thwarted

[ratcreature]

I wanted to get my tickets for Black Panther, but apparently right now the cinema where I can watch it in the original version is only selling for opening day here, i.e. Thursday, not for the Friday when I have time to watch it. I asked why they weren't, because for Thor Ragnarök and Spider-Man they were selling post opening day tickets two weeks in advance (and for Star Wars even longer), and they said that it depends on how much the opening screenings are sought after.

So I guess people are less eager for Black Panther? Or they're like me and just can't on Thursdays.

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[gwyn]

Maybe in Germany but it's been the biggest seller over here--tickets sold out faster than any other Marvel film. That…sounds suspiciously racist. If they're doing it for the white-led films, they should be doing it for this one.

[ratcreature]

I had heard that it was selling fast in the US, that was part of the reason why I checked early. And looking at the seating chart on their website for the one screening they are selling for Thursday, it is already pretty full, like only seats far towards the sides are still free, so it's not as if nobody wants the tickets. Though for "normal" movies without a built-in fanbase like the Marvel stuff they don't sell that far in advance. And I don't recall for all the Marvel movies either, because I didn't always by my tickets early.

I mean, after opening screenings are rarely completely sold out, like when I watched the recent Star Wars, which was also a day after opening, I got my tickets very early but there were still people getting tickets right then in the cinema (admittedly it was an afternoon screening not evening) but I want good seats for Black Panther. And I bet I am not alone in not being able to go on Thursday rather than Friday or the weekend.

I guess I'll check again early next week.

[calime]

For some reason, we're getting it a whole week later than the US opening ... I was already looking forward to it, but now I'm away at the time it opens and have to watch it later...

[ratcreature]

That sucks. I don't get the different release dates by a week or two. Almost simultaneous only not. It makes no sense.

[lilacsigil]

We're getting it a week after the US, which is annoying as we usually get MCU movies a week before they do, but opening day is already booked out!

[ratcreature]

Sorry to hear about you getting it a week after. That is annoying. It's incomprehensible why they do these delays by a week.

When I looked on the cinema's website afterwards the opening day screening was almost full too, but maybe other movies sold faster? IDK, that's the reason the guy gave. (I usually drop by when trying to get tickets because I find their website tedious, and reservations through it also cost a slight surcharge.)