Tenet etc, was the cinema busy this weekend?

[Adam B]

Not after a review, more an economic interest.

If you went did the cinemas seem empty / reasonably full / pretty packed?

Did you have to wear a mask during the film?

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Your getting a review if you like it or not

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8 people in the screen (Cineworld)

We had masks on couldn't see behind us to see others if they did. I found out my mask was trying to suffocate me so need to get Mrs to make me one that doesn't.

[mikebradford]

Went to the Vue in halifax at 1pm on saturday.
It was in their largest screen.
My wife and I sat in the middle in VIP.

One other couple, a single bloke and a group of 5 probably aged 20 who were offered free tickets as their film was cancelled.
I'm guessing 5/600 seats and 10 people in there.

I have no idea if they were wearing masks but we were all very far apart.
Everyone was wearing masks as they entered and exited, and the staff were excellent, periodically coming into the screen although I dont know why.

Overall great experience, but I imagine as cinemas hopefully get busier it may put me off if covid intensifies

I also enjoyed the film, my wife hated it lol

[BurtonLazars]

Around 8 people in my viewing - all dotted around the seating area.

You were to wear masks in the foyer but didn’t have to wear them during the movie. At the end of the movie we had to exit via the fire escape. (Into the freezing pissing rain!)

(Review: I love Nolan movies, it looked incredible, it sounded amazing - but this film tried too hard. The first half of the film was pure exposition. Really tedious explanations to justify things later on. Some of the dialogue was genuinely terrible. There were zero character development. I’ve read the spoilers and explanations after the movie and I still have absolutely no idea who the good guys were shooting at for the last scene.)

[skinny]

Cinema probably 15-20% full on Saturday night

[supertouring]

Sunday morning 10am - about a dozen people in the cinema - which is what I wanted/expected and why I booked that time.

Wore mask on entering and then removed it when I sat in my seat and had my drink/food. Back on when I left but I noticed other did not wear any.

[frisbee]

mikebradford said:

Everyone was wearing masks as they entered and exited, and the staff were excellent, periodically coming into the screen although I dont know why.

They were probably using a night vision camera and checking for people recording the film.

[Adam B]

Thanks all

Sounds like cinema will be a slow pickup !

[ch37]

Box office numbers are out so no need to go by individual examples.

It showed on 3114 screens at 620 cinemas, £5,358 average per screening for a total of £5.4m. Significantly above expectations and it has a good 6 week run before anything else remotely competitive comes out.

That was 74% of every pound taken at UK cinemas during that period.

Edited by ch37 on Tuesday 1st September 07:40

[Trustmeimadoctor]

I went to the first day of Cineworld opening to watch empire strikes back there was about 50 people in that showing.

[Adam B]

ch37 said:

Box office numbers are out so no need to go by individual examples.

It showed on 3114 screens at 620 cinemas, £5,358 average per screening for a total of £5.4m. Significantly above expectations and it has a good 6 week run before anything else remotely competitive comes out.

That was 74% of every pound taken at UK cinemas during that period.

thanks - I am interested in how cinemas are doing not Tenet, though at my local Cineworld the roster was terrible with only Tenet and Babyteeth appealing, and lots of 10 year anniversary re-runs