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« on: July 17, 2020, 11:34:36 PM »
Well, a few things that I know:
NoDS opened on August 4th in 130 New England theaters and drive-ins. I know that because of the caption of a photo I have of Quentin (ironically from the cut seance scene) from a Boston newspaper - and most of those theaters/drive-ins were actually listed in an ad on opening day. It only played for one week in most of those theaters, but in a few it played two. It disappeared from my area for a week. But then it opened in another theater where it played from August 25th through the 31st. I was thrilled it opened again because the first time I saw NoDS was in a drive-in where, of course, they only do one showing a day. But when it opened later in the month it was at an indoor theater where I could see multiple showings in one day - and considering hoDS was the co-feature, I had no problem doing so. In fact, I did so on two separate days.
Next, I know that NoDS opened in the LA area on September 22nd thanks to a review in the LA Times.
And finally, I know that NoDS opened in the NYC area on October 13th thanks to ads and a review from the New York Times.
Beyond that, I didn't know when it was showing elsewhere. But thanks to you I can add Michigan to August 4th. And it's interesting to wonder how many prints were circulating there when 130 prints were also running in New England...
NoDS opened on August 4th in 130 New England theaters and drive-ins. I know that because of the caption of a photo I have of Quentin (ironically from the cut seance scene) from a Boston newspaper - and most of those theaters/drive-ins were actually listed in an ad on opening day. It only played for one week in most of those theaters, but in a few it played two. It disappeared from my area for a week. But then it opened in another theater where it played from August 25th through the 31st. I was thrilled it opened again because the first time I saw NoDS was in a drive-in where, of course, they only do one showing a day. But when it opened later in the month it was at an indoor theater where I could see multiple showings in one day - and considering hoDS was the co-feature, I had no problem doing so. In fact, I did so on two separate days.
Next, I know that NoDS opened in the LA area on September 22nd thanks to a review in the LA Times.
And finally, I know that NoDS opened in the NYC area on October 13th thanks to ads and a review from the New York Times.
Beyond that, I didn't know when it was showing elsewhere. But thanks to you I can add Michigan to August 4th. And it's interesting to wonder how many prints were circulating there when 130 prints were also running in New England...