It’s called the 9:00 p.m. showing, loli.

You think that stops some people?
I want ZERO kids in the room, god damn it.

@ragingloli Netflix at home then, sweetie!

There are also those morning shows on school days when you can have those films damned near to yourself. Honestly Loli, those films with loads of obnoxious children in the audience are usually billed as “children’s” films. As one of our “special” children, you have my sympathy. But you are spitting into the wind if you entertain notions of restricting kids from the lucrative fantasy genre. Besides, the kids who never grow up need those youngsters to make their own fantasy domains economically feasible.

In my personal experience obnoxious adults (especially seniors) are more of a problem. But then I don’t tend to go to many movies (or showings) that are likely to have kids in the audience.

Maybe there is a market now for theaters to start reserving one auditorium or one showing with adult only admittance.
You might make the suggestion to your favorite theater.

Sure. As long as the theatre will still make their money why not try it? The big downside is if people show up at the theatre who are under 21, or whatever your cut off age is, and then they get refused tickets, because they didn’t know. Maybe it could be a certain day of the week?

My theatres rarely have children. Maybe you should move here? We also have swimming pools that have minimum age 30 years old.

Why not? Restaurants, cruises and resorts all have adults opportunities.

That’s what brew-n-view theaters are for. Well, that and drinking while watching the film.

Get the VIP ticket

Okay so they fill the theater with adults (10 %) of the theater capacity . . . So 15 dollar tickets cost $150 to make up for difference.

It ain’t going to happen ( would you pay $150 for tickets to an adults only? ? ?)

That does seem like a great idea. One or 2 nights per week might be enough. They can have the showing on a “school night” so there would be fewer conflicts.

Please, please, please, someone make this happen!

Streaming and audio technology is making it tough on movie theaters. And tickets are already pretty expensive.

So I guess it all has to do with whether or not the theaters could make money on that arrangement.
I suspect if they could, they would already be doing it.

If the theaters thought it would help their business, they would do so.

The fact that they haven’t tells me that they will lose more money by restricting families with kids than they will otherwise.

Now if only we could tell adults not to light up their cell phones in the middle of a movie!

^^Sometimes, what they think is wrong, and it takes a person with a new idea willing to take a risk to see what actually sells. For example: to me it completely obvious if just one casino in Vegas would go smoke free, all the non-smokers would be there. But, casinos seem to be convinced that all gamblers smoke and want to be around smoke. Maybe by now, 2019, one of the casinos has tried it.

This is all great thinking, but what I want to know from @ragingloli and others is-what cut off age? 18? 21? 25? 30?

Almost all the theaters around where I am have become reserve seating/ recliners; it would not be hard for the theater to do this. Plus there is a gated elder community here with 25,000 people over the age of 55, I am sure they could support a senior’s day.

@zenvelo 21 and over would be fine.

After mulling this over a bit, it makes all the more sense to me.
With dvds and cable, there is plenty to keep kids entertained at home.
Taking kids to theaters being the hassle it is, why do we bother.
I imagine the thinking behind theaters wanting children is, they are the ones going to badger parents into buying overpriced candies, sodas, and popcorn.
I am aware of some theaters testing some adult only showings in recliner equipped auditoriums. Hopefully they see enough support.