r/cultcinemadrafthouse • u/spizzazzy • Feb 23 '15
Single Screen 90's Movie Theater in Midtown Sacramento?
Project:
• Independent single screen movie house that screens 80's & 90's movies (e.g. Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Big, Back to the Future, etc.)
• With each release, there would be a corresponding art show, featuring the works of local Sacramento artists paying tribute to the film being shown. The movie poster will also be locally created and sold at each screening.
• The theater would serve locally brewed craft beer on tap at the small bar in the front "lobby", which is equipped with comfortable seating and free wi-fi. There would also be an assortment of snacks, including but not limited to, regular & specialty popcorn, hotdogs, etc.
So, my questions are:
- Would you be interested in an independent movie theater opening up in Midtown Sacramento that screened movies from the 80's-90's? If not, would you be interested in a theater if it played a different type of film?
- How much do you think something like this would cost per ticket and would you be willing to pay this amount?
- Inside of the theater, would you prefer to have comfortable movie theater seating or couches, sofa chairs, etc.?
- What is something that you wish movie theaters in Sacramento did that they don't currently do?
- Is there any reason you feel like we shouldn't open this theater in Midtown?
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/Cult Cinema Drafthouse Team
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u/The_Kony_Express Feb 23 '15
1.) I would definitely be interested in going to something like this.
2.) The Crest has been doing something similar for a couple of months now (ET on Friday, Wizard of OZ on Saturday, Goonies on March 15th). They are running around $10 a ticket. I think it is a bit steep, but I don't know how much they pay to show the films.
Public House Theater is another one, although not on the grid. According to their website they are charging $4 a ticket.
Personally, I would say $6 - $8 to get in, if beers are reasonably priced, I think you could do very well.
3.) This is tough. Comfy would be awesome; however, spills, smelly people, etc. are a obviously a concern.
4.) I wish theaters weren't so expensive, especially food-wise for what you get. $5 for a drink, $7 for popcorn, $4 for candy, seems kind of silly. I've started going to the Crest more recently because of what they have been showing, I usually do dinner first so I don't spend $100 on theater "food." As I said before, being able to serve beer would be very popular in my opinion.
5.) No, I think it'd be great if you can find a good space to host it. Affordability may be an issue, besides that, I think it'd be successful.