Booze at theaters?

Today's report on Movies in the News:

Booze is the next step in cinemas' fight against flagging attendance. For decades, local and state laws prevented movie chains from offering alcoholic beverages in regular auditoriums. Only dine-in theaters could offer booze by securing a restaurant liquor license, while some high-end cinemas — including the Landmark and ArcLight in L.A. — offered beer and wine in designated 21-and-over auditoriums. 

During the past two years, 32 states have relaxed their laws, allowing theaters to serve alcohol in any auditorium. "It is the fastest-growing amenity in our industry," says George Patterson, senior vp food and beverage at AMC. "Dollar for dollar, alcohol doesn't cannibalize candy, soda or popcorn. If I put a bar in, I can almost guarantee my food and beverage revenue will go up. Over 70 percent of our guests are over the age of 21."

Join the Peanuts at a theater near you

As the new Peanuts movie nears its Big Screen debut this weekend, theaters across the country are setting out cute advertisement standees that feature Snoopy and the other characters.  Be sure to visit the theater close to you and join in on the fun!

This is a picture of my husband at a theater in California last weekend!

Worst movie weekend of 2015

                                                  YIKES!


Our Brand Is Crisis bombed in its box-office debut, earning an estimated $3.4 million as the worst wide release of Sandra Bullock’s career. Crisis, in which Bullock stars as an American political strategist working on a Bolivian presidential election, earned a C+ CinemaScore. 



John Wells’s Burnt, which stars Bradley Cooper as a chef attempting to make a comeback, earned just $5 million and a B- CinemaScore. The box office brought about $74 million over Halloween weekend, marking the worst weekend of the year so far.