Chapter 1353 1353 The Influx of Frenzy

At 6:30, the Landmark Cinemas began to release people. Because they did not take into account the grand occasion of the "Death Ramble", DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox did not hold pre-sale - pre-sale is basically a special case of summer commercial blockbusters , so Landmark Cinemas must allow audiences to enter and buy movie tickets in advance, so as to ensure the official screening at 7 o'clock.

Hurala, the surging crowd at the door rushed towards the inside of the cinema, like a dam that opened the gate, and the galloping horses made the whole cinema vibrate.

As an art cinema chain, the scale of Landmark Cinemas is not large. On average, there are only six or seven screens in each cinema, and the entire space is relatively narrow. But even so, the space of the Landmark Cinemas is usually very empty. You must know that in North America, except for the Landmark Cinemas, almost all other art cinemas are not well managed. Either the government or the Film Association is sponsored and maintained.

But today, the Landmark Cinema Line also presents a completely different scene. The entire scene is like a flood. Countless people swarm into the cinema, crowding the ticket hall of the cinema. However, the crowd of people that fills the eyes is still very terrifying, and the excited discussions in the ears make the weather in December show a restlessness and excitement in the middle of summer.

Such a scene shocked the conductors who were psychologically prepared, which was an unprecedented sight for Landmark Cinemas!

Joshua entered the cinema for the first time, and before the conductor spoke, he said eagerly, "'Death Walk', one ticket for the first show." After the movie ticket was in hand, Joshua directly Just jumping up and down excitedly on the spot, I greeted my friends who spent the night together last night to buy popcorn next to me, ready to go directly to the theater to watch the movie.

The same pomp went from Burbank to Beverly Hills to the University City, and the Landmark Cinema Line has almost become the liveliest center of Los Angeles today. The crazy crowd almost made people mistake it for the scene of the premiere day of a commercial blockbuster in the summer, which was staggering.

At the same time, the AMC theater chain is also kicking off the whole day in an orderly manner. Although it is said that AMC does not have the abnormal lively scene of the landmark theater chain, as the second largest theater chain in North America, the passenger flow of AMC is already very high. Big, even in the early morning, it will not be too deserted. Friday was a crowded moment for moviegoers.

After Drake. Bently completed the handover, he went to his post skillfully, saw the customer in front of him, and said with a smile, "Good morning, welcome to AMC, what can I do? Can I help you?"

The customer standing in front of Derek was holding a wallet in his hand, looking at the schedule next to him, with a hesitant expression on his face, "Hello... er, I don't know what works are good... Can you recommend it?"

"Excuse me, what type of work do you like?" Derek asked politely, pointing to the promotional poster on the billboard next to him, "In the case of action movies, the reboot of the '007' series is on the air, and has a very good reputation; while family animations 'Toy Story' has been our best ticket sale of late. Of course, if you like new titles, 'Jumanji' has its premiere today and see if you're interested."

This is AMC, this is a commercial theater chain, and they have to recommend works that can drive sales. This is the unshakable essence of business people. This is also the difference between AMC and Landmark. Most of AMC's screens are given to "Jumanji", which also premiered on the 15th. "Game of Thrones" is the top priority.

"I don't have any interest in commercial movies. I heard that Hugo-Lancaster has a movie released recently." The customer wandered around the many movie posters, and finally withdrew his gaze, "Why? I don't see it here?"

Derek was silent in his heart, Hugo's strong appeal is indeed unmatched, but his job is to keep customers and not let him go to the Landmark Cinemas, "Today the work will be screened, and then we The theater will arrange screenings, and there will also be 'Twelve Monkeys' today, starring Brad Pitt and Bruce Verus, I wonder if you are interested?"

The customer thought for a moment in silence, "Give me two tickets to Jumanji."

"Two 'Jumanji'..." Derek chanted the slogan skillfully, quickly issuing the tickets in his hand, then smiled and handed over the movie tickets, "I hope you enjoy today's viewing." Then Delhi Ke Gao raised his right hand and smiled brightly at the customer behind him, "Good morning, welcome to AMC..."

On the other hand, Jason Sean (Jason. Sean) has been standing at the front desk of Landmark Cinemas for half an hour, and his reply has gradually formed a standardized pattern, "Good morning, welcome to Landmark." The customer in front of him Basically, they gave basically the same answer in a concise and concise manner, and then Jason would smile and lower his head to check, "Sorry, the nine o'clock venue has been sold out. Are there any problems with the eleven o'clock venue?"

"Death Convict Walk" is basically the only work that sells tickets after construction started this morning. AMC theaters have more than 15 films showing at the same time this week, and although the Landmark Cinemas are not as good as AMC, there are also three other works showing this week, the British and American collaboration "Othello (Othello)" , from the French work "City. Of. Lost. Children", and the British film "Sense. And. Sensibility, which was screened in seventy theaters two weeks ago." ".

But obviously, the audience who came this morning were not interested. At a quarter past eight, it was finally Kayla's turn. She rushed forward in a hurry, and without waiting for Jason to speak, she asked directly, "'' Death Ramble's most recent one."

"The 'Death Walk' is only available after 1:00 pm, is there any problem with that?" Jason asked politely, but the answer surprised Kayla. She came to line up early in the morning, and the tickets were already sold out. Sold out until after 1pm. It's just that Kayla forgot that the Landmark Cinemas in Burbank only had three screens showing "Dead Man Walk."

Seeing Kayla's surprised expression, Jason still maintained a smile and suggested, "We still have tickets for the other three works that are showing at 8 o'clock, if you need it..." But Jason's words were interrupted directly. , Kayla shook her head immediately, "No, just give me some tickets for that game, two, thank you." The other one is for Melalyn Dixon, Melalyn recently had a bad cold, this morning I have to go to the hospital, so I entrusted Kayla to buy the ticket, and it is estimated that Melelin will come over soon.

Group after group of viewers are frantically snapping up tickets for today's "Death Walk". At nine o'clock, the audience who finished watching the first movie left the cinema, looking at the heavy expressions on their faces, many were lining up to buy tickets The audience of the ticket came forward and asked, "Is this movie not good? Is the movie unable to meet high expectations and let people be disappointed?"

But they got a very vague answer, "I don't know, I need to think about it, I think, you should go in and see for yourself." This made the audience look at each other, what does this mean? Is the movie good or bad? This also made the audience's curiosity more exuberant, and among those who had not entered the theater to watch, a variety of remarks began to ferment.

Some people think the movie will be a disaster, some people think the movie is worth remembering, some people even think that the movie must be bad, and the events of the previous months are completely a big conspiracy, absolutely Malicious hype.

But even so, it still did not stop the enthusiasm of the audience. Before the shift change at noon, all the tickets for the "Death Ramble" on the 15th were completely sold out. Facing the customers in front of him, Jason was already stiff. "I'm sorry, today's tickets are sold out. If you want to watch the movie today, 'Sense and Sensibility' is a good choice, and the other two movies have also won good reviews. You may consider watching ?"

The customer standing in front of him was confused and seemed to be seriously thinking about Jason's opinion, but after hesitating again and again, he still asked, "Then can't I buy tomorrow's tickets now?"

"Is it still 'Death Ramble'?" Jason confirmed again.

"Yes, I queued for two hours just to see this work for the first time." The customer looked depressed, obviously annoyed because he was late. When he arrived at nine o'clock, the scene was already crowded. That scene was no less than Jumanji's premiere last night.

"We now have tickets for tomorrow's midnight show, which starts at 1:00 a.m., is there any problem?" In fact, in the art theater chain, the midnight show usually plays old movies, so that people can enjoy the classic works of the previous era, but today's situation is relatively In particular, the Landmark Cinema Line took into account the splendor of the scene, and temporarily decided that those screens allocated to "Death Ramble" would be shown on a loop all night, and the remaining screens would show old movies at midnight as planned.

Although the landmark is an art theater line, profit is still an important goal for them. It's not wise to miss "Death Row".

"No problem! Of course there is no problem!" The customer in front of him was straightforward, without even the slightest hesitation, which made Jason feel the firmness of the other party again.

This is the difference between AMC and Landmark. Although AMC has a big brand, many theaters, and a lot of people, the competition within the theaters is also more intense, and their audiences often face more choices. "Twelve Monkeys" and "" Jumanji" collided head-on, and gaining the upper hand was no easy task.

The landmark brand is small, there are few theaters, and the crowd is sparse, but the audience who are willing to come to the art theater chain has a clear goal and a firm mind. They are very sure of their choice. In just one morning, all the tickets for "Death Convict's Walk" held in three theaters on the 15th were sold out, and tickets for the midnight and matinee the next day were sold early. Such a grand event, Lose all language!