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Our
most popular movies
(Figures as of January 2010. This covers
movies played since 1980, based on
number of tickets sold.
Earlier figures are not available.
The years indicate the year
in which the movie played at
the Roxy -- not necessarily
the year the film was released) |
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1 |
E. T. The
Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| 2 |
Titanic (1998) |
| 3 |
The
Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King (2003) |
| 4 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) |
| 5 |
Shrek 2 (2004) |
| 6 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) |
| 7 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
| 8 |
The
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) |
| 9 |
The
Lion King (1994) |
| 10 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) |
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Cost of an adult
ticket in 1930:
50¢
(main floor)
Kids were 25¢
Number of speakers
in the Roxy's sound system:
1930-1992:
1
1992 - 1997:
12
1997-present:
17
Number of "watts"
of amplifier power:
1930-1992:
40
1992-2006:
1600Currently:
3400
Age of some of the Roxy's equipment (as of January, 2011):
Digital projector:
6 months
Film Projector:
31 years
Change dispenser
(in boxoffice):
114 years
Popcorn machine:
14 years
Seats (Balcony):
9 years
(Main floor):
6 years
Number of light
bulbs in the Roxy:
Stage
area: 6
Auditorium: 16 (not counting the aisle lights, which are LEDs)
Concession stand: 13
Projection booth: 8
Office:
2
Restrooms: 5
Lobby: 4
Marquee:
28
Basement
and backstage: 4
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Above: The auditorium today:
194 seats
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When the Roxy
first opened, it had 500 seats, including 75 in the balcony.
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Currently, we
have 194 seats -- 44 in the balcony. (Over the years, the number
of seats has been reduced to increase comfort and legroom.)
Below: The auditorium in 1979: 425 seats
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Number of neon
tubes in the Roxy's marquee: 54
(28 of the tubes are inside the marquee's reader-boards)
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Most crowded
night of the week: Saturday or Sunday
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Least crowded:
Wednesday or Thursday
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Place to sit
for the best sound: Any of the back 6 rows downstairs
(There are as many varied opinions on this as there are moviegoers!)
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FASCINATING
FACTS
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Dimensions
of the Roxy's current movie screen:
15 x 30 feet
(The original screen was 15 feet square, with an exit
door on either side)
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When you watch
a movie, you're actually looking at about 325,000 still pictures
projected one after another
(24 frames per second)
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Approximate
number of movies we play every year:
About
60 to 65
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Average length
of a movie:
112 minutes
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Average weight
of that movie:
About 65 pounds
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First movie
to open at the Roxy on its national release date: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2
 Since
1930, the Roxy has had:
- 7 soda machines
4 popcorn machines
6 new screens
- 6 cash registers
5 movie projectors -
4 answering machines
3 sound systems - 5 computers
- 4 butter warmers
- 4 ice machines
1 ticket printer
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Longest-running movie
ever at the Roxy:
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
The Two Towers
and
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
The Return of the King
Both films ran for 22 days.
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Three movies ran for 21
days each:
STAR WARS EPISODE III
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
TITANIC
SPIDER-MAN 3
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In the early
days, the Roxy would play up to four movies per week!
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First year
you could buy a soda pop at the Roxy's concession stand: 1953
First year you would get ice with it:
1979
The Roxy sold only Coca-Cola and Root Beer until 1979.
We currently offer six flavors of soda, along with two kinds of bottled water, fruit juice
and three types of energy drinks..
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Largest-size soda
available before 1979: 24 ounces
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Largest size available now:
46 ounces
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Year popcorn was
introduced to the Roxy: 1940
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