Big news in specialty this weekend as Asteroid City arrives in theaters with Wes Anderson and his army of fans behind it and a major marketing campaign by Focus Features.
The director’s latest opens at six locations in New York and Los Angeles, where Focus has partnered with Landmark for the reopening of Sunset, the five-screen theater it took over from AMC early this year.
Others are the Angelika, Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn and AMC Lincoln Square in New York, and AMC Century City and Burbank in LA.
The film, which premiered in Cannes last month (see Deadline review), will expand to around 1,500 runs next week. At Landmark Theatres’ Sunset, Asteroid City will take over the entire space for an exclusive two-week immersive experience.
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