I am having trouble with using getline - c++

Question

I am having trouble with my code not reading the whole string name.
I have tried using getline(cin, movieName) as well as cin.ignore(), but I can't get it to work properly.
I am taking a beginner's course to this class, but my professor does not answer their emails.
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
string movieName;
const float adultTicketPrice = 12;
const float childTicketPrice = 6;
const float percentTheaterKeeps = .20;
int adultTicketsSold, childTicketsSold;
float grossProfit, netProfit, amountPaidToDistributor;
getline(cin, movieName);
cout << fixed << showpoint << setprecision(2);
cout << "What movie played tonight?\t ";
cin >> movieName;
cout << "How many adult tickets were sold? ";
cin >> adultTicketsSold;
cout << "How many child tickets were sold? ";
cin >> childTicketsSold;
grossProfit = adultTicketPrice * adultTicketsSold + childTicketPrice * childTicketsSold;
netProfit = grossProfit * percentTheaterKeeps;
amountPaidToDistributor = grossProfit - netProfit;
cout << setw(10) << left << "Movie Name";
cout << setw(23) << right << movieName << endl;
cout << setw(10) << left << "Adult Tickets Sold";
cout << setw(16) << right << adultTicketsSold << endl;
cout << setw(10) << left << "Child tickets sold";
cout << setw(16) << right << childTicketsSold << endl;
cout << setw(10) << left << "Gross Box Office Profit";
cout << setw(11) << right << grossProfit << endl;
cout << setw(10) << left << "Net Box Office Profit";
cout << setw(13) << right << netProfit << endl;
cout << setw(10) << left << "Amount Paid to distributor";
cout << setw(8) << right << amountPaidToDistributor << endl << endl;
return 0;
}

Answer 1

You need to use std::getline(std::cin, movieName) when you want to get input for movieName.
Presumably you're seeing a blank line when you start your program, and pressing enter. This sets movieName to '\n'. Remove that line, and switch std::cin >> movieName; with std::getline(std::cin, movieName). (Remove the std::s if you're using a using declaration)