All Night Long

ProHub Comment

This is a structured cost-benefit analysis case that requires strong mental math skills and attention to detail. Candidates must calculate ticket revenue across three showtimes with varying seat utilization and customer demographics, then compare against incremental costs to evaluate profitability. The brainstorming element tests whether candidates think holistically about strategic implications beyond the financial model.

Estimated Time 15 minutes
Difficulty Medium
Source NYU
50 / 100
Your client is CNB Movies, a national movie theater company with $2 billion in annual revenue. In recent years, movie theaters have seen record high demand for Marvel and DC Comics movies, and CNB is considering ways to capitalize on this demand. One option is to offer 24-hour opening weekend screenings for these movies. The company has hired you to advise on the decision. Should they offer this experience?

Clarifying Information

  1. CNB Movies wants to implement this immediately.
  2. Opening weekend starts Thursday night and ends Sunday at 11:59 PM.
  3. CNB wants to test one theater first. If successful, The company would roll out to all 400 theaters in the US.
  4. Ticket prices are $15 adults / $10 children/seniors.
  5. None of CNB’s competitors currently offer this experience.
  6. CNB Movies is capable of financing this on its own.