Ed:

Of course, I looked into this. I am telling you what I have been told 
by the theater manager (yes, I did talk to him!) and their corporate 
"Group Sales" office.

I am not going to rent a theater and get into the middle of ticket 
sales and distribution ... but feel free ...

Phil


At 15:48 09/14/2011,  wrote:
>Phil,
>
>Advance purchased tickets will get you a seat, however they usually 
>don't have the logistic ability to just move showings around based 
>on ticket sales for one showing. A run us usually set for a specific 
>theater based on projected attendance and contractual agreements 
>with the studios.
>
>If there were numerous advance purchases for the entire week, that 
>might be another story, but I doubt even that would change things 
>for the first week due to the way that films are booked into the 
>theaters. This would be different if a special showing were arranged 
>and these are usually done during the week, specifically Wednesday 
>and Thursday nights, and they are usually local premieres arranged 
>through the studios and promoted through local radio stations 
>through give aways.
>
>It's a fun idea though to get a large group of birders into the same 
>showing. Have you actually talked to the manager of this theater to 
>discuss the idea? We might be able to buy out the theater in advance 
>for a specific showing.

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