Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Returning To Select Theaters Across The U.S. For Limited Time


The death of music and style legend Prince, officially named Prince Rogers Nelson, stunned fans and fellow musicians the world over on Thursday and left a void that many believe will never be filled, and sparked an outpouring of tributes. In honor of the seven-time Grammy Award-winning artist, his movie Purple Rain is about to hit U.S. theaters once more.

The 57-year-old was found dead in an elevator at his palatial Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota, though the exact cause of death is not yet known. Throughout his career, Prince sold more than 100 million records, delivering an album a year. The movie Purple Rain is credited as having catapulted the musician to his legendary stardom status and this weekend fans can once more enjoy his brilliance on the big screen as select theatres across the nation will show it once more.

The nation’s largest theater chain, AMC, has joined forces with Warner Bros. to screen Purple Rain in 87 of their AMC locations beginning Saturday, April 22, and the showings are scheduled to carry on through to Thursday, April 27. Another theater company, Carmike Theaters, is also said to be screening the cult favorite in 80 of their theaters.

Purple Rain was released in 1984 and marked Prince’s acting debut. The movie is said to have been developed to showcase the many talents which Prince possessed, for instance he knew how to play over a dozen different instruments and was a natural showman, and contained several extensive concert sequences. Variety reported that the movie earned Prince an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, grossed over $80 million at the box office, and became a cult classic. It was the only feature film which Prince starred in, but did not direct, and is often referred to as being semi-autobiographical.

The album which accompanied Purple Rain went platinum 13 times over and contained two songs which went on to become No. 1 singles –”When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go Crazy.”

On Friday, an autopsy was completed at the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Ramsey, Minnesota, but the cause of death for Prince is still unknown. According to CNN, spokeswoman for the ME’s office, Martha Weaver, said that the results could take days or weeks to be processed and the office “will not release information until the exam is complete and all results are obtained.”

The theaters that will be showing Purple Rain are listed below for Carmike, while the full listing for AMC theaters can be found on their website.

CARMIKE LOCATIONS:

Alabama:
Wynnsong 14, Auburn, AL
Jubilee Square 12, Daphne, AL
Carmike 12, Dothan, AL
Patton Creek 15, Hoover, AL
Valley Bend 18, Huntsville, AL
Wynnsong 16, Mobile, AL
Chantilly 13, Montgomery, AL
Wharf 15, Orange Beach, AL

Arkansas:
Carmike 14, Fort Smith, AR
Central City 10, Hot Springs, AR

Colorado:
Carmike 7, Grand Junction, CO

Delaware
Carmike 14, Dover, DE

Florida:
Royal Palm 20, Bradenton, FL
Hialeah 12, Hialeah, FL
Avenue 16, Melbourne, FL
Carmike 10, Panama City, FL
Bayou 15, Pensacola, FL
Broward 18, Pompano Beach, FL
Lakeshore 8, Sebring, FL
Sundial 19 + IMAX, St Petersburg, FL
Starlight 20, Tampa, FL
Parisian 20, West Palm Beach, FL

Georgia:
Wynnsong 16, Albany, GA
Ovation 12, Athens, GA
Movies ATL, Atlanta, GA
Riverstone 15, Canton, GA
Carmike 12, Cartersville, GA
Carmike 15, Columbus, GA
Crossroads 16, Conyers, GA
Movies 400, Cumming, GA
Movie 278, Hiram, GA
Carmike 10, Newnan, GA
Wynnsong 11, Savannah, GA
Carmike 12, Snellville, GA

Iowa:
Wynnsong 12, Cedar Rapids, IA
Wynnsong 16, Des Moines, IA
Southern Hills 12, Sioux City, IA

Illinois:
Carmike 13, Champaign, IL
Grand Prairie 18, Peoria, IL
Rosemont 18, Rosemont, IL

Indiana:
Encore Park 14, Elkhart, IN
Jefferson Pointe 18, Fort Wayne, IN
Carmike 18, Plainfield, IN

Kentucky:
Stonybrook 20, Louisville, KY

Michigan:
Fashion Square 10, Saginaw, MI
Cherry Blossom 14, IMAX Traverse City, MI

Minnesota:
Carmike 15, Apple Valley, MN
Cinema 6, Mankato, MN
Wynnsong 15, Mounds View, MN
Oakdale 20, Oakdale, MN

Montana:
Shiloh 14 Billings, MT

North Carolina:
Carmike 10, Asheville, NC
Wynnsong 15, Durham, NC
Marketfair 15, Fayetteville, NC
Carmike 18, Greensboro, NC
Carmike 15, Hickory, NC
Carmike 16, Jacksonville, NC
Park Place 16, Morrisville, NC
Carmike 15, Raleigh, NC

New Jersey:
Ritz Center 16, Voorhees, NJ

Ohio:
Carmike 12, Findlay, OH
Solon 16, Solon, OH

Oregon:
Carmike 12, Corvallis, OR

Pennsylvania:
Carmike 16, Allentown, PA
Carmike 15, Greensburg, PA
Carmike 10, Pittsburg, PA

South Carolina:
James Island 8, Charleston, SC
Carmike 14, Columbia, SC
Broadway 16, Myrtle Beach, SC

Tennessee:
East Ridge 18, Chattanooga, TN
Bradley Sq. 12, Cleveland, TN
Thoroughbred 20, Franklin, TN
Carmike 14, Johnson City, TN
Wynnsong 16, Knoxville, TN
Wynnsong 16, Murfreesboro, TN

Texas:
Lufkin Mall 9, Lufkin, TX
Carmike 14, Tyler, TX
Sikes 10, Wichita Falls, TX

Virginia:
Apple Blossom 12, Winchester, VA

Washington:
Carmike 12, Kennewick, WA

Wisconsin
Oakwood Mall 12, Eau Claire, WI

[Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros.]

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