![]() There's a strict no blasters, no masks, and no face paint policy for anyone planning on dressing up. ![]() Nope, instead they expect about 8,000-10,000 people through the doors for the opening. Will anyone be showing up to see Hunger Games or Heart of the Sea tonight? Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be playing nonstop on 20 of the theater's 25 screens. there are already people in the theater dressed up watching the AMC's marathon of the entire Star Wars catalog. So, they've been telling people to just come back. "There have been so many bomb threats on 42nd in the past we can't have people waiting outside," he said. With about nine hours until the first showing, Diaz said there isn't anyone camped outside, because the businesses in Times Square made them leave. They typically hire a handful of seasonal helpers, but this year, Diaz estimated they hired around 60 extra people.ĭiaz–a cheerful guy on the phone for having finished a 10-hour overnight shift at a movie theater–was frank about his work schedule this weekend: "It's going to be crazy." on Wednesday, the AMC in Times Square will remain open 24 hours a day until about 6 a.m. The first showings of the movie are at 7 p.m. If you haven't heard yet, Star Wars opens this weekend–tonight, actually. "And I'm looking at 60 hours this weekend." ![]() "I'm just getting off a 10 hour shift," manager Jorge Diaz said. Nope-they had already been open for 24 hours when I called. Thinking the theater opened at 10 a.m., I called the AMC in Times Square a couple hours ago to see what their plan was for tonight.
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