Filmbot Box Office

October 1, 2024

New: You can now sell physical GiftUp! gift cards directly at the box office, making it easier for your guests to share the gift of independent cinema with their friends and family. Contact us at support@filmbot.com if you would like more information about this new feature. Fix: Fixed issue where tips weren't displayed in reprinted receipts. Fix: Adjusted order details screen to fill the available space when payment buttons are not present. Fix: Better handling of Stripe library load failures, with improved error messaging. Fix: Resolved issue preventing "Print Signature Receipt" setting from being unchecked. Fix: Fixed missing staff ID for some items in the activity log. Fix: Improved error message when attempting to refund an order paid with cash or credit card to GiftUp! Fix: Updated error tracking to the latest version for improved logging.

May 28, 2024

New: Added a Print Receipt button next to the Order ID when you are editing an order New: Added a Scan button below each showtime in the order, which will scan all tickets for that showtime Enhancement: Moved the Email button next to the new Print Receipt button, which will email the order confirmation Enhancement: Added a new option to include expired codes in Apply Discount Code results Fix: Various minor bugs

March 20, 2024

New: The order search now accepts the customer's last name, or the last 4 digits of the card they paid with. New: You can now scan all the tickets in an order from the order confirmation screen, using the Scan Tickets button. New: The order confirmation screen will now stay open after you print, email, or scan, to make it easier to do multiple actions. Fix: Various issues with the printed receipt, including tips not being displayed correctly. Fix: Minor interface enhancements and bug fixes.

November 21, 2023

Fix: An intermittent error when attempting to pay with a card when tipping is enabled

September 21, 2023

New: Enable tips to be collected on the card reader screen. Only available with the BBPOS WisePOS E Stripe card reader. Contact support@filmbot.com if you'd like help enabling this feature! Fix: Prevent unexpected behavior when partial payments left less than $.50 remaining to be paid on an order. Fix: Prevent submission of Stripe card payments less than $.50 (this is a limitation set by the card processor). Fix: Restored compatibility with Verifone P400 Stripe Card Reader

September 19, 2023

New: Enable tips to be collected on the card reader screen. Only available with the BBPOS WisePOS E Stripe card reader. Contact support@filmbot.com if you'd like help enabling this feature! Fix: Prevent unexpected behavior when partial payments left less than $.50 remaining to be paid on an order. Fix: Prevent submission of Stripe card payments less than $.50 (this is a limitation set by the card processor).

July 10, 2023

New: Set your home screen to either Tickets or Concessions Fix: Prevent Manager Pin from persisting after an oversell when staff is logged in Fix: Manager pins that start with 0 will now work Fix: Errors from the card reader (including declines) are no longer ignored

February 15, 2023

New: Apply Discounts to Concessions! Fix: Prevent changing items in an order after a partial payment has been made Fix: Prevent tapping refund checkbox items while order total is updating Fix: Prevent tapping payment type buttons while order total is updating Fix: Prevent app crash when printing the signature receipt after a split cash/credit payment Fix: Prevent previous dates being selectable in the datepicker when the app is left open overnight Fix: Minor ux improvements

August 23, 2022

New: Sales Tax is now displayed as a separate line item on printed receipts New: There is now a Print Tickets button on the order summary screen when the Print Tickets checkbox was not checked Fix: After a partial payment has been made, you can no longer remove items from the order Fix: The activity stripe will now appear when the last item is being removed from an order Fix: The app will no longer crash when you pull up an order containing ticket types that aren't available for sale on the Box Office station(s) Fix: An incorrect order total was being displayed on the summary screen, in some scenarios when there was a split payment Fix: It's now possible to use a staff pin number with leading zeroes Fix: The Print Receipt button will now be available after concessions-only refunds

May 31, 2022

New Feature: - Support for Concessions Categories Bug Fixes: - Saving a typo in the settings required the app to be reinstalled in some cases - Removing the last concessions item from an incomplete order displayed an error in some cases - Staff IDs were not being saved with payments on orders that were started with Concessions