KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMC Theatres® (AMC) is giving Twilight fans the opportunity to let their voices be heard. To celebrate the release of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1, which opens Nov. 18, AMC is inviting guests to choose which Twilight movie should play before the midnight opening of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 at select AMC locations around the country. Tickets for the Twilight Saga Experience, as well as the traditional midnight shows at AMC go on sale Saturday, Oct. 1 at 12:01 a.m.
Beginning Oct. 10 through Oct. 16, fans can choose among any of the three previously released Twilight films: TWILIGHT, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON and THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE. AMC will announce the winning movie Oct. 19 via its Facebook page at facebook.com/amctheatres. Guests can campaign for their favorite Twilight films via Twitter using the hashtag #AMCTwilight. The winning movie will play at 9:30 p.m. Nov. 17, before the midnight showing of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1.
“The passion and enthusiasm among Twilight fans is unparalleled,” said Robert J. Lenihan, president of AMC programming. “It only makes sense that we let our guests dictate the movie they want to see before the opening of the newest chapter in this epic saga.”
Tickets for the Twilight Saga Experience are $15 for AMC Stubs members and are available only at the box office of participating theatres. Twilight Saga Experience tickets for non-AMC Stubs members and event tickets purchased online are $20. Attendees will receive a limited-edition Twilight Saga Experience lanyard while supplies last.
A complete list of AMC locations participating in the Twilight Saga Experience can be found below. For more information about the Twilight Saga Experience at AMC, details about voting, or to order tickets for the movie event or traditional midnight shows, beginning at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, visit amctheatres.com/breakingdawn.
The next chapter of THE TWILIGHT SAGA will be released as two separate films with the first of the two - THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 - slated to be released in theatres on November 18, 2011 and the second coming to theatres on November 16, 2012. Academy Award® winner Bill Condon directed both films starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. In THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1, Bella (Stewart) and Edward (Pattinson), plus those they love, must deal with the chain of consequences brought on by a marriage and honeymoon, and the tumultuous birth of a child, which brings an unforeseen and shocking development for Jacob Black (Lautner). With more of the romance, passion, intrigue and action that made TWILIGHT, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON and THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE worldwide blockbusters, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1, based on Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling book series, begins the conclusion of the tale of vampire love, boundless friendship, acceptance, and finding your true self. The project, based on the fourth novel in author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, is written by Melissa Rosenberg with Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt and Stephenie Meyer producing.
About AMC Entertainment Inc.
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TWILIGHT SAGA EXPERIENCE – PARTICIPATING AMC THEATRES
| ATLANTA |
| AMC Parkway Point 15 |
| AMC Avenue Forsyth 12 |
| AMC Stonecrest Mall 16 |
| AMC Colonial 18 |
| AUSTIN |
| AMC Barton Creek 14 |
| BALTIMORE/ D.C./N. VIRGINIA |
| AMC Owings Mills 17 |
| AMC Lynnhaven 18 |
| AMC Magic Johnson Capital Center 12 |
| AMC Loews Georgetown 14 |
| AMC Loews St. Charles Town Center 9 |
| BOSTON |
| AMC Framingham 16 |
| AMC Burlington Cinema 10 |
| AMC Loews Harvard Square 5 |
| CEDAR RAPIDS |
| AMC Star 14 Dubuque |
| CHAMPAIGN |
| AMC Showplace 12 Springfield |
| CHARLOTTE |
| AMC Northlake Mall 14 |
| AMC Carolina Pavilion 22 |
| CHICAGO |
| AMC Showplace 16 Naperville |
| AMC Loews Quarry 14 |
| AMC Showplace 14 Cicero |
| AMC Showplace 16 Schererville |
| AMC Streets Of Woodfield 20 |
| AMC Loews Country Club Hills 16 |
| AMC Showplace 14 New Lenox |
| AMC Loews Woodridge 18 |
| AMC Showplace 12 Schererville |
| AMC Showplace 12 Hobart |
| AMC Galewood Crossings 14 |
| AMC Loews 600 North Michigan 9 |
| AMC Ford City 14 |
| AMC Yorktown 18 |
| COLUMBIA |
| AMC Dutch Square Mall 14 |
| COLUMBUS |
| AMC Lennox Town Center 24 |
| AMC Dublin Village 18 |
| DALLAS |
| AMC Grapevine Mills 30 |
| AMC Highland Village 12 |
| AMC Parks Arlington 18 |
| AMC Firewheel 18 |
| DENVER |
| AMC Orchard 12 |
| AMC Arapahoe Crossings 16 |
| Southlands Stadium 16 |
| DETROIT |
| AMC Great Lakes 25 |
| AMC Fairlane 21 |
| AMC Southfield 20 |
| AMC Gratiot 21 |
| HARTFORD |
| AMC Loews Plainville 20 |
| HOUSTON |
| AMC Gulf Pointe 30 |
| AMC Willowbrook 24 |
| AMC Katy Mills 20 |
| AMC Loews Fountains 18 |
| INDIANAPOLIS |
| AMC Showplace 12 Traders Point |
| JACKSONVILLE |
| AMC Regency 24 |
| KANSAS CITY |
| AMC Town Center 20 |
| LOS ANGELES |
| AMC Tustin 14 |
| AMC Downtown Disney 12 |
| AMC Glendora 12 |
| AMC Santa Monica 7 |
| AMC Montebello 10 |
| MADISON |
| AMC Star 18 Fitchburg |
| AMC Desert Star 15 |
| MINNEAPOLIS |
| AMC Southdale Center 16 |
| AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18 |
| AMC Showplace 16 Coon Rapids |
| AMC Showplace 16 Inver Grove Heights |
| NEW ORLEANS |
| AMC Westbank Palace 16 |
| AMC Houma Palace 10 |
| AMC Hammond Palace 10 |
| NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY |
| AMC Loews Freehold Metroplex 14 |
| AMC Loews Mountainside 10 |
| AMC Loews Galleria Metroplex 16 |
| AMC Aviation 12 |
| AMC Loews Port Chester 14 |
| AMC Loews Orpheum 7 |
| AMC Loews Wayne 14 |
| AMC Loews 84th Street 6 |
| AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 |
| AMC Loews Brick Plaza 10 |
| AMC Loews Menlo Park 12 |
| AMC Loews Roosevelt Field 8 |
| AMC Loews Newport Centre 11 |
| AMC Loews Nassau Metroplex 10 |
| AMC Loews Essex Green 9 |
| AMC Loews 19th Street East 6 |
| AMC Loews Fantasy 5 |
| AMC Loews Fresh Meadows 7 |
| OMAHA |
| AMC Star Cinema 16 |
| ORLANDO |
| AMC West Oaks 14 |
| AMC Lake Square 12 |
| PHILADELPHIA |
| AMC Franklin Mills 14 |
| AMC Marple 10 |
| AMC Deptford 8 |
| PHOENIX |
| AMC Desert Ridge 18 |
| AMC Arizona Center 24 |
| AMC Esplanade 14 |
| AMC Ahwatukee 24 |
| ROCKFORD |
| AMC Showplace 14 Machesney Hills |
| SACRAMENTO |
| AMC Showplace 16 Manteca |
| SAN DIEGO |
| AMC Palm Promenade 24 |
| AMC Otay Ranch 12 |
| AMC La Jolla 12 |
| SAN FRANCISCO/ SAN JOSE |
| AMC Saratoga 14 |
| AMC Van Ness 14 |
| SEATTLE |
| AMC Loews Cascade 14 |
| SOUTH BEND |
| AMC South Bend 16 |
| SPOKANE |
| AMC River Park Square 20 |
| ST. LOUIS |
| AMC Chesterfield 14 |
| AMC West Olive 16 |
| TAMPA |
| AMC Westshore 14 |
| AMC Sarasota 12 |
| TERRE HAUTE |
| AMC Showplace 12 Terre Haute |
| TUSCON |
| AMC Loews Foothills Mall |