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Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

“HOW MANY MOVIES COULD YOU SEE IN ONE YEAR?” #WeirdDarkness #BonusBite

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Darren Marlar

True Crime, Science, Religion & Spirituality

4.64K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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IN THIS EPISODE: A Pennsylvania man earned a Guinness World Record by going to the movies 777 times in a one-year period.

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https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/09/08/Guinness-World-Records-most-movies-one-year/4671694186417/
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From UPI.com, Pennsylvania man goes to 777 movies in a single year by Ben Hooper.

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A Pennsylvania man earned a Guinness World Record by going to the movies 777 times in a one-year

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period.

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Zach Swope, 32 of Carlisle, started his attempt with a screening of Minions, Rise of Grew in July

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2022 and completed his record attempt with a showing of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny one year later.

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Swope broke the record of 715 set by French Cinephile Vincent Crone in 2018. Swope said he saved on movie tickets to his Regal

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cinemas by signing up for Regal Unlimited membership, which allowed him unlimited trips to the movies

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for $22 a month.

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Regal employees monitored Swope during his screenings to make sure that he was following the

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rules set forward by Guinness World Records, which included not taking bathroom breaks or having any snacks or beverages during the films.

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The movie fan said that he would see up to three movies after work on weekdays and squeeze in more during the weekend.

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Swope said the movie he saw the most times was Pussin Boots The Last Wish with 47

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