Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Set to Debut in Disney Digital 3-D(TM) on October 20th; Tickets Now on Sale!

Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Set to Debut in Disney Digital 3-D(TM) on October 20th; Tickets Now on Sale!

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Fans of Tim Burton's holiday favorite, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" will have a chance to see the film in a whole new way when it makes its debut in Disney Digital 3-D(TM) on October 20th. The enormously popular stop-motion animated feature, directed by Henry Selick and presented by Walt Disney Pictures, has been converted from its original 2-D format into a stunning dimensional and enchanting 3-D version using the latest advancements in 3-D technology and animation. It is the first movie in industry history to be released exclusively in Digital 3-D, and it represents the first time in the history of motion pictures that a 3-D feature has been created from an existing animated classic. The film opens October 20th and will play in over 200 theatres worldwide. On the same bill will be a newly rendered digital 3-D version of Pixar's delightful 1989 computer-animated short film, "Knick Knack," directed by Oscar(R)-winning filmmaker John Lasseter.

Tickets for all engagements nationwide are now on sale at www.Nightmare3Dmovie.com.

Commenting on the announcement, Tim Burton said, "For me, turning 'Nightmare Before Christmas' into digital 3-D has taken a very pure little gem and made it that much better. I am extremely happy about the fact that the movie has kept its purity and the 3-D actually adds much more to it. It's almost like being on the set -- you can see the texture of the puppets, and see the characters in the foreground and others in the background. When we were making the movie, we felt in our hearts like our characters were real. When you see it in 3-D, everything comes to life and you can literally see through the eye sockets of Jack Skellington. I am thrilled that all the die hard fans, as well as a new generation of moviegoers, will get the opportunity to experience the movie in a whole new way."

Veteran Disney animation producer Don Hahn, who led the Disney team in converting the film to 3-D, said, "You really haven't seen 'Nightmare Before Christmas' until you've seen it in Disney Digital 3-D. Moviegoers will be able to enter Halloweentown and feel like they're actually there with Jack Skellington, Sally, and all of the wonderful characters that sprang from Tim Burton's imagination."

Disney Digital 3-D(TM) combines premier Disney creative content with state-of-the-art Digital 3-D projection technology to deliver an unparalleled 3-D motion picture experience that is not only presented with digital clarity, but is also exhibited in a manner that makes it incredibly comfortable for the audience to experience. An award-winning team of technicians and animators at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), in collaboration with In-Three Inc., helped Disney to convert the film from 2-D to 3-D by creating a new right eye image (by animating digitized versions of the original puppet characters and projecting footage of the sets onto dimensional geometry).

First released in 1993, Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" was directed by Henry Selick ("James and the Giant Peach"), and based on a story and characters by Tim Burton. The film follows the earnest-but-misguided adventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown's beloved Pumpkin King, as he attempts to take over the Christmas holiday. Against the advice of Sally, a lonely rag doll who has feelings for him, Jack enlists three mischievous trick-or-treaters -- Lock, Shock, and Barrel -- to help him kidnap Santa Claus. Jack eventually realizes his mistake but has to contend with the evil Oogie Boogie before he can make things right and restore the Christmas holiday. With ten ghoulishly delightful songs by Danny Elfman (who also provided the singing voice for Jack) and the vocal talents of Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens, and Ken Page, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is a unique and entertaining moviegoing experience.

TIM BURTON'S "THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS"
IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3-D(TM)

THEATRE LIST - U.S. AND CANADA

LOS ANGELES, CA
The El Capitan Theatre Hollywood, CA
AMC Universal City 18 Universal City, CA
Moreno Valley 16 Moreno Valley, CA
Criterion 6 Theater Santa Monica, CA
Glendale Exchange 10 Glendale, CA
Janss Marketplace 9 Thousand Oaks, CA
Mann Plant 16 Cinemas Van Nuys, CA
The Bridge Cinemas Los Angeles, CA
Long Beach Stadium 26 Long Beach, CA
Irvine Spectrum 20 Irvine, CA
South Gate Stadium 20 South Gate, CA
Edwards Corona Crossings 18 Corona, CA
Fontana 8 Cinema Fontana, CA

NEW YORK, NY
Union Square 14 New York, NY
AMC 84th Street 6 Cinema New York, NY
AMC Raceway 10 Westbury, NY
AMC Jersey Gardens Theatre Elizabeth, NJ
Pavilion 8 Brooklyn, NY
Farmingdale Multiplex 14 Farmingdale, NY
Linden Boulevard Multiplex Brooklyn, NY
College Point Multiplex Whitestone, NY
Edgewater Multiplex Cinemas Edgewater, NJ
Jamaica Multiplex Cinemas Jamaica, NY
Island 16 Cinema de Lux Holtsville, NY
City Center 15 Cinema de Lux White Plains, NY
Sheepshead Bay 14 Brooklyn, NY
New Roc City 18 New Rochelle, NY
Staten Island Stadium 16 Staten Island, NY

CHICAGO, IL
Streets of Woodfield Schaumburg, IL
Lake 7 Theatre Oak Park, IL
Crown Village Crossing Skokie, IL
Showplace 12 Theatre Schererville, IN
Lincolnshire Stadium 20 Lincolnshire, IL

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Metreon 15 San Francisco, CA
Century Daly City 20 Daly City, CA
Century 20 Oakridge San Jose, CA
Hacienda Crossing 20 Dublin, CA

PHILADELPHIA, PA
King Of Prussia Stadium 15 King Of Prussia, PA
Brandywine 16 Wilmington, DE

DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX
Tinseltown Plano 20 Plano, TX
Cinemark Legacy 24 Theatre Plano, TX
Hickory Creek 16 Hickory Creek, TX
Ridgmar 13 Fort Worth, TX
North East Mall 18 Hurst, TX

WASHINGTON, DC
Georgetown 14 Washington, DC
Fairfax Corner 14 Fairfax, VA
Potomac Yards 16 Alexandria, VA
Countryside 20 Sterling, VA

BOSTON, MA
Boston Commons 19 Boston, MA
Revere Revere, MA
Randolph 16 Randolph, MA
Blackstone Valley Cine de Lux Millbury, MA

PHOENIX, AZ
Cinemark 16 Mesa Mesa, AZ
Arizona Mills 24 Tempe, AZ
Arrowhead Fountains 18 Peoria, AZ

MIAMI, FL
Sawgrass 23 Cinema Fort Lauderdale, FL
Palace Boca Raton, FL
Paradise Davie, FL

SEATTLE, WA
Auburn 17 Superplex Auburn, WA
Martin Village Stadium 16 Lacey, WA
Galaxy 12 Monroe, WA

ATLANTA, GA
Carmike 12 Cartersville, GA
Mall Of Georgia 20 Buford, GA

DENVER, CO
Colorado Mills 16 Lakewood, CO

HOUSTON, TX
Willowbrook 24 Houston, TX
Tinseltown At The Woodlands 17 The Woodlands, TX
Cinemark 19 Theatre Katy, TX
Cinemark 18 Webster, TX
Yorktown 15 Theatre Houston, TX
Greenway 24 Theatre Houston, TX

SACRAMENTO, CA
Galaxy 12 Riverbank, CA

MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL, MN
Oakdale 20 Cinemas Oakdale, MN
Showplace 16 Cinemas Coon Rapids, MN

SAN DIEGO, CA
Horton Plaza 14 Cinema San Diego, CA
Creekside Place 10 Theatres Poway, CA
Chula Vista 10 Chula Vista, CA
Hazard 7 Mission Valley San Diego, CA

SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Jordan Commons Megaplex Sandy, UT
Wynnsong 12 Provo, UT
Cinemark Tinseltown 24 West Jordan, UT
Cinemark 16 Provo, UT

DETROIT, MI
Great Lakes Crossing 25 Theatre Auburn Hills, MI
Emagine Novi 18 Novi, MI
Emagine Canton 18 Canton, MI
Waterford Cinema 16 Waterford Township, MI
Southgate 20 Cinemas Southgate, MI
Towne Square 20 Cinema Brighton, MI
Marketplace 20 Sterling Heights, MI
Showcase 20 Cinema Ann Arbor Ypsilanti, MI

ORLANDO, FL
Pleasure Island 24 Lake Buena Vista, FL
Festival Bay 20 Cinema Orlando, FL
Oaks 10 Melbourne, FL
Rave Avenue 16 Viera, FL
Waterford Lakes 20 Cinema Orlando, FL

PORTLAND, OR
Cascade Cinemas 16 Vancouver, WA
Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 Tigard, OR

TAMPA, FL
Starlight Tampa, FL
Baywalk St. Petersburg, FL

CLEVELAND, OH
Cinemark 24 Cinemas Valley View, OH

INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Showplace 16 Cinemas Indianapolis, IN
Metropolis 18 Theatre Plainfield, IN
Galaxy 14 Theatre Indianapolis, IN

HARTFORD, CT
North Haven North Haven, CT
Buckland Hills 16 Manchester, CT
Connecticut Post 14 Cinema de Lux Milford, CT

BALTIMORE, MD
Crown Annapolis Mall Annapolis, MD
Egyptian Hanover, MD

KANSAS CITY, KS
Town Center 20 Leawood, KS
Eastglen 16 Lee's Summit, MO

LAS VEGAS, NV
Colonnade 14 Las Vegas, NV
Galaxy 16 Las Vegas, NV

NASHVILLE, TN
Carmike Thoroughbred 20 Franklin, TN

CHARLOTTE, NC
Stonecrest 22 at Piper Glenn Cine Charlotte, NC

SAN ANTONIO, TX
Silverado 16 San Antonio, TX

HONOLULU, HI
Dole Cannery Row 18 Honolulu, HI

GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Cinemark Rivertown 20 Theatre Grandville, MI
Kalamazoo 10 Cinemas Kalamazoo, MI
Celebration 16 Cinema South Grand Rapids, MI

CINCINNATI, OH
Springdale 18 Springdale, OH
Milford 16 Milford, OH
Streets of West Chester 18 West Chester, OH

RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC
Carmike 10 Wilson, NC

FRESNO, CA
Galaxy 9 Porterville, CA
Galaxy 10 Tulare, CA

AUSTIN, TX
Gateway 16 Austin, TX
Highland 10 Austin, TX

COLUMBUS, OH
Polaris 18 Columbus, OH

GREENVILLE, SC
Hollywood 20 Greenville, SC

PALM BEACH, FL
Port St. Lucie 14 Pensacola, FL

LOUISVILLE, KY
USA 19 Louisville, KY
Stonybrook 20 Louisville, KY

BIRMINGHAM, AL
Summit 16 Cinema Birmingham, AL
Patton Creek 15 Hoover, AL

PROVIDENCE, RI
Cinemas Warwick Warwick, RI

ALBANY, NY
Crossgates Cinema 18 Albany, NY

MEMPHIS, TN
Paradiso Cinema 16 Memphis, TN

PENSACOLA, FL
Pensacola 16 Pensacola, FL
Destin Commons 14 Destin, FL
Wharf 15 Orange Beach, AL

FLINT, MI
Flint West Flint Township, MI

DAYTON, OH
Dayton South West Carrollton, OH

KNOXVILLE, TN
The Pinnacle 18 Knoxville, TN

EL PASO, TX
Carmike 16 Theatre El Paso, TX
Tinseltown 20 USA El Paso, TX

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Carefree 17 Colorado Springs, CO

ROCHESTER, NY
Tinseltown 16 Rochester, NY

BOISE, ID
Boise Stadium 21 Boise, ID

WILKES BARRE, PA
Cinemark 20 Moosic, PA

TOLEDO, OH
Showcase Cinemas Maumee Maumee, OH

SANTA BARBARA, CA
Metropolitan Theatres Santa Barbara, CA

LITTLE ROCK, AR
Colonel Glenn 18 Little Rock, AR

CHATTANOOGA, TN
East Ridge 18 Chattanooga, TN

HUNTSVILLE, AL
Valley Bend 18 Huntsville, AL

DAVENPORT, IA
Davenport 53 Davenport, IA

PEORIA, IL
Grand Prairie 18 Peoria, IL

FT. WAYNE, IN
Carmike 20 Ft Wayne, IN
Jefferson Point 18 Ft Wayne, IN

EVANSVILLE, IN
Stadium 16 Cinemas Evansville, IN

BATON ROUGE, LA
Mall of Louisiana 15 Baton Rouge, LA

MYRTLE BEACH, SC
Carmike Colonial Mall 12 Myrtle Beach, SC

EUGENE, OR
Cinemark 17 Theatre Springfield, OR

TYLER, TX
Carmike 14 Theatre Tyler, TX

EL CENTRO, CA
Imperial Valley 14 El Centro, CA

MONTGOMERY, AL
Festival Plaza 16 Montgomery, AL

TORONTO, CANADA
Silvercity 10 Toronto, ON
Colossus 18 Toronto, ON
Coliseum 12 Toronto, ON

MONTREAL, CANADA
Paramount 12 Montreal, PQ

For Further Information
Dennis Rice
Senior Vice President
Publicity
Buena Vista Pictures Marketing
(818) 560-5610

Source: Buena Vista Pictures

CONTACT: Dennis Rice, Senior Vice President, Publicity of Buena Vista
Pictures Marketing, +1-818-560-5610

Web site: http://www.nightmare3dmovie.com/

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