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Stardew Valley Movie Theater Guide
Movie Theater guide for Missing Bundle or Joja unlocks, Movie Tickets, the two-year movie cycle, concessions, friendship points, Crane Game prizes, and Two Thumbs Up achievement cleanup.
Quick facts
The Movie Theater opens after Community Center plus Missing Bundle, or after the Joja upgrade route and a 500,000g purchase.
A Movie Ticket costs 1,000g, and the player can watch a movie once each week.
Loved movies and loved concessions add friendship, making theater visits a post-game social planning tool.
Unlock the theater
The unlock path depends on the save route. Community Center saves complete The Missing Bundle in abandoned JojaMart; Joja saves buy the theater after the other upgrades.
- Community Center route needs late-game bundle items such as Caviar, Prismatic Shard, and quality Ancient Fruit or Void Salmon options.
- Joja route is a direct money gate after the development form is complete.
- Once unlocked, the building replaces abandoned JojaMart or Joja Warehouse.
Use movies as friendship
The theater is not only cosmetic. Movie preference plus concession preference can make one weekly outing a meaningful relationship push.
- Loved movies award more friendship than liked movies.
- Concession snacks add a smaller second friendship choice.
- Track the two-year movie cycle so the current film matches the guest.