Showtime

In a movie context, a showtime means the scheduled time when a movie starts playing in a cinema or theater.

1: Create Showtimes

1.1: How to Add New a Showtimes

a) Add Showtimes manually

Step 1: Go to Movies >> Showtimes >> Add New

Step 2: Configure a Showtime

  • Title: You can empty, the system will auto insert.

  • Movie: Choose a movie

  • Date: Choose a date time

  • Rooms: Choose a room. Read here to know how to create a room

  • City: It is Parent Category in location. Read here for more details

  • Venue: It is Child Category in location. Read here for more details

  • Address:

b) Add Showtimes via CSV file

Go to Movies >> Showtimes >> Import

You can create a excel file after save like a CSV file and use it to import in system.

c) Export Showtimes to CSV file, so you can read it in Excel.

Go to Movies >> Showtimes >> Export

1.2: Display at frontend

The customer click "Get Ticket" button, the site will display Showtime Popup

2: Manage Showtime

Go to Movies >> Showtimes

With the feature, you can:

  • View/edit/quick edit/delete showtimes

  • Quickly filter showtimes using various criteria such as dates, movies, cities, venues, rooms, custom date ranges.

  • Add showtimes manually

  • Add showtimes via CSV file

3: Customize Template

Customize template of Showtime Popup in child theme:

Copy file
plugins/movie-booking/templates/movie/popup/*.php
to
themes/aovis-child/ovamb-templates/movie/popup/*.php

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