By the way, I am affiliated and in direct contact with the people who were running this theatre; Tom Daugherty and the other owners of the theatre. Farewell to this theatre and support the Culver Plaza Theatre now, one of the few independent theatres out there!
The reason why the National Theatre got 3:10 to Yuma is because they premiered the movie.
The National Theatre and the Crest have no affiliation together.
Mark, you are right about the Mann sign on the top being too hard to take down. And yes, the National did great this week with 3:10 to Yuma. Good Luck Chuck will be premiering at the National Theatre next Wednesday just as well. They will probably get that movie right after the premiere just as well.
Well Jet Li’s “War” will be playing first run at the National when it comes out. I doubt that’ll do super well but hopefully it gets some people to the theatre…
I’m not exactly sure but I know The Exorcist played once or twice, and so did Trainspotting I believe. Neither did that great because of the lack of advertising and what not on the GM’s part (who was heading this project)
Also, 1408 didn’t do as well as Sicko in it’s first week. No where near as well, actually but maybe it would have caught on after the second week. We will never know.
The reason why Simpsons Movie didn’t play is because it was obviously booked way before the new onwers got a hold of the National Theatre. That is why there were no big summer blockbuster hits at the National.
Like I said before, this is the reason why all of National’s bookings are last minute because they are only trying to get what they can which is why they were stuck with movies (although they were great movies) such as Sicko, Paris, and Rescue Dawn.
Actually, I knew on Monday, but that’s not a big deal.
I don’t need to “learn” anything. The ideas on this page are great but once again, extremely far-fetched. But then again, to you and most, I am nobody, so just flame on…
The National does deserve better, but as of right now.. it’s all that it can get. Yeah.. I’m nobody..
Jet Li’s “War” isn’t playing next week either, nor are the two premieres/screenings that you had nothing to comment about. And notice how you checked today for “Rescue Dawn” yet I knew on Tuesday. It’s not TOO advanced but then again.. nothing of the National’s bookings are.
Whether or not you believe me makes no difference to me. I know where I stand… and you know where you stand. You can decided whether or not I am a fake..
Also, how would I know the pre-releases of the movies before hand? Did you know that there are 2 upcoming screenings and premieres this month and the next month? And how in the world did I know that “Becoming Jane” would be playing this friday at 12:00p 2:30p 5:00p 7:30p 10:00p?
The point of me being here is to be “in the know”. Yes, I do apologize for my juvenile attitude but in actuality, I’m just trying to be realistic.
Do you remember Philip or Armand? Did you know that he is now gone and that his midnite movie thing was a failure in the eyes of the owners?
Don’t get me wrong, a lot of the ideas that you guys are throwing out are great, but most are very far-fetched. 4k’s projectors won’t happen for and the reason will be undisclosed as of right now.
Notice how I am not here giving out ideas.. but more just reading.. and looking around..taking in ideas.. possibly giving them to som epeople.. take a hint..
I actually do know the grosses for both theatres and in actuality, they are non of your business (unless you are apart of the theatre business of course). I’m sure someone who has access to them will give them to you, but I can not.
Throwing up ideas is fine, but at least make them reasonable. Believe me when I tell you that if we had a “Sicko” or something like that every month, the National would stay alive. I know this for a fact so whether or not you believe me makes no difference.
If we tried “Raiders” for one week, do you honestly believe that it would gross more than Sicko init’s first week? There would need to be LOTS AND LOTS of adverising that would need to be done.
And btw I actually do know the grosses in comparison to the Landmark and the theatre actually didn’t do as bad as I thought it would. If you say landslide, how much more do you think the Landmark made in comparison to the National? 10 fold?
I’m not trying to burst your bubble, Mark, and I am sorry if I offended you but I am just trying to tell you what’s going on. The idea of new seats and new equipment is really far-fetched and isn’t going to happen, simple as that. As longislandmovies said, 300 to replace a seat x 1000+ seats is a lot of money for a theatre that won’t even gross that much in a year.
Yes, Sicko was playing at the National and yes, the Landmark did make more. What do you expect? They are a brand new movie theatre where the parking isn’t super expensive like it is in Westwood. Sicko was a gerat film to play at the National; if they didn’t get Sicko, they would have got some other crappy moie that would have made even less. Oh yeah that’s gonna help with the grosses, right?
The problem lies in the fact that no production companies are giving the good movies out to the National Theatre BECAUSE of the lack of attendance. When they see a movie theatre with low grosses, why would they wanna give their movie to that theatre?
Mark, how do you know whether or not those movies will do great? Sure they can bring in some bank, but how are you gonna claim that it “would fill the houe faster than anythign they have booked since reopening”? Do you know National’s exact grosses? If you do, please share; I’m dying to know.
Roadshow, I don’t think you realize how much it would cost for the things you are talking about. To replace that HUGE theatre of over 1100 seats would be extremely costly.
Also, there is nothing wrong with the projection and sound at the National Theatre, and they actually have multiple projectors in their booths, including digital 2k’s. Do you honestly think that the average person cares whether the movie is playing in film or in digital? Most wouldn’t care.
Yes it is, and that is because the owner did not have any summer hits booked. Sicko and Paris did alright but all the others, such as Hostel II and Rescue Dawn are complete crap.
Hopefully there will be some decent fall/winter hits that they get.
As of right now, the National does not look like a place to book films because of it’s low attendance, which is another problem in itself. Now is the time to help out and support IMO.
What is the petition for? Rescue Dawn will be gone and “Becoming Jane” will be playing August 10th. Try to catch the movie before it’s gone this Thursday.
There are a lot of ideas and things like that being thrown around on this website, yet when the first showing of the Exorcist played, only 2-4 people were there? I KNOW there are more than 4 people that knew about the show playing, yet hardly anybody was there. Everybody on this website talks about change and what needs to be done to the theatre and what not but yet when it time comes to support the National Theatre on new endeavors such as the midnite showings, hardly anybody comes for support. It doesn’t make much sense to me.
And I agree with the fact that the theatre didn’t do much advertising as it is fairly obvious that hardly anybody knew about it. Oh well, maybe it’s not too late and maybe the owners will see some more idea off of this website but as of right now, midnite movies are gone.
By the way, I am affiliated and in direct contact with the people who were running this theatre; Tom Daugherty and the other owners of the theatre. Farewell to this theatre and support the Culver Plaza Theatre now, one of the few independent theatres out there!
The theatre is closed. They are not playing Gone Baby Gone.
Here’s the theatre with two mock up signs and the top Mann logo photo shopped out.
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The sign was put up for the two premieres (one already played): 3:10 to Yuma and Good Luck Chuck. The font used was “Impact” in navy blue.
The reason why the National Theatre got 3:10 to Yuma is because they premiered the movie.
The National Theatre and the Crest have no affiliation together.
Mark, you are right about the Mann sign on the top being too hard to take down. And yes, the National did great this week with 3:10 to Yuma. Good Luck Chuck will be premiering at the National Theatre next Wednesday just as well. They will probably get that movie right after the premiere just as well.
War will be playing for another week and they are booked for another movie after that already, just to give you a heads up.
Well Jet Li’s “War” will be playing first run at the National when it comes out. I doubt that’ll do super well but hopefully it gets some people to the theatre…
^^ Agreed.
I’m not exactly sure but I know The Exorcist played once or twice, and so did Trainspotting I believe. Neither did that great because of the lack of advertising and what not on the GM’s part (who was heading this project)
Also, 1408 didn’t do as well as Sicko in it’s first week. No where near as well, actually but maybe it would have caught on after the second week. We will never know.
Well, I guess I’ll stop.
The reason why Simpsons Movie didn’t play is because it was obviously booked way before the new onwers got a hold of the National Theatre. That is why there were no big summer blockbuster hits at the National.
Like I said before, this is the reason why all of National’s bookings are last minute because they are only trying to get what they can which is why they were stuck with movies (although they were great movies) such as Sicko, Paris, and Rescue Dawn.
Actually, I knew on Monday, but that’s not a big deal.
I don’t need to “learn” anything. The ideas on this page are great but once again, extremely far-fetched. But then again, to you and most, I am nobody, so just flame on…
The National does deserve better, but as of right now.. it’s all that it can get. Yeah.. I’m nobody..
Jet Li’s “War” isn’t playing next week either, nor are the two premieres/screenings that you had nothing to comment about. And notice how you checked today for “Rescue Dawn” yet I knew on Tuesday. It’s not TOO advanced but then again.. nothing of the National’s bookings are.
Whether or not you believe me makes no difference to me. I know where I stand… and you know where you stand. You can decided whether or not I am a fake..
Also, how would I know the pre-releases of the movies before hand? Did you know that there are 2 upcoming screenings and premieres this month and the next month? And how in the world did I know that “Becoming Jane” would be playing this friday at 12:00p 2:30p 5:00p 7:30p 10:00p?
Lucky guess..? I think not.
The point of me being here is to be “in the know”. Yes, I do apologize for my juvenile attitude but in actuality, I’m just trying to be realistic.
Do you remember Philip or Armand? Did you know that he is now gone and that his midnite movie thing was a failure in the eyes of the owners?
Don’t get me wrong, a lot of the ideas that you guys are throwing out are great, but most are very far-fetched. 4k’s projectors won’t happen for and the reason will be undisclosed as of right now.
Notice how I am not here giving out ideas.. but more just reading.. and looking around..taking in ideas.. possibly giving them to som epeople.. take a hint..
I actually do know the grosses for both theatres and in actuality, they are non of your business (unless you are apart of the theatre business of course). I’m sure someone who has access to them will give them to you, but I can not.
Throwing up ideas is fine, but at least make them reasonable. Believe me when I tell you that if we had a “Sicko” or something like that every month, the National would stay alive. I know this for a fact so whether or not you believe me makes no difference.
If we tried “Raiders” for one week, do you honestly believe that it would gross more than Sicko init’s first week? There would need to be LOTS AND LOTS of adverising that would need to be done.
And btw I actually do know the grosses in comparison to the Landmark and the theatre actually didn’t do as bad as I thought it would. If you say landslide, how much more do you think the Landmark made in comparison to the National? 10 fold?
I’m not trying to burst your bubble, Mark, and I am sorry if I offended you but I am just trying to tell you what’s going on. The idea of new seats and new equipment is really far-fetched and isn’t going to happen, simple as that. As longislandmovies said, 300 to replace a seat x 1000+ seats is a lot of money for a theatre that won’t even gross that much in a year.
Yes, Sicko was playing at the National and yes, the Landmark did make more. What do you expect? They are a brand new movie theatre where the parking isn’t super expensive like it is in Westwood. Sicko was a gerat film to play at the National; if they didn’t get Sicko, they would have got some other crappy moie that would have made even less. Oh yeah that’s gonna help with the grosses, right?
The problem lies in the fact that no production companies are giving the good movies out to the National Theatre BECAUSE of the lack of attendance. When they see a movie theatre with low grosses, why would they wanna give their movie to that theatre?
Mark, how do you know whether or not those movies will do great? Sure they can bring in some bank, but how are you gonna claim that it “would fill the houe faster than anythign they have booked since reopening”? Do you know National’s exact grosses? If you do, please share; I’m dying to know.
Roadshow, I don’t think you realize how much it would cost for the things you are talking about. To replace that HUGE theatre of over 1100 seats would be extremely costly.
Also, there is nothing wrong with the projection and sound at the National Theatre, and they actually have multiple projectors in their booths, including digital 2k’s. Do you honestly think that the average person cares whether the movie is playing in film or in digital? Most wouldn’t care.
Yes it is, and that is because the owner did not have any summer hits booked. Sicko and Paris did alright but all the others, such as Hostel II and Rescue Dawn are complete crap.
Hopefully there will be some decent fall/winter hits that they get.
As of right now, the National does not look like a place to book films because of it’s low attendance, which is another problem in itself. Now is the time to help out and support IMO.
And who’s your source, William?
What is the petition for? Rescue Dawn will be gone and “Becoming Jane” will be playing August 10th. Try to catch the movie before it’s gone this Thursday.
The National Theatre will be playing Rescue Dawn tomorrow, Friday July 27th.
Business is slow…All of Sicko’s business went to the newer Landmark.
I don’t know how much life is in store for the National Theatre.
There are a lot of ideas and things like that being thrown around on this website, yet when the first showing of the Exorcist played, only 2-4 people were there? I KNOW there are more than 4 people that knew about the show playing, yet hardly anybody was there. Everybody on this website talks about change and what needs to be done to the theatre and what not but yet when it time comes to support the National Theatre on new endeavors such as the midnite showings, hardly anybody comes for support. It doesn’t make much sense to me.
And I agree with the fact that the theatre didn’t do much advertising as it is fairly obvious that hardly anybody knew about it. Oh well, maybe it’s not too late and maybe the owners will see some more idea off of this website but as of right now, midnite movies are gone.
Mark Campbell,
I know everything you don’t and more about the National in regards to it’s status as of now.