How to See New Movie Releases for Free Legally
If you enjoy watching new movie releases in theaters and don't mind going alone, you might be able to get paid to see a flick by working for a company that conducts trailer checks, blind checks and open checks. There are more trailer checks than blind or open checks, and most of them are first shows. That means you have to be available for the first show time, which is usually Wednesday or Friday afternoon. Here is how you can see new movie releases for free and get paid to do so.
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Apply with companies---such as Market Force Company and Hanover Media Insight Services---that conduct trailer checks, open checks and blind checks. A trailer check is when you write down all trailers shown before a movie and make sure the correct version is playing. An open check involves counting the number of people attending a show and collecting box office information. A blind check involves counting the number of people attending a show without management's knowledge.
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Accept a job to conduct trailer checks, blind checks or open checks at a theater.
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Print out paperwork for the job you were assigned to do.
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Arrive at the theater fifteen to thirty minutes before the advertised start time. Write down all trailers shown before the movie. Answer any questions on the paperwork assigned to you, and have the theater manager sign it.
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Enter your report via cellphone from the theater (not in the room where the movie is playing) or via Internet, depending on the instructions on your paperwork.
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Tips & Warnings
A cell phone can be used as a light when the theater lights are turned down or off. Volition lists companies that do mystery shopping and merchandising. Most companies that conduct trailer checks, blind checks or open checks also offer mystery shopping and merchandising jobs.
Not all movies are checked. Movie checks are sometimes canceled the night before or the morning of a scheduled job. Some theater managers will not allow a checker to stay for the movie, especially if a movie is sold out. If management will not let you stay for the movie, complete the trailer check and leave.
