Hendrickson, a Freehold resident, has worked as a projectionist and history teacher for 30 years. They come here, they eat, and they watch. A handful of people eat in the court, in groups or alone, as a security man armed with a walkie-talkie peers from across the mall. The lobby of Mega Movies opens into the mall and extends 251 feet back to the rear parking lot, just one specification Grant is at the ready with. There's more entertainment nearby, before the point where the usher tears tickets and gives back stubs.
People stopping in the arcade next to the food court can ride a virtual skateboard.
Snipes is playing out that role on one of the theater's 13 screens. The attendance on this Wednesday night on the drop edge of summer is light, a far cry from the traffic on the usual weekend, says Grant as he shows off the theater, revamped a few months ago. He says the new design of Mega Movies is his, down to the zigzagged pattern of the concession counter. It allows for a series of short lines, letting everyone know who's first, he says. Christina says she comes to the movies three times a week.