The weekend is coming up. Have you decided on a movie to see yet? So many choices... An Underworld prequel; a Brendan Fraser kids movie; or Killshot, the crime thriller so shifty it was delayed for 3 years, only resurrected now because of Mickey Rourke. Wait, how about The Dark Knight?
Starting January 23, last year's hottest blockbuster is returning to 143 IMAX screens domestically, and 29 screens internationally. Last July the film opened in 94 domestic and 15 international IMAX theatres, so it's an expansion in addition to a re-release.
I know what you're thinking. It's already on DVD, why pay to see it again? Speaking as a Blu-ray and home theater owner, I don't think any living room set-up would ever beat the excitement of the big screen. Not even annoying cell phones nor chattery patrons could deter that. I can yell at those people to f--k off, but I can't yell at my TV to be bigger. Furthermore, a top of the line HDTV, surround sound speakers and Blu-ray player might give you a good alternative for a regular theater, but compare it to IMAX?
Chris Nolan might have found the way for movie theaters to combat the increasingly impressive rollout of technology, by offering something they can never ever replicate at home. After all, how many among us own a 7-story high room to project in? The Dark Knight, the first feature-length narrative film to use the IMAX camera, offers certain scenes too mindblowing in scope to not see on the giant screen.
"We are grateful to
Chris Nolan and Warner Bros Pictures for incorporating IMAX into such a wonderful cinematic masterpiece, and we're honored to bring it back to our theatres," said
Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "The anticipation surrounding the initial IMAX release reached beyond the markets where we had IMAX theatres and we're delighted that moviegoers in many of those markets will now have the chance to Experience it in IMAX."
Here's the complete list of theaters showing the film:
UNITED STATES
Arizona
Mesa - Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre Phoenix - AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX Tempe - IMAX Theatre at Arizona Mills
Arkansas
Little Rock - Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre
California
Anaheim - The Movie Experience 14 at Anaheim Gardenwalk Arcadia - AMC Santa Anita 16 & IMAX Burbank - AMC Burbank 16 & IMAX Cathedral City - Desert IMAX Theatre Dublin - Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 & IMAX Emeryville - AMC Bay Street 16 & IMAX Fresno - Edwards Fresno Stadium 22 & IMAX Irvine - Edwards Irvine Spectrum IMAX Los Angeles - AMC Century City 15 & IMAX Los Angeles - AMC Universal CityWalk Stadium 19 with IMAX Los Angeles - IMAX Theatre at The Bridge: cinema de lux Monterey - Cannery Row IMAX Theatre Ontario - Edwards Ontario Palace 22 & IMAX Sacramento - Edwards Fairfield Stadium 16 & IMAX Sacramento - Esquire IMAX Theatre Sacramento - Regal Cinemas El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 & IMAX San Diego - Mira Mesa Stadium 18 & IMAX San Jose - AMC Eastridge Mall 15 & IMAX San Francisco - AMC Loews Metreon 16 with IMAX Simi Valley - Civic Center Stadium 16 & IMAX Stockton - Regal City Centre Stadium 16 & IMAX Torrance - AMC Del Amo 18 & IMAX
Colorado
Colorado Springs - Cinemark Carefree Circle IMAX Theatre Denver - UA Colorado Center Stadium 9 & IMAX Westminster - AMC Orchards of Westminster 12 & IMAX
Connecticut
Manchester - IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills Norwalk - IMAX Theatre at The Maritime Aquarium
Florida
Altamonte Springs - AMC Altamonte Mall 18 & IMAX Aventura - AMC Aventura 24 & IMAX Fort Lauderdale - AutoNation(R) IMAX(R) Theater at Museum of Discovery and Science Fort Myers - Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 & IMAX Jacksonville - AMC Regency 24 & IMAX Orange Park - AMC Orange Park 24 & IMAX Orlando - Pointe Orlando 20 & IMAX St. Augustine - World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theatre St. Petersburg - Muvico Baywalk 20 & IMAX Tallahassee - IMAX Theatre at the Challenger Learning Center Tampa - AMC Veterans 24 & IMAX Tampa - Channelside Cinemas IMAX Tampa - IMAX Dome Theatre at MOSI West Palm Beach - Muvico Parisian 20 & IMAX
Georgia
Augusta - Augusta Exchange Stadium 20 & IMAX Buford - Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 & IMAX
Evansville - IMAX Theatre at Showplace Cinemas East 18 Indianapolis - IMAX Theatre at the Indiana State Museum Indianapolis - Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 & IMAX Noblesville - Hamilton Towne Center 16 + IMAX Portage - Portage 16 IMAX
Iowa
Davenport - Putnam Museum and IMAX Theatre Des Moines - Science Center of Iowa & Blank IMAX Dome Theater
Kansas
Olathe - AMC Studio 30 & IMAX
Kentucky
Louisville - IMAX Cinema De Lux 20: Stonybrook
Louisiana
Harahan - AMC Elmwood Palace 20 & IMAX New Orleans - Entergy IMAX Theatre, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
Maryland
Baltimore - AMC Loews White Marsh 16 & IMAX Columbia - AMC Columbia 14 & IMAX
Massachusetts
Boston - New England Aquarium's Simons IMAX Theatre Natick - Verizon IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture - Natick Reading - Verizon IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture - Reading
Michigan
Dearborn - The Henry Ford IMAX Theatre Grand Blanc - NGC Trillium Cinema IMAX Theatre Grand Rapids - Celebration! Cinema IMAX Theatre Lansing - Celebration! Cinema IMAX Theatre Sterling Heights - AMC Forum 30 & IMAX Ypsilanti - Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor IMAX
Minnesota
Apple Valley - Great Clips IMAX Theatre
Missouri
Kansas City - AMC BarryWoods 24 & IMAX St. Louis - Wehrenberg Theatres Ronnies 20 Cine IMAX
Nevada
Las Vegas - Brenden Theatres and IMAX at the Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas - Regal Red Rock Stadium 16 & IMAX Las Vegas - Regal Aliante Stadium 16 & IMAX
New Hampshire
Hooksett - Cinemagic IMAX Theatre
New Jersey
Atlantic City -Tropicana Casino and Resort IMAX Theatre Cherry Hill - AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24 & IMAX Hamilton - AMC Hamilton 24 & IMAX
New York
Albany - Regal Crossgates Mall 18 & IMAX Deer Park - Regal Deer Park Stadium 16 & IMAX Garden City - Grumman IMAX at Cradle of Aviation New Rochelle - Regal New Roc City 18 & IMAX New York City - AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 & IMAX New York City - AMC Empire 25 & IMAX Rochester - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Tinseltown USA West Nyack - IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center White Plains - IMAX Theatre at City Center: Cinema De Lux 15 Williamsville - Regal Transit Center 18 & IMAX
North Carolina
Raleigh - Wachovia IMAX Theatre at Marbles Kids Museum
Ohio
Springdale - IMAX Theatre at Springdale 18: Cinema De Lux Columbus - AMC Easton Town Center 30 & IMAX
Oklahoma
Tulsa - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at the Tulsa
Oregon
Tigard - Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 & IMAX
Pennsylvania
Bensalem - AMC Neshaminy 24 & IMAX Harrisburg - Select Medical IMAX Theater at The Whitaker Center Homestead - AMC Waterfront 22 & IMAX King of Prussia - UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX Philadelphia - Tuttleman IMAX Theatre at the Franklin Institute Reading - RC Reading Movies 11 & IMAX Tarentum - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at the Galleria Pittsburgh Mills
Austin - The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum IMAX Theatre Colleyville - Colleyville Cinema & Grille IMAX Theatre Dallas - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark 17 Fort Worth - Fort Worth Museum Omni Theater Houston - AMC Gulf Pointe 30 & IMAX Houston - Edwards Houston Marq*E 23 & IMAX San Antonio - Santikos Palladium 18 IMAX Theatre Sugar Land - AMC First Colony 24 & IMAX Tomball - Santikos Silverado Station 18 IMAX
Utah
Sandy - Megaplex 17 IMAX at Jordan Commons
Virginia
Alexandria - AMC Hoffman Center 22 & IMAX Chantilly - Airbus IMAX Theater at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Hampton - Riverside IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air & Space Center Virginia Beach - AMC Lynnhaven 18 & IMAX Woodbridge - AMC Potomac Mills 18 & IMAX
Washington
Lacey - Regal Martin Village Stadium 16 & IMAX Seattle - Pacific Science Center Boeing IMAX Theatre Spokane - Riverfront Park IMAX Tukwila - AMC Southcenter 16 & IMAX
Washington DC
Washington DC - Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater at the National Museum of Nat. History
Montreal - Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Montreal IMAX Theatre Quebec City - IMAX le Theatre
INTERNATIONAL
Argentina
Buenos Aires - IMAX Center Norte
Australia
Melbourne - Hoyts Highpoint IMAX Melbourne - IMAX Theatre, Melbourne Museum Perth - Hoyts Carousel IMAX Sydney - Hoyts Entertainment Quarter IMAX Sydney - LG IMAX Theatre
Brazil
Sao Paolo - Unibanco IMAX Cinema
China
Hong Kong - UA MegaBox IMAX Theatre
Columbia
Bogota - IMAX Theatre Plaza de las Americas
Ecuador
Guayaquil - Fundacion Malecon 2000
Guatemala
Guatemala City - Pradera Concepcion
Korea
Goyangsi - CGV Ilsan Seoul - CGV Wangsipni Seoul - CGV Yongsan
Mexico
Guadalajara - Cinepolis Galerias Guadalajara IMAX Theatre Mexico City - Cinepolis Perisur IMAX Theatre Mexico City - Cinepolis Universidad IMAX Theatre Monterrey - Cinepolis Galerias Valle Oriente IMAX Theatre Toluca - Cinepolis Galerias Metepec IMAX Theatre
Netherlands
Amsterdam - Pathe Arena IMAX
Philippines
Manila - San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theatre
Taiwan
Taipei - Samsung IMAX Miramar Cinemas
United Kingdom
Birmingham - IMAX Theatre at Millennium Point Bradford - IMAX National Media Museum Glasgow - Glasgow Science Centre IMAX Cinema Greenwich - Odeon Greenwich IMAX London - BFI London IMAX Cinema Manchester - Odeon IMAX Cinema Manchester at The Printworks Wimbledon - Odeon Wimbledon
