Marathon system settings

Determines whether the total gross value and total admits/comps for a marathon are applied to each film within the marathon for reporting purposes. 

Available in Head Office > Maintenance > System settings.

Note:This mode is used in the calculation of film hire on marathon films at drive-in cinemas only.

Yes

No

Determines whether Box Office revenue split is allowed to be 0% for a marathon session.

Available in Head Office > Maintenance > System settings. 

Per Ticket

Per Marathon

Determines whether each ticket in a marathon has its own ticket number. 

Per Ticket: Each ticket in a marathon has its own ticket number.

Per Marathon: All the tickets in a marathon have the same ticket number.

Available in Cinema Manager > Maintenance > System settings.

Note: Use Per Ticket if government regulations require you to report separate ticket numbers. Alternatively, use Per Marathon and ensure your POS print template ticket.txt contains a conditional statement that includes a '+' symbol to generate sequential numbering. Ask your Vista representative for assistance. 

Example: {CRLF}{CenterAlign}Ticket# <TICKETNUMBER><IIF~!SESSIONSTARTFULL01!~GT~0.00~'+'~''>;