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Author Topic: Who Is Installing Digital Projection For "Chicken Little"? Matt Fields Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 545 From: Ohio, United States Registered: Jun 2005 posted 11-05-2005 11:47 PM                     According to the Rentrak website, the three Columbus/Cincinnati theatres with the Chicken in 3D were the top three Cincinnati branch grossers on Friday night. Looks like having the Digital 3D helped them, but I don't know if it will be worth the investment. These theatres are usually not the top three grossers in the Cincinnati branch, but the conventional 35 mm theatres are not that far behind.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 11-06-2005 04:33 AM                     Which word is it that's attracting the extra people, 'Digital, or '3-D' do we have any figures for venues showing it in digital, but not in 3-D? Can anybody confirm my undertanding that the 3-D version is only available in digital, so there are no figures for how well a 3-D presentation on film would do? There have been many cases in the past where a small number of cinemas have installed equipment for some process that has only been used briefly before either it is replaced by something better, or it just dies out, maybe it was too expensive, or the public just lost interest. From what I've read, the system does seem to have certain advantages over film-based 3-D systems, but It's simply too early yet to tell whether the installation of the equipment for digital 3-D would be a worthwhile investment. Something to keep an eye on, and see how things develop. I can't find it now, but on a link I saw somewhere it said that the Odeon Leicester Square would be running it in 3-D, but not opening until February 2006; later than just about anywhere else in the World. Does anyone know if this date is correct, and, if so, why itis opening so late here?  |  IP: Logged Thomas Jonsson Expert Film Handler Posts: 216 From: Bromolla, Sweden Registered: Sep 2003 posted 11-06-2005 02:52 PM                       It will open February 3 in Sweden. So you´re in good company. No 3D at all in Sweden, as far as I know. Thomas  |  IP: Logged Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 11-06-2005 05:21 PM                     From: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051106/ap_on_en_mo/box_office quote: The [$40.1 million] debut includes $2.1 million from 84 theaters showing a 3-D version of "Chicken Little." BTW, unless I've miscounted, there are 83, not 84, digital 3-D engagements since one of the new installs is in a theater that won't open for another couple of weeks. Plus, those four Mexico engagements appear to be among the 84 (83). (And what happened to #85? )  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 11-06-2005 07:45 PM                        .....was supposed to be "100." Louis  |  IP: Logged Joseph L. Kleiman Master Film Handler Posts: 380 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 11-06-2005 09:08 PM                     84 & 85 would be the two screens at Regal's Union Square Stadium 14 in NYC. BO estimates for opening weekend: $40.9M overall, with $2.1M from the 3D version. The 3D total is equivalent to what Polar Express earned in 59 IMAX theaters its opening weekend (Fri-Sun. Polar earned $3M its first five days Wed-Sun. It should be noted that around 3 to 4 of the Polar IMAX prints were not 3D).  |  IP: Logged Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 11-06-2005 09:37 PM                     quote: Joseph L. Kleiman 84 & 85 would be the two screens at Regal's Union Square Stadium 14 in NYC. No. I counted Union Square as one. Counting it as two would make it engagement numbers 83 & 84. That still leaves #85 unaccounted for, unless one of the other venues is running it on two screens. (I suppose #85 could be the MJR complex that opens in the Detroit area in a couple of weeks.)  |  IP: Logged Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 11-07-2005 01:24 AM                     http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1935&p=l.htm quote: Chicken Little, plucked an estimated $40.1 million from about 5,700 screens across 3,654 theaters...Chicken Little marks the first Disney Digital 3D presentation at 79 theaters—accounting for $2.1 million of its opening.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 11-07-2005 06:20 AM                     I didn't scroll back but the Muvico Egyptian 24 is playing Chicken Little on 2 screens in Real-D  |  IP: Logged Paul Konen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 981 From: Frisco, TX. (North of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-07-2005 08:42 AM                     I don't think this was mentioned in previous posts. If it was discussed, I'm sorry. For those of you that have this installed, in respect to your entire complex, what size theatre was this placed in. IE: Large house, medium and seat count of house. Also, did anyone receive a backup print to have ready, just in case? I imagine that you are hooked into at least 4 weeks of screen time regardless of performance, so performance of new releases might suffer at your location because of a locked in engagement run.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 11-07-2005 09:43 AM                    Our booking system shows the Pleasure Island AMC having it on two screens. Did you count both of those?  |  IP: Logged Stephen LaPadula Film Handler Posts: 50 From: New York, Ny Registered: Mar 2005 posted 11-07-2005 03:03 PM                     Ok, heres our weekend recap.... Just to refresh, we had 2 3-D prints, and 1 35mm. The combined capacity of the 2 3-D houses was still only about 75% of the capacity of the 35mm house. The breakdown is as follows: 31% of the total gross came from the 35mm print, while 69% of our gross was from 3-D, or in other words, the 3-d prints grossed 226% more than the other. So even with less capacity, the 3-d blew the 35mm out of the water. Would anyone else like to share/comment?  |  IP: Logged Brian Michael Weidemann Expert cat molester Posts: 944 From: Costa Mesa, CA United States Registered: Feb 2004 posted 11-07-2005 05:54 PM                        We've got three stages of house size, pretty much. Our previous DLP and the newly installed one for Chicken Little went in the upper-middle. Not our biggest houses, but still on south-side projection; the larger, nicer, new-this-week movie houses. Our largest houses are in the 500-seat range. The digitals are 250-seat, or so, auditoriums. Stadium seating. Then we've got the smaller less-than-200-seat ones, some stadium and some not-so-stadium. Pretty average for a 21-plex, I would imagine. I don't know about any 35mm backup prints, but we are on screen with a second Chicken Little, in 35mm.  |  IP: Logged Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 11-10-2005 12:48 AM                     Here's the final list... Arranged by exhibitor ACCESS DIGITAL New York, NY: Pavilion AMC Lake Buena Vista, FL: Pleasure Island 24 (two screens) Leawood, KS: Town Center 20 Houston, TX: Willowbrook 24 CENTURY Daly City, CA: Century 20 San Jose, CA: Century 20 Oakridge CINEPLEX GALAXY/FAMOUS PLAYERS Vaughan, ON, Canada: Colossus Woodbridge Mississauga, ON, Canada: SilverCity CLASSIC Oak Park, IL: Lake CROWN Annapolis, MD: Annapolis Mall 11 Skokie, IL: Village Crossings 18 DICKINSON Lee's Summit, MO: Eastglen 16 DISNEY/PACIFIC Los Angeles, CA: El Capitan HARKINS Peoria, AZ: Arrowhead Fountains 18 Tempe, AZ: Arizona Mills 24 KERASOTES Coon Rapids, MN: ShowPlace 16 Evansville, IN: Stadium 16 Indianapolis, IN: ShowPlace 16 Schererville, IN: ShowPlace 12 LOEKS/CELEBRATION! Grand Rapids, MI: Celebration! Cinema South LOEWS CINEPLEX Auburn Hills, MI: Star Great Lakes Crossing Boston, MA: Boston Common Elizabeth, NJ: Jersey Gardens 20 Los Angeles, CA: Universal City 18 New York, NY: 84th Street San Francisco, CA: Metreon Schaumburg, IL: Streets of Woodfield 20 Washington, DC: Georgetown 14 Westbury, NY: Roosevelt Raceway 10 MALCO Memphis, TN: Paradiso MANN Glendale, CA: Glendale Exchange 10 Los Angeles, CA: Plant 16 Van Nuys Thousand Oaks, CA: Janss Marketplace 9 MEGAPLEX Sandy, UT: Megaplex 17 at Jordan Commons MJR Brighton, MI: Brighton Towne Square Cinema 20 Southgate, MI: Southgate Cinema 20 Sterling Heights, MI: Marketplace Cinema 20 (opens Nov. 18) Waterford, MI: Waterford Cinema 16 MUVICO Boca Raton, FL: Palace 20 Davie, FL: Paradise 24 Hanover, MD: Egyptian 24 (two screens) St. Petersburg, FL: Baywalk 20 Tampa, FL: Starlight 20 NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS Davenport, IA: Showcase Cinemas 53 Holtsville, NY: Island 16: Cinema de Lux Los Angeles, CA: The Bridge: Cinema de Lux (two screens) Louisville, KY: Showcase Cinemas Stonybrook Manchester, CT: Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills Merrifield, VA: Lee Highway 14 Revere, MA: Showcase Revere Randolph, MA: Showcase Randolph Springdale, OH: Springdale 18: Cinema de Lux White Plains, NY: City Center 15: Cinema de Lux PREMIERE Melbourne, FL: Oaks 10 RAVE Chattanooga, TN: East Ridge 18 Columbus, OH: Polaris 18 Fort Wayne, IN: Jefferson Pointe 18 Hickory Creek, TX: Hickory Creek 16 Hoover, AL: Patton Creek 15 Hurst, TX: North East Mall 18 Melbourne, FL: Avenue 16 Plainfield, IN: Metropolis 18 West Chester, OH: West Chester 18 REGAL Austin, TX: Gateway Stadium 16 Buford, GA: Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 Dublin, CA: Hacienda Crossings Stadium 20 Irvine, CA: Irvine Spectrum 21 King of Prussia, PA: King of Prussia Stadium 16 Knoxville, TN: Pinnacle Stadium 18 Lakewood, CO: Colorado Mills Stadium 16 Las Vegas, NV: Colonnade Stadium 14 Lincolnshire, IL: Lincolnshire Stadium 20 Long Beach, CA: Long Beach Towne Center Stadium 26 New Rochelle, NY: New Roc Stadium 18 New York, NY: Union Square Stadium 14 (two screens) Orlando, FL: Waterford Stadium 20 Sterling, VA: Countryside Stadium 20 Sunrise, FL: Sawgrass Stadium 23 Tigard, OR: Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 SANTIKOS San Antonio, TX: Silverado 16 So count 'em and let us know what you come up with!  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 11-21-2005 02:07 AM                     I have a couple of questions concerning how the projection works on CHICKEN LITTLE, now that I've seen it at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood (this is not a review of the film itself. As far as the 3-D is concerned I find myself agreeing with Brian that for the most part the image stops at the screen level (very little pop-out). First of all, is this supposed to be projected from just one projector? I could detect absolutely no light beam coming out of the projector in the main level booth at the El Capitan. They DID have a projector with a large filter labeled "Digital 3-D" or words to that effect on a bracket hanging in front of the lens. But I looked carefully in this main floor both and saw absolutely nothing coming out of the projector. So during the end credits I walked up front towards the screen and looked back. I saw TWO beams of light coming from the old projection booth way up high, each from the seperate portals. So what's up with this? Are left and right images being projected from two seperate projectors? I was wondering how one fixed filter could properly polarize to different images coming from the same projector (without the over and under/side by side thechnique, that is).  |  IP: Logged

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