Most movies sat through in a row at the theater - Blu-ray Forum

RustinCohle · 01-21-2018, 03:03 AM

I searched but couldn’t find any threads about this. Every couple of months or so I’ll find myself behind on new releases so I’ll spend a day at the theater seeing a few in a row. How many others out there do this?

Today I saw four, in this order:

Lady Bird
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (my favorite of the day)
Phantom Thread
Call Me by Your Name

And I planned for a fifth, I, Tonya, but it had already started by the time Call Me by Your Name had ended.

Creed · 01-21-2018, 03:16 AM

August 2016:

Kubo and the Two Strings 3D, then Baar Baar Dehko.

Mandalorian · 01-21-2018, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by RustinCohle

I searched but couldn’t find any threads about this. Every couple of months or so I’ll find myself behind on new releases so I’ll spend a day at the theater seeing a few in a row. How many others out there do this?

Today I saw four, in this order:

Lady Bird
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (my favorite of the day)
Phantom Thread
Call Me by Your Name

And I planned for a fifth, I, Tonya, but it had already started by the time Call Me by Your Name had ended.

I saw those two in the same day not too long ago, and that's probably the most I've ever done in the cinema.

lesco · 01-21-2018, 03:27 AM

5 in a row, same seat, midnight marathon:

Voodoo Black Excorcist
The Thing With Two Heads
Russ Meyer’s Vixen
Story of Ricky
The Brainiac

Finished at 8:30 the next morning and a few hours later I was at another cinema to see four hours of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (I'm not kidding)

DanTheMan · 01-21-2018, 03:28 AM

Three was my max, and I cannot recall the movies at this time.

The Debts · 01-21-2018, 03:31 AM

Only time I did that was last year when I did a double bill of Patriots Day + La La Land. That was pretty cool, even if I only really liked one of those.

yellowjacket1 · 01-21-2018, 03:33 AM

Just curious... are you guys leaving and then paying to get it again or sneaking in to other films after paying to see the early one?

RustinCohle · 01-21-2018, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by yellowjacket1

Just curious... are you guys leaving and then paying to get it again or sneaking in to other films after paying to see the early one?

Leaving to pay. However, today I had four free passes so I didn’t have to pay. Also I got lucky with the movie times all lining up so I only had about a ten minute wait between movies.

Mandalorian · 01-21-2018, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by yellowjacket1

Just curious... are you guys leaving and then paying to get it again or sneaking in to other films after paying to see the early one?

Paid for both

BluBonnet · 01-21-2018, 03:39 AM

Six movies in a row at a theater, seven at home

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Originally Posted by yellowjacket1

Just curious... are you guys leaving and then paying to get it again or sneaking in to other films after paying to see the early one?

By the way, that's called "jumping auditoriums" in industry parlance.

DarkEco910 · 01-21-2018, 03:45 AM

Three films at the theater seems to be my maximum. But I’ve done it multiple times. I’ve done a slew of double features, too.

In 2008, my sister and I saw I Am Legend in IMAX (mostly to see the first 8 minutes of TDK) followed by Cloverfield and Sweeney Todd.

I saw The Good Dinosaur, The Night Before, and another movie I’m blanking on with a friend on his birthday. We both played hooky from work.

I saw Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight, and Arrival by myself just before the Oscars last year.

And this past summer with my sister again we saw Atomic Blonde, Wonder Woman for the third time, and Dunkirk for the second time.

And all were paid for. The only time I ever auditorium jumped was after Shrek the Third into Hot Fuzz.

Monterey Jack · 01-21-2018, 03:35 AM

Back in 1994, I saw the Indiana Jones trilogy all in one day (John Rhys-Davies was even there!). That's my max for the most amount of movies watched in one day theatrically. Truth be told, I usually shy away from seeing even two movies back-to-back in theaters, unless they are very short and the theater schedule lines up perfectly. I'm usually hungry as hell by the end of the second movie, and I'd rather just leave after the first to get a bite to eat (popcorn doesn't count

).

KcMsterpce · 01-21-2018, 03:41 AM

I got the AMC "Best Picture Nominations Viewing" ticket for the 2008 best picture noms.
I must admit, though, that I ate dinner instead of watched JUNO. Hate that movie.
So:
Michael Clayton
Atonement
There Will be Blood
[Juno]
No Country for Old Men

RustinCohle · 01-21-2018, 03:45 AM

Part of me wishes I could have gotten five today. Don’t know why. Just to say I did I guess. However, I feel like even seeing four made it hard to process everything. Especially because they were all first time viewings for me.

Stanis · 01-21-2018, 03:52 AM

Did an all night marathon at the Nickelodian in Santa Cruz in college, started with Ghostbusters, then The Tingler, 7th Voyage of Sinbad, 5 Easy Pieces, 5000 Fingers of Dr.T, Last Picture Show and El Mariachi. Also did both extended LOTRs then the premiere of ROTK in SF. Didnt some people go see all MarvelU movies in a row?

Jasonic · 01-21-2018, 03:54 AM

I've done three in a day at the theater, and I think I may have done it more than once, but only remember one specific time. Funny enough, it was also at three different locations as well. Saw Kingsman, Song of the Sea, and Still Alice.

Sometimes it's just more convenient to plan the day seeing multiple movies, instead of going back another day. Especially if the particular theater some films are playing at are a bit further away. Also don't have the motivation to see a movie on a day that I work.
Today I saw two movies, neither of which were at any of my nearest theaters. Almost saw a third that was also only playing there, but just felt like going home.

MazeRunner · 01-21-2018, 04:07 AM

If I go by myself, I'll do 2-3 a day easy. But my theatres only have 4 showings a day so it's impossible to get more than that. The earliest my theatre plays movies is noon on weekdays, and latest is at 9:30ish, so 12pm/1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 9pm are the typical showings.

That Friday Catching Fire came out, I went to 4. First noon showing of Catching Fire, then Thor: Dark World at 4, Ender's Game at 7, and Catching Fire again at 10.

jacobsever · 01-21-2018, 04:10 AM

I've done 5 before, but it wasn't directly in a row.

Film festivals. Go to the first screening at 10am, and then see 5 until the day is done. With about 30-60 minute breaks in between to get food and stuff.

BluBonnet · 01-21-2018, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by jacobsever

I've done 5 before, but it wasn't directly in a row.

Film festivals. Go to the first screening at 10am, and then see 5 until the day is done. With about 30-60 minute breaks in between to get food and stuff.

Ever been to Telluride? From what I remember, screenings start at 8am, and go as late as midnight

jacobsever · 01-21-2018, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Ever been to Telluride? From what I remember, screenings start at 8am, and go as late as midnight

That's where I usually go. Although, I go to the Telluride Horror Show, and not the Telluride Film Festival.

Non stop horror films for 3 days. In October. In a secluded, tiny mountain town. It's my favorite weekend of the year.

01-21-2018, 03:03 AM	#1
RustinCohle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2016 Trading Score:238	Most movies sat through in a row at the theater I searched but couldn’t find any threads about this. Every couple of months or so I’ll find myself behind on new releases so I’ll spend a day at the theater seeing a few in a row. How many others out there do this? Today I saw four, in this order: Lady Bird Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (my favorite of the day) Phantom Thread Call Me by Your Name And I planned for a fifth, I, Tonya, but it had already started by the time Call Me by Your Name had ended.

01-21-2018, 03:16 AM	#2
Creed Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2015 Location:Christ Church, Barbados 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:133 DVD collection:89 MA collection:75 Digital collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	August 2016: Kubo and the Two Strings 3D, then Baar Baar Dehko.

01-21-2018, 03:27 AM	#4
lesco Senior Member Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:314	5 in a row, same seat, midnight marathon: Voodoo Black Excorcist The Thing With Two Heads Russ Meyer’s Vixen Story of Ricky The Brainiac Finished at 8:30 the next morning and a few hours later I was at another cinema to see four hours of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (I'm not kidding)

01-21-2018, 03:28 AM	#5
DanTheMan Blu-ray King Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:593 Blu-ray collection:2319 Digital collection:438 iTunes collection:330 Trading Score:138	Three was my max, and I cannot recall the movies at this time.

01-21-2018, 03:31 AM	#6
The Debts Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2013 Location:ME 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:332 DVD collection:181 MA collection:143 Digital collection:211 iTunes collection:147 Prime collection:122 Blu-ray reviews: 5	Only time I did that was last year when I did a double bill of Patriots Day + La La Land. That was pretty cool, even if I only really liked one of those.

01-21-2018, 03:33 AM	#7
yellowjacket1 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2015	Just curious... are you guys leaving and then paying to get it again or sneaking in to other films after paying to see the early one?

01-21-2018, 03:45 AM	#11
DarkEco910 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 4K collection:342 Blu-ray collection:620 DVD collection:38 Digital collection:695 iTunes collection:814 Trading Score:297	Three films at the theater seems to be my maximum. But I’ve done it multiple times. I’ve done a slew of double features, too. In 2008, my sister and I saw I Am Legend in IMAX (mostly to see the first 8 minutes of TDK) followed by Cloverfield and Sweeney Todd. I saw The Good Dinosaur, The Night Before, and another movie I’m blanking on with a friend on his birthday. We both played hooky from work. I saw Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight, and Arrival by myself just before the Oscars last year. And this past summer with my sister again we saw Atomic Blonde, Wonder Woman for the third time, and Dunkirk for the second time. And all were paid for. The only time I ever auditorium jumped was after Shrek the Third into Hot Fuzz.

01-21-2018, 03:35 AM	#12
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:709	Back in 1994, I saw the Indiana Jones trilogy all in one day (John Rhys-Davies was even there!). That's my max for the most amount of movies watched in one day theatrically. Truth be told, I usually shy away from seeing even two movies back-to-back in theaters, unless they are very short and the theater schedule lines up perfectly. I'm usually hungry as hell by the end of the second movie, and I'd rather just leave after the first to get a bite to eat (popcorn doesn't count ).

01-21-2018, 03:41 AM	#13
KcMsterpce Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2011 Location:Germany 4K collection:168 Blu-ray collection:700	I got the AMC "Best Picture Nominations Viewing" ticket for the 2008 best picture noms. I must admit, though, that I ate dinner instead of watched JUNO. Hate that movie. So: Michael Clayton Atonement There Will be Blood [Juno] No Country for Old Men

01-21-2018, 03:52 AM	#15
Stanis Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2016 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:- iTunes collection:- Prime collection:- Trading Score:23	Did an all night marathon at the Nickelodian in Santa Cruz in college, started with Ghostbusters, then The Tingler, 7th Voyage of Sinbad, 5 Easy Pieces, 5000 Fingers of Dr.T, Last Picture Show and El Mariachi. Also did both extended LOTRs then the premiere of ROTK in SF. Didnt some people go see all MarvelU movies in a row?

01-21-2018, 03:54 AM	#16
Jasonic Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Utah 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:876 Trading Score:115	I've done three in a day at the theater, and I think I may have done it more than once, but only remember one specific time. Funny enough, it was also at three different locations as well. Saw Kingsman, Song of the Sea, and Still Alice. Sometimes it's just more convenient to plan the day seeing multiple movies, instead of going back another day. Especially if the particular theater some films are playing at are a bit further away. Also don't have the motivation to see a movie on a day that I work. Today I saw two movies, neither of which were at any of my nearest theaters. Almost saw a third that was also only playing there, but just felt like going home.

01-21-2018, 04:07 AM	#17
MazeRunner Blu-ray Count Member since:Apr 2016 Trading Score:139	If I go by myself, I'll do 2-3 a day easy. But my theatres only have 4 showings a day so it's impossible to get more than that. The earliest my theatre plays movies is noon on weekdays, and latest is at 9:30ish, so 12pm/1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 9pm are the typical showings. That Friday Catching Fire came out, I went to 4. First noon showing of Catching Fire, then Thor: Dark World at 4, Ender's Game at 7, and Catching Fire again at 10.

01-21-2018, 04:10 AM	#18
jacobsever Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Denver, CO 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:732 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:13	I've done 5 before, but it wasn't directly in a row. Film festivals. Go to the first screening at 10am, and then see 5 until the day is done. With about 30-60 minute breaks in between to get food and stuff.

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