Carmike keeps it Real D times 500

December 14, 2006 The 3-D technology provider said Carmike Cinema has committed to install 500 Real D screens, with 200 screens to be deployed by March, in time for Buena Vista Pictures' "Meet the Robinsons." The company received a significant bump after Buena Vista's 3-D reissue of "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" caught fire with audiences in October, grossing more than $8 million in 168 theaters. "I'm thrilled by this, and I'm hopeful that this is just the beginning of some expansion of the Real D locations," Buena Vista distribution president Chuck Viane said.

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