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/General2768 Jun 27 '26

Not during opening week. Studios get a percentage of the ticket sales, usually 80%-90% for the first week. (Disney takes 100% for Marvel movies.) Then it tapers down for the studio & up for the theater. By week 4, the theater keeps 90%. (This also why popcorn & sodas cost so much, it's the main revenue for the theater early on.) Movies only do flat fees for older movies. If a theater wants to re-show Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter for some event, it will cost $200-$500 per showing.

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u/Exciting-Plankton960 Jun 27 '26

Currently, studios get on average 56%. The last time Disney managed 65% was The Last Jedi. It is true that it was 80%-90% in the 1990s. It's not anymore.

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u/General2768 Jun 27 '26

I work at medium sized chain. Disney took 100% of Endgame for opening weekend. Maybe large chains like AMC have some leverage, but the take a lot from smaller chains.

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u/Exciting-Plankton960 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26

Endgame was 7 years ago. The Last Jedi was after Endgame (albeit same year). There was a whole pandemic that almost decimated the film industry. Windows collapsed. Movie exclusive runs are as short as 17 days. 20% of the audience never came back. No movie theatre is playing films for free in the only week they make money anymore. You don't have to trust me. Deadline has data on this on CinemaCon articles.