Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: New Line's 1st D-Cinema Release -- "Snakes On A Plane"

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Posted by Michael Coate (Member # 757) on 08-20-2006, 12:42 AM:

For those of you keeping tabs... "Snakes On A Plane" isn't playing in nearly as many D-Cinema venues as did some of this summer's other big titles, and "Monster House" is still hogging up a lot of the available screens. Nonetheless, I believe "Snakes On A Plane" has some historical significance as it marks another major studio choosing to offer its movies in D-Cinema format.

And here's a list of most of the "Snakes" D-Cinema sites:

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The Digital Cinema Engagements Of "Snakes On A Plane"

UNITED STATES (Released August 18, 2006)

ALABAMA
Birmingham: Carmike Summit 16
Birmingham: Carmike Wynnsong 12
Huntsville: Rave Valley Bend 18
Orange Beach: Rave Wharf 15

ARKANSAS
Little Rock: Rave Colonel Glenn 18

CALIFORNIA
Bonsall: UltraStar Galaxy 6
Carlsbad: UltraStar La Costa 6
Chula Vista: UltraStar Chula Vista 10
Daly City: Century 20 Daly City
El Centro: UltraStar Imperial Valley 14
Fontana: UltraStar Fontana 8
Glendale: Mann Marketplace 4
Los Angeles (Hollywood): Mann Chinese 6 (Aug. 25)
Los Angeles (Hollywood): Mann Grauman's Chinese
Los Angeles (Westwood Village): Mann Bruin
Moreno Valley: Harkins Moreno Valley 16
Porterville: Galaxy Porterville 9
Poway: UltraStar Poway Creekside Plaza 10
Rancho Cucamonga: AMC Loews Victoria Gardens Mall 12
Rancho Cucamonga: UltraStar Terra Vista 6
Riverbank: Galaxy Riverbank 12
San Diego (Del Mar): UltraStar Del Mar Highlands 8
San Diego (Mira Mesa): Regal Edwards Mira Mesa Stadium 18
San Diego (Mission Valley): UltraStar Mission Valley Hazard Center
San Francisco: AMC Loews Metreon 15
Santa Barbara: Metropolitan Arlington
Tulare: Galaxy Tulare 10

COLORADO
Fort Collins: Carmike 10

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington: AMC Loews Georgetown 14

FLORIDA
Bradenton: Carmike Royal Palm 20
Lake Buena Vista: AMC Loews Pleasure Island 24
Pensacola: Rave Pensacola 18

GEORGIA
Cartersville: Carmike 12
Columbus: Carmike 15
Conyers: Carmike Crossroads 16
Fort Oglethorpe: Carmike Battlefield 10
Newnan: Carmike 10

ILLINOIS
Elk Grove Village: Classic Elk Grove
Peoria: Rave Grand Prairie 18

INDIANA
Fort Wayne: Carmike 20

IOWA
Des Moines: Carmike Southridge 12
Johnston: Carmike Wynnsong 16
Urbandale: Carmike Cobblestone 9

LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge: Rave Baton Rouge 16
Baton Rouge: Rave Mall of Louisiana 15
Lafayette: Carmike Lafayette 10

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston: AMC Loews Boston Common 19

MICHIGAN
Birch Run: Cinema Hollywood
Canton: Emagine Canton 18
Novi: Emagine Novi 18

MINNESOTA
Apple Valley: Carmike 15
Mounds View: Carmike Wynnsong 15
Oakdale: Carmike Oakdale Stadium 20

MISSISSIPPI
Madison: Malco Grandview

NEVADA
Las Vegas: Century 16 South Coast
North Las Vegas: Galaxy Cannery

NEW YORK
Gates: Cinemark Tinseltown USA
New York (Brooklyn): Access IT Pavilion

NORTH CAROLINA
Durham: Carmike Wynnsong 15
Greensboro: Carmike 18
Morrisville: Carmike Park Place 16
Raleigh: Carmike 15
Wilmington: Carmike 16
Wilson: Carmike 10
Winston-Salem: Carmike 10
Winston-Salem: Carmike Wynnsong 12

OHIO
Beavercreek: National Amusements Cinema de Lux 14: The Greene (Aug. 25)

OREGON
Corvallis: Carmike 12

PENNSYLVANIA
Moosic: Cinemark Tinseltown 20

SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville: Greenville Camelot

TENNESSEE
Chattanooga: Carmike Bijou 7
Clarksville: Carmike Governor's Square 10
Franklin: Carmike Thoroughbred 20
Goodletsville: Carmike Rivergate 8
Hixson: Carmike Northgate 14
Johnson City: Carmike 14
Knoxville: Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18
Maryville: Carmike Foothills 12
Murfreesboro: Carmike Wynnsong 16

TEXAS
Austin: Galaxy Highland 10
Edinburg: Carmike 20
Fort Worth: Rave Ridgmar 13
Houston: AMC Loews Willowbrook 24
Hurst: Rave North East Mall 18
Longview: Carmike 10
Lufkin: Carmike Lufkin Mall 9
Plano: Cinemark Legacy 24
Plano: Cinemark Tinseltown 20

UTAH
Provo: Carmike Wynnsong 12
Salt Lake City: Larry H. Miller Megaplex 12 at The Gateway
Sandy: Larry H. Miller Megaplex 17 at Jordan Commons
South Jordan: Larry H. Miller Megaplex 20 at The District
West Jordan: Carmike 12
West Valley City: Carmike Ritz 15

WASHINGTON
Monroe: Galaxy Monroe 12
Vancouver: Cinetopia

WEST VIRGINIA
Morgantown: Carmike Morgantown Mall 12

CANADA

ONTARIO
Waterloo: Cineplex Galaxy at Conestoga Mall

[ 08-29-2006, 03:13 PM: Message edited by: Michael Coate ]

Posted by Frank Angel (Member # 248) on 08-20-2006, 02:38 AM:

Wow! Do New Yorkers know something about DCinema that the rest of the country doesn't? It's only got two video screens? And you can't count the one in Brooklyn because although Brooklyn technically is part of New York City, when anyone in these outer boroughs talks about "The City" they are talking about Manhattan Island, as does the rest of the world. When tourists say they want to come to NYC, believe me, they are not talking about Brooklyn or Queens.

Besides, you shouldn't even count the one in Brooklyn. It's the one that I know personally, and it is probably one of the best examples of a single-screen-tortured-into-a-seven-screen pukeplex rebuild that you will ever want to see -- everything that shouldn't be done in a cinema can be found in this crapola of a dive (the Pavilion in Brooklyn). I understand they converted EVERY screen to video last year and then turned around and sold it just recently. Perhaps the owners found out something frightening about DC that they hadn't planned on! Guess they wish they still had A-Cinema, eh? hehe

Anyway, according to the list, there are none actually in Manhattan (New York, New York) but I know that at least at the time of the release of STAR WARS: LAST, the AMC Empire megaplex in The City (Manhattan) screened it in DC. Did they pull the projector after that? Perhaps they discovered what the guys at the Pavilion found out? Still, seems no matter how you cut it, New York is not in love with digital cinema.

Come to think of it, a city the size of Chicago...no video screens there either? Anyone want to hazard a guess why there is such a paultry showing in these major markets?

Posted by Dustin Mitchell (Member # 372) on 08-20-2006, 02:59 AM:

The circuits that have taken the digital plunge big time-Carmike, Rave, Utlrastar, etc-don't have much of a presence in those markets.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 08-20-2006, 12:37 PM:

quote: Frank Angel
Wow! Do New Yorkers know something about DCinema...

It's only got two video screens? And you can't count the one in Brooklyn because...

When tourists say they want to come to NYC, believe me, they are not talking about Brooklyn or Queens.

Frank, you're funny! [Big Grin]

Posted by Michael Coate (Member # 757) on 08-20-2006, 11:57 PM:

quote:
Wow! Do New Yorkers know something about DCinema that the rest of the country doesn't?

Anyway, according to the list, there are none actually in Manhattan (New York, New York) but I know that at least at the time of the release of STAR WARS: LAST, the AMC Empire megaplex in The City (Manhattan) screened it in DC. Did they pull the projector after that? Perhaps they discovered what the guys at the Pavilion found out? Still, seems no matter how you cut it, New York is not in love with digital cinema.

Come to think of it, a city the size of Chicago...no video screens there either? Anyone want to hazard a guess why there is such a paultry showing in these major markets?

Frank,

One of the reasons "Snakes On A Plane" may not be playing in D-Cinema in any Manhattan theatres is because, as I stated in my initial post, Sony's "Monster House" is booked for long-term engagements on many of the available D-Cinema screens. In fact, as you can see from the list below, "Monster House" is currently playing in D-Cinema (and in 3D) on two screens in Manhattan, two in Brooklyn (initally three), two in Queens, one on Staten Island, and three on Long Island. Plus, "Pirates Of The Caribbean" is still playing at Kips Bay, and "World Trade Center" is at the Ziegfeld.

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The Digital Cinema Engagements Of "Monster House"

NEW YORK
Farmingdale: National Amusements Farmingdale Multiplex (3D)
Holtsville: National Amusements Island 16: Cinema de Lux (3D)
New Rochelle: Regal New Roc City Stadium 18 (3D)
New York (Brooklyn): National Amusements Linden Boulevard Multiplex (3D)
New York (Brooklyn): Regal UA Sheepshead Bay 14 (3D)
New York (Manhattan): AMC Loews 84th Street 6 (3D)
New York (Manhattan): Regal UA Union Square Stadium 14 (3D)
New York (Queens): National Amusements College Point Multiplex (3D)
New York (Queens): National Amusements Jamaica Multiplex (3D)
New York (Staten Island): Regal UA Staten Island Stadium 16 (3D)
Westbury: AMC Loews Raceway 10 (3D)
White Plains: National Amusements City Center 15: Cinema de Lux (3D)

There are other D-Cinema-equipped screens in Manhattan but perhaps New Line doesn't book their films there or another circuit won the bid for "Snakes." (The AMC Empire, I believe, had one of the earlier-generation 1.3K systems and hasn't shown anything in some time.)

So...if D-Cinema is a failure because "Snakes On A Plane" got no Manhattan bookings, then how would you describe the state of D-Cinema based on the bookings of "Monster House"? Or "Cars," which had four D-Cinema bookings in Chicago and three in Manhattan. Or "Superman Returns": three in Chicago and two in Manhattan. Or "Pirates": four in Chicago and four in Manhattan.

I'm not intending to hit you over the head with these figures. I'm just using evidence to support my claim (to counter yours) that one should not judge the success or failure of a format based on the bookings of a single film in a single market.

Posted by Michael Coate (Member # 757) on 08-25-2006, 06:48 PM:

List edited to reflect new installations.