Ziegfeld Theatre
141 W. 54th Street,
New York,
NY
10019
141 W. 54th Street,
New York,
NY
10019
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ps….The Ziegfeld has a very low rent as they have a 100 year lease..
1st of all i doubt the ZIEGFELD LOOSES MONEY……A film company must pay the nut every week, that covers all theater operating costs.. if the film does $500.00 for the whole week the film company must pay the"nut"(i would think it would be about $18,000 per week for the ziegfeld.
Not as profitable as Clearview’s few multiplexes in the tri-state area, such as Parsippany and Succasunna, both of which are a bit cheaper than the Ziegfeld and easy to travel to than in NYC.
The Ziegfeld loses about a million dollars every year. They are not profitable, especially under Clearview’s control.
Sounds to me like Jeff S. needs to open up his own theater and charge $6 admission to all and $ dollar soft drinks and candies for everyone. We’ll see how long that theater stays in business. :–)
Remember, that this is a business. In some cases, we have city and county governments subsidizing theater restorations and operating expenses. Sometmes, a local family takes over an old palace, as was the case of The St. George in Staten Island. That theater ha been beuatifully restored, but it rarely shows movies. To pay the bills it has become a live theater/concert venue and the results ve been amazing.
We can all argue as to whether The Ziegfeld is run properly, but at the end of the day, this theater, like all of the others, has to be profitable to remain in business. I have no problem paying $12 to see a film at this theater or $10 or $11 at any other Manhattan theater.
$12.00 for two hours' entertainment in a borough that charges six dollars for drink is more than fair.
The “elite” who pay $120.00 for high-brow entertainments such as GREASE and MAMMA MIA are mostly middle class tourists from the midwest.
Jezz, and I still remember $1.25 at Radio City Music hall for a movie AND a stage show. The Paramount was $.90 cents!
God I’m old.
No, I do not live in Manhattan, but live close enough to feel it’s “overhead” effects. Cost of living is too high in this area.
“$12 is fine as long as its a Ziegfeld or similar venue.”
But the list included other “black box” venues that were $11.75. As far as I’m concerned, that’s $12. Too high.
$12 is fine as long as its a Ziegfeld or similar venue.
Re: 35mm prints of Blade Runner. DC’s Uptown is running a 35mm presentation, with Baltimore’s Senator to be running it after the newly opened Landmark Baltimore concludes its DP engagement.
jeff do you live in manhatten???Can you imagine what the over head is …………….
We can agree to disagree. I do not think $12, $10, or even $8 is a fair price for a movie of today’s caliber. Given the unfair splits the studios give the houses, no wonder you’re paying $12, $6 for a candy bar, and $4 for a bottled water. remember, this is just my opinion. I’ll be perfectly happy to go to the Lafayette tomorrow and pay my $6 to see a classic film, in a movie palace, with a pipe organ.
$12.00 TICKET IN MANHATTEN IS A FAIR PRICE….
Attendance is at an all time high 2 years in a row even with all the new high tech gadgets…..
Could be the reason I don’t go to Broadway shows, and only the elite do. Keeps the “riff-raff” out.
Remember many of the top Broadway shows in the 1970’s had a top ticket price of $20-25 dollars. Now it’s over a hundred and for special seating areas, even higher.
“$12.00 is a bargain for this theater!”
$12 is not a bargain at any theater. Just my opinion. If they continue to raise prices, and you continue to pay, they’ll just keep raising prices.
I guess we’ll consider gasoline a bargain when it’s $5 a gallon too.
The studio knew of the fan base for the film, but it might be a case that they really did not know how big it could perform. Maybe rolled it out like this, without sinking millions into the release for prints and other marketing costs.
Ed: When I first read about the DVD release of the “Final Cut” earlier in the year, the plan was only to screen it in NY and LA on a limited engagement basis. I’m wondering too if the success of this theatrical run encouraged WB’s to expand the release.
JSA
$12.oo is a bargin for this theater!
Anybody know if Sweeny Todd will be exclusive at the Ziegfeld?
not should be now $11.75.
And they wonder why people stay home to watch their movies.
Not all bookings are DLP presentations. Landmark uses the Sony 4K projector in select locations. (NYC/LA).
THe new adult admission ticket price for the Ziegfeld is now $12.00. Regal Cinemas raised their prices to $12.00 for Friday and Saturday and $11.75 for the rest of the week. AMC/Loews’s Empire and Lincoln Square are not $11.75. And at some of their other locations in the city to $11.25.
I’d love to know what the strategy at WB was, going in to this release. Was this sort of roll out planned all along with prints struck for those markets where DLP bookings were not feasible? Or was the expansion and striking of prints (if that is indeed the case) a response to the success of the limited initial NY and LA engagements? The DVD will be out in a little over a month – I can’t imagine WB could have ever expected this release to be as popular or as expansive as it has turned out. I also wonder what hope this holds for similar re-releases in the future. Of course, with this being a new version “final cut” of a venerated cult-classic, the model may be somewhat unique.
Ed: I would not be so sure. Not all of these theatres have DLP capability. I bet a handful of 35 mm prints were struck.
JSA
It’ll be interesting to see how those engagements go around the country. Thanks, DavidMorgan. I presume they’re all DLP – I doubt any prints are being struck.