DISNEYŸPIXAR FAMILY FAVORITES RETURNING TO
THE BIG SCREEN MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ONLY AT AMC THEATRES®
AMC Theatres Presents Pixar Summer Movie Weekend May 25-28,
featuring the beloved films
“Toy Story 3,” “Ratatouille,”
“Up” and “WALL•E”
Kansas City, Mo.
(May 16, 2012) – With the summer movie season
heating up, four popular Disney•Pixar movies are returning exclusively to
AMC Theatres for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. From May 25 through May 28,
“Toy Story 3,” “Ratatouille,” “Up” and
“WALL•E” will be featured at AMC locations around the
country. Each film will be accompanied by a classic Pixar short film and an
exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming movie, “Brave.”
“There are some great films
coming out Memorial Day weekend but nothing specifically for families and young
children,” said Sun Dee Larson, vice president of Film Marketing at AMC.
“We’re excited to provide our guests with an opportunity to take
the whole family out to the theatre to enjoy some of the most treasured movies
of all time, plus give our guests the chance to see a behind-the-scenes look at
‘Brave.’”
Priced
at $6 per movie (pricing may vary), each movie will play once every day on a rotating
schedule. Participating locations, showtime information and advance tickets are
available now at amctheatres.com/pixar.
About AMC Theatres.
AMC Theatres delivers distinctive
and affordable movie-going experiences in 347 theatres with 5,048 screens
across the United States and
Canada. The
company operates 22 of the 50 highest grossing theatres in the country,
including the top three. AMC has propelled industry innovation and continues
today by delivering premium sight and sound, enhanced food and beverage and
diverse content. AMCTheatres.com.
About Pixar
Animation Studios
Pixar Animation Studios, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award®-winning film
studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in
the art of computer animation. Creator of some of the most successful and
beloved animated films of all time, including "Toy Story,"
"Monsters, Inc.," "Finding Nemo," "The
Incredibles," "Ratatouille," "WALL•E,"
"Up" and "Toy Story 3." The Northern
California studio has won 29 Academy Awards and its 12 films have
grossed more than $7.2 billion at the worldwide box office to date. Pixar's
next adventure, "Brave," takes aim at theaters on June 22, 2012.
