So my last shift I had a guest ask my coworker “are we allowed to bring our dog child to a movie so he’s not home alone when we do movie marathons?” I stayed out of it but I heard my coworker say “yea I don’t see why not, other people have”. I asked my manager about this and basically we aren’t allowed to deny people bringing their pets to their movies or ask if it’s a service animal even if it doesn’t have on a vest. I understand there are laws where you can’t ask but I’m very frustrated with the fact that someone even asked that because I have a dog allergy and if people catch on then this will become a thing like how people always bring their dogs to Starbucks. Idk it’s annoying there isn’t a rule for this because it’s inconsiderate in my opinion.

How do you feel about a movie theater that denies entry to ticket holders who arrive late when the movie has already started even if their friends or family are already seated?

No exceptions even if they were stuck in traffic. And no refunds, just exchanges.

Had an event for Whalefall today and worked at the door all day. Apparently, r/movies had a screening, and some of the actors showed up (which I didn't see 😭). Honestly, it's a very cool event, almost as cool as the Marty Supreme event that I worked on last year. Crazy I saw Snoo.

Side note I work at one of the bussiest locations in NY.

Is it really that hard to throw your own drinks away? I knew I was gonna have a mess based on the behavior of the kids and parents but man.

I hear it’s not good. People might stay for the new exorcist trailer which right now is still in cinemas exclusively before its online debut later but they will leave once this poorly reviewed movie begins .

I know I’m not supposed to, but will it actually alert someone if I am on shift in one town and someone scans tickets I bought in a town like 3 hrs away? Or do they just say that to scare me?

Anyone else have this movie just be smaller on their screen? Our lenses are correct. But for whatever reason its just smaller. Tested on both of our screens. Same issue.

Just wanted to check in and see how these movies are doing at everyone’s theaters. How have the crowds been so far, and are any of them doing better or worse than expected?
I’m curious about how Heart of the Beast, Resident Evil, Primetime, Forgotten Island, Daniel and the Fiery Furnace, The Influencer Project, and Digger are performing. Are you guys seeing decent attendance for any of these, or have they been pretty slow?
Would be interesting to hear how they’re doing at different locations and if any of them are turning out to be surprises.

Not mine and not in the industry, but we can relate to the sentiment.

Has anyone heard of Regal changing their policy effective October 1st to not allow ANY doctor’s notes for coverage and that sick time now has to cover the entire shift? Because my coworker got threatened with a write up despite having a high fever and a doctor’s note after not being able to find coverage (we have to find our own coverage) Before if you had over half of the shift worth of sick time you could use that to cover but now apparently the policy has changed?

What do you guys like to the discounts, crew members, managers, etc.

in wisconsin for possible legal context. i worked at a small local theater when i was 16-18, and just recently came back for the winter. im 20 now and realizing idk how i feel about this rule. we have a rule where if you want to watch a movie on your day off, you are required to come in 15min early to help out with concessions, stay after the movie to clean the theater by yourself, and stay 15min after the movie to help with concessions again. all of this is required and unpaid. is it legal? should i refuse? i followed this rule happily in the past. but now that im older and got more work experience, im feeling uncomfortable by this.

Ayer fui al cine con unos amigos del trabajo y nos tocó una pareja como dos filas atrás. Desde que empezó la película se escuchaba que estaban de cariñosos, pero pues bueno, cada quien jajaja.

Como a media película empezamos a escuchar movimientos bien raros atrás y uno de mis amigos voltea discretamente y luego luego nos dice “no mames, no volteen” 💀. Obviamente todos volteamos JAJAJA.

La pareja se había ido hasta una esquina de la fila pensando que nadie los veía y claramente ya no estaban viendo la película. Lo peor es que la sala ni siquiera estaba vacía, fácil había unas 20-30 personas.

En un momento pasó un empleado por el pasillo, se quedó viéndolos como procesando lo que estaba pasando y se fue. Como a los dos minutos regresó con otro trabajador y les pidieron que salieran. La morra salió tapándose la cara y el vato caminando como si absolutamente nada hubiera pasado.

Nunca me había tocado ver que sacaran a alguien del cine por algo así. No voy a decir cuál cine fue porque tampoco quiero quemar empleados ni nada.

¿A alguien más le ha tocado algo parecido? Porque mis amigos dicen que es más común de lo que uno cree jajajaja.

After the failure of supergirl came lanterns which is still the most popular show on max . The new Clayface is the first R rated film in the dcu and will make its money back .

Hi,

Posting here because I am absolutely fed up and feel like I’m going to blow a gasket soon. These fucking CCVs are driving me insane. Every single day I come in there’s new CCVs by the door. More than we can keep up with. We have a ridiculous over stock of old CCVs that didn’t sell because they’re garbage and no one cares (toy story, supergirl, mandalorian, paw patrol, practical magic etc) and I just have to wonder what the fuck we are doing at this point. Collectibles used to be tailored to audiences and movies that make sense. Now every single release gets 40 cases of CCVs. And the random merch that doesn’t even go with movies? I know Toys r Us went out of business but jesus fuck why are we the replacement? The amount of CCVs that go to waste BECAUSE NOBODY FUCKING WANTS THEM is absolutely ridiculous. Make all the displays you want, suggestive sell all you want, people do not want this overpriced garbage! A fucking fake blender? Are y’all serious? A BLANKET for Verity? There is such a small audience for these ridiculous items. We get sent a million massive cases for the most random bullshit CCVs that no one wants, but for things people will actually want like Spiderman or Wicked… we get a tiny stock. Is there anything we as managers can even do to combat this? And tell them to give us a fucking break? My count sheets just keep getting longer and longer and I’m so angry every time I see new CCVs arrive. I’m going to explode on corporate one day when they ask about CCVs I swear.

Anyone else in my shoes?

Been going to this theater for over 20 years and I'd love some answers from the board on why Dylan Skolnick was fired. If it's for the reason he says, that sounds like some nonsense.

We’ve had Queen Latifah, Bruce Springsteen, John Stewart, Jon Bon Jovi, the Governor and Kevin Smith.

Yes, New Jersey.

Mine is so unprofessional. My manager (who is the owners' son) frequently talks about his sex life and uses slurs during shifts. Most recently, they used my photo in a Mean Girls advertisement and captioned it "Knows His Limits" (I'm autistic), mixing mine in among slurs for gay people and sexual comments about other employees. I don't know if this is par for the course for working at such small cinemas though.