There is nothing like watching a movie on the big screen. Audiences remember it every time they walk into a movie theater, and many have remembered that weekend when they took advantage of a $ 3 Saturday special in US theaters. National Movie Day, as it was known, handed out discounted tickets to markets throughout the day, and the response from fans appears to be overwhelmingly positive.
We won’t have the full numbers or know the full impact until after the holiday weekend, but many people have turned to Twitter and other social media platforms to get excited about their reduced-price tickets and what they have decided to go for. watch. Many others also commented on how crowded the cinemas were, especially for a weekend that didn’t include a major superhero release or other type of high-budget event movie for the weekend. Some even posted about going to see more movies or staying in the theater for most of the day.
National Movie Day was a collective effort of all major movie studios and movie chains. Tickets for all films have been slashed by $ 3 in an effort to bring people back to theaters and hopefully excite them for many highly anticipated releases coming this fall when fans will receive plenty of fun titles, including black adam, black panther 2the last one Halloween and the long-awaited sequel Avataras well as all the candidates for the next awards for the Oscar race.
This first round of discounted tickets is being treated as a test run by all parties involved, but the stated hope is that it will become normal if fans like it and function financially. It will likely be months before we get a resolution on this front, but given all the positivity on social media, there is certainly some optimism that this could be a tool to continue building momentum and remind people how extraordinary the great is. screen. It’s something Rolando Rodriguez, president of Marcus Theaters and president of the National Association of Theater Owners, discussed during his visit to the ReelBlend podcast last week.
It is not about pouring large sums of money through the door. This is a celebration of going to the movies, going to the movies, taking (people) back to the movies and reminding everyone that we are a great social experience. When you’re sitting in a room with 150 or 200 other customers you don’t even know and hear that laugh on the screen or that emotion together, it’s very impactful.
Thanks to last year’s titles like Spider-Man: No homecoming Yes Top Gun: MaverickMany fans returned to theaters after the industry was largely shut down during the worst of Covid. Hopefully, with an exciting list on the horizon and initiatives like National Film Day, many more will put it back on their agenda.
Source: Cinemablend
