hard-ticket

[ noun hahrd-tik-it; adjective hahrd-tik-it ]

noun

1. a ticket entitling one to a reserved seat.
2. an entertainment for which seats are reserved in advance.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or designating an entertainment for which tickets are in great demand:

   a hard-ticket musical.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hard-ticket¹

First recorded in 1845–50

Example Sentences

“Rap wasn’t historically a big hard-ticket touring sector like it is now,” Cherif said.

From Los Angeles Times

The screen's crassest byproduct, variations of the old stag film or skin flick, draw more customers in some cities than the hard-ticket Hollywood product.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week half of Variety's top ten grossers in the U.S.�Thoroughly Modern Millie, Sand Pebbles, A Man for All Seasons, Grand Prix, and The Taming of the Shrew�were on a reserved, or "hard-ticket," basis.

From Time Magazine Archive

The haul is longer because hard-ticket attractions involve higher production and promotion costs; and since they generally play only once or twice a day in only one theater, they can't gross as much, even with their higher admission prices, as the standard release that runs five times a day all over town.

From Time Magazine Archive

The haul gets bigger, however, when the hard-ticket show goes into the second-run, or "grind," theaters at regular prices.

From Time Magazine Archive