To be considered a commercial motion picture theater for the purposes of meeting the “qualifying exhibition” requirements of the special rules for documentary films or the “theatrical roll-out” requirements (Rule IV. 1-4), a venue must:

• Regularly show new releases
• Charge admission
• Have regular non-specialized programming open to the general public
• Exploit and market films through regular listings and advertising
• Generally run films for three to seven consecutive days, with multiple showings daily