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BranWafr t1_j9kvl9o wrote

Reply to comment by bolanrox in TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake

That would be The Clinton Street Theater, which has been showing it non-stop for longer than any other theater in the country. It has been showing there since 1978. At one point there was a place in New York that had been showing it longer, but they moved locations at some point, so there was some question about if their run was unbroken or not. I also don't know if that theater showed it during lockdown. So, to my knowledge, Clinton Street is the longest running RHPS in the world.

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m_s_phillips t1_j9like6 wrote

That's where I saw it for the first time when I was in college at the University of Portland in 1990.

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Impstrong t1_j9mt6jd wrote

I was too afraid to go as someone who's never seen it when I visited in '15. But we were staying very close to the theater.

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OkPhotograph7852 t1_j9lmwrz wrote

It has been playing once a week at a theater in Germany since 1974

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BranWafr t1_j9lom5k wrote

It is surprisingly difficult to find reliable information on this statistic. I know that prior to Covid there were one or two theaters around the world that had been playing it longer, but without knowing the specific theater names, no way to see if they continued to play it during that time period. (Don't even know if they had shutdowns that would interrupt the streak)

Because of Covid shutdowns I am pretty confident in saying that Clinton Street Theater in Portland, Oregon is the longest running uninterrupted streak in North America. Sounds like this theater in Germany might have them beat if they didn't have to shut down due to Covid, or they didn't move locations like the one theater in New York.

Any idea what the name of the theater is? I'd like to add it to my trove of useless RHPS trivia.

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OkPhotograph7852 t1_j9lq10b wrote

It’s called Museum Lichtspiele in Munich. I stand corrected, they started playing it in June 1977 and held the world record for longest uninterrupted screening before Covid. Do not know if they still do.

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BranWafr t1_j9lqx45 wrote

Looks like they shut down in March 2020 because of Covid. So, Clinton Street may now be the longest running streak unless someone else knows of another theater somewhere else that can beat them.

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montanunion t1_j9o1vkv wrote

Btw, I can really recommend Museum Lichtspiele as a cinema. It's the oldest cinema of Munich (it was opened in 1910), always had a bit of a ~subcultural flair and it's really pretty. They often show movies in English.

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PeriodicGolden t1_j9nvwpp wrote

I find discussions about what's "the oldest X" interesting since each place defines it in a way where they end up being the oldest. You see it with pubs as well. "This is the oldest pub in the city that's always been in the same place", "This is the oldest pub in the city that has been in continuous operation", "This is the oldest pub in the city that's remained in the same family"

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