B&B Mainstreet Theater

[trailerkid]

Business will probably slow when Football season starts

awesome take.

[LenexatoKCMO]

So, how is the theater doing in terms of business a few months after opening?  Is it getting big crowds still?  Sellouts?  Any weeknight business?  Has it created more foot traffic in the District? 

Just curious.  I had hoped to see for myself but had to cancel my summer trip to KC this year.  I would think that the theater is an integral part of the District that absolutely must suceed to give the place a non restaurant/bar draw on a nightly basis. 

Its kind of hard to judge since most of the theaters seem to have relatively low seating capacity - especially up in cinema suites theaters.  I don't think they designed the business model of this theater to be based around volume, but rather to be about squeezing the most out of the pockets of a smaller, more select clientelle.  Probably the way the theater business has to go to survive. 

[DaveKCMO]

sunday matinee of district 9 in theater 1 was about 2/3 full.

[ignatius]

I saw D9 Sat/2pm... was about 3/4 full.

[DaveKCMO]

new district 9 thread here.

[Gretz]

I've been several times, mostly on Sunday or Monday evenings and it has been nearly sold out everytime and I even got turned away once.  It's busy enough that I don't even bother going if I can't get there earlier that day to get decent seats, since the theaters are so huge that sitting up close isn't just mildly unpleasant, as in most theatres, but really unwatcheable as you can't even see most of the screen.  Haven't tried a matinee, but they are definitely doing very well in the evenings in the big theatres at least; haven't been to one of the suites showings yet.

Its kind of hard to judge since most of the theaters seem to have relatively low seating capacity - especially up in cinema suites theaters.  I don't think they designed the business model of this theater to be based around volume, but rather to be about squeezing the most out of the pockets of a smaller, more select clientelle.  Probably the way the theater business has to go to survive. 

  Are you thinking of the 3 suites upstairs?  Theatre 1, at least, is one of the biggest theatres in town.  Don't know that I've been in the other two downstairs, but thought that they were supposed to be big too.

[phuqueue]

Are you thinking of the 3 suites upstairs?  Theatre 1, at least, is one of the biggest theatres in town.  Don't know that I've been in the other two downstairs, but thought that they were supposed to be big too.

The other two downstairs theatres are very small.

[LenexatoKCMO]

  Are you thinking of the 3 suites upstairs?  Theatre 1, at least, is one of the biggest theatres in town.  Don't know that I've been in the other two downstairs, but thought that they were supposed to be big too.

I had heard there was a big one there - I apparently manage to choose movies in every screen but this one. 

[NDTeve]

Heard that Widespread Panic is coming to the Midland in November for Tuesday/Wednesday show. No weekend but still better than nothing.

[ignatius]

Looks like bookings at Midland are picking up a bit.  Not a storm, but more activity than over summer.

http://pollstar.com/resultsVenue.aspx?I ... ortBy=Date

Is it becoming a fall/winter venue like Uptown?  Or maybe the booking agents are getting better traction now?  I heard Uptown is a winter venue because it's too expensive to keep cool and they have to compete with smaller outdoor venues like Grinders.  True for Midland as well?

Surprised to see Midland scored David Cross.  Didn't think he'd hit red states.

[drumatix]

Surprised to see Midland scored David Cross.  Didn't think he'd hit red states.

How else would he end up with such great comedic fodder?

[grovester]

Missouri is a red state?

[trailerkid]

Surprised to see Midland scored David Cross.  Didn't think he'd hit red states.

?

Unless this is some reference to a joke he made about red states...he has a whole bit about staying in Kansas City that's on one of his CDs.

[DaveKCMO]

walked in to AMC tonight for a quick bite and it was completely EMPTY. service and food was vastly improved from our last visit months ago. regular entrees (meatloaf, spaghetti+meatballs, turkey) have joined the menu.

[dangerboy]

walked in to AMC tonight for a quick bite and it was completely EMPTY.

The theater or just the restaurant?

[trailerkid]

walked in to AMC tonight for a quick bite and it was completely EMPTY. service and food was vastly improved from our last visit months ago. regular entrees (meatloaf, spaghetti+meatballs, turkey) have joined the menu.

I've eaten there a few times and had the same experience. The food and service are both above average, but the place is empty on weeknights. The prices are also good. 

[NDTeve]

Missouri is a red state?

YES.

[KC-wildcat]

walked in to AMC tonight for a quick bite and it was completely EMPTY. service and food was vastly improved from our last visit months ago. regular entrees (meatloaf, spaghetti+meatballs, turkey) have joined the menu.

Is this surprising?  A tuesday evening at a movie theatre? 

Not sure what AMC's business plan is with their restuarant/bar, but I assume they anticipate that crowd size directly correlates with movie attendance.  And movie attendance is probably a bit slow monday-wednesday. 

[LenexatoKCMO]

All of the shows we have seen seem to be pretty full houses - but yeah the restaurant/lounge is always dead. 

[trailerkid]

All of the shows we have seen seem to be pretty full houses - but yeah the restaurant/lounge is always dead. 

i don't even know if many theatre patrons go to the restaurant. i saw inglorious basterds (AMAZING.) and the theatre was full, but only a small trickle in the bar/restaurant.

anyone else think the Marquee would be a NICE jazz venue?