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Give a repertory season a daily reason to return
Regal's 31 Screams on Screen runs from 1 to 31 October 2026 with a different classic horror selection each day, advertised at $7.99, plus child-friendly weekend choices. A short, clearly scheduled season can turn one genre interest into several separate visit decisions.
Bundle a classics season for loyalty members
Landmark Theatres sells four-ticket bundles for its repertory film series to loyalty members. The four tickets can go on one film or be spread across films in the same series, so a bundle can mean a group outing as well as repeat visits.
Programme free themed film clubs with discussion
Cairo's Qasr El Cinema, part of Egypt's General Authority for Cultural Palaces, runs free themed film clubs at 8pm — world, European, Asian, classic, animation and novel-to-film strands — some followed by critics' discussions.
A festival does not have to end when the festival ends
Cinema Rediscovered spends months securing prints, rights and context for a five-day festival in Bristol, then sends the result out as a touring package other cinemas can book. The 2025 festival drew 5,331 ticketed admissions and its touring programme added over 8,000 more across 50-plus partner venues.
Turn an anniversary into a return-visit campaign
Cineworld’s 30th-anniversary campaign links audience voting, repertory programming, channel-based ticket pricing, a concession-spend trigger and a later reward-redemption window. The mechanics are visible; their incremental commercial effect is not.