IMAX has scored a deal to screen only Star Wars: The Force Awakens on all of its North American and most of its European screens for four weeks when it opens this December.
According to Hollywood Reporter, this means any other films opening at that time won't be able to compete with the Disney release. "Warner Bros.' In the Heart of the Sea, set to open Dec. 11, will get only one week in Imax. Fox's The Revenant, set to go wide Jan. 8, might get a crack at Imax screens by the Jan. 15 weekend," claims THR.
The last time IMAX committed its screens to a movie for a month was for The Hobbit and its sequels. No other movie has had a similar deal since.
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According to Hollywood Reporter, this means any other films opening at that time won't be able to compete with the Disney release. "Warner Bros.' In the Heart of the Sea, set to open Dec. 11, will get only one week in Imax. Fox's The Revenant, set to go wide Jan. 8, might get a crack at Imax screens by the Jan. 15 weekend," claims THR.
The last time IMAX committed its screens to a movie for a month was for The Hobbit and its sequels. No other movie has had a similar deal since.
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