Movie Theater
| Movie Theater | |
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| Open Hours: | 9:00am to 9:00pm |
| Closed: | Most festival days |
| Address: | Abandoned JojaMart or Joja Warehouse |
The Movie Theater is a building that allows players to watch movies, alone or with a guest, once every week. It is unlocked either by completing the Community Center or all community upgrades offered by Morris.
If players choose to restore the Community Center, the night before the first rainy or stormy day after restoring the Center, there is a cutscene of a lightning bolt striking the doors to the abandoned JojaMart. Afterwards, the player may enter the abandoned JojaMart and find the Missing Bundle. The night after completing the Missing Bundle, the Junimos will build a Movie Theater.
If players choose the Joja route, they can purchase the Movie Theater from Morris for 
500,000g after completing all other community upgrades. The Joja Warehouse will then become a Movie Theater.
Players must purchase a Movie Ticket for 1,000g to enter the Movie Theater. A second Movie Ticket can also be purchased for 1,000g and given to a villager in the same way a gift is given. This will invite the villager to attend the movie with the player. To see the movie with the villager, enter the theater on the same day the ticket is gifted; otherwise, the ticket is forgotten.
In a Multiplayer game, it is possible to watch a movie with other players. To do this, all participating players must gather in the lobby before the movie starts. A message suggesting you will watch the movie by yourself still displays when entering the building, regardless of other players being present.
Movies
There are 8 movies in total. Movies repeat on a 2-year cycle, based on the season in which the player unlocks the Movie Theater. All four "year 1" movies will cycle, followed by year 2 movies, then repeat. The year in the table below refers to the year in which the player first unlocks the Theater.
Asking a guest to a loved movie earns 200 Friendship points with the guest, a liked movie earns 100 Friendship points, and a disliked movie neither earns nor costs friendship points with the guest.
Note that Penny will love any movie if Pam is also present. However, this is only possible in multiplayer, as Pam will not attend the movie when inviting Penny.
| Poster | Name | Description | Season / Year | Love | Like | Dislike |
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The Brave Little Sapling | An animated family comedy about a little sprout on a magical adventure to become a tree! |  Spring, Y1
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Caroline, Dwarf, Jas, Penny, Sandy, Vincent | Abigail, Alex, Clint, Demetrius, Elliott, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Haley, Harvey, Jodi, Kent, Leah, Leo, Lewis, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Willy | Krobus, Linus, Sebastian, Shane, Wizard |
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Journey Of The Prairie King: The Motion Picture | The beloved video game comes to the silver screen! |  Summer, Y1
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Caroline, Dwarf, Jas, Robin, Sandy, Vincent | Abigail, Alex, Clint, Demetrius, Emily, Evelyn, Gus, Jodi, Kent, Leo, Lewis, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Penny, Pierre, Sam, Sebastian, Shane, Willy | Elliott, George, Haley, Harvey, Krobus, Leah, Linus, Wizard |
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Mysterium | Peer behind the midnight veil... You must experience to believe! |  Fall, Y1
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Abigail, Dwarf, Elliott, Leah, Sandy, Sebastian, Wizard | Alex, Caroline, Clint, Demetrius, Haley, Jodi, Krobus, Leo, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Shane, Willy | Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Harvey, Jas, Kent, Lewis, Linus, Penny, Vincent |
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The Miracle At Coldstar Ranch | Against all odds, a family keeps the spirit of the Winter Star alive... |  Winter, Y1
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Dwarf, Emily, Evelyn, Gus, Harvey, Marnie, Sandy | Alex, Caroline, Clint, Elliott, George, Haley, Jas, Jodi, Kent, Leah, Leo, Lewis, Maru, Pam, Penny, Pierre, Robin, Willy | Abigail, Demetrius, Krobus, Linus, Sam, Sebastian, Shane, Vincent, Wizard |
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Natural Wonders: Exploring Our Vibrant World | Take a tour through the lands of the Ferngill Republic... from The Fern Islands to Zuzu City, this world is full of life! | Spring, Y2
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Demetrius, Dwarf, Jas, Leo, Lewis, Maru, Sandy | Abigail, Caroline, Clint, Elliott, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Haley, Harvey, Jodi, Kent, Leah, Marnie, Pam, Penny, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Sebastian, Shane, Willy | Alex, Krobus, Linus, Vincent, Wizard |
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Wumbus | An absurd sci-fi comedy centered around the life and times of a lumpy guy from another star. | Summer, Y2
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Alex, Demetrius, Dwarf, Gus, Jas, Maru, Pierre, Sam, Sandy, Shane, Vincent | Abigail, Clint, Elliott, Emily, Evelyn, George, Harvey, Jodi, Kent, Leah, Leo, Lewis, Marnie, Pam, Penny, Robin, Sebastian, Willy | Caroline, Haley, Krobus, Linus, Wizard |
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It Howls In The Rain | A group of youngsters set out to discover the source of a mysterious sound. (Parental Supervision Required) | Fall, Y2
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Abigail, Alex, Dwarf, Sandy, Sebastian, Shane | Caroline, Clint, Demetrius, Gus, Haley, Jodi, Leo, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Willy | Elliott, Emily, Evelyn, George, Harvey, Jas, Kent, Krobus, Leah, Lewis, Linus, Penny, Vincent, Wizard |
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The Zuzu City Express | A beloved movie classic, carefully restored for modern theaters. | Winter, Y2
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Dwarf, Evelyn, George, Harvey, Jodi, Sandy | Alex, Caroline, Elliott, Emily, Gus, Haley, Jas, Kent, Leah, Leo, Lewis, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Penny, Pierre, Robin, Willy | Abigail, Clint, Demetrius, Krobus, Linus, Sam, Sebastian, Shane, Vincent, Wizard |
Concessions
Players can choose to purchase a snack for their guest at the concessions counter. Purchasing a loved snack earns 50 Friendship points with the guest, a liked snack earns 25 Friendship points, and a disliked snack neither earns nor costs friendship points with the guest.
Only five foods out of the following are randomly offered at a time for the player to select for their guest. The game tries to populate the list with one loved snack, two liked snacks, and one disliked snack among the five snacks available at the counter, if they exist. If the theater is built from the Joja Warehouse, JojaCorn is always available for purchase.[1]
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Crane Game
Inside the lobby on the lefthand side is a Crane Game machine. Players can play the Crane Game for 500g to win prizes. The crane game will always be occupied and unplayable during the player's first visit to the Movie Theater. Afterwards, there is a 25% chance that the Crane Game will be occupied prior to the movie. There is no limit to how many times the Crane Game can be played when it is available, but it must be played before watching the movie as it will always be occupied once the movie has finished.
After paying to play, the player has 3 chances to grab a prize. There is a 15-second timer for each attempt, which begins when the player first moves the crane. Successfully grabbing a prize on chance 1 or 2 does not end the game, giving the player the opportunity to win 3 prizes. Each time the player pays for a new game, the prizes will be randomized.
The crane is positioned using 2 movements. The first movement is horizontal, and places the crane (right-arrow on keyboard). The second movement is vertical, and drops the crane (down-arrow on keyboard). Once the down-arrow button is released, the crane will drop to the position of its shadow. When the crane reaches its shadow, it will stop and grab any prize at that location.
The crane may drop the prize on its way to the collection chute on the left. The further away from the chute the item is, and the less firm the crane's grasp on the item is, the more likely it is to drop it. Centering the crane with the item will give it a firmer grasp and reduce the chance of the item being dropped before reaching the collection chute.
Prizes include items on the conveyor belts as well as some of the stationary items shown. Some of the more rare prizes (like the Dinosaur Egg or Movie Ticket) can be hidden behind foliage in the Crane Game and may become dislodged when the crane drops another prize.
Prizes
- Anytime: Futan Bear, Futan Rabbit, Small Junimo Plush (any color), Lg. Futan Bear, Dinosaur Egg, Omni Geode, Warp Totem: Farm, Mega Bomb, Movie Ticket, Exotic Tree, Deluxe Tree, House Plant 13, Fancy House Plants 4 & 5, Poster from current movie
- Spring: Indoor Hanging Basket, Plush Bunny, Lawn Flamingo, Seasonal Decor, Seasonal Plants #1, 2, 3, or 6
- Summer: Indoor Palm, (if Wumbus is playing: Wumbus Statue, Bobo Statue), (if Journey of the Prairie King is playing: Long Palm, Long Cactus)
- Fall: Small Wall Pumpkin, Wall Pumpkin, Dried Sunflowers, Grave Stone, Green Serpent Statue, Purple Serpent Statue
- Winter: Winter Tree Decal, Big Red Cane, Big Green Cane, Green Canes, Red Canes, Mixed Cane, Tree of the Winter Star
Notes
- Krobus will not attend movies on Fridays.
- The cooldown to watch a movie resets on Mondays. The cooldown does not apply if the player enters the theater and leaves without watching the movie.
- Even though Shane and Pam hate Joja Cola as a gift, Pam likes and Shane loves the Joja Cola concession snack.
- Despite being clear analogs for one another, the Personal Pizza and the Pizza have notably different tastes among the NPCs; many NPCs who like Pizza dislike the Personal Pizza.
- NPCs that can appear in the lobby include Gunther, the Governor, Famous Painter Lupini, Welwick the Fortune Teller, and Marcello, the Bookseller, who also appears in Harvey's 10-heart event.
- Movie tickets can be purchased on festival days, but entry to the theater is not permitted. Attempting to give a ticket to a villager on a festival day will result in a popup box saying: "The movie theater isn't open on festival days!".
- The Movie Theater cannot be entered when it's closed by using the Key To The Town.
- Leo cannot be invited to the Movie Theater before the player reaches 6 hearts with him.
Trivia
- In 2011, ConcernedApe created a series of comics called Wumbus World.
- Even though Abigail is a video gamer, she only likes, not loves, "Journey of the Prarie King: The Motion Picture"
Bugs
- Pam will never randomly attend a movie if the player invites Penny.[2] It is possible, however, in Multiplayer for two players to invite them and attend a movie together.
References
History
- 1.4: Introduced.
- 1.4.4: Sam now likes Joja Cola as a concessions snack.
- 1.6: Can no longer invite Leo to the movies before he moves to the valley.
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