"What do we do with our tickets?"

We give each patron a ticket for two reasons - 1. so we can pay an accurate royalty and email in the numbers each night, 2. so we can count how many we've sold and not over sell the theater. Don't complain that we don't collect them at the door. If you can't find a seat, I will grab my flashlight and piss everyone in the movie off by flashing each row and asking them, "are those seats taken?". I promise there are seats if we sold you a numbered ticket. If you can't sit together, deal with it, and just show up earlier next time. Why do you have to sit next to your peeps anyway? it's not like you should be chatting during the movie. Keep that little ticket as a souvenir and enjoy the show!