In case you missed it, the Los Angeles Times reported last week that The Hobbit will screen at its native 48fps projection rate in only about 450 North American movie theaters — probably a little more than 10 percent of the screens the film will eventually be booked on in the U.S. and Canada.
For those who like to plan in advance, the film's official website has posted a list of theaters that are booked to screen the film in what is now known as "HFR 3D." (Scroll down to see the full list.) The "HFR" stands for high-frame-rate, of course, and the HFR version of The Hobbit will only be screened in 3D. It's not quite clear if this list is exhaustive. We count 385 U.S. theaters and another 49 in Canada for a total of 434. It's possible that more could convert before the film's December 14 (or midnight December 13, depending on how you look at it) opening.
You could forgive Warner Bros. for getting cold feet after the decidedly mixed reception of the first screenings of 48fps footage from Middle Earth. But, aside from the small percentage of total theaters, the list confirms that HFR 3D will get a very high-profile roll-out. Some of the best, busiest multiplexes in the country — including the Lincoln Square 13 and E-Walk Stadium 13 in New York City and Grauman's Chinese Theatre and Westwood Village in Los Angeles — will host the first public HFR 3D screenings. So it won't take long to get feedback from ordinary moviegoers.
If few of those film fans freak out over the oft-mentioned "soap-opera effect," Warner's Dan Fellman told the Times, the number of HFR 3D screens should expand dramatically by December 2013, when the second of three Hobbit movies opens.
Albany, NY
Crossgates Mall 18 + IMAX (Albany, NY 12203)
Clifton Park 10 (Clifton Park, NY 12065)
Colonie 13 (Albany, NY 12205)
Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque Rio 24 + XD (Albuquerque, NM 87109)
Amarillo, TX
Amarillo Star Stadium 14 with Imax (Amarillo, TX 79106)
Anchorage, AK
Anchorage 16 + XD (Anchorage, AK 99503)
Tikahtnu Stadium 16 & IMAX & RPX (Anchorage, AK 99506)
Atlanta, GA
Atlantic Station Stadium 16 + IMAX (Atlanta, GA 30363)
Mall Of Georgia Stadium 20 + IMAX (Buford, GA 30518)
Discover Mills 18 (Lawrenceville, GA 30043)
Parkway Point 15 (Atlanta, GA 30339)
Hollywood Stadium 24 @ North I-85 (Chamblee, GA 30341)
Avenues Forsyth 12 & Imax (Cummings, GA 30041)
Augusta, GA
Augusta Exchange Stadium 20 + IMAX (Augusta, GA 30909)
Austin, TX
Tinseltown 20 + XD (Pflugerville, TX 78660)
Gateway Stadium 16 + IMAX (Austin, TX 78759)
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (Austin, TX 78704)
Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane (Austin, TX 78759)
Trails 11 (Austin, TX 78726)
Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield 14 (Bakersfield, CA 93307)
Baltimore, MD
Egyptian 24 + XD (Hanover, MD 21076)
White Marsh 16 with IMAX (Baltimore, MD 21236)
Columbia 14 with IMAX (Columbia, MD 21044)
BTC Annapolis Mall 11 (Annapolis, MD 21401)
Baton Rouge, LA
Perkins Rowe (Baton Rouge, LA 70810)
Boise, ID
Boise Stadium 21 + IMAX (Boise, ID 83709)
Majestic 18 (Meridian, ID 83642)
Boston, MA
Boston Common 19 with IMAX (Boston, MA 02111)
Showcase Revere 20 (Revere, MA 02151)
Liberty Tree 20 with IMAX (Danvers, MA 01923)
Showcase Randolph 16 with IMAX (Randolph, MA 02368)
Showcase Cin de Lux Legacy Place (Dedham, MA 02026)
Methuen 20 with IMAX (Methuen, MA 01844)
Framingham 16 (Framingham, MA 01701)
Blackstone Valley 14 (Millbury, MA 01527)
Fenway Stadium 13 & RPX (Boston, MA 02115)
Fox Run Stadium 15 & RPX (Newington, NH 03801)
Showcase Patriot Place (Foxborough, MA 02035)
Independence Mall 14 (Kingston, MA 02364)
Cinemagic Hooksett + IMAX (Hooksett, NH 03106)
Buffalo, NY
Transit Center Stadium 18 + IMAX (Williamsville, NY 14221)
Burlington, VT
Majestic 10 (Williston, VT 05495)
Champaign, IL
Springfield 12 (Springfield, IL 62707)
Charleston, SC
Charles Towne Sq 18 (Charleston, SC 29406)
Citadel Mall 16 (Charleston, SC 29407)
Charlotte, NC
Concord Mills 24 with IMAX (Concord, NC 28027)
Stonecrest At Piper Glen Stadium 22 with IMAX (Charlotte, NC 28277)
Chicago, IL
ShowPlace ICON (Chicago, IL 60605)
River East 21 (Chicago, IL 60611)
Barrington 30 with IMAX (South Barrington, IL 60010)
Village Crossing 18 with IMAX (Skokie, IL 60077)
Crestwood 18 (Crestwood, IL 60445)
City North Stadium 14 & RPX (Chicago, IL 60647)
Yorktown 18 with IMAX (Lombard, IL 60148)
Orland Park 14 (Orland Park, IL 60462)
Evanston 18 + XD (Evanston, IL 60201)
ShowPlace 16 Naperville with IMAX (Naperville, IL 60564)
Cinemark 14 (Joliet, IL 60431)
Gurnee 20 (Gurnee, IL 60031)
Cantera Stadium 17 & RPX (Warrenville, IL 60555)
Charlestowne 18 (St Charles, IL 60174)
Cincinnati, OH
Newport Levee 20 with IMAX (Newport, KY 41071)
Showcase Springdale 18 (Cincinnati, OH 45246)
Easton Town Center 30 with IMAX (Columbus, OH 43219)
Lennox Town Center 24 with IMAX (Columbus, OH 43212)
Marcus 16 (Pickerington, OH 43235)
Cleveland, OH
Valley View 24 + XD (Valley View, OH 44125)
Tinseltown 15 (North Canton, OH 44720)
Colorado Springs, CO
Carefree Circle 16 + IMAX (Colorado Springs, CO 80922)
Tinseltown 20 + XD (Colorado Springs, CO 80906)
Columbia, SC
Sandhill 16 (Columbia, SC 29229)
Corpus Christi, TX
Century 16 + IMAX (Corpus Christi, TX 78412)
Corpus Stadium 16 (Corpus Christi, TX 78416)
Dallas, TX
Northpark 15 with IMAX & ETX (Dallas, TX 75231)
Mesquite 30 with IMAX (Mesquite, TX 75149)
Parks Arlington 18 with IMAX (Arlington, TX 76015)
Firewheel 18 with IMAX (Garland, TX 75040)
Cinemark West Plano 20 + XD (Plano, TX 75093)
Stonebriar 24 with IMAX (Frisco, TX 75034)
Legacy 24 + XD (Plano, TX 75025)
Grapevine Mills 30 (Grapevine, TX 76051)
Cinemark 17 + IMAX (Dallas, TX 75234)
Tinseltown 17 (Grapevine, TX 76051)
Alliance Town Center 14 (Fort Worth, TX 76177)
Davenport, IA
Rave Davenport 53 18 + Imax (Davenport, IA 52807)
Dayton, OH
Fairfield Commons 20 (Beavercreek, OH 45431)
Denver, CO
Westminster 24 with IMAX (Westminster, CO 80020)
Highlands Ranch 24 with IMAX (Highlands Ranch, CO 80129)
Northfield 18 (Denver, CO 80238)
Century 16 (Boulder, CO 80302)
Century 16 Bel Mar + XD (Lakewood, CO 80226)
Colorado Center 9 + IMAX (Denver, CO 80222)
Continental 10 (Denver, CO 80237)
Des Moines, IA
W. Des Moines Jordan Creek + XD (West Des Moines, IA 50266)
Detroit, MI
MJR Marketplace Cinema 20 (Sterling Heights, MI 48314)
Livonia 20 with IMAX (Livonia, MI 48152)
Rave Ann Arbor 20 IMAX (Ypsilanti, MI 48197)
Emagine Novi 18 (Novi, MI 48377)
Emagine Canton 18 (Canton, MI 48187)
Southgate 20 (Southgate, MI 48195)
El Paso, TX
Tinseltown 20 + XD (El Paso, TX 79936)
Cinemark West + XD (El Paso, TX 79912)
Eugene, OR
Valley River 15 & Imax (Eugene, OR 97401)
Fresno, CA
Fresno Stadium 21 + IMAX (Fresno, CA 93720)
Ft. Myers, FL
Belltower 20 (Fort Myers, FL 33911)
Gainesville, FL
Gainesville Cinema 14 (Gainesville, FL 32608)
Greensboro, NC
Grand 18 with Imax (Winston-Salem, NC 27105)
Greenville, SC
Hollywood Stadium 20 – Greenville & RPX (Greenville, SC 29607)
Biltmore Grande Stadium 15 & RPX (Asheville, NC 28803)
Harlingen, TX
Tinseltown 17 (Mission, TX 78572)
Harrisburg, PA
Penn Cinema 14 with Imax (Lititz, PA 17543)
Hartford, CT
Rave Buckland Hills 18 IMAX (Manchester, CT 06045)
Rave Connecticut Post 14 + IMAX (Milford, CT 06460)
Plainville 20 with IMAX (Plainville, CT 06062)
Honolulu, HI
Cons Victoria Ward Stadium 16 (Honolulu, HI 96814)
Dole Cannery 18 with IMAX (Honolulu, HI 96817)
Cons Miliani Town Center 14 (Miliani, HI 96789)
Houston, TX
Gulf Pointe 30 with IMAX (Houston, TX 77089)
Greenway Grand Palace Stadium 24 & RPX (Houston, TX 77027)
Houston Marq*e Stadium 22 + IMAX (Houston, TX 77024)
Tinseltown 22 + XD (The Woodlands, TX 77380)
First Colony 24 with IMAX (Sugar Land, TX 77479)
Studio 30 Houston (Houston, TX 77063)
Silverado 19 IMAX (Tomball, TX 77375)
Cinemark 18 + XD (Webster, TX 77598)
Deerbrook 24 (Humble, TX 77338)
Cinemark 19 + XD (Katy, TX 77449)
Willowbrook 24 (Houston, TX 77064)
Huntsville, AL
Monaco Pictures (Huntsville, AL 35806)
Indianapolis, IN
Hamilton 16 IMAX (Noblesville, IN 46060)
Jacksonville, FL
Orange Park 24 with IMAX (Orange Park, FL 32073)
Tinseltown 20 + XD (Jacksonville, FL 32216)
Kansas City, MO
Studio 28 KC with IMAX (Olathe, KS 66062)
Barrywoods 24 with IMAX & ETX (Kansas City, MO 64151)
Independence 20 with IMAX (Independence, MO 64057)
Tinseltown 20 (Merriam, KS 66202)
Knoxville, TN
Pinnacle Stadium Cinemas 17 + IMAX (Knoxville, TN 37922)
Las Vegas, NV
Red Rock Stadium 15 + IMAX (Las Vegas, NV 89135)
Rave Town Square 18 (Las Vegas, NV 89119)
Las Vegas South Point 16 + XD (Las Vegas, NV 89123)
Brenden Palms 14 (Las Vegas, NV 89103)
Lexington, KY
Fayette Mall 16 (Lexington, KY 40503)
Little Rock, AR
McCain Mall 12 (North Little Rock 72116)
Los Angeles, CA
Burbank 30 with IMAX & ETX (Burbank, CA 91502)
Long Beach Stadium 26 with IMAX (Long Beach, CA 90808)
Grove Stadium 14 (Los Angeles, CA 90036)
Century City 15 with IMAX & ETX (Century City, CA 90067)
Orange 30 with IMAX & ETX (Orange, CA 92868)
Irvine Spectrum 21 + IMAX & RPX (Irvine, CA 92618)
Arclight Sherman Oaks (Sherman Oaks, CA 91403)
Del Amo 18 with IMAX (Torrance, CA 90503)
Santa Anita 16 with IMAX (Arcadia, CA 91007)
Pacific Theatres Glendale 18 (Glendale, CA 91210)
Citywalk Stadium 19 with IMAX (Universal City, CA 91608)
Ontario Mills 30 with ETX (Ontario, CA 91764)
Promenade 16 with IMAX (Woodland Hills, CA 91367)
Winnetka All Stadium 21 (Chatsworth, CA 91311)
Ontario Palace 22 + IMAX (Ontario, CA 91764)
South Gate Stadium 20 with Imax (South Gate, CA 90280)
Huntington Beach Bella Terra 20 + XD (Huntington Beach, CA 92647)
L.A. Live Stadium 14 (Los Angeles, CA 90015)
Arclight Pasadena (Pasadena, CA 91101)
Temecula Stadium 15 + IMAX (Temecula, CA 92591)
Puente Hills 20 with IMAX (Industry, CA 91748)
RAVE 18 + IMAX (Los Angeles, CA 90045)
Chino Hills 18 (Chino Hills, CA 91709)
The Landmark (Los Angeles, CA 90064)
Valencia Stadium 12 + IMAX (Santa Clarita, CA 91355)
Redlands 14 (Redlands, CA 92373)
Aliso Viejo Stadium 20 with IMAX (Aliso Viejo, CA 92656)
ArcLight Beach Cities (El Segundo, CA 90245)
Muvico Thousand Oaks 14 (Thousand Oaks, CA 91360)
Rolling Hills 20 (Torrance, CA 90505)
Galleria South Bay 16 (Redondo Beach, CA 90278)
Cinemark 22 + IMAX (Lancaster, CA 93536)
Brea Stadium 22 (Brea, CA 92821)
West Covina 18 (West Covina, CA 91790)
Foothill Towne Center 22 (Foothill Ranch, CA 92610)
Renaissance Stadium 14 + IMAX (Alhambra, CA 91801)
Orange Stadium Promenade 25 + XD (Orange, CA 92867)
Rave Baldwin Hills 15 + Xtreme (Baldwin Hills, CA 90008)
Santa Monica 7 (Santa Monica, CA 90401)
Graumans (Hollywood, CA 90028)
Village 1 (Westwood, CA 90024)
Cinemark 16 (Victorville, CA 92392)
Riverpark 15 (Ventura, CA 93036)
San Bernadino 14 (San Bernadino, CA 92401)
Louisville, KY
Cinemark Tinseltown + XD (Louisville, KY 40241)
Lubbock, TX
Tinseltown 17 (Lubbock, TX 79423)
Macon, GA
Houston Lakes Cinemas w/GTX (Warner Robins, GA 31047)
Madison, WI
Point 16 (Madison, WI 53719)
Memphis, TN
Paradiso Cinema 16 (Memphis, TN 38120)
Miami, FL
Aventura Mall 24 with IMAX & ETX (Aventura, FL 33180)
Cobb Dolphin 24 with IMAX & Cinebistro (Miami, FL 33172)
Paradise 24 + XD (Davie, FL 33331)
Sunset Place 24 with IMAX (South Miami, FL 33143)
Kendall Village Stadium 16 & RPX (Miami, FL 33183)
Sawgrass Stadium 23 with IMAX (Sunrise, FL 33323)
South Beach Stadium 18 (Miami Beach, FL 33139)
Milwaukee, WI
Marcus Majestic Brookfield (Brookfield, WI 53186)
North Shore 11 (Mequon, WI 53092)
Renaissance 10 (Sturtevant, WI 53177)
Minneapolis, MN
Rosedale 14 with IMAX (Roseville, MN 55113)
Southdale Center 16 with IMAX (Edina, MN 55435)
Showplace Icon 14 (St Louis Park, MN 55416)
Marcus 16 (Oakdale, MN 55128)
Odyssey 15 (Burnsville, MN 55306)
Monterey, CA
Monterey Cinemas 14 + XD (Monterey, CA 93940)
Nashville, TN
Opry Mills Stadium 20 + IMAX (Nashville, TN 37214)
New Orleans, LA
Elmwood Palace 20 with IMAX (Harahan, LA 70123)
New York, NY
E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX (New York, NY 10036)
Village 7 (New York, NY 10003)
Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX (New York, NY 10023)
Garden State 16 with IMAX & ETX (Paramus, NJ 07652)
Sheepshead Bay 14 with IMAX (Brooklyn, NY 11235)
34th Street 14 with IMAX (New York, NY 10001)
Kaufman Astoria Stadium 14 (Astoria, NY 11101)
Clifton Commons 16 with IMAX (Clifton, NJ 07014)
Palisades 21 (West Nyack, NY 10994)
Kips Bay 15 with IMAX (New York, NY 10016)
Court Street Stadium 12 (Brooklyn, NY 11201)
Deer Park Stadium 16 and IMAX (Deer Park, NY 11729)
New Roc City Stadium 18 + IMAX (New Rochelle, NY 10801)
College Point Multi 12 (Flushing, NY 11357)
Island 16 (Holtsville, NY 11742)
Rockaway Plaza 16 with IMAX (Rockaway, NJ 07866)
New Brunswick 18 with IMAX (New Brunswick, NJ 08901)
UA Westbury Theatre Stadium 12 with IMAX (Westbury, NY 11590)
Jersey Gardens 20 with IMAX (Elizabeth, NJ 07201)
Stony Brook 17 with IMAX (Stony Brook, NY 11790)
Danbury 16 with IMAX (Danbury, CT 06810)
Bay Plaza 13 (Bronx, NY 10475)
Staten Island Stadium 16 + RPX (Staten Island, NY 10303)
Monmouth Mall 15 (Eatontown, NJ 07724)
Freehold Metroplex 14 (Freehold, NJ 07728)
City Center 15 (White Plains, NY 10601)
Atlas Park Stadium 8 (Glendale, NY 11385)
Edgewater 16 (Edgewater, NJ 07020)
Kerasotes Showplace 14 (Secaucus, NJ 07094)
Marquis 16 (Trumbell, CT 06611)
Norfolk, VA
Lynnhaven 18 with IMAX (Virginia Beach, VA 23452)
Hampton Towne Centre 24 with IMAX (Hampton, VA 23666)
Cinemark Chesapeake Sq 12 (Chesapeake, VA 23321)
Odessa, TX
Tall City 14 (Midland, TX 79707)
Oklahoma City, OK
Warren 14 + IMAX (Moore, OK 73160)
Quail Springs 24 with IMAX (Oklahoma City, OK 73134)
Omaha, NE
Oakview 24 with Imax (Omaha, NE 68144)
Twin Creek 16 (Bellevue, NE 68123)
Orlando, FL
Downtown Disney 24 with ETX (Orlando, FL 32830)
Waterford Lakes Stadium 20 with IMAX (Orlando, FL 32828)
Altamonte Mall 18 with IMAX (Altamonte Springs, FL 32701)
Universal Cineplex 20 with IMAX (Orlando, FL 32819)
The Loop Stadium 16 & RPX (Kissimmee, FL 34741)
Festival Bay 20 (Orlando, FL 32819)
Epic Theaters W Volusia (Orlando, FL 32725)
Palm Springs, CA
Rancho Mirage River 15 + XD (Rancho Mirage, CA 92270)
Panama City, FL
Grand Pier Park 16 with Imax (Panama City Beach, FL 32413)
Philadelphia, PA
Neshaminy 24 with IMAX (Bensalem, PA 19020)
Cherry Hill 24 with IMAX (Cherry Hill, NJ 08002)
Hamilton 24 with IMAX (Hamilton, NJ 08619)
Warrington Crossing Stadium 22 + IMAX (Warrington, PA 18976)
King of Prussia Stadium + IMAX (King Of Prussia, PA 19406)
Peoples Plaza Cinema Stadium 17 (Newark, DE 19702)
Brandywine Town Center 16 (Wilmington, DE 19803)
Riverview Plaza 17 (Philadelphia, PA 19147)
Penn Riverfront Cinema (Wilmington, DE 19801)
Phoenix, AZ
Tempe Marketplace 16 (Tempe, AZ 85281)
Superstition Springs 25 (Mesa, AZ 85207)
Arizona Mills 25 with IMAX (Tempe, AZ 85282)
Gateway Pavilions 18 (Avondale, AZ 85323)
Santan Village 16 (Gilbert, AZ 85296)
Chandler Fashion Ctr 20 (Chandler, AZ 85226)
Arrowhead Fountains 18 (Peoria, AZ 85051)
Westgate 20 with IMAX (Glendale, AZ 85305)
Scottsdale 101 14 (Phoenix, AZ 85054)
Pittsburgh, PA
Waterfront 22 with IMAX (Homestead, PA 15120)
Cinemark Robinson Township + XD (Robinson Township, PA 15205)
Portland, ME
Cinemagic Saco 12 with Imax (Saco, ME 04072)
Portland, OR
Regal Bridgeport 17 + IMAX (Tigard, OR 97224)
Century Clackamas Town Center + XD (Portland, OR 97266)
Cinetopia Progress Ridge 14 (Beaverton, OR 97007)
Cinetopia Vancouver Mall 23 (Vancouver, WA 98662)
Lloyd Center 10 + IMAX (Portland, OR 97232)
Providence, RI
Providence Place 16 with IMAX (Providence, RI 02903)
Raleigh, NC
Rave Southpoint 17 + IMAX (Durham, NC 27713)
Redding, CA
Redding 14 (Redding, CA 96003)
Reno, NV
Sparks 14 + XD (Sparks, NV 89431)
Richmond, VA
Movieland 17 (Richmond, VA 23230)
Roanoke,VA
Grande 18 (Roanoke, VA 24012)
Rochester, NY
Henrietta 18 (Rochester, NY 14623)
Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Greenback 16 + XD (Sacramento, CA 95841)
Natomas Marketplace Stadium 16 (Sacramento, CA 95834)
Fairfield Stadium 16 & IMAX (Fairfield, CA 94533)
Blue Oaks Century 16 + XD (Rocklin, CA 95765)
Laguna 12 (Elk Grove, CA 95758)
Sacramento Stadium 14 (Sacramento, CA 95825)
Palladio 16 Cinemas (Folsom, CA 95630)
Salisbury, MD
Salisbury Stadium 16 + RPX (Salisbury, MD 21801)
Salt Lake City, UT
Megaplex Theatres @ The District + IMAX (South Jordan, UT 84095)
Megaplex Theatres @ Jordan Common + IMAX (Sandy, UT 84070)
Cinemark 24 + XD (West Jordan, UT 84088)
Cinemark University Mall (Orem, UT 84097)
Gateway Megaplex 12 (Salt Lake City, UT 84101)
Megaplex at Valley Fair 15 (Salt Lake City, UT 84119)
San Antonio, TX
Palladium 18 + IMAX (San Antonio, TX 78257)
Silverado 16 (San Antonio, TX 78250)
Live Oak Stadium 18 & RPX (Live Oak, TX 78233)
Alamo Quarry 16 (San Antonio, TX 78209)
Cielo Vista Stadium 18 & RPX (San Antonio, TX 78238)
Huebner Oaks 14 (San Antonio, TX 78230)
San Diego, CA
Mira Mesa Stadium 17 + IMAX & RPX (San Diego, CA 92126)
Mission Valley 20 with IMAX (San Diego, CA 92108)
San Marcos Stadium 18 (San Marcos, CA 92069)
Plaza Bonita 14 with IMAX (National City, CA 91950)
Parkway Plaza Stadium 18 & IMAX (El Cajon, CA 92020)
Horton Plaza 14 (san Diego, CA 92101)
Arclight (La Jolla, CA 92122)
San Francisco, CA
Hacienda Crossings Stadium 20 + IMAX (Dublin, CA 94568)
Metreon 16 with IMAX & ETX (San Francisco, CA 94103)
Mercado 20 with IMAX (Santa Clara, CA 95054)
Union City 25 + XD (Union City, CA 94587)
San Jose Oakridge 20 + XD (San Jose, CA 95123)
Redwood Downtown 20 + XD (Redwood City, CA 94063)
Daly City 20 + XD (Daly City, CA 94014)
Century Tanforan 20 + XD (San Bruno, CA 94066)
Bay Street 16 with IMAX (Emeryville, CA 94608)
East Ridge Mall 15 with IMAX (San Jose, CA 95122)
Cupertino Square 16 with IMAX (Cupertino, CA 95014)
Century 21 + XD (Pleasant Hill, CA 94523)
Milpitas Great Mall 20 + XD (Milpitas, CA 95035)
Van Ness 14 (San Francisco, CA 94109)
Century Walnut Creek 14 + XD (Walnut Creek, CA 94596)
Roxy Stadium 14 (Santa Rosa, CA 95404)
Corte Madera 1 (Corte Madera, CA 94925)
Century Pacific Commons 16 (Fremont, CA 94538)
Napa 12 (Napa, CA 94559)
Santa Barbara, CA
Arlington (Santa Barbara, CA 93101)
Seattle, WA
Lincoln Square Cinema 16 with IMAX (Bellevue, WA 98004)
Alderwood 16 with IMAX & ETX (Lynnwood, WA 98037)
Thornton Place Stadium 14 & IMAX (Seattle, WA 98125)
Southcenter 16 with IMAX (Tukwila, WA 98188)
Everett Mall Stadium 16 & RPX (Everett, WA 98208)
The Landing Stadium 14 & RPX (Renton, WA 98055)
Lakewood 15 (Lakewood, WA 98499)
Cinerama 1 (Seattle, WA 98121)
Shreveport, LA
Louisiana Boardwalk 14 + IMAX (Bossier City, LA 71111)
Spokane, WA
River Park 20 with Imax (Spokane, WA 99201)
Springfield, MA
Cinemark 15 (Hadley, MA 01035)
Springfield, MO
Campbell 16 (Springfield, MO 65807)
Ozark-Nixa 12 (Ozark, MO 65721)
St. Louis, MO
Ronnies Cinemas 19 + IMAX (Saint Louis, MO 63126)
Galaxy 14 (Chesterfield, MO 63005)
Syracuse, NY
Carousel Mall 17 (Syracuse, NY 13290)
Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee Mall 20 with IMAX (Tallahassee, FL 32303)
Tampa, FL
Regency 20 with IMAX (Brandon, FL 33511)
Veterans 24 with IMAX (Tampa, FL 33634)
Lakeside 18 & IMAX (Lakeland, FL 33803)
Park Place Stadium 16 & RPX (Pinellas Park, FL 33781)
Toledo, OH
Rave Franklin Park 16 (Toledo, OH 43623)
Rave Fallen Timbers (Maumee, OH 43537)
Tucson, AZ
Tucson Park Place 20 + XD (Tucson, AZ 85711)
Tucson Spectrum 18 (Tucson, AZ 85712)
Century El Con + XD (Tucson, AZ 85716)
Tulsa, OK
Cinemark 17 + IMAX (Tulsa, OK 74133)
Waco, TX
Hollywood 18 (College Station, TX 77845)
Washington DC
Tysons Corner 16 with IMAX & ETX (McLean, VA 22102)
Hoffman 22 with IMAX (Alexandria, VA 22314)
Majestic Stadium 20 + IMAX (Silver Spring, MD 20910)
Potomac Mills 18 with IMAX (Woodbridge, VA 22192)
Kingstowne Stadium 16 (Kingstowne, VA 22315)
Rio 18 with IMAX (Gaithersburg, MD 20878)
Gallery Place Stadium 14 (Washington, DC 20001)
Manassas 14 with IMAX (Manassas, VA 20109)
Potomac Yards 16 (Alexandria, VA 22305)
Rave Fairfax Corner 14 + Xtreme (Fairfax, VA 22030)
Westwiew Stadium 16 & IMAX (Frederick, MD 21703)
Fredericksburg 14 (Fredericksburg, VA 22401)
Uptown 1 (Washington DC 20008)
West Palm Beach, FL
Palace 20 (Boca Raton, FL 33431)
Parisian 20 w IMAX (West Palm Beach, FL 33401)
Boynton Beach Cinema (Boynton Beach, FL 33426)
Royal Palm Beach Stadium 18 (Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411)
Wichita, KS
13th Avenue Warren 20 (Wichita, KS 67212)
Wilkes Barre, PA
Moosic 20 + XD (Moosic, PA 18507)
Wilmington, NC
Mayfaire Stadium 16 (Wilmington, NC 28405)
Canada
Calgary, AB
Scotiabank Theatre Chinook 16 + IMAX (Calgary, AB T2H 0K4)
Sunridge Spectrum 14 (Calgary, AB T1Y 7J6)
Empire Theatres Shawnessy & Extra (Calgary, AB T2Y 3S5)
Edmonton, AB
South Edmonton Commons 16 (Edmonton, AB T6N 0B1)
Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton + IMAX (Edmonton, AB T5T4M2)
North Edmonton 14 Cinemas (Edmonton, AB T5L 5E8)
Halifax, NS
Empire Studio 12 Avalon Mall & IMAX (St. John's, NF A1B 1W3)
Empire Bayers Lake 17 (Halifax, NF B3S 1C5)
Studio 10 (St. John, NB E2J 2S6)
Hamilton, ON
Silvercity 10 Hamilton (Stoney Creek, ON L8J 0B4)
Kingston, ON
Empire Kingston (Kingston, ON K7L 1B3)
Kitchener, ON
Empire Waterloo 10 (Waterloo, ON N2T 0A6)
London, ON
Cineplex Odeon Westmount 11 (London, ON N6K 1M6)
Montreal, QC
Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal + IMAX (Montreal, QC H3B 4W3)
Colossus Laval 18 (Laval, QC H7T 2X1)
Cineplex Brossard 16 Cinemas (Brossard, QC J4Y 0B3)
Coliseum Kirkland 12 (Kirkland, QC H9J 2R6)
Starcite Montreal 17 (Montreal, QC H1V 3V4)
Mega-Plex Taschereau 18 (Greenfield Park, QC J4V 2H7) Eng Imax + FR
Mega-Plex Marche Central 18 (Montreal, QC H4N 3M5) Eng Imax + FR
Pont Viau 16 (Laval, QC H7G 2W2)
Ottawa, ON
Silvercity Gloucester + IMAX (Gloucester, ON K1J 1G1)
Empire Theatres Kanata & IMAX (Kanata, ON K2T 1E7)
Coliseum 12 Ottawa (Ottawa, ON K2B 7K2)
Quebec, QC
Ste-Foy Cinemas 14 (Sainte-Foye, QC G2G 2B5)
Regina, SK
Galaxy 10 Regina (Regina, SK S4R 7M2)
Saskatoon, SK
Galaxy 12 Saskatoon (Saskatoon, SK S7K 1L1)
Sudbury
Silvercity 12 (Sudbury, ON P3B 4K4)
Toronto, ON
Queensway 18 (Etobicoke, ON M8Z 6C7)
Colossus 18 Woodbridge + IMAX (Woodbridge, ON L4L 6B1)
Scotiabank Theatre Toronto + IMAX (Toronto, ON M5V 3M6)
Silvercity 10 Yorkdale (Toronto, ON M6A 2T9)
Silvercity 14 Richmond Hill (Richmond Hill, ON L4C 6Z1)
Silvercity 16 Brampton (Brampton, ON L6R 2K7)
Empire Theatres Whitby & IMAX (Whitby, ON L1N 9S2)
Coliseum 12 Scarborough (Scarborough, ON M1P 4P5)
Silvercity Yonge & Eglinton 9 (Toronto, ON M4P 1E4)
Devonshire Mall 12 (Windsor, ON N8X 3Y8)
Empire Empress Walk 10 & IMAX (North York, ON M2N 6Z4)
Courtney Park & IMAX (Mississauga, ON L5T 2Y3)
Cineplex Winston 24 (Oakville, ON L6H 6P5)
Vancouver, BC
Scotiabank Theatre 9 Vancouver (Vancouver, BC V6Z 0A4)
Silvercity Riverport 18 + IMAX (Richmond, BC V6W 1K4)
Silvercity 10 Metropolis (Burnaby, BC V5H 4M1)
Colossus Langley + IMAX (Langley, BC V1T 2D3)
Silvercity 20 Coquitlam (Coquitlam, BC V3K 2X9)
Landmark 8 (West Kelowna, BC V1Z 4C9)
Victoria, BC
Westshore Cinemas 7 (Langford, BC V9B 5E3)
Winnipeg, MB
Silvercity 10 St. Vital (Winnipeg, MB R2M 5E5)
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BLAH BLAH BLAH. You were trying to sell everyone a few years ago on 24 FPS for the “cinematic” look… now you finally understand temporal resolution? And aside from the technical parameters… Who cares about The Hobbit except for 13 year olds? Bored of The Rings. What a joke.
Who is “you?” Some older people who read The Hobbit when they were 13 are interested.
30 fps would be a decent compromise between cinematic 24 while avoiding some of its worst artifacts and, soap opera video live dreck
I hate websites that tell you to click here to get a piece of information, only to click and find after reading it that there is yet another site you have to go to that ACTUALLY HAS THE INFORMATION!
Fair point, Tom. We’ve copied the list into the article, above.
I spent one year representing Showscan Entertainment and believe the initial visual shock of high frame rate presentation wears off quickly, in fact, once you have been exposed to a high frame rate version of any given project (I’m using 60fps Showscan as an example because I also was able to see 24fps downconversions of some of their product) the 24fps versions of the same material seemed ordinary; so, at least in my opinion, ultimately high frame rate films will not only be accepted, but could potentially be the preferred delivery method auiences will pay to see.
I suspect you’re right, Jim. I haven’t seen a whole feature film yet, but I’ve seen the James Cameron HFR demo reel (with the medieval feast and the sword fight) twice. The second time through the “soap opera effect” was lessened, but I still got a bit of a queasy feeling in spots. It seemed to coincide with the camera moves. The added temporal resolution seemed to amplify any tiny wobbles or jerks in otherwise smooth camera moves, inducing a tiny twinge of nausea at the very beginning and end of dolly moves. I wonder if that, too, will pass with time. The super-slo-mo stuff was pretty spectacular.
How many of the theatres in the list are Regal Cinemas? It doesn’t matter what the upgrade at those theatres, the presentations will still be sub-par.