SC Endures 30 Seconds Without Entertainment

[smileyeagle1021]

I wonder what it costs to open one? *dreams*

you could always add one to your hotel when you open it

[Jack7957]

We've got two cheap theaters here, and about a 45 minute drive is a drive-in that during the summer on the weekends it's $6 for three movies. Usually one recent release and two that have been out a month or so.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

There's only one theatre in town and it has a $2 Tuesday every week. The manager is a friend and former boss. When she's not there, the staff has problems with the projector.

I watched "Grindhouse" there, and at the end of "Planet Terror"...

*SPOILERS*

... where the zombies jump out at the kids when Cherry is leading a group along the beach on horseback...

*END SPOILERS*

... the screen went blank. Then the credits started playing. I thought that it really was a part of the movie (there was a "Reel Missing" bit in the movie earlier) and didn't find out until I got the DVD.

[JLRodgers]

I wonder what it costs to open one? *dreams*

Between 500,000 and 750,000 if you already have a building that just needs remodeled (basically, you have a steel building that's open inside [i.e. abandoned grocery store]) -- although it's recommended to have between 1.5 and 2 million as you could quickly hit that. And of course, you then have to get the movies (with deposits) so I think that's why the amount's higher

More if you don't have a building.


I say this as that's the costs listed in my town when a person opened up a theater in my town (nearest one prior was 30min away - nearest decent one being 45min away).

[MannersMakethMan]

It's all about patience.

Courtesy of my mum:

Patience is a virtue,
Find it if you can
Seldom found in woman
And NEVER found in man

[boringscreenname]

I think there are 4 dollar theaters around here. The smallest one has 8 movies playing at once and the largest has 12 movies. On Tuesdays you can get tickets for $1.75 and they have a little concession stand. All in all cheap entertainment, we love them and go regularly.

[Mr Hero]

On the plus side, everyone in the theater GAINS 30 seconds of entertainment.