brandonh83
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If all goes well I'll be at the day early screening at Disneyworld and the after party. Come on big money.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Advanced Tickets Info: Marathons, Exclusives etc
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Dufase19089
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Well initially some films decided to have prescreenings before the midnight premier...now its kinda become standard.
Soon movies will bump back the release date to Thursday instead of friday. I prefer that because I am easily able to go to Thursday showings while kids have school so they cant go and I can enjoy my movies without some 14 year olds on their phones the whole time
i wish there was an easier way to get some actual info on this
i'm trying to coordinate this shit with people and 7pm and midnight are pretty far apart and change things lol
illmatic22
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Was it because of the Aurora tragedy?
Scorpion Soldier
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So I just looked further through my theater's ticket times (I didn't look further than Wednesday, since I wanted to go on release day) and apparently they're actually showing it 24/7... I figured the US would only do this, but having theaters in the Netherlands do this is pretty insane.
I didn't know that, interesting.
FriendlyGoat
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Not necessarily. I'm sure it impacted the decision in that attendance to late showings was down as a result of the tragedy, so earlier times would help lure people back. But more than that, I think it was a mixture of a more palatable time for general audiences, cheaper costs for staffing, and most importantly generating hype and inflating those opening numbers.
neogaffer1
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anyone know if the marathon tickets will be on sale at the same time as the other tickets, or will they go on sale that thursday as the star wars post seems to imply?
You are reading that incorrectly. The marathon is Dec 17th, that is what they mean by coming Dec 17th. The marathon ticket sales are tonight.
Ticket sales (ALL opening ticket sales) on sale tonight, around 7:30 PST/10:30 EST
Marathon screenings begin 3:00 AM on Thursday Dec 17th.
MrPressStart
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Does anybody know what kind of prices to expect for the marathon of all 7 movies? They are doing one near my house, but they can't tell me how much it will cost until it is time to preorder tonight. I am picking up tickets for myself and a friend and I need to know how much money to bring...
Apparently around $50-60USD which is a pretty good deal
Around $50 is what is being reported.
PerezDeCorcho
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Will the marathons feature reserved seating? Ideally, I'd walk in when Episode IV or V begins.
demosthenes
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Depends on the theatre.
neogaffer1
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i think if you're dedicated enough to marathon them you're probably walking in once ot starts
Big mistake, hardcore star wars fans mostly support the prequels. The theater will be packed from the second The Phantom Menace begins. Walking in halfway through and expecting a good seat won't work out well for you unless its pre-assigned seating.
maquiladora
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My local 8 screen multiplex has 29 screenings listed for opening day. I've never seen that many listed there for a single film, ever.
Didn't know this. Last time I went to a midnight showing was Watchmen
(no regrets)
A 7pm Thurs showing is an absolute lifesaver though. The next day is my brother-in-law's college graduation ceremony. My day was looking like I'd see Ep 7 at midnight, go to bed around 3:30-ish, get up at 6, and drive four hours from DFW to College Station. Oof.
neogaffer1
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well then i guess i'll just have to hope tucson won't be so packed based off of the fact everybody going wil be college students celebrating the end of finals week
Sammo_1987
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Well LONDON-GAF, it's nearly twelve hours later and I still haven't been able to book BFI Imax tickets :-( the force is not strong with this one.
TheAbsolution
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They still do midnight showings. It's just that the 7PM showings have been in addition.
Bobby Roberts
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That's why I put "basically" in the post you're quoting. I know some theaters still put their employees through that bullshit for various reasons, but it's a lot fewer.
Midnight screenings have mostly been supplanted by the 7pm ones. 7pm screenings aren't supplementing midnights, they're largely replacing them.
It's a college town, this will sell out within minutes. Especially with so few marathon showings nationwide. The audience will be packed from the first film on. To hope it won't be packed just..that is not going to happen lol. There are few marathon showings nationwide. Hardcore Star Wars fans will travel to wherever they can do it. Your marathon showing will sell out fast and be packed due to hardcore Star Wars fans.
Most who buy this will be hardcore long time fans who will take the day off work.
7pm is a great time to see a movie too
bigwinnerx
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Sitting through the prequels is the worst part of the deal. I'd angle for reserved seats and skip that stuff.
Spiritwalker
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It saddens me that I won't be able to watch this in theaters >_<
neogaffer1
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well then, maybe i can convince my professor to let me take my last final the day before
BELIEVE
edit: also three better theaters are showing it up in phoenix. if you're in flagstaff or middle or nowhere az you'd go to one of those showings. the only ones that would go to the tucson one are people in south az who care that much about star wars, and that'd only be college students at ua and maybe peeps in yuma? so out of towners coming in isn't going to be a huge problem.
Ever? Why.
US tickets are not on sale yet.
Oh thank god.
Quick Mustard
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00:05am on 17th Dec at my local Empire.
Should be fun!
Should be fun!
GotchaForce
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Called my local theater to ask when tickets go up and they said "they're still in negotiations with Disney". WTF. I go to the web site and there's no listings. Carmike, by the way.
The Lamonster
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I went to the midnight showing of ROTS by myself. It was neat, but I'm never doing that again haha
half a moon
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I might have to forever alone
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Never seen this many screening times for a movie before.
This will surely beat Avatar.
This will surely beat Avatar.
That's what I'm doing later today lol. Hopefully it works out as I've already promised the family I'm buying tickets for opening night.
It's tempting to go to the El Capitan, but man, I just don't think I have the energy anymore these days to go waiting outside of theaters for hours to see a movie. I admit it was fun for the first two prequels, despite the movies being bad, but I'm old and tired now. Me and my wife will probably see it on the weekend after opening day, during an early showing. Man, I feel old.
US GAF, so I heard the best chances of getting tickets are through the fandango app because you can have your credit card info on Fandango and ready for when it comes available, so what about reserve seating ? I have not gone to the cinema recently. Ok so do I choose the seat, is it simple finding the seat ?
SCULLIBUNDO
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Cinemas here are starting screenings from 12am, not just doing midnight screenings. You can literally go to a 2am and 4am screening here lol.
I still don't see it touching Avatar.
The Lamonster
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Does anyone know why Luke was omitted from the new poster?
neogaffer1
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PerezDeCorcho
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They seem rather intent on keeping his appearance a mystery, which I agree with. Surprises are nice.
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