For many people, the idea of getting paid to watch movies is something straight out of the movies!
But as I have shown you in my earlier post about a site that pays you to watch TV shows, there are also companies that will pay you to watch movies.
Here are 4 ways you can do that as well.
1. Get Paid to Watch Movie Trailers & Commercials
Watching movie trailers and videos through survey sites is also another way in which you can get paid.
These types of research market sites are helping the movie companies to decide which trailers are of interest to people, how good or bad these trailers seem to be and the like before they put this out there.
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These types of companies not only deal with movies, but they also do studies on foods and other products that people use in their everyday life. Which means you have opportunities to participate in other studies that are sent to your email, or you can log on to the site and look for studies in which you qualify for to earn even more money.
Getting paid to take surveys is also something in which you can participate in.
Here are a few paid research market companies that hire people:
2. Movie Counting in Theaters
This position is usually called a “movie counter”.
In reality, the person is not watching the movie itself, but watching those who buy tickets and attend the movie. Yet, they do get the benefit of getting paid to sit in the movie theater.
This is perhaps the most common way in which a person can get paid for the movies they watch.
This position was started when it was found that many theaters were keeping the money from tickets that were purchased, instead of sending the money to the production company of the movie. The production companies caught onto this, and started to send in people who were there to count the number of watchers who went into the auditorium.
Those who do this are often assigned a specific movie theater for a couple of days per week. These people show up to the theater 15 minutes or so before the movie starts, and simply count those people who walk into the auditorium for the movie. Usually, theaters are aware of the person being there, thus they try to work with the person as much as possible.
You are responsible for the count, so you need to ensure that this is your first priority. But, you still get to watch the movie.
Those who are interested in this type of employment will need to go through a contracting agency, as producers often hire from these companies rather than hiring the individual.
Most companies who have positions for these people are market research companies. These companies are responsible for finding feedback, gathering information from customers and the like. With the movie counter position, the company is responsible for ensuring that the producer gets the money that they deserve for the tickets sold.
There are not companies who state that they have movie counting positions specifically. As most of these jobs come from the market research or the mystery shopping companies.
You can sign up with these companies for free, and simply wait for the assignment to come through. In the mean time, they have offers that include shopping and dining and giving feedback on the experience.
A few examples of the most mystery shopper and market research companies that hire are:
3. Get Paid to Watch Netflix
Watching movies at home is also an avenue in which someone can look into to get paid. Netflix does offer the opportunity for a person to sit at home and watch movies, while making money.
There are so many people that Netflix pays, whom they call “taggers”, that are meant to watch ever new movie added and tag these appropriately.
These taggers will watch 5 to 12 movies per week, and then figure out which category these movies belong in. Taggers usually get paid on average $300 per week in order to do this.
It is not easy to become a tagger for Netflix, as the company hardly ever advertises for these positions and they do not hire very often.
You have to rely on luck in order to get one of these positions, and it helps to know someone who already works for Netflix.
4. Get Paid to Review Movies
You can get paid to become a movie reviewer for magazines, newspapers and other forms of media. Kind of like Roger Ebert and Standley Kaufmann do.
It is harder to find these types of jobs with a TV show, as you have to be excellent and make a name for yourself on your reviews. It is easier to write for a magazine, newspaper or even a blog about the movies that our critique.
To look for these types of jobs, contact media outlets to see if they are looking for someone to do this.
You can also Google and find the blogs or other media outlets that publish these movie reviews.
Before you contact anyone about these jobs though, it is important to make sure that you write a review and attach this as a sample. You want the person to hire you, thus you need to show them what you can do.
Bottom Line
For those who love movies, and love watching them, getting paid for watching movies can be an extremely easy and fun way of making some extra cash.
That said, the difficult part is finding sites and companies that are willing to pay you for watching movies. And only a select few are lucky enough to net such opportunities, which explains why you rarely hear about folks who do this.
I Spend All Week Watching Movies From Morning To Night So Much That I Kow The Lines To Most Of Them. And im always recommending my favorite movies to my friends on social network. So i believe i would be excellent for movie watching.
Wow, you do watch a lot of movies, Marianita. That would indeed be the perfect side job for you.
Interested in watching movies on netflix for money
That would be a fun job, Nicole. Sadly, it’s kind of hard to get that job. I would follow them on social media sites so if and when they announce they need new taggers, you can apply right away. Good luck.
Am interested how do I go about it?I watch over 25 movies per week
HI can i know is there any opportunity for indian people as am residing there so is there any websites or can you name some for me as i too watch more movies.
Sai, unfortunately, I don’t know of any company that offers paid movie raring opportunities for Indians. They seem to be (at least for now) focused on participants in a few western countries, mainly the U.S.
what are the links to the movie sites to earn money for watching
The links are within the post.
Ive been watching Television 12 to 16 hours a day simply because I am disabled. I wish I could do more physical things, but thanks for TV! It sounds stupid, but it keeps me going. Plus I have watched nearly every movie and most TV shows. I don’t like a lot of the new TV shows, they lack “Acting” like GooD Movies do……
I do exercise daily, read books, spend some time online but at 52yo I still would rather watch a good movie than anything else. TV is my drug!!
I am sorry to hear about your disability, Jmac. If you do watch a lot of TV, then you may be interested in RewardTV, it’s a reward program where you answer trivia questions about TV shows and earn rewards for doing so. Not a lo of money, but its free money nonetheless, plus it’s entertaining especially if you already watch a lot of TV.
Check out this post for details: 2 Ways to Get Paid to Watch TV
well im classed as disabled and ot able to work any job due to medical reasons all i do all day is watch movies play games online if any way i could make some money from this lete know
Hi! Do you know of any jobs in Dallas
Cresha, by “Jobs” do you mean anything related to getting paid for watching movies? If so, I don;t know of any specific ones, but companies like Netflix usually hire people from all over.
Fascinating. If you’re going to see a movie anyway, it would be great to get paid for a few minutes work and then get to watch the film for free.
I did work in a movie theater as a teen. That was amazing. Free film, free or discounted concessions, and more free movie posters and paraphernalia than you could shake a stick at. Good times.
Im very interested in a position with netflix
I think I stumbled onto something when I watch too much movies and shows for I keep recalling particular lines and singing some of the theme songs.
Fortunately I get to once in a while go to the movies with my husband to see up to date movies. While sometimes I come across movies that look good in previews. But wind up with absurd rating when the movie (s) were horrible and spend good money when it could be used for something else. I would like to join Netflix. Because at doing so I can gain inside knowledge as to why the movies seem great or awful to watch.
Yep, I’ve been there, Shirley and I know exactly how you feel. You see the trailer and think it’s going to be an awesome movie, but 10 minutes in you start to doubt it, but you keep telling yourself “maybe it’ll get better”. Befor you know it, the movie is over and you realize you just wasted 2 hours watching a complete piece of garbage.