EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR successful events, SIMPLY Programming Toolkit | Fall/Winter 2017 © Universal Studios Press © 2017 Disney/Pixar © Universal Studios © Paramount Pictures © Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. New Movie Programming Customer Releases Event Ideas Ideas Spotlight NEW Releases © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © Warner © 2017 Disney/Pixar © Universal Studios Despicable Me 3 Wonder Woman Cars 3 Anticipated October 2017 Anticipated September 2017 Anticipated October 2017 PG; 90 minutes; Universal Studios PG-13; 141 minutes; Warner Bros. G; 109 minutes; Walt Disney Pictures Gru battles Balthazar Bratt, a 1980s child star- An Amazon princess leaves her island home Race car Lightning McQueen suffers a severe turned-supervillain, in this animated sequel. and journeys to the outside world, which is crash while trying to compete with a younger being consumed by a massive war. With the rival named Jackson Storm. Afterward, help of an American pilot, she works to put an McQueen embraces new technologies as he end to the conflict. trains for a return to the racetrack. EVENT Idea! EVENT EVENT Promotion Idea Idea The minions are back at it again! Create Allow guests the opportunity to In this movie, legendary Lightning buzz for your movie showing by passing craft their own Tiara or Bracelets of McQueen has to prove that he still has out yellow balloons in your community that Submission. Give them the chance to what it takes to win. Foster a friendly look just like the little stars of the movie. show off their creations at a pop-up sense of competition that mimics the All you need are markers, yellow balloons, photo booth at the event. Include props theme of the movie by setting up your ribbon and a little helium. Don’t forget to go along with the other Justice League own race track for remote control cars to add the date, time and location of the members, like capes, masks and emblems, to see who’s the fastest before the movie to each one. so everyone can support their favorite movie begins. superhero! © Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. © 2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc. © Paramount Pictures Transformers: The Emoji Movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Anticipated November 2017 The Last Knight PG; Columbia Pictures Dead Men Tell No Tales Anticipated October 2017 Available October 3, 2017 PG-13; 148 minutes; Paramount Pictures In a world inside a smartphone, an emoji PG-13; 129 minutes; Walt Disney Pictures named Gene is ashamed that he has multiple Giant robots must team up with British facial expressions while his colleagues only Captain Jack Sparrow searches for the trident experts on the history of Transformers on have one each. He then embarks on a quest of Poseidon in order to defeat the sinister Earth to find a way to win a war after the to be like everyone else. Captain Salazar. Along the way, he gains two demise of their leader Optimus Prime. new allies: a gorgeous astronomer and a sailor with a connection to his past. EVENT EVENT Idea! EVENT Idea Promotion Idea Before screening the latest installment in Design your own huge cardboard emojis Introduce guests to the adventures on the “Transformers” franchise, introduce to place around your park or community the open seas with a pirate-themed kids to robotics by either purchasing kits or areas to advertise the showing. Make movie night. Hand out red bandanas and putting together your own. Just make sure sure they relate to the area you’re eye patches to convert the crowd into to have motors, AA batteries and battery placing them in, like swimming emojis swashbucklers, and cap off the event packs on hand. near the community pool, pet emojis in with a photo booth opportunity complete the dog park, book emojis at the library with piratey props like parrots, gold coins, and more. Add your movie’s location, “Ahoy Matey” speech bubbles and more. date and time to each emoji so people have all the details. PROGRAMMING Ideas Halloween © Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. © Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. © 2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Spooktacular ideas to go with your favorite Halloween flick! At your showing, sell edible Play a couple rounds of musical Bring families in your community witch’s potion. Simply add coffins before your movie together by having them chunks of dry ice to punch, like showing. Same rules as the compete against one another in green Kool-Aid, for an impressive regular game, just tape photos of a tournament-style competition. reaction. For entertainment, host coffins to the backs of chairs. Or, Any games will do, or place a a witch’s hat ring toss challenge host a bloody Jell-O competition Halloween spin on classic games, by adding cones under tall where participants sit in front of like boo-loon pop, pumpkin witch’s hats. a bowl of red Jell-O with a cherry bowling, candy corn relays, toilet at the bottom, wearing vampire paper mummy game and more! fangs with their hands held behind their back, to see who can get the cherry first. MOVIES Halloween Top © Paramount Pictures © 2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc. 10 © Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc. © 2017 Disney/Pixar © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. © Universal Studios © Universal Studios © Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. PROGRAMMING Ideas Christmas © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © Warner © 2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Festive ideas to pair with your favorite holiday film. Play a reindeer-inspired game A screening of a family-friendly Throw a Christmas party before by first splitting attendees into holiday flick is the perfect way to the show featuring everything teams then giving them 10-15 help your community celebrate Santa Claus! Ask for a community balloons and a pair of open-toed the true meaning of Christmas. volunteer to dress up as Santa pantyhose. One person wears You can also turn it into an for pics and Christmas list the pantyhose on their head opportunity to give back by sharing. Have a cookie decorating while the other team members organizing a toy drive for a local station and serve their creations blow up the balloons and stuff charity. For a fun and simple alongside some milk or hot cocoa. them into the hose to form activity before the film, play pin Or, let them craft a Santa-themed antlers. The first team to stuff all the star on the Christmas tree. ornament to decorate their tree. the balloons wins! MOVIES Christmas Top © Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. © Universal Studios 10 © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. © Paramount Pictures © Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc. © 2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc. © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © 2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc. © Paramount Pictures © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. CUSTOMER Spotlight The City of Fairlawn Ohio Halloween Movie Night Last year, the City of Fairlawn in Ohio hosted a hugely successful Halloween movie event for their community featuring “Hocus Pocus.” To enhance the screening, the Fairlawn Parks & Recreation department provided a campfire with s’mores, popcorn, glow necklaces, black cat lollipops and witch broom necklaces. And best of all, the event was completely free. Laurie Beisecker, the park’s director, said her organization loved this event because it brought adults and children together from their city and several surrounding communities, and they are already planning to host the event again this upcoming October! Ideas courtesy of: Laurie Beisecker, CPRP Director Fairlawn Parks & Recreation Fairlawn, OH © 2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Unique fall ideas for making your movie event a success. City of San José, California Christmas in the Park Christmas in the Park is an annual San José holiday tradition. For more than 30 years, the festive event has brought together people from all over the Bay Area to take part in holiday activities and celebrations. The event features more than 500 decorated Christmas trees, more than 60 musical and animated exhibits, glittering lights, holiday- themed refreshments, a 60-foot Community Giving Tree, visits with Santa and nightly entertainment. The organization added holiday movies to the event a few years ago with great success. People love them!” said Jason Minsky, Executive Director of Christmas in the Park. “We get requests and have families asking us in advance what we are showing each year. It’s very rewarding to see families huddled up together to watch holiday classics and enjoy a night of family fun.” Images and ideas courtesy of: Jason Minsky Executive Director Christmas in the Park San José, CA Want to be featured in a future PressPlay? Send us photos and success stories from your movie event at [email protected]! NOW Available “ A genuine crowd-pleaser, with sparkling characters, # feel-good tunes and a 1 on opening big-hearted spirit.” weekend with - Newsday $55 million. © 2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Bros. Entertainment Inc. © Warner © Universal Studios © 2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc. 96% on Rotten #1 film of 2017 Tomatoes. with over $500M at the box office. 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