X-Wing battles a TIE fighter in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.(Photo: Lucasfilm, Ltd.)
Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia — sorry, accomplish that General Leia — are all aback in abutting week’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” And so are the hordes of Star Wars admirers accepted to flood cine theaters and breach sales records.
Here are bristles things you charge to apperceive about this affirmed mega-blockbuster.
When and area is it playing?
The “where” is accessible — appealing abundant any cine amphitheater anywhere in the United States. But the “when” gets tricky. Technically, the cine opens civic on Friday, Dec. 18. But abounding theaters will alpha assuming the cine aboriginal Thursday night.
Regal, AMC and best added bounded theaters accept aboriginal showings starting at 7 p.m. Thursday. And, yes, there are still tickets available.
Why should you care?
Star Wars is one of the best popular, bankable cine franchises of all time. Admirers accept been attractive advanced to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” for added than a year now, anytime back the aboriginal YouTube brain-teaser about bankrupt the Internet with a 21 actor views. The additional brain-teaser got even added attention: an alarming 71 actor views.
Some experts adumbrate “The Force Awakens” will breach the box-office almanac currently captivated by “Titanic.”
Is it OK to dress up in costume?
Marquee and AMC theaters both say that masks, face acrylic and toy accoutrements won’t be allowed. But added than that, feel chargeless to appearance up as your admired Jedi, Sith aristocrat or stormtrooper.
Here’s what AMC Theatres acquaint on its website: “AMC does not admittance weapons or items that would accomplish added guests feel afflictive or backbite from the movie-going experience. Guests are acceptable to appear dressed in costume, but we do not admittance masks or face paint. In short, accompany your ablaze saber, about-face it off during the movie, and leave the blaster and Darth Vader affectation at home.”
Regal Cinemas didn’t acknowledge to requests about dress cipher information.
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Where can you go to watch all six antecedent Star Wars movies?
The Center for Performing Arts Bonita Springs affairs a chase of all six Star Wars movies starting at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, in the Moe Auditorium & Film Center. Tickets are $15 for an all-day pass, and you can appear and go as you please. For added information, alarm 495-8989. Plenty of tickets are still available.
AMC has additionally appear an all-day chase at its civic cine theaters starting at 1 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17. Ticket advice isn’t available, however, and it’s cryptic if the civic accident includes AMC Merchants Crossing 16 in North Fort Myers. AMC’s media relations administration didn’t acknowledge to emails and a buzz bulletin requesting comment.
What if you don’t like “Star Wars”? Is there annihilation abroad aperture abutting week?
Not anybody loves Jedi knights, wookiees and ablaze sabers. But that’s OK, non-fans. Added movies are aperture abutting week, too, including “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip,” the Amy Poehler and Tina Fey ball “Sisters,” and the Bruce Willis activity flick “Extraction.”
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