A handful of IMAX theaters that screened the special 6 minute prologue for The Dark Knight Rises with Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol thought it would be a good idea to sell TDKR/IMAX 12:01 AM opening night tickets. According to a Warner Bros exec, advance ticket sales are left to the discretion of the theaters.
The result? Thursday July 19 midnight shows for The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience have already sold out at New York’s AMC Loews Lincoln Square theater. The AMC Loews Universal City cineplex in Los Angeles has sold out all seats and all but two wheelchair slots, according to seating charts for advance sales. No additional screenings have been scheduled yet. Tickets for the time being are still available for the 12:01 AM July 19 show at the Rave IMAX at Howard Hughes Center on LA’s Westside.
Likewise at the Metreon in San Francisco. Tickets for non-IMAX versions of The Dark Knight Rises do not appear to be on sale yet. Initially reported on Film, the limited advance IMAX sales weren’t advertised except possibly at the individual theaters. Warner Bros. Pictures` and Legendary Pictures` The Dark Knight Rises is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan`s Batman trilogy, Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar winner Christian Bale again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman:
