Comments | mattmn: Renting a Movie Theater?

mattmn

Renting a Movie Theater?

Mar 02, 2010 10:49

Does anyone know how I'd go about renting a movie theater? I want to show Superman II (my favorite movie) in a private screening for friends as part of my 30th birthday in April but I have no idea how to go about it (or how to secure rights to show the movie/get a copy of the movie). It's also the 30th anniversary of that movie as well (even ( Read more... )

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stopityoumonkey March 2 2010, 16:56:13 UTC

When we rented the Heights for our wedding, we just called and were like, "Uh, can we rent it?" and we worked it out with the owner. But since then they've established actual rental policies.

http://www.heightstheater.com/rental.cfm

belindabird March 2 2010, 19:40:01 UTC

I second this. I've never rented the theater but know that they have policies in place if one were to do so.

petsnakereggie March 2 2010, 17:28:14 UTC

Chebutykin used to do that for premieres so she might have some advice.

chebutykin March 3 2010, 05:23:12 UTC

It's easy to do. Call up the theater and ask for rates. Most theaters rent out space all the time.

The tougher part is getting film. It wouldn't be something that the theater is already showing, and since they don't want a lawsuit, you'll need to get the rights as well as a print of the film. In this aspect, ask the Cinema Rex guys.

dangerdhotrod March 2 2010, 18:08:33 UTC

i'd ask someone from cinema rex or theater nippon about rights / getting a copy. as for getting a theater, maybe the riverview?

tasty March 2 2010, 18:55:40 UTC

I own a movie theater!

Want to email me to see if it'll work out? suzanne@newhopecinemagrill.com

rvrjoe775 March 2 2010, 21:31:07 UTC

My company handles renting auditoriums for events, but I think that's only if you're showing content on something other than the film projector. I called to confirm and they said if you just want to show a movie and have some food made available, you should just contact the theatre directly. My guess is you'll get a better rate at a smaller local than a chain, but it's worth calling both.

My brother rented one for a kid's birthday, and I recall hearing he only dropped a few hundred on it, and that included pizza and pop. Concessions is better profit for the theatre so he probably came out better with per/head pricing - you'll have to do your own math!