FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SAY “I DO” TO WEDDING CRASHERS BACK ON THE BIG SCREEN FOR ONE NIGHT PRIOR TO DVD RELEASE
Continue the Celebration with Hilarious Deleted Scenes and “The Rules” Featurette
One More Night on the Big Screen on January 2, 2006 to Usher in the January 3 rd Release of the $200 Million Comedy Smash of the Year on DVD
LOS ANGELES, CA (December 6, 2005) – Hide your bridesmaids! Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn renew their vows as America’s hottest comedy duo in Wedding Crashers – back on the big screen for one night only in 100 movie theatres across the country on Monday, January 2 nd at 8:00 p.m. local time.
If you missed the party the first time around, now is your chance to catch the $200 million comedy smash of the year one last time in select Regal, United Artists and Edwards movie theatres with this special unrated Wedding Crashers event, featuring outrageous never-before- seen footage and special featurettes including “The Rules.”
Wedding Crashers will be presented by New Line Home Entertainment and National CineMedia, a joint venture of AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA, Inc. and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), in 28 markets across the country including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, Seattle, Washington DC, and many more.
Tickets are available online at www.BigScreenBoxOffice.com or at participating Regal, United Artists, and Edwards movie theatre box offices at the standard movie ticket price (prices vary by theater location). For a complete list of theatres, please visit the website.
Wedding Crashers is the story of John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn), Washington D.C.’s top divorce mediators and lifelong best friends, who have never met a wedding they couldn’t charm their way into. Guided by a secret set of “wedding crashing rules,” the pair attends a different wedding – and romances different bridesmaids – every week. But, when they crash the social event of the season, John falls for the daughter (Rachel McAdams) of an influential and eccentric politician (Christopher Walken) and decides to break New Line Home Entertainment Wedding Crashers Page 2 the “rules” in pursuit of her love. What results is a wild weekend at her family’s palatial estate where the ultimate “crashers” quickly find themselves in way over their heads!
New Line Home Entertainment will release Wedding Crashers on DVD and UMD for PSP the following day, January 3, 2006.
About National CineMedia, LLC National CineMedia, LLC is a venture of AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA, Inc. and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), three of the world’s leading theatrical exhibition companies. The company develops pre feature entertainment; cinema and lobby advertising products; business communications and training services; and alternative forms of entertainment content for approximately 13,000 screens operated by its owner theatre circuits and other theatre affiliates. National CineMedia distributes its products and services across its Digital Content Network (“DCN”), the world’s largest in-theatre digital distribution network. Once installation of its DCN technology is completed in Cinemark theatres, National CineMedia’s network will comprise approximately 10,500 digital North American theatre screens in 150 markets (49 of the top 50), reaching 565 million movie patrons annually. For additional information, please go to www.ncm.com .
About New Line Home Entertainment/New Line Cinema New Line Home Entertainment distributes New Line Cinema theatrical films on DVD, VHS and UMD , including the premium DVD brand infinifilm ™. The Company also distributes feature films and non-theatrical programs acquired or produced by New Line Home Entertainment and New Line Television. Founded almost 40 years ago, New Line Cinema is the most successful independent film company in the world. Its mission is to produce innovative, popular and profitable entertainment in the best creative environment. In addition to the production, marketing and distribution of theatrical motion pictures, the fully-integrated studio has divisions devoted to home entertainment, television, music, theater, merchandising and an international unit. In 2005, New Line partnered with HBO to form Picturehouse, a new theatrical distribution company to release independent films. A pioneer in franchise filmmaking, New Line’s Oscar- winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most successful film franchises in history. New Line is a division of Time Warner, Inc.
For more information about Wedding Crashers , visit www.weddingcrashersmovie.com . To download Wedding Crashers DVD box images and production artwork, visit New Line’s web site at www.moviepublicity.com .
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CONTACTS:
Amy Jane Finnerty National CineMedia 212-931-8117 [email protected]
New Line Home Entertainment Wedding Crashers Page 3 Hannah Kampf/Eve Samuels Scoop Marketing (213) 639-6159, (213) 639-6166 [email protected] , [email protected]
Jennie Abrams-Trager New Line Home Entertainment (212) 649-4851