THE HUNGER GAMES To Play on 270 IMAX Screens
The Hunger Games is expected to break all sorts of records at the box office. One of the big reasons is that it will be playing at tons of theaters with multiple show times. Deadline reports that starting March 23, IMAX is set to show the film for a limited one-week engagement on 270 screens in North America. Hunger Games will also appear on 19 IMAX screens in the UK and France. Many theaters will even be offering shows at 3 am.
With two weeks to go, we have seen substantial midnight sellouts in IMAX theatres across the country leading exhibitors to begin offering 3 AM shows to meet demand.
Synopsis:
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which "Tributes" must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentor ship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
What are your thoughts on this news? Will you see The Hunger Games in IMAX or at a regular theater?