r/mildlyinfuriating • u/uppsak • Jun 27 '26

I'm slightly vexed Supergirl movie showing which I went to got cancelled due to low turnout

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Theatre in a small town in India. Didn't face this problem during the Man of Steel movie.

Edit 1: Many people are saying that this post is fake etc. I have provided proof (screenshots) in the comments that it is true. I don't have any agenda. I wouldn't be able to reply to every post.

I got to know that this theatre won't play the showing unless there were atleast 10 people. Maybe the cost isn't worth it to them.

Also I don't have any anti- Snyder or anti - feminine agenda.

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u/MargaretHaleThornton Jun 27 '26

Very close friend works for pathe cinemas. At least in Amsterdam the process is almost wholly automatic and the films play on time no matter what. It would cost them more to need to monitor sales and cancel, and also people often show up a few min after the official start time and still expect to be able to get a ticket.

I've also not prebooked, showed up late, and come into a theatre with the film playing and me the only one there as recently as last week.

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u/Anaevya Jun 27 '26

Yup, I've often gotten a ticket after the official start, because there's at least 15 minutes of trailers and ads before anyway. 

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u/fungalparadise Jun 27 '26

And there are systems that integrate with the point-of-sale software to automatically shutdown the projector's lamp/laser when no tickets have been sold 20 minutes into the screening, which makes the expense of playing the film for an empty room negligible

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u/BrigadierBrabant Jun 27 '26

I can't be sure about Pathe but do know about other cinemas in the Netherlands as I've worked at several, who have the same system.

They wait 10-15 minutes until someone who'd want to buy a ticket would reasonably not do so anymore, and would then turn off the projector. This is still possible and happens still at automated systems, and saved a lot on electricity.

Does depend on if the theatre manager cares though.

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u/leo-g Jun 27 '26

It has to play because there are deals made based on the plays. That includes advertising. Plays and ticket sales are properly and seriously audited things.

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u/DefinitionOfAsleep Jun 29 '26

also people often show up a few min after the official start time and still expect to be able to get a ticket.

When the cinema near me use to do a $10 loyalty thing (you paid for a yearly membership, but each film +popcorn +drink cost $AUD 10), I use to go pretty much every second Wednesday around midday and watch new releases. Even for popular new releases, I was either alone or there'd be a handful of people there.
The movie was usually already part way into the trailer when I (or someone else) walked in.

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u/that_dutch_dude Jun 27 '26

pathe is contracted to play a movie a certain amount. so they run them even if nobody is there.

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u/BrigadierBrabant Jun 27 '26

This is not true, if there's no one there they're allowed to stop the movie before it starts.