Star Wars: The Force Awakens Is Taking Over ALL IMAX Screens for Four Weeks in December!
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the highly anticipated new Star Wars movie will crush all competition in December and will take over Imax’s large-format screens for a whole month…
For Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Imax is going big — really big. For the first four weeks of its run, set to begin Dec. 18, J.J. Abrams’ sequel will have all of Imax’s large-format screens in North America and most of its foreign screens to itself. Imax reserving all of its screens for a single movie for a month is not unprecedented, but it is unusual. The company had a similar deal for the three Hobbit movies, but it struck that pact four years ago and hasn’t made that type of commitment since.
In June, Imax broke its own opening-weekend record when Jurassic World leapfrogged over Iron Man 3’s $28.8 million to grab $44.2 million worldwide — $21 million from 363 domestic screens and $23.2 million from 443 screens abroad. But Disney’s Star Wars could topple that number. It is expected to open on 375 to 400 screens domestically and more than 400 abroad — there’s no exact count yet because Imax tends to install and open theaters in the fall. Domestically, Force will play in the commercial chains such as Regal, AMC and Cinemark that house Imax screens as well as most museums and other sites with Imax theaters (which have played space-related Hollywood fare including Gravity and Interstellar). Although he declines to discuss specifics, Imax Entertainment CEO Greg Foster expresses his confidence in the film, saying, “Star Wars: Episode VII is the ultimate crossover movie — it crosses over to everyone.” A further factor: Abrams, a fan of the format, has filmed a sequence with Imax cameras to take advantage of the oversized screen.
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I feel a high dose of anticipation.
Tell me again how this movie will not break records?
Honestly, this movie is likely to become the highest-grossing film of all time. No amount of Internet trolls will make me think otherwise. It’s the most-anticipated movie ever.
$3bn..Worldwide Total…said it from day one of the Disney deal
Still no dolby atmos announcement though 🙁
So no other movies can show on those screens? That’s kind of… wrong. Also, didn’t JJ say that he didn’t want to shoot it in IMAX? A long time ago, I believe he said this. Or was it that he didn’t want to shoot in 3D? If not, my guess is that he was taled into doing so by KK, because it will make more money that way. He seems to be on a leash in that there seems to be a limited amount of freedom on his part to make the Star Wars that he wants to.
Shush, you. Shush.
They only shot one scene in IMAX didn’t they? The Falcon chase on Jakku.
The IMAX here in Glasgow is a bit rubbish, or else I’d be really excited about this. I also guess they’ll be forcing you to watch in 3D exclusively so it’s out for me. It’ll be a struggle finding a good cinema screen showing it in 2D, I guess that will be relegated to the smaller screens. Grr.
What is rubbish about the Glasgow IMAX?
its in Glasgow, what other reason do you think, dum dum.
A whole month of post-converted IMAX 3d? i’ll pass. Talk to me when IMAX is willing to project it in 2D.
Who said anything about 3D? It doesn’t say in the article.
Hell yeah!!! That they are even including the museum Imax theaters is fuckin awesome because there are very few true Imax theaters (15/70mm). Those mall and theater-chain Imax theaters are nowhere near as good as the real thing. TFA will own theaters all over the world, muahahaha!!! Power!!!!!!
As with very long haul flights. If I`m going to a public place with lots of people sitting close to each other. I make doubly sure I have a nasty sloppy spicy curry with triple onions, and maybe some chopped up brussel sprouts too sprinkled on top.
After when my stomach settles a little from the curry maybe top up what I just had with half a easter egg and some beans. Then off to the cinema and try time it right so I sit down just as my stomach and intestines start aching and contracting. Then start letting off some gas inconspicuously in twenty minute intervals. Get some bistro odours circling around the cinema.
Is star wars 7 going to have THX?
http://i.imgur.com/AdYSqSQ.jpg
Well, well, well… What do we have here?
Wonder if the new Dolby Cinema will feature the film.
Headline made me think that it was going to play for ALL 4 WEEKS OF DECEMBER!! :/
Sweet. Do IMAX theaters offer gift cards? Thinking of getting some for Christmas.
Call me when they shoot the entire movie in IMAX, not just one five minute chase scene.
I’ll be seeing the film in XD on opening day, Imax later. Imax theater in my area has huge screen, but limited seating. Its kind of crowded in a way when fully packed. Are all of them like that? The XD auditorium at the biggest Cinemark in my area is ridiculously big.
I hope it’s 70mm, full imax screen. Interstellar was great for that but star wads needs to be full on! I’ll be seeing in Manchester print works imax