‘Interstellar’ Film Theaters Versus Digital: How Many More Digital Theaters Are There?
By Germain Lussier/Nov. 5, 2014 6:30 am EST
The final numbers have been released and the number of theaters opening Interstellar on film versus on digital (with the digital rollout taking place on Friday) is pretty staggering. The numbers for Interstellar film theaters are below.
This early rollout of film prince was a huge controversy in the film exhibition world, as many theaters no longer have film projectors. To combat the problem some large theaters, such as the TCL Chinese in Los Angeles which opened with a digital projector, specially installed a film projector for Interstellar. Other smaller theaters – such as Portland’s Cinemagic Theater and the Willow Creek Cinemas Twelve in Minnesota – are doing the same. In fact, here’s a video of the latter. Thanks to Indiewire for the heads up.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke to other theater owners who were disappointed at Paramount and Nolan for favoring film. “This devalues what we’ve done,” Joe Paletta, CEO and founder of Spotlight Theatres in Georgia, told the trade. “I can’t afford to get the projectors out of the warehouse for two days, and I don’t even have anyone to operate them.” But Paramount seems content giving fans the change to see the film a few days early, even if it’s in a very select number of theaters, especially since the number of screens explodes exponentially on Friday.
Are you going to try and see Interstellar on film? Here’s a list of locations.
