Signs posted at our local movie theater:

[Supormom]

"There will be NO refunds and NO exchanges for Passion of the Christ movie tickets."

These were large signs near each ticket agent station. I asked why the need for the signs. The agent told me that a number of people were bringing in tickets which had been purchased in large quantities by churches and other organizations and trying to obtain cash refunds.
I wonder how many have used these tickets to enter the theater and then slipped in to see another movie after getting passed the ticket collectors?

[truthspeaker]

1. WWJS

Who Would Jesus Scam?

[soleft]

2. Or how many of those tickets have inflated the tru box office numbers

[kenth]

5. Whether the ticket was actually used

or not, it was purchased. That means it is part of the true box office number.

[Bandit]

6. Which goes to show "There's a Sucker Born every Minute"

:shrug:

[outinforce]

3. Theaters Have Similar Policies

regarding refunds and exchanges of tickets for just about any film that is a big box-office success.

I've seen signs and messages in theater ads in newpapers for other movies that were big box-office successes.

I've gotten to the point where I hardly even notice them now.

[NJCher]

4. I've never seen signs like that

And in NJ, home of the all-American scam, that's really saying something.

Sounds like they are doing the same thing with these tickets as the r-w does with the books and the bestseller list.


Cher

[AP]

7. So that's how it did 200 mill!!! Pre-sales with money from the offering...

...plate, and not by putting people in seats.

[tjwash]

8. Put an asterisk...

...next to it like Ann Coulters book.

[eissa]

9. I wonder

if these refunds were sought by these church groups after Mel critcized their Great Leader.

[AP]

10. I wonder if they're having a hard time with new ticket sales for Passion

when they have a big sign that says "NO REFUNDS FOR PASSION" letting people know that everyone wants their money back.

Before I got to the end of the original post, I had the impression that people wanted their money back AFTER they saw it!

[Blue_Tires]

11. hmmm

I saw that same sign at a theatre back home (saw Starsky and Hutch), and I'd asked the cashier about it...she refused to answer.

[bleedingheart]

12. I wonder how many are turning in tickets to get money for food?

wouldn't that be a joke...buying people tickets when the money could have been better spent actually on charitable work...