User blog:Ceauntay/'Heroes: A New Beginning' Number Of Theaters Announced

='''"Heroes: A New Beginning" is heading into 255 Imax screens in North America, including another 100 internationally, bringing its total to 355 screens globally. It will also release in 4,015 locations, and 3,215 theaters at midnight.'''=

Tonight, Warner Bros.' Heroes: A New Beginning is hitting theaters at midnight. Only 3,215 theaters will screen the film at midnight beginning at 12:01 am including a few late night showings such as 1 am and later showings.

Nationwide, the film confirmed that it will play in a massive 4,015 theaters, ranking it 44th widest release in history premiering in many theaters as Transformers (4,011), and not so much to The Twilight Saga: New Moon (4,024 theaters). Currently, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse stilll holds the record as widest release in history with release of 4,468 theaters.

Finally, the film is playing in a global 355 Imax screens. This includes 255 Imax in North America and another 100 Imax screens in the foreign markets. This marked as one of the widest Imax releases in history.

Also opening this weekend are The Muppets (3,440 theaters), Arthur Christmas (3,376 theaters) and Hugo (1,277 theaters). The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 is returning to theaters this weekend (4,066 theaters) as well as Happy Feet Two (3,606 theaters).