air's so thick It blurs my vision I can't think straight In this condition This dim lit hall Is stretching further Not knowing What I might discover Through a door half open A painted light bulb swings Casting someone's shadow Reaching towards me Something draws me here Not sure Feeling Drained Still I am curious Haunts me Taunts me Now I start to Gravitate Remain composed I hear some laughter The darkness in me Moving faster A handle turned A door is opened Ashtrays Cigarettes still smoking And there again before me The painted light bulb swings And see I cast the shadow The one I saw moving Cannot catch my breath Can't cope His face turns toward me Can't be Not me The man in the mirror It's all too clear As I stood there Acknowledged him In reflective glare I don't quite understand Why any of this Is who I am I'm damned cause I doubt It's part of me Trick of the mind Schizo, you see It's like awakening I'm in Someone else's skin Molds me Holds me Controlled Left me Drained and empty Transformed Shifting I peer inside Like quicksand You pulled me Down deeper All twisted inside of me
Do you think movies are better now or 20 years ago?
Easy question 20 years ago movies are going down hill now. There's no new ideas. It's mostly just all superheros which to me seem like the same film with different characters, remakes sometimes remakes of remakes and this overly PC age is also killing the art of films and storytelling as a whole. Just look at The Last Jedi. No thought put into the film at all and the film-makers blame the poor reception of the film on white men being racist and sexist. How do they not realise that Ellen Ripley from Alien and Lara Croft are women and men love those characters and Blade and Black Panther are black and white men loved those films. So yeah there's no thought in filmmaking now like there used to be and when the film doesn't work out its everyone's fault but their ownAlthough saying that TV shows are got a lot better thanks to websites like Netflix and Amazon Prime which mean they can have a following story lines instead of new stories each week.
If you order movie tickets online, do they check for id at the theater if you buy rated R movie tickets?
No, do you really think that some kid collecting tickets really cares who see's what, not for $7 an hour . They look to see that the date and time are right but as far as whether or not it's r and your 18 is another thing. Now if you were buying them there then i would say yes. Unless your like 12 then you won't have a problem.
Can I get into an R rated movie using my school ID?
This is easy. Buy tickets for a PG or PG-13 rated movie, and then just go into another theatre. They'll never know, especially if you're mature looking for your age. They can't tell the difference between a seventeen year old and a twenty one year old, they're all sixteen year olds themselves. My mom used to do this all the time when she was a teenager and she never got caught, I did it too.
Has the movie theater experience gone downhill for you too?
When I was a kid, going to the movies was fun. Giant theater, civilized people, confortable seats. Now you have all these multiplexes with 50 screens so that each theater has smaller, unconfortable chairs, and the walls are so close to the sides of the screen that the light bounces off of them and distracts your viewing. Also, the people talk and act like jerks often which distracts even more. I like the trailers but what's with all those stupid commercials. About 15 minutes of commercials. Before there were none. Sky high ticket prices, about $10. I thought the addition of commercials and advertisements should make ticket prices go down. To me movie theaters suck now. I watch more dvd at home now more than ever.
I'm going to go see Get Hard with my girlfriend, but it's rated R. We're not old enough. How can we see it?
When I was underage and wanted to get things I wasn't supposed to, I found there were two ways to get it. First realize that not all sales associates "card" for particular purchases. If you have the ability, just go to different movie theatres and eventually you will find the one that doesn't card.Secondly and probably a lot easier than the first is to try and find an adult who will purchase the tickets for you. This especially helps if the person selling the tickets is different from the person accepting the tickets once you go into the movie theatre.
The Martian is not in any cinema near me. I'm willing to pay to see the film on demand on my TV. Why is the studio/distributor making me wait? Doesn't this explain why people look to illegal download sites? Why can't I watch The Martian right now?
Here's the point that the law takes into account: It's not all about you.The laws in most countries, including here in the UK where both the OP and I are based, are intended to strike a balance between the rights of the "copyright holders" and the rights of society at large.So, you and I could both look at a magazine article (paid for by a publisher, and their copyright) and take a quote from it.Likewise, we could satirise it, or for that matter, come up with a satirical film called "Datt Mamom rescued again."However, the law is on the side of the copyright holders when it comes to determining where and how they will make things available for sale. So, you don't have a right to go to a publisher and demand they re-publish an out of print book, and you don't have a right to expect that a film company will make anything available in a format that suits you whenever you want.The argument that "this causes people to look for illegal download sites" is regularly trotted out. What it doesn't explain is that the vast majority of things downloaded from these sites are actually available to buy legally at the time. Let's imagine now that it was something you owned. A car say. If there's someone else near you who doesn't have a car, and can't afford one, do you think they have the right to borrow your car at times when you're not using it? What about your spare bedroom?