Film festival: why it is a success and what movies to watch today, Valentine's Day, at $450

A real boom is the Film Festival, which started this Sunday, February 12 and, for three consecutive days, allows access to see premieres and reruns at $450 each ticket.

To get an idea of ​​the magnitude of the success, we are going to give several examples of the films that had the greatest impact this Sunday, compared to the audience they had brought on the "normal" days of this past weekend.

And let's remember that today, Tuesday, February 14, Valentine's Day, a good outing is always going to the movies...

Antonio Banderas once again lends the voice to the Cat.

The movie that is running the best on billboards across the country is

, the animated film in which Antonio Banderas lends his voice to Shrek's companion.

Well, of the 115,335 tickets it sold from Thursday to Sunday, more than half (59,249) were sold on Sunday, when the $450 promotion began.

On Saturday, which is historically the day with the greatest crowds of people in theaters across the country, 23,742 viewers had seen it.

The second in the choice of the public this Sunday - and therefore, the weekend, was

.

But the James Cameron film almost tripled on Sunday what it had garnered on Saturday: 45,200 against 16,496.

"Avatar: The Way of Water" is the highest grossing of the year.

It was seen in 2023 by 1,844,539 viewers (2,930,994 since its premiere on 12/15/222).

And by the same director it was re-released, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of its local premiere

.

And there were many who preferred to see the three-hour film in theaters and not in the armchair at home (Telefe broadcast it for the umpteenth time in the afternoon).

22,249 spectators paid their ticket, when between Thursday and Sunday 25,240 had done so.

Oscar movies

And curiously, or not so much, those titles that aspire to win the Oscar for best film this March 12, their sales improved, but not as much as they did with the exception of

.

, which premiered this Thursday, with Cate Blanchett as a troubled conductor, sold 2,243 tickets on Saturday, and 3,388 on Sunday: 50% more.

25 years after the premiere, James Cameron showed that Jack could have been saved along with Rose in "Titanic."

Check it out at the movies...

The Spirits of the Island

, with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two friends in 1920s Ireland who fall out, was seen by 2,089 viewers on Saturday, and 2,666 on Sunday.

And

, the film with autobiographical overtones by Steven Spielberg, barely changed the order of their numbers: 2,093 on Saturday, 2,309 on Sunday, only 10% more.

And there are exclusive re-releases around this time, like

,

,

(which is an Oscar contender),

,

,

, and the national

.

Australian Cate Blanchett in "Tár", for which she will probably win the third Oscar of her career.

Let's remember that the promotional price applies to both 2D and 3D projection locations, and advance sales are available on the websites and ticket offices of the participating cinemas.

And, in addition, as anticipated, if the tickets are paid with Banco Provincia cards or DNI Account, an additional 30% refund is obtained.

And there are discounts on ticket values ​​for other formats.

For example, in the IMAX, where they show

, and

, tickets are $600.

And they fly.

And in the cases of programming in 4D, D-Box and Premium Class rooms, the value is $830.

Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrel.

The former's character no longer wants to be friends with the latter in "The Spirits of the Island".

What are the cinema complexes that offer these discounts?

To take note, that today the Party ends:

• Cinemark Hoyts

  
  

• Cinemacenter

  
  

• atlas cinemas

  
  

• Multiplex Cinemas

• Cinépolis

  
  

• showcase

  
  

• Cinema La Plata

  
  

• Metropol Cinema

  
  

• Atlas

  
  

• CPM Cinemas

  
  

• New Rex Cinema

  
  

• Saenz Peña Cultural Space

  
  

• sunstar cinemas

  
  

• Cinema Adrogue

  
  

• Cinemas of the Coast

  
  

• E-Max Cinemas

  
  

• cinema paris

  
  

• Flix Cinema

  
  

• Renzi Cinema

  
  

• Devoted Concept Cinema

  
  

• movie star

  
  

• your cinema

  
  

• cinema opera

  
  

• playcinema

  
  

• CDBA

  
  

• Cinema Theater Stack

  
  

• Ether Cinema

  
  

• Cinerama Holiday

  
  

• Cinemas & Theaters Sudcinemas Villa María

  
  

• Sud Cinemas Bell Ville

  
  

• Cinema Theater Antonio Lafalla.

You can also go to sitiofiestadelcine.com.ar.

The initiative has the support of the Ministry of Culture, the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA), ministries and secretariats of different provinces and municipalities, and distributors and film exhibiting companies.

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