Carmike Cinemas New Patriot 13 Entertainment Complex in Lawton, OK to Celebrate Grand Opening with Spectre Premiere on November 5th
LAWTON, Okla. & COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ:CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced the grand opening celebration of its new Patriot 13 featuring The IMAX Experience® in Lawton, Oklahoma (2803 NW 67th Street). The theatre officially opens with Sony Picture’s highly anticipated debut of Spectre in the IMAX® auditorium at 7pm (local time) on Thursday, November 5, 2015. Attendees may visit www.carmike.com for exact show times and to purchase their advance tickets.
To kick off the grand opening celebration, the Patriot 13 will open its doors at 6:30 pm (local time) on Tuesday, November 4th to host a charitable event benefiting the United Way of Southwest Oklahoma. During this event, Carmike will offer movie tickets, popcorn and drinks priced at $2.00 each. In addition, guests will also enjoy a special concession promotion – Free small Coca-Cola Freestyle fountain drink with ticket purchase through close of business November 8th. Included in the new guest experience is an expanded concession menu of hot food items. Additional ongoing promotions at this location include:
Stimulus Tuesday – $2 popcorn, $2 fountain drinks and $2 candy with ticket purchase every Tuesday.
Super Bargain Matinee – $5.75 admission prices for all movies between 4:00 pm and 5:30 pm. Standard surcharges for IMAX, 3-D and special showings apply.
The facility’s upscale lobby contains multiple concession areas featuring self-serve Coca-Cola Freestyle drink centers that pour 100+ customized fountain drink varieties. One-stop ticketing in the lobby is an amenity at Carmike locations that allows cinemagoers to escape the elements while facilitating ticket and concessions purchases from the same, fast-moving indoor line.
One of the most exciting features within this cutting edge complex is the new IMAX® auditorium, which features a wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling screen measuring 70-feet wide and more than three stories tall with a seating capacity for more than 518 guests. The IMAX auditorium will present the biggest blockbusters to guests in a way they’ve never experienced in cinema before. Through a cutting-edge projection system, which delivers crystal-clear 2D and 3D images, coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, The IMAX Experience creates a state-of-the-art environment that will make audiences feel as if they are actually in the movie. In addition to IMAX, there are 12 auditoriums with large, wall-to-wall screens, stadium seating, comfortable high-back rocking luxury seats, retractable armrests and convenient cup holders. The Patriot 13 has DLP digital projection and digital sound on all screens, and the premier location includes total seating capacity for more than 2,700 guests.
Carmike President and CEO David Passman stated, “Carmike is pleased to bring the Patriot 13 entertainment complex to Lawton and the great community of Fort Sill, home of our brave service men and women as well as their supporting families. As with all of our locations, we will focus on providing valued guests with extraordinary service each and every visit to ensure the definitive enjoyment of all audiences while they experience superior cinema-going entertainment. The Patriot 13 will host our seventeenth installation of The IMAX Experience, presenting movies like never seen before.”
About The IMAX Experience®
In IMAX, you’re experiencing a different movie altogether: everything from the movie itself to the theatre’s technology and design was developed and customized to make you believe you’re part of the action.
IMAX works directly with filmmakers to enhance the movie using its Digital Re-Mastering® process, which delivers superior picture and sound quality. Played through IMAX’s state-of-the art projection system, the resulting images are so lifelike and crystal-clear you’ll forget you’re in a theatre.
IMAX grabs your senses. You don’t just hear the powerful sound system; you feel it all around you. Visually, there is no frame. IMAX’s custom theatre design creates a picture that is higher, wider and closer – filling your peripheral view.
It’s not one thing that makes The IMAX Experience but a combination of all these elements. That’s the difference between seeing a movie and being part of one.
Visit IMAX.com for information.
About Carmike Cinemas
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. is a U.S. leader in digital cinema, 3-D cinema deployments, alternative programming and one of the nation's largest motion picture exhibitors. Carmike has 276 theatres with 2,934 screens in 41 states. The circuit includes 51 premium large format (PLF) auditoriums featuring state-of-the-art technology and luxurious seating, including 32 "BigDs," 17 IMAX auditoriums and two MuviXL screens. As "America's Hometown Theatre Chain" Carmike's primary focus is mid-sized communities. Visit www.carmike.com for exact show-times and to purchase tickets.