I saw the first movie (in theaters) that I have seen in probably 3-4 months, here in the Philippines. Here, seats are assigned like the real theater. There are advantages and disadvantages to this. Advantages: 1) one can buy their ticket many hours in advance; 2) because one bought their tickets in advance, they can probably pick their most favorite seats in the whole theater and not have to worry about someone taking it; 3) no one will take your seat. Disadvantages: 1) it is very hard to buy your seat at the door; 2) if someone has booked your most favorite seat, there is no chance of getting to sit in it; 3) if you do choose to buy at the door for the next showing, there is either no seat or one or maybe two seats, but never together.
Another thing that is different here, there is a bathroom behind the back row, and speakers playing the sound of the movie in the bathroom, so you miss as little as possible. Also, Filipinos don't really understand the concept of quiet during the movie, or at least the first few minutes. And most of them have trays of food with them from the multitude of fast food restaurants right outside of the theaters. And occasionally, there would be a blip, and the sound would cut out for a few seconds. It only happened twice when I saw the movie.
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