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Where?

• batterseapower 15y ago
  Possibly the UK? I've never heard of a cinema here without reserved seating - I didn't realise it was anything special...
  • dagw 15y ago
    Same in Norway and Sweden. The only place that I know of that doesn't have reserved seating is the smaller indie cinema.
• whatusername 15y ago
  Victoria, Australia Both http://villagecinemas.com.au/SessionTime/SessionTimes.htm http://villagecinemas.com.au/SessionTime/SessionTimes.htm and http://www.hoyts.com.au/vista/visSelect.aspx http://www.hoyts.com.au/vista/visSelect.aspx (the two big chains) have online booking with the option to pick your own seat. There might be a couple of their smaller cinemas that don't have allocation -- but all the one's close to me certainly do.
• barrkel 15y ago
  Way back in the day, in the small town in Ireland I grew up in, reserved seating was the only kind of seating. It almost seemed like an excuse to hire extra people, so they could check your ticket and show you to your seat. Then, when the multiplex came in, revenue maximization was the goal, and reserved seating went away; probably helped with ad impressions too. Now, in London where I live, if I want to reserve a seat, I need to pay extra (e.g. VIP ticket in Vue cinemas), and get a marginally larger seat etc. (though still, no-one shows you to your seat unless it's a really big feature).