What I can tell you is that I ran the theatre that went bancrupt for two years, until 2006. There are two bigger cinemas (6 and 8 screens, respectively)around this area—each about 15 miles away.
The word bancrupt does not scare me, in fact it makes my interest even greater since I should be able to get the theatre a decent amount below what I was going to pay for it 2 years ago.
This is a very viable operation, even with the first run movies that this theatre has gotten the last 6 years. The problem is, keeping a movie for 4-6 weeks really hurts the business and does not create interest within the community. So I’ve been really thinking about how to run it more efficiently…I would like to have second runs of movies—kids movies work best in this town, but also to regularily show classics from long ago, westerns I think would be a big hit, really old cartoons, and newer oldies (from the 80’s and 90’s). I’d like to keep charging a low admission price (around $3) because I know that concessions are where the profits are.
I have been thinking about digital projection, but I think at this point we need to stick with the brenkert 35mm.
I’ve read so much from bigscreenbiz.com for over 2 years now I really feel like I have a good idea of what needs to be done.
So what I’m looking for are other’s thoughts about my ideas. If anyone has any suggestions to add, or to criticize my thoughts. Any feedback is helpful. Thanks!
Amery Theatre in Amery, WI
good theatre in amery, wi
I like your ideas of the opening night bash. You better believe I am getting a big, red, fluffy curtain to unveil the screen at every show!
My biggest concerns are to keep patrons during the winter months, when everything seems to go dead in this community.
thank you two for the input.
What I can tell you is that I ran the theatre that went bancrupt for two years, until 2006. There are two bigger cinemas (6 and 8 screens, respectively)around this area—each about 15 miles away.
The word bancrupt does not scare me, in fact it makes my interest even greater since I should be able to get the theatre a decent amount below what I was going to pay for it 2 years ago.
This is a very viable operation, even with the first run movies that this theatre has gotten the last 6 years. The problem is, keeping a movie for 4-6 weeks really hurts the business and does not create interest within the community. So I’ve been really thinking about how to run it more efficiently…I would like to have second runs of movies—kids movies work best in this town, but also to regularily show classics from long ago, westerns I think would be a big hit, really old cartoons, and newer oldies (from the 80’s and 90’s). I’d like to keep charging a low admission price (around $3) because I know that concessions are where the profits are.
I have been thinking about digital projection, but I think at this point we need to stick with the brenkert 35mm.
I’ve read so much from bigscreenbiz.com for over 2 years now I really feel like I have a good idea of what needs to be done.
So what I’m looking for are other’s thoughts about my ideas. If anyone has any suggestions to add, or to criticize my thoughts. Any feedback is helpful. Thanks!