THE ROXY by the numbers
Many people are fascinated by the numbers generated by the movie business.
 It's easy to find out the top grossing movies of the week, but we thought
you might enjoy looking at some of our own numbers from the Roxy.

Our most popular movies
(Figures as of January 2017. This covers movies played since 1979, 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)
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 Finding Dory (2016)
7 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
8 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
9 Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
10 Jurassic World (2015)
11 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
12 The Lion King (1994)
13 Despicable Me 2 (2013)
14 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
15 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

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:
18
(incorporating
40 drivers)

Number of watts of amplifier power:
1930-1992:
40

1992-2006:
 1600

Currently:
4200

Average number of previews we play before the feature:
4 or 5

Age of some of the Roxy's equipment (as of January, 2016):

Digital projector:
5 years

Change dispenser (in boxoffice):
119 years

Popcorn machine:
19 years

Seats (Balcony):
14 years
(Main floor):
11 years

Our first 3-D movie:
TOY STORY 3
(June 18, 2010)

Our highest-attended
R-rated movie:
PORKY'S
(1982)

Our highest-attended
G-rated movie:
THE LION KING
(1994/2011)

Our highest-attended animated movie:
SHREK 2
(2004)

Our highest-attended Western:
DANCES WITH WOLVES
(1991)

Our lowest-attended movie since 1979:
SHAFT
(2000)
8 people saw it in 6 days

Number of animated movies in our all-time
top 25:
Four

Number of sequels in our all-time
top 25:
12

Highest grossing movie since 1979:
Toy Story 3
(it is our 23rd most popular movie in terms of actual number of tickets sold). Its top gross can be attributed to higher 3-D ticket prices.


Above: The auditorium today: 194 seats

  • When the Roxy first opened, it had 500 seats, including 75 in the balcony.
     

  • Currently, we have 194 seats -- 44 in the balcony. (Over the years, the number of seats has been reduced to increase comfort and legroom.)
     

  • Width of seat cushions in 1979:  19 inches

  • Width of seat cushions today:  22 or 24 inches
     

  • Legroom in 1979: 32 inches

  • Legroom today: 50 inches
     

  • The "Spanish balconies" (pictured below) are still in the auditorium walls, they are just covered by the curtains. The "wrought iron" grilles on the front of the balconies were actually made of cardboard.
     

  • Aisle and wall lighting is provided by LEDs -- 8 in each row of seats, and 15 behind each of the triangular wall sconces, for a total of 264 LEDs.

Below: The auditorium in 1979: 425 seats

Number of neon tubes in the Roxy's marquee: 54
(28 of the tubes are inside the marquee's reader-boards)

  • Our average crowd every week:
    About 275 people (65% of whom are usually adults)

  • Most crowded night of the week:  Saturday
     

  • Least crowded:
    Monday or Tuesday
     

  • 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!)
FASCINATING FACTS 

  • Dimensions of the Roxy's current movie screen:
    15 x 30 feet
     (The largest TV screen available today is only 19% as large as the Roxy's screen)
     

  • Number of images in a typical movie:
    About 160,000 (110 minutes at 24 frames per second)
     

  • Approximate number of movies we play every year:
    About     40 to 50
     

  • Average length of a movie:
    110 minutes
     

  • Average weight of that movie:
    About 1 pound (digital)
    A film print would weigh about 65 pounds
     

  • First movie to open at the Roxy on its national release date: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2
    We currently open 10 to 12 movies a year on the national release day

Since 1930, the Roxy has had:

  • 7 soda machines
    4 popcorn machines
    6 new screens
  • 6 cash registers
    5 35mm movie projectors
    1 digital projector
    2 digital servers
  • 4 answering machines
    4 sound systems
  • 6 computers
  • 4 butter warmers
  • 4 ice machines
    1 ticket printer

  • Longest-running movie ever at the Roxy:
    STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
    ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY
    Both ran for 28 days
     

  • Our first 3-week movies
    STAR WARS EPISODE III:     REVENGE OF THE SITH
    HARRY POTTER     AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
    TITANIC
    SPIDER-MAN 3 
     

  • Our first "midnight premiere:"
    STAR WARS EPISODE III
     

  • In the early days, the Roxy would play up to four movies per week!

 

  • 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 three kinds of bottled water, and fruit punch.

  • Largest-size soda available in 1979:
    24 ounces
     

  • Largest size available now: 46 ounces
     

  • Year popcorn was introduced to the Roxy: 1940
     

  • Largest-size popcorn available in 1979: 24 ounces
     

  • Largest size available now: 132 ounces

  • We have a modern popcorn machine, but we still make popcorn the same way they did in 1940, because we think it tastes better the old-fashioned way.