posted 04-08-2007 04:49 AM                    

quote: Michael Coate

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There are, however, some discrepancies between sources, so a tweak here and there may be necessary.

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Here's an updated version of the "Meet The Robinsons" digital 3-D locations list with the discrepancies between sources accounted for. Or at least as many of them that I could verify. The majority of this revision has been deletions, mostly small-market Carmike venues. I estimate there's now a difference of +-4 entries between my numbers and those attributed to Buena Vista in news reports.

(And damn if I still didn't have to intentionally misspell one of the city and theatre names to outsmart a filter created to, uh, discourage film-tech discussion of a certain, uh, sound system inventor! Sorry Brad, I couldn't resist. )

[Theaters identified in bold are/were/or will soon be equipped with Real D but are not currently showing "Meet The Robinsons" in 3-D]

The Digital 3-D Engagements Of "Meet The Robinsons"

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UNITED STATES

ALABAMA
Auburn: Carmike Wynnsong 16
Birmingham: Carmike Summit 16
Cullman: Carmike 10
Daphne: Rave Jubilee Square 12
Florence: Carmike Regency Square 12
Hoover: Rave Patton Creek 15
Huntsville: Carmike 10
Huntsville: Rave Valley Bend 18
Mobile: Carmike 14
Mobile: Carmike Wynnsong 16
Montgomery: Carmike Eastdale 8
Montgomery: Rave Festival Plaza 16
Orange Beach: Rave Wharf 15
Vestavia Hills: Rave Vestavia Hills 10

ARIZONA
Gilbert: Harkins SanTan Village 16
Glendale: AMC Arrowhead 14
Glendale: AMC Westgate 20
Mesa: AMC Mesa Grand 24
Mesa: Cinemark 16
Peoria: Harkins Arrowhead Fountains 18
Phoenix: AMC Desert Ridge 18
Tempe: Harkins Arizona Mills 24
Tucson: AMC Loews Foothills 15
Tucson: Cinemark Century 20 El Con

ARKANSAS
Fort Smith: Carmike 14
Little Rock: Rave Colonel Glenn 18

CALIFORNIA
Alhambra: Regal Edwards Renaissance Stadium 14
Aliso Viejo: Regal Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20
Anaheim: AMC at Downtown Disney
Arcadia: AMC Santa Anita 16
Bakersfield: Regal Edwards Bakersfield Stadium 14
Burbank: AMC Burbank 16
Chino: Harkins Chino Hills 18
Chula Vista: UltraStar Chula Vista 10
City of Industry: AMC Puente Hills 20
Corona: Krikorian 15 at Dos Lagos
Corona: Regal Edwards Corona Crossings Stadium 18
Costa Mesa: Regal Edwards Metro Pointe Stadium 12
Daly City: Cinemark Century 20 Daly City
Dublin: Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 20
El Centro: UltraStar Imperial Valley 14
Fairfield: Regal Fairfield Stadium 16
Fontana: UltraStar Fontana 8
Fresno: Regal Edwards Fresno Stadium 21
Glendale: Mann Exchange 10
Irvine: Regal Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21
La Habra: Regal La Habra Marketplace Stadium 16
Livermore: Cinema West Livermore
Long Beach: Regal Edwards Towne Center Stadium 26
Los Angeles (Hollywood): Mann Chinese 6
Los Angeles (Hollywood): Pacific Walt Disney El Capitan
Los Angeles (Van Nuys): Mann Plant 16
Los Angeles (Westchester): National Amusements The Bridge: Cinema de Lux
Los Angeles (Westwood Village): Mann Village
Los Angeles (Woodland Hills): AMC Promenade 16
Moreno Valley: Harkins Moreno Valley 16
Mountain View: Cinemark Century 16
Ontario: AMC Ontario Mills 30
Ontario: Regal Edwards Ontario Palace Stadium 22
Orange: AMC 30 at the Block
Orange: Cinemark Century Stadium 25
Petaluma: Cinema West Boulevard Cinemas 12
Porterville: Galaxy Porterville 9
Poway: UltraStar Poway Creekside Plaza 10
Riverbank: Galaxy Riverbank 12
Rolling Hills Estates: Regal The Avenue Stadium 13
Sacramento: Cinemark Century 16 Greenback Lane
Sacramento: Regal Natomas Marketplace 16
San Diego: AMC Mission Valley 20
San Diego: AMC Palm Promenade 24
San Diego: Regal Edwards Mira Mesa Stadium 18
San Diego: Regal UA Horton Plaza 14
San Diego: UltraStar Hazard Center
San Francisco: AMC Loews Metreon 15
San Jose: Cinemark Century 20 Oakridge
San Luis Obispo: The Movie Experience Fremont 4
Santa Barbara: Metropolitan Arlington
Santa Monica: AMC Santa Monica 7
Santa Monica: Mann Criterion 6
Simi Valley: Regal Simi Valley Civic Center Stadium 16
South Gate: Regal Edwards South Gate Stadium 20
Stockton: Regal City Centre Stadium 16
Temecula: Regal Edwards Temecula Stadium 15
Thousand Oaks: Mann Janss Marketplace 9
Tulare: Galaxy Tulare 10
Universal City: AMC Loews Universal City
West Covina: Regal Edwards West Covina Stadium 18

COLORADO
Colorado Springs: Carmike 10
Colorado Springs: Carmike Chapel Hills 15
Colorado Springs: Cinemark 17 at Carefree Circle
Denver: Harkins Northfield 18
Fort Collins: Carmike 10
Grand Junction: Carmike 7
Highlands Ranch: AMC Highlands Ranch 24
Lakewood: Regal UA Colorado Mills Stadium 16
Westminster: AMC Westminster Promenade 24

CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Bridgeport
Manchester: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills
Milford: National Amusements Connecticut Post 14: Cinema de Lux
North Haven: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas North Haven
Plainville: AMC Loews Plainville 20

DELAWARE
Dover: Carmike 14
Newark: Regal Peoples Plaza Stadium 17
Wilmington: Regal Brandywine 16

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington: AMC Loews Georgetown 14

FLORIDA
Altamonte Springs: AMC Altamonte 18
Aventura: AMC Aventura 24
Boca Raton: Muvico Palace 20
Bradenton: Carmike Royal Palm 20
Brandon: AMC Regency 20
Coral Springs: Regal Magnolia Place 16
Davie: Muvico Paradise 24
Destin: Rave Destin Commons 14
Fort Myers: Regal Belltower 20
Gainesville: Regal Royal Park Stadium 16
Jacksonville: AMC Regency Square 24
Jacksonville: Cinemark Tinseltown 20
Jacksonville: Regal The Avenues Stadium 20
Kendall: Regal Kendall Village Stadium 16
Kissimmee: Regal The Loop 16
Lake Buena Vista: AMC Pleasure Island 24
Melbourne: Premiere Oaks 10
Melbourne: Rave Avenue 16
Miami: Regal Southland Mall Stadium 16
Oldsmar: AMC Woodlands Square 20
Orange Park: AMC Orange Park 24
Orlando: AMC Loews Universal Cineplex 20
Orlando: Cinemark 20 at Festival Bay
Orlando: Regal Waterford Lakes Stadium 20
Panama City: Carmike 10
Pensacola: Carmike 10
Pensacola: Rave Bayou 15
Pensacola: Rave Pensacola 18
Pinellas Park: Regal Park Place Stadium 16
Port St. Lucie: Rave St. Lucie West 14
Sarasota: AMC Sarasota 12
Sarasota: Regal Hollywood 20
South Miami: AMC Sunset Place 24
St. Petersburg: Muvico Baywalk 20
Sunrise: Regal Sawgrass Stadium 23
Tallahassee: AMC Tallahassee Mall 20
Tampa: Muvico Starlight 20
Tampa: Regal Citrus Park 20

GEORGIA
Albany: Carmike Wynnsong 16
Alpharetta: AMC Mansell Crossing 14
Athens: Carmike 12
Augusta: Regal Augusta Exchange 20
Buford: Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20
Canton: Carmike Riverstone 15
Cartersville: Carmike 12
Chamblee: Regal Hollywood 24 @ North I-85
Columbus: Carmike Hollywood Connection Ritz 10
Conyers: Carmike Crossroads 16
Dalton: Carmike 9
Douglasville: Regal Arbor Place Mall 18
Fort Benning: Carmike Wynnsong 10
Fort Oglethorpe: Carmike Battlefield 10
Kennesaw: AMC Barrett Commons 24
Lawrenceville: AMC Discover Mills 18
Morrow: AMC Southlake Pavilion 24
Newnan: Carmike 10
Savannah: Carmike 10
Savannah: Carmike Wynnsong 11
Snellville: Carmike 12
Statesboro: Carmike 12

HAWAII
Honolulu: Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18

IDAHO
Boise: Regal Edwards Boise Stadium 21
Chubbuck: Carmike Pine Ridge 10
Coeur d’Alene: Regal Riverstone 14
Nampa: Regal Edwards Nampa Stadium 14

ILLINOIS
Bloomington: Carmike Palace 10
Champaign: Carmike Beverly 18
Chicago: AMC River East 21
Lincolnshire: Regal Lincolnshire Stadium 20
Lombard: AMC Yorktown 17
O’Fallon: Wehrenberg O’Fallon 15
Oak Park: Classic Lake
Peoria: Rave Grand Prairie 18
Schaumburg: AMC Loews Streets of Woodfield 20
Skokie: Kerasotes Village Crossing 18
South Barrington: AMC South Barrington 30
St. Charles: Classic Charlestowne 18
Warrenville: AMC Cantera 30

INDIANA
Evansville: Kerasotes Stadium 16
Fort Wayne: Carmike 20
Fort Wayne: Rave Jefferson Pointe 18
Indianapolis: Kerasotes ShowPlace 16
Indianapolis: Regal UA Galaxy Stadium 14
Plainfield: Rave Metropolis 18
Schererville: Kerasotes ShowPlace 12

IOWA
Cedar Rapids: Carmike Wynnsong 12
Cedar Rapids: Wehrenberg Galaxy 16
Davenport: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas 53
Des Moines: Carmike Southridge 12
Johnston: Carmike Wynnsong 16
Sioux City: Carmike Southern Hills 12
Urbandale: Carmike Cobblestone 9
West Des Moines: Cinemark Century 20 Jordan Creek

KANSAS
Leawood: AMC Town Center 20
Manhattan: Carmike Seth Childs 12

KENTUCKY
Erlanger: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Erlanger
Lexington: Cinemark Fayette Mall
Lexington: Regal Hamburg Stadium 16
Louisville: Cinemark Tinseltown USA
Louisville: National Amusements Cinema de Lux 20: Stonybrook
Newport: AMC Newport on the Levee 20
Okolona: National Amusements Cinema de Lux 16

LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge: Rave Baton Rouge 16
Baton Rouge: Rave Mall of Louisiana 15
Bossier City: Regal Louisiana Boardwalk Stadium 14
Lafayette: Carmike 10
Shreveport: Cinemark Tinseltown 17

MARYLAND
Abingdon: Regal Bel Air Stadium 14
Annapolis: Bow Tie Annapolis Mall 11
Baltimore: AMC Loews White Marsh 16
Columbia: AMC Columbia 14
Frederick: Regal Westview Stadium 16
Gaithersburg: AMC Loews Rio 18
Hagerstown: Regal Valley Mall Stadium 16
Hanover: Muvico Egyptian 24
Rockville: Regal Stadium 13

MASSACHUSETTS
Bellingham: Regal Bellingham Stadium 14
Boston: AMC Loews Boston Common 19
Boston: Regal Fenway Stadium 13
Danvers: AMC Loews Liberty Tree Mall 20
Framngham: AMC Framngham 15
Lowell: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Lowell
Methuen: AMC Loews Methuen 20
Milbury: National Amusements Blackstone Valley 14: Cinema de Lux
Randolph: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Randolph
Revere: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Revere
Seekonk: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Seekonk Route 6
West Springfield: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas West Springfield 1-15
Woburn: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Woburn
Worcester: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Worcester North

MICHIGAN
Auburn Hills: AMC Star Great Lakes 25
Battle Creek: Carmike Lakeview Square 10
Brighton: MJR Brighton Towne Square Cinema 20
Canton: Emagine Canton 18
Clinton: AMC Star Gratiot 21
Flint: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Flint West
Fort Gratiot: Carmike Birchwood 10
Grandville: Cinemark 20
Jackson: Carmike Plaza 8
Kalamazoo: Goodrich Kalamazoo 10
Kalamazoo: Rave Cityplace 14
Kentwood: Loeks Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids South
Livonia: AMC Livonia 20
Novi: Emagine Novi 18
Saginaw: Carmike Fashion Square 10
Southgate: MJR Southgate Cinema 20
Sterling Heights: AMC Forum 30
Sterling Heights: MJR Marketplace Cinema 20
Traverse City: Carmike Grand Traverse 9
Waterford: MJR Waterford Cinema 16
Ypsilanti: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor

MINNESOTA
Apple Valley: Carmike 15
Coon Rapids: Kerasotes ShowPlace 16
Edina: AMC Southdale 16
Mankato: Carmike Stadium 6
Maple Grove: AMC Arbor Lakes 16
Mounds View: Carmike Wynnsong 15
Oakdale: Carmike Oakdale Stadium 20
Roseville: AMC Rosedale 14

MISSISSIPPI
Madison: Malco Grandview

MISSOURI
Chesterfield: AMC Chesterfield 14
Chesterfield: Wehrenberg Galaxy 14
Hazelwood: Regal St. Louis Mills Stadium 18
Kansas City: AMC BarryWoods 24
Lee’s Summit: Dickinson EastGlen 16
Sappington: Wehrenberg Ronnies 20
St. Charles: Wehrenberg St. Charles 18

NEVADA
Las Vegas: Cinemark Century Santa Fe Station
Las Vegas: Regal Colonnade Stadium 14
Las Vegas: Regal Red Rock Stadium 16
North Las Vegas: Galaxy Cannery

NEW JERSEY
Cherry Hill: AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24
Clifton: AMC Clifton Commons 16
Edgewater: National Amusements Edgewater Multiplex
Elizabeth: AMC Loews Jersey Gardens 20
Freehold: AMC Loews Freehold Metroplex 14
Hamilton: AMC Hamilton 24
Hazlet: National Amusements Hazlet Multiplex Cinemas Route 35
Ocean: Clearview Middlebrook Galleria Cinema 10
Parsippany: Clearview Parsippany Cinema 12
Succasunna: Clearview Succasunna Cinema 10

NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque: Cinemark Century Rio 24
Albuquerque: Regal UA Cottonwood Mall Stadium 16

NEW YORK
Albany: Regal Crossgates Stadium 18
Commack: National Amusements Commack Multiplex Cinemas
Farmingdale: National Amusements Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas
Farmingdale: Regal UA Farmingdale Stadium 10
Gates: Cinemark Tinseltown USA
Hawthorne: National Amusements All Westchester Saw Mill Multiplex Cinemas
Hicksville: National Amusements Broadway Multiplex Cinemas
Holtsville: National Amusements Island 16: Cinema de Lux
New Rochelle: Regal New Roc City Stadium 18
New York (Bronx): National Amusements Concourse Plaza Multiplex Cinemas
New York (Brooklyn): AccessIT Pavilion
New York (Brooklyn): National Amusements Linden Boulevard Multiplex Cinemas
New York (Brooklyn): Regal UA Sheepshead Bay 14
New York (Manhattan): AMC Empire 25
New York (Manhattan): AMC Loews 84th Street 6
New York (Manhattan): Clearview Ziegfeld
New York (Manhattan): Regal E-Walk Stadium 13
New York (Manhattan): Regal UA Union Square Stadium 14
New York (Queens): National Amusements College Point Multiplex Cinemas
New York (Queens): National Amusements Jamaica Multiplex Cinemas
New York (Queens): Regal UA Kaufman Astoria Stadium 14
New York (Staten Island): Regal UA Staten Island Stadium 16
Port Chester: AMC Loews Port Chester 14
Rochester: Regal Henrietta Stadium 18
Stony Brook: AMC Loews Stony Brook 17
Syracuse: Regal Carousel Mall Stadium 17
West Nyack: AMC Loews Palisades Center 21
Westbury: AMC Loews Raceway 10
Westbury: Regal UA Westbury Stadium 12
White Plains: National Amusements City Center 15: Cinema de Lux
Williamsville: Regal Transit Center Stadium 18
Yonkers: Clearview Central Plaza
Yonkers: National Amusements Cross Country Multiplex Cinemas

NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville: Carmike 10
Charlotte: AMC Northlake 14
Charlotte: Regal Stonecrest 22
Durham: Carmike Wynnsong 15
Fayetteville: Carmike Market Fair 15
Greensboro: Carmike 18
Greenville: Carmike 12
Hickory: Carmike 14
Jacksonville: Carmike 16
Morrisville: Carmike Park Place 16
Raleigh: Carmike 15
Raleigh: Regal North Hills Stadium 14
Shelby: Carmike 10
Wilmington: Carmike 16
Wilson: Carmike 10
Winston-Salem: Carmike 10
Winston-Salem: Carmike Wynnsong 12

NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck: Carmike 8
Minot: Carmike Stadium 9

OHIO
Beavercreek: National Amusements Cinema de Lux 14: The Greene
Beavercreek: Regal Hollywood Stadium 20 @ Fairfield Commons
Cincinnati: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Western Hills
Columbus: AMC Easton Town Center 30
Columbus: AMC Lennox Town Center 24
Columbus: Rave Polaris 18
Findlay: Carmike 12
Maumee: National Amusements Maumee 18: Cinema de Lux
Milford: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Milford 16
Sandusky: Carmike Plaza 8
Sheffield: Regal Cobblestone Square Stadium 20
Springdale: National Amusements Springdale 18: Cinema de Lux
St. Clairsville: Carmike Ohio Valley Mall 11
Steubenville: Carmike 6
Toledo: National Amusements Franklin Park 16: Cinema de Lux
Valley View: Cinemark at Valley View
West Carrollton: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Dayton South
West Chester: Rave West Chester 18

OKLAHOMA
Lawton: Carmike 8
Muskogee: Carmike 6
Oklahoma City: Harkins Bricktown 16
Shawnee: Carmike Cinema Centre 8
Stillwater: Carmike 10
Tulsa: AMC Southroads 20

OREGON
Bend: Regal Old Mill 16
Corvallis: Carmike 12
Eugene: Regal Valley River Center Stadium 15
Portland: Regal Lloyd Center 10
Salem: Regal Lancaster Mall Stadium 11
Springfield: Cinemark 17
Tigard: Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18

PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown: Carmike 16
Bensalem: AMC Neshaminy 24
Bethel Park: Carmike 10
Center Valley: Rave Promenade 16
Cranberry: Carmike Cranberry Mall 8
Delmont: Carmike Wynnsong 12
Downingtown: Regal Downingtown Stadium 16
Greensburg: Carmike 15
Hermitage: Carmike Hermitage Plaza 8
King of Prussia: Regal UA King of Prussia Stadium 16
Lancaster: Regal Manor Stadium 16
Langhorne: Regal UA Oxford Valley Stadium 14
Moosic: Cinemark Tinseltown 20
Oaks: Regal Marketplace @ Oaks Stadium 24
Pleasant Hills: Carmike Southland 9
Plymouth Meeting: AMC Plymouth Meeting 12
Robinson: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Pittsburgh West
State College: Carmike 6
Warrington: Regal Warrington Crossing 22
Wyomissing: Carmike Wyomissing 8

RHODE ISLAND
Providence: National Amusements Providence Place Cinemas 16
Warwick: National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Warwick

SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia: Carmike 14
Columbia: Carmike Wynnsong 10
Columbia: Regal Sandhill Stadium 16
Greenville: Regal Hollywood 20
Myrtle Beach: Carmike Broadway 16
Myrtle Beach: Carmike Colonial 12
Summerville: Regal Azalea Square Stadium 16

SOUTH DAKOTA
Rapid City: Carmike Rushmore 7
Sioux Falls: Carmike 7

TENNESSEE
Antioch: Carmike Bell Forge 10
Chattanooga: Carmike Bijou 7
Chattanooga: Carmike Wynnsong 10
Clarksville: Carmike Governor’s Square 10
East Ridge: Rave East Ridge 18
Franklin: Carmike Thoroughbred 20
Goodlettsville: Carmike Rivergate 8
Hixson: Carmike Northgate 14
Johnson City: Carmike 14
Knoxville: Carmike 10
Knoxville: Carmike Wynnsong 16
Knoxville: Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18
Maryville: Carmike Foothills 12
Memphis: Malco Paradiso
Murfreesboro: Carmike Wynnsong 16
Nashville: Carmike Bellevue 8
Nashville: Regal Opry Mills Stadium 20

TEXAS
Abilene: Carmike Park Central 6
Amarillo: Regal UA Amarillo Star Stadium 14
Arlington: AMC Parks at Arlington 18
Austin: Galaxy Highland 10
Austin: Regal Gateway Stadium 16
College Station: Cinemark Movies 18
Edinburg: Carmike 20
El Paso: Carmike 16
El Paso: Cinemark Tinseltown USA
Fort Worth: Rave Ridgmar 13
Frisco: AMC Stonebriar Mall 24
Grapevine: AMC Grapevine Mills 30
Hickory Creek: Rave Hickory Creek 16
Houston: AMC Gulf Pointe 30
Houston: AMC Studio 30
Houston: AMC Willowbrook 24
Houston: Rave Yorktown 15
Houston: Regal Edwards Greenway Palace 24
Houston: Regal Grand Palace Stadium 24
Humble: AMC Deerbrook 24
Hurst: Rave North East Mall 18
Katy: Cinemark 19
Lewisville: Cinemark 15 Vista Ridge Mall
Longview: Carmike 10
Lufkin: Carmike Lufkin Mall 9
McAllen: Cinemark Movies 17
Mesquite: AMC Mesquite 30
Nacogdoches: Carmike 6
Pflugerville: Cinemark Tinseltown 20
Plano: Cinemark Legacy 24
Plano: Cinemark Tinseltown 20
San Antonio: AMC Huebner Oaks 24
San Antonio: Regal Cielo Vista Stadium 18
San Antonio: Regal Northwoods Stadium 14
San Antonio: Santikos Silverado 16
Southlake: Harkins Southlake Town Square 14
Sugar Land: AMC First Colony 24
Tyler: Carmike 14
Webster: Cinemark 18
Wichita Falls: Carmike Sikes 10
The Woodlands: Cinemark Tinseltown 17

UTAH
Provo: Carmike Wynnsong 12
Provo: Cinemark 16
Sandy: Larry H. Miller Megaplex 17 at Jordan Commons
West Jordan: Carmike 12
West Jordan: Cinemark 24 Jordan Landing
West Valley City: Carmike Ritz 15

VIRGINIA
Alexandria: AMC Hoffman 22
Alexandria: Regal Potomac Yard Stadium 16
Centreville: National Amusements Centreville Multiplex Cinemas
Fairfax: National Amusements Fairfax Corner 14: Cinema de Lux
Fairfax: Regal Fairfax Town Center 10
Glen Allen: Regal Virginia Center 20
Hampton: AMC Hampton 24
Manassas: Regal Manassas Stadium 14
McLean: AMC Tysons Corner 16
Midlothian: Carmike 10
Roanoke: Carmike 10
Sterling: Regal Countryside 20
Virginia Beach: AMC Lynnhaven 18
Virginia Beach: Regal Columbus Stadium 12
Woodbridge: AMC Potomac Mills 18

WASHINGTON
Auburn: Regal Auburn Stadium 17
Everett: Regal Everett Mall Stadium 16
Kennewick: Carmike 12
Lacey: Regal Martin Village Stadium 16
Monroe: Galaxy Monroe 12
Puyallup: Regal Longston Place Stadium 14
Seattle: AMC Pacific Place 11
Spokane: Regal Northtown Mall 12
Vancouver: Regal Cascade Stadium 16

WEST VIRGINIA
Morgantown: Carmike Morgantown Mall 12

WISCONSIN
Eau Claire: Carmike Oakwood Mall 12

WYOMING
Cheyenne: Carmike Frontier 9

CANADA

ONTARIO
Concord: AMC Interchange 30
Mississauga: Cineplex SilverCity Mississauga
Oakville: AMC Winston Churchill 24
Scarborough: Cineplex Coliseum Scarborough
Vaughan: Cineplex Colossus Woodbridge
Whitby: AMC Whitby 24

QUEBEC
Montreal: AMC Forum 22
Montreal: Cineplex Paramount Montreal

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posted 04-08-2007 04:42 PM                    

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'Blades' Stays on Top With $23 Million

Sunday April 8 1:35 PM ET

Movie audiences were more interested in light comedy over Easter weekend than in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's "Grindhouse," a double-feature ode to bloody exploitation flicks.

Paramount and DreamWorks' figure-skating romp "Blades of Glory" remained the No. 1 movie with $23 million, followed for the second weekend by Disney's animated comedy "Meet the Robinsons" with $17 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

"Grindhouse," a three-hour reinvention of the down-and-dirty B-movie double features Tarantino and Rodriguez grew up watching, debuted at No. 4 with $11.6 million.

It finished behind Sony's family comedy "Are We Done Yet?", starring Ice Cube in a sequel to "Are We There Yet?", which opened at No. 3 with $15 million.

Released by the Weinstein Co., "Grindhouse" fell well short of expectations. Box-office forecasters had figured the movie would premiere in the ballpark of Tarantino's two "Kill Bill" movies and Rodriguez's "Sin City," whose opening weekends ranged from $22 million to $29 million.

The weak debut for "Grindhouse" was a blow to the Weinstein Co., formed two years ago by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein after they departed their old outfit, Disney-owned Miramax. The "Grindhouse" directors were steady providers for the Weinsteins at Miramax, which released Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill" films and Rodriguez's "Spy Kids" movies.

"Grindhouse" presents two full films. Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" features Rose McGowan as a go-go dancer who becomes a zombie fighter with a machine gun for a leg. Tarantino's "Death Proof" stars Kurt Russell as a serial killer who stalks women with his beefed-up car.

"With these two filmmakers' pedigree and the overall cool factor that this film had going for it, you would have figured it would have done a lot more business," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

The movie's running time was an impediment, limiting the number of screenings theaters could fit in.

Harvey Weinstein said disappointing returns for "Grindhouse" resulted from the "novelty in America of releasing a double bill and asking an audience to make a three-hour commitment."

"Grindhouse" played to big crowds on the East and West coasts but failed to click with audiences in the Midwest and South, Weinstein said.

With theatrical receipts, overseas sales, television and home-video revenues, "Grindhouse" will turn a profit on its $53 million budget, Weinstein said. The company hoped that word of mouth from those who did see it would sustain it at theaters in coming weeks, he said.

"If you go see it with any audience, walk into any theater, you'll see people screaming and applauding like a rock concert," Weinstein said. "Maybe we didn't educate the audience that it's such an experience."

Movie-goers clearly were in the mood for something lighter. "Blades of Glory," starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder as skating rivals who team up as the sport's first men's pair, raised its 10-day total to $68.4 million, its receipts dropping a slim 30 percent from opening weekend.

"There's a real hunger out there for something that you can go to and say, 'Hey, let me get away from the terrible things we have to watch and read every day,'" said Marvin Levy, spokesman for DreamWorks, one of the studios behind "Blades of Glory."

"Meet the Robinsons," the animated adventure of a time-traveling orphan boy, also held strongly in its second weekend, raising its 10-day total to $52.2 million.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. "Blades of Glory," $23 million.

2. "Meet the Robinsons," $17 million.

3. "Are We Done Yet?", $15 million.

4. "Grindhouse," $11.6 million.

5. "The Reaping," $10.1 million.

6. "300," $8.8 million.

7. "Wild Hogs," $6.8 million.

8. "Shooter," $5.8 million.

9. "TMNT," $4.9 million.

10. "Firehouse Dog," $4 million.

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posted 04-12-2007 08:52 AM                    

quote: Paul Linfesty

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Anyone know if the El Capitan will be projecting from the same set-up they used for Chicken Little? With Dual projection and static circular polarizers rather than the single/active Z-filter?

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posted 04-13-2007 11:12 PM                    

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Sydney-Apr 10, 2007

Dual Projector Digital 3D Brightens the Future for Cinemas

Atlab Image & Sound Technology (AI&ST) has supplied and commissioned the first two-projector stereoscopic 3D commercial digital cinema sites in Australia and New Zealand. The sites, in Brisbane, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand were ready for the release of Disney's feature, "Meet the Robinsons".

Using the newly updated Dolby Digital Cinema System and separate left eye and right eye projectors that are fitted with fixed circular polarising filters, the sites are able to reproduce 3D images with stunning depth and clarity.

Ben Wilson, AI&ST's Sales and Marketing manager comments: "Because there are two projectors, this system provides greater light output than active-shuttered single projector set-ups used elsewhere. This means the system can be used in cinemas with a larger seating capacity. Additionally, no third party license fees are payable. Both factors positively contribute to greater box office potential."

From March 29 (March 31 in New Zealand), "Meet the Robinsons" audiences wearing state of the art 3D glasses will be transported by digital projection to the world of Lewis, an orphan with a genius IQ and a passion for inventing.

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posted 04-18-2007 04:08 AM                    

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Showing at theaters: urgency of digital shift

By Josh Friedman, Times Staff Writer
April 9, 2007

The revolution in moviegoing will be digital, theater owner Bill Campbell knows.

But Campbell, who runs independent theaters in Sheridan, Wyo., and Miles City, Mont., isn't ready to take up such an expensive cause just yet.

"I'm still using film projectors that were built in the 1950s and I can fix them myself," Campbell said. "What if your digital server goes down? Dark screens are death to the theater industry."

For moviegoers, Hollywood's shift to digital cinema will mean clearer pictures, more 3-D offerings, movie houses that can easily add to the number of theaters showing popular films and event programs such as sports and concerts.

For theater owners, it means lower costs because prints will be eliminated. It also creates a new marketing hook to get people into the seats.

With incentives like that, the movie industry's transformation from prints to digital projectors logically should take place sooner, not later. But for nearly a decade it has been hampered by the high cost to convert and disputes over how studios and exhibitors will foot the bill.

Finally, however, digital cinema is slowly gaining traction despite holdouts such as Campbell. About 4,000 of the world's roughly 150,000 screens are digitally equipped compared with 1,700 a year ago, according to Texas Instruments Inc., which licenses the leading digital cinema technology.

By year-end the chip company expects the count to reach 7,000, with the majority of those conversions in the U.S., which has about 38,000 screens overall.

After moving at a snail's pace, the transition has taken on a new urgency as theater owners compete with increasingly sophisticated home entertainment systems and other diversions such as video games and the Internet. Digital cinema was front and center at the recent ShoWest industry conference for exhibitors in Las Vegas, with much of the discussion about the $100,000 cost per screen.

If the switch takes an exceptionally long time, "I believe there will not be a cinema business here anymore," said Drew Kaza, an executive vice president at British theater chain Odeon Cinemas Ltd., addressing attendees at the conference. "We've got to get real about this."

But digital boosters say the industry is finally getting serious about the conversion.

"There is typically a love-hate relationship between studios and exhibitors, but this time they're working together to make sure it happens," said Shea Wallon, vice president of the sports and entertainment group at GE Commercial Finance, a backer of digital cinema.

GE Commercial last year provided a $217-million credit line for Christie Digital Systems Inc. and Access Integrated Technologies Inc., which are rapidly installing their projectors and servers in theaters.

Hollywood and theater owners see huge potential benefits.

Studios eventually could save a total of $1 billion a year in distribution costs. Producing and shipping 35-millimeter films costs roughly $1,200 per print, but sending digital files or satellite transmissions can slash that expense by 90%, according to industry estimates.

For now the savings are theoretical as studios make a long-term bet on the benefits of digital. They are subsidizing the installation of digital systems at U.S. theater chains by paying "virtual print fees" to the manufacturers, and they still must make thousands of film prints.

Cheaper distribution could enable smaller films to be screened more widely, said John Fithian, president of the National Assn. of Theatre Owners. The high cost of distribution is a major impediment to independent films, he said.

Helping give the conversion a boost is the resurgence of 3-D films, which today are shown predominantly in digitally equipped theaters. In its opening weekend, Walt Disney Co.'s animated "Meet the Robinsons" grossed an average of $12,200 per theater at the almost 600 digital theaters showing it in 3-D — more than double the average gross at regular theaters. Some theaters were able to hike ticket prices 20%.

Directors Robert Zemeckis and James Cameron are making big-budget 3-D movies. DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. said its whole slate would be shot in that format starting in 2009.

Beyond 3-D, programming flexibility is one of the biggest appeals of digitally equipped theaters. Alternative entertainment such as sporting events could be shown during the day or on nights when moviegoing is light.

Cineplex Entertainment, Canada's largest theater chain, has been screening "WrestleMania" matches for several years. Recently it added hockey games, rock concerts and simulcasts of New York's Metropolitan Opera.

The opera has been shown on as many as four multiplex screens at a time to accommodate matinee crowds, said spokeswoman Pat Marshall, adding that it brings in a new demographic.

Ultimately, theater owners see their multiplexes thriving as broadly defined entertainment destinations.

"The world is getting so competitive," said Michael Whalen, president of Muvico Theaters, which is installing Sony Electronics' "4K" digital system at its new Chicago multiplex. He said cinemas needed to improve the moviegoing experience amid competition from better home-entertainment systems and shorter time spans between a film's theatrical release and its DVD debut.

Whalen dreams of packed houses for events such as NBA games or the Super Bowl in 3-D.

Technological issues remain formidable, however.

For now, loading or moving a digital movie can take hours because of the massive file size, said Michael Karagosian, a consultant to the theater industry. A 35-millimeter film print, by contrast, can be moved in 15 minutes. In addition, converting older, smaller systems to digital remains a problem.

Ultimately, the hope is that a multiplex will be able to move a surprise hit to its biggest auditorium, or demote a flop to the smallest, almost instantly with just a few keyboard strokes.

Studios gush about how crisp and pristine a digital movie remains even after hundreds of screenings, but not every filmmaker is sold on its superiority.

Paramount Pictures has released digital versions of almost every movie since last summer's "Mission: Impossible III," said Mark Christiansen, vice president of operations at the studio.

But when it screened Clint Eastwood's World War II drama "Flags of Our Fathers" digitally before last fall's release, the director and his team balked.

"They just didn't think it gave the same visceral feeling," Christiansen said. "We're always going to listen to the filmmakers."

Despite the uncertainties, manufacturers and theater owners expect the digital deployment to accelerate further in 2008 and 2009. The majority of the world's screens will be digital within five years, Texas Instruments predicts.

"The good news is, the momentum is there," theater industry consultant Karagosian said. "Five years ago, I couldn't say that."

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posted 04-18-2007 10:48 AM                    

quote: Josh Friedman, L.A. Times

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For theater owners, it means lower costs because prints will be eliminated. It also creates a new marketing hook to get people into the seats.

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quote: Josh Friedman, L.A. Times

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Studios gush about how crisp and pristine a digital movie remains even after hundreds of screenings, but not every filmmaker is sold on its superiority. Paramount Pictures has released digital versions of almost every movie since last summer's "Mission: Impossible III," said Mark Christiansen, vice president of operations at the studio. But when it screened Clint Eastwood's World War II drama "Flags of Our Fathers" digitally before last fall's release, the director and his team balked. "They just didn't think it gave the same visceral feeling," Christiansen said. "We're always going to listen to the filmmakers."

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posted 04-18-2007 09:16 PM                       

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Some theaters were able to hike ticket prices 20%.

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posted 04-19-2007 08:33 AM                   

quote: Michael Coate

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I spoke with an El Capitan projectionist yesterday and he told me "Meet The Robinsons" is not being shown in a dual-projector format.

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posted 04-19-2007 12:50 PM                    

quote: Darryl Spicer

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If you ran the 2D trailers without the 3D format and the 48fps occurring before the content hits the screen you will get a pink and green image on the screen.

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