Glenwood Hoskin Jr., a 60-year-old retired tax officer from York Haven, Pa., has been certified by Guinness World Records for attending 1,207 movie screenings at his local theater over a single year — an average of roughly 3.3 films a day, every day, for twelve months.
Hoskin began the project in the spring of 2024, deliberately timing his start so he would have a buffer before winter made driving to the theater harder. "I hate driving in the winter, so anything after that was just extra," he said. Each morning he checked the listings at his local Regal Cinema and planned the most screenings he could fit in before midnight, often prioritizing shorter films with tips from theater staff on running times. A Regal Unlimited membership, which runs about $28 a month, made the project financially possible; he cooked meals at home and ate between showings to keep costs down, and walked the theater's halls between films for exercise.
His total shattered the previous record of 777 screenings, set by Zachariah Swope of Harrisburg, Pa., by more than 400 films. Hoskin said he found the challenge after browsing Guinness's online record list and was inspired by another frequent moviegoer at his own theater who had attempted something similar. He had initially considered a different category — most screenings of the same film in one theater — but concluded it was effectively unreachable in the streaming era, since films now leave multiplexes within weeks; that record, 292 screenings of a single Spider-Man film, belongs to Texas's Ramiro Alanis.
Along the way, Hoskin discovered a taste for animated films and comedies. "I was surprised by some of the movies I liked, such as The Wild Robot, which was way better than expected," he said, also naming Deadpool & Wolverine among his favorites. He said the year gave him something home viewing couldn't: "They seem to be better in a theatre with people," he said, describing the daily routine and the friendships with theater staff he built over 365 days of moviegoing.
