DENVER, Aug. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Moviegoers across
the country made it clear on Tuesday night: They love Lucy!
The Fathom Events and CBS Home Entertainment presentation of
"I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration" was one of Tuesday's
biggest hits at the domestic box office, attracting more than
60,000 fans into movie theaters nationwide.
"I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration" brought together
five classic episodes of "I Love Lucy," along with a brand-new
featurette on the colorization of the inimitable TV classic. The
compilation was screened on August 6,
Lucille Ball's 108th birthday, and
grossed an estimated $777,645 –
ranking it #6 at the box office for the day against all other major
film releases.
With "I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration," Fathom
Events has continued a record-breaking year that has included the
two highest-grossing classic films in event cinema history, "The
Wizard of Oz" and "Gone With the Wind." "I Love Lucy: A
Colorized Celebration" played a single performance in most of
the 660+ locations that screened the event, with some locations
adding showtimes and auditoriums to meet fan demand.
Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt
stated, "The incredible performance of 'I Love Lucy: A Colorized
Celebration' demonstrates the enormous appeal of experiencing
classic television on the big screen, and Fathom Events' commitment
to innovation and creativity in both the broadcast and cinema
industries. Stay tuned for more big news from us in this space very
soon!"
CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment will
also be bringing
I Love Lucy: Colorized
Collection to DVD August 13. The
collection will include 16 full-length colorized episodes of "I
Love Lucy," including those from the Fathom Events screening
event.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the leading event
cinema distributor with theater locations in all top 100 DMAs®
(Designated Market Areas) and ranks as one of the largest overall
theater content distributors. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc.
(NYSE: AMC); Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK); and Regal
Cinemas, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L), Fathom
Events offers a variety of unique entertainment events in movie
theaters such as live performances of the Metropolitan Opera, top
Broadway stage productions, major sporting events, epic concerts,
the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series, inspirational events
and popular anime franchises. Fathom Events takes audiences behind
the scenes for unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage
footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate
VIP experience. Fathom Events' live Digital Broadcast Network
("DBN") is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded
events to 1,010 locations and 1,628 screens in 182 DMAs. The
company also provides corporations a compelling national footprint
for hosting employee meetings, customer rewards events and new
product launches. For more information, visit
www.FathomEvents.com.
About CBS Home Entertainment
CBS Home Entertainment
manages the worldwide DVD and Blu-ray businesses for the CBS
Corporation across all lines of content including current hits and
classic series from the vast CBS library, as well as new releases
from Showtime Networks. CBS Home Entertainment products are
released on the CBS DVD and CBS Blu-ray labels.
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