r/MovieTheaterEmployees

hi, i am trying to put a theater in my FEC but we use square POS.

do anyone you use square or other POS i was looking into RTS.

Is it to early to call project Hail Mary the best movie to come out in this quarter of movie releases like shit I see a handful of movies you know since I get them for free at my job but holy shit I have fell away about a recent movie like this since the long walk. The long walk was also really good in my opinion.

Like it’s just such a perfect movie and it literally came out almost 2 months ago and at least at my theater we are selling out of all of our shows. Still, we only have like two shows.

Around what time thursdays do direct deposits usually come in?

My old theater had 2 showtimes, 9:30pm and 11:30pm. Saw the runtime of the episode was an hour and 5 minutes, so figured that’s a pretty tight turn around for a sold out weeknight thing. Especially due to the tickets being a voucher for concessions. If you have a 4DX you know how much it sucks to clean. And legit a showing with 5 people who had food can be a mess.

Then I see in the Regal sub that they had a full trailer package. Assuming this also was the typical ads after the start time before the trailers, seems like they probably gave you maybe 30 minutes to clean?

And it’s a Tuesday, which means less staff. And a lot of the backup were probably helping the rush on concession. I can’t even imagine how bad that was for the ushers and concession teams.

I mostly need advice/ a push to what I should do. We get 7 tickets every month as part of our employee Regal account and I use all of them to go with my family and boyfriend quite a bit. The issue that I run into is that they run out so quickly that i’ve been considering getting a separate Unlimited subscription.

My first question would be, that’s allowed right? I won’t get weird looks for having two accounts?

My second question would be, do you think it’s worth it? Getting the subscription instead of buying the tickets so i can get the points?

Just in need of peer pressure LOL

Just checking in with everyone working theaters right now — how is The Devil Wears Prada 2 doing at your locations so far?

Are you seeing packed auditoriums, steady crowds, or is it quieter than expected? I’m curious whether it’s pulling in nostalgic fans, younger audiences, or a mix of both. Also interested in hearing about walk-up traffic vs. presales, busiest showtimes, and whether it’s performing differently than you expected.

Would love to hear reports from different chains and regions.

Pretty much exactly as the title says. I was terminated for reasons I will get into with proper trigger warnings, but just know it was following a mental health crisis.

I was suspended on Tuesday and then fully terminated this past Thursday. I sent an email to the appeal email that was in the employee handbook but I’ve also heard there’s no longer an appeals process of any kind. Can anyone confirm? Am I just straight screwed with no way back?

Theater employees — what usually happens to movie posters after a movie is done?
I know it’s a loong shot but I’d love to get the Michael poster eventually but wasn’t sure if theaters ever give them away/sell them. I’m super shy and can’t bring myself to ask an employee in person so I figured I’d ask here.

Sorry if this isn’t the right place to ask.

I'm supposed to start at Cinemark within the week and I just got off of an awful first job (at least I got experience). I feel scarred from my previous job and I expect working at a movie theater will be much slower and calmer compared to my first job (retail), but I'm still worried. I'm just looking for reassurance here that I made the right move.

What are the worst and best parts of working there (not just Cinemark but any theater)? What kind of tasks do you do exactly? Are you usually in a rush with little help?

Also, do they allow wallet chains at all? I couldn't find anything in the employee handbook and I can't live without a wallet chain haha.

Thank you!

Today I watched OBSESSED on a non premium screen. While the trailers were playing I noticed the picture was dim, and on the projector window I could see two rectangular images overlapping each other. Immediately I left and asked an adult staff member in concessions to inform the projectionist of the issue. He asked a younger staff member if he had a walkie. Instead of contacting the projectionist, the younger fellow followed me into the theater to check the screen. He said it was alright. I said but doesn't the picture look dark? His response was that the picture would brighten once the movie started.....

I gave him the benefit of the doubt and took my seat. Once the movie started I didn't notice a change in illumination. So I stepped out, approached the younger staff member, and suggested that he find someone to remove the 3d filter. Once again, he follows me into the theater to check the screen. No change.

Interviewing for an assistant manager position tomorrow with no prior regal background. Managed a local movie theater that used Veezi & GDC a few years back, and am a supervisor at a fast food restaurant currently. Not sure how qualified I am to be stepping into that building but I am excited. What is working/managing at Regal like? What are the mission & values? Any advice from current managers? Thanks in advance.

I've been working in a theatre for almost a year. I love ushering but the messes I see people leave behind still astonish me.

Like it's actually gross. Why are you leaving your barely eaten large popcorn in the corner of the theatre, alongside your powerade soaked hotdog tucked behind the chair? These people have no decorum. No respect for spaces that aren't there's.

What really kills me is that this stuff isn't cheap. Maybe I'm just frugal, but I can't imagine spending 40+ dollars on food and not eating at least more than half of it. Do people just buy shit because that's the "script" of going to the movies?

It's weird. I do sorta get upset at it still because I just don't understand those people. My parents would fuck me up if I left messes like that. And the crazy part is, the kids aren't really to blame. They're kids. It's these parents who, seem normal but just leave shit in the theatre, I wonder at the state of their homes.

Hey folks, we own a pretty old cinema Hall. Single screen, 600 seaters, in a town in Karnataka. The cinema business is dull and dead for most of the year. What's your opinion on cinema halls and what can be done with it.?

Hi everyone.

I'm a developer of a movie theater website. I'm experiencing some issue with the movie schedules published by Google as rich snippets.

My site has single event page events with full jsonld Metadata.

Usually all information are well taken but recently I'm experiencing strange issues.

The movie times of schedules are correct but the title presented is wrong, the movie is something the cinema made in a past schedule, few weeks ago.

Finally the buy link points to the correct time show to of a different movie.

Does anyone knows how these data is taken, is it just web scraping by Google robots or is something more specific?

Obviously Google assistance is completely not useful.

Just as the title says, I just got the job at regal as a floor staff! This is my first time working at a theater and was wanting to know anything that I should prior to my first day. Any advice is greatly appreciated:)

So this is my first ever job interview. Do I need to bring anything? My dad said I didn't need to bring a resume because it's a semi local theater (It's the Waycross Georgia mall cinema) and the application I filled out was in person and basically made me answer all the resume questions on that aswell. He's also hard headed so I don't think I can convince him I need to bring one becahse he thinks he's always right but anyway. What else do I need to know? I really don't wanna mess this up and I'm just scared bc it's my first ever job interview