Film Theater Show Timing: When a film is released in theatres, it is not just the theater owner who decides at what time its shows will take place. Many things behind this are seen as to how much demand there is for the film. Advance booking, star cast, target audience of the film, what is the release day. Not only this, is there any other release being released on this day and what is the number of screens in that theatre? All these things are also seen. Generally, the theater management and the film team together make plans regarding the timing of the show. After which some films get many shows from the morning itself, while some films get more shows in the afternoon, evening and night. This has a direct connection with how to sell more tickets.

Which film gets more morning shows?

The morning show is usually considered the first show slot. In many multiplexes, movie shows start from 8 or 9 in the morning. However, the timing is different according to every city and theatre. If the advance booking of a film is good then that film may get more morning shows. Especially in films with big star cast, the excitement of the audience is seen from the first day itself. In some films, morning shows are also held because the audience can come to watch the film at different times throughout the day. Due to which there is an opportunity to run more shows in a day on the same screen.

Why are night shows considered so special?

Evening and night time is considered very important for theatre. Actually, many people go out to watch movies after office and school-college. Therefore, the demand for tickets often increases from evening to night. For this reason, prime time shows of many films are held in the evening and night. At the same time, if the audience of a film is family, young people or people going out on weekends, then theater owners decide the timing of the show accordingly.

The timing of the show also changes due to advance booking of the film.

In today's time, advance booking is very important for show planning. If some shows of a film are already running housefull, then the theater has the option to add more shows in place of those shows. Suppose the 10 am show of a film is housefull. But the afternoon show is slow. In this situation, the theater management can think of organizing another show around the morning. This means that the show timing is not completely fixed in advance but the theater owners can also make changes in it after seeing the response of booking.

Star's fan following also has an impact

Who is the big star in the film also affects the show planning. For the film of a big actor or actress, fans start going to the theater from the morning itself on the first day. In such a situation, the theater has the opportunity to run more shows. At the same time, for some films, fans also demand to show the show early in the morning. At the same time, the audience of some films goes to theater more in the evening or at night. In such a situation, theater management decides the slots after looking at the demand for tickets. This does not mean that every big star's film will get more shows in the morning or night only. Let us tell you that its actual decision depends on the demand of the film and the planning of the theatre.

Weekday and weekend timings may be different

Let us tell you that the timing of theater shows may be different from Friday to Sunday. While on weekdays, the demand for morning and afternoon shows may be less at some places, while the demand may be more in the evening. Actually, people are more free on weekends. Therefore, demand for tickets may increase in the morning, afternoon, evening and night also. For this reason, the theater can run more shows of a film on Saturday and Sunday. Whereas, if a film is getting good response on the weekend, then the theater can run its shows for the next few days also.

Timing also varies according to the city

The time of audience watching films is not the same in every city. In many big cities of India, things like office time, traffic and metro affect the timing of the show. In some cities, there is more demand for night shows, while in others people may prefer to watch movies in the evening or afternoon. Theaters plan the timing of their shows according to this local audience. It is normal for the same film to get different show timings in different cities.

In multiplex, a film can be played on more than one screen.

There are many screens in a multiplex. Due to which the same film can get more than one screen. If the demand for a film is high then it is given more screens. But if many big films are being released on the same day, then there may be competition for the screen. Due to which the theater has to divide screens and shows among all the films. Suppose there are 5 screens in a multiplex and 3 big films are released on the same day. Now the theater will decide how many shows to give to which film according to the demand.

Release of other films also changes the whole plan

Let us tell you that the show timing of a film is not decided alone. Other recently released films also have an impact on it. If many big films are releasing on the same day, the theater tries to give shows to everyone. If a film has more advance booking, it gets more shows. At the same time, shows of films with less booking are given less and the timing of the shows is also not very special. Many times this plan changes even after the release of the film because the shows of the film whose tickets start selling more are extended.