Universal Pictures has announced its biggest advanced-screening yet.
Teaming up with AMC Theatres, Universal announced "Sing Saturday," a Thanksgiving weekend event that will give the first 200 moviegoers in line at AMC's across the nation the chance to watch "Sing," the newest film from Illumination Entertainment, for free.
Two hundred AMC Theatres will host an exclusive screening of the film at 10 a.m local time Saturday.
From the creators of "Despicable Me," "Sing," which is led by Academy Award winners Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon, will be released nationwide on Dec. 21. Seth McFarlane, Scarlett Johansson and Grammy Award-nominated Tori Kelly also star in the upcoming animated film.
“We are so proud that ‘Sing Saturday’ marks the biggest advance-screening program in the history of Universal Pictures and are honored to join AMC as we kick off the holiday season with Illumination’s gift for moviegoers of every generation,” Nick Carpou, president of distribution for Universal, said in a statement.
Tickets for "Sing Saturday" screenings are free on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 9 a.m. Participating theaters in the Chicagoland area include:
AMC Ford City 14
Local
7601 South Cicero Avenue
AMC Hawthorn 12
675 Hawthorn Center
AMC Showplace Michigan City 14
100 Meijer Drive
AMC Showplace Naperville 16
2815 Show Place Drive
AMC Oakbrook 12
300 Oakbrook Center
AMC Loews Quarry Cinemas 14
9201 63rd Street
AMC Randhurst 12
200 Randhurst Village Drive
AMC River East 21
322 East Illinois Street
AMC Showplace Schererville 12
1400 Eagle Ridge Drive
AMC Showplace Village Crossing 18
7000 Carpenter Road
AMC Loews Woodridge 18
10000 Woodward Avenue
AMC Yorktown 18
80 Yorktown Shopping Center
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