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Aniplex USA Reveals Theater Lineup for Anohana Film Screenings (Updated)

posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
28 U.S., 38 Canadian theaters to screen film starting on January 18

Aniplex of America announced on Thursday the theatrical lineup for its upcoming screening of the Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai. (anohana The Movie: The Flower We Saw That Day) film. Aniplex USA is working with Eleven Arts and will screen the film starting on January 18 in 28 theaters in the United States, and then starting on February 9 in 35 theaters in Canada. Additionally, the film's producer Hiroyuki Shimizu will attend a screening in Los Angeles. All screenings will be in Japanese with English subtitles.

Those who attend screenings will receive limited quantities of an exclusive "Letters from Menma" replica of letters the character "Menma" writes to her friends in the film. Attendees will receive real flower seeds with the replica letters. Ticketholders can also get an limited qualities of an autograph print signed by director Tatsuyuki Nagai, script writer Mari Okada, and character designer Masayoshi Tanaka. Those interested can contact the theater directly for availability of the giveaway items.

The theater lineup is as follows:

United States


StateCityTheaterConfirmed DateTickets Link
CABakersfieldValley Plaza 161/22 at 7pm
1/25 at 2pm		.
CALos AngelesDowntown Independent1/18 at 5pm & 7:30pm
1/19 at 7pm		Click Here
CAMurrietaCal Oaks 171/22 at 7pm
1/25 at 2pm		1/22 Click Here
1/25 Click Here
CARohnert Rohnert Park 161/22 at 7pm
1/25 at 2pm		.
CASacramentoThe Tower Theatre1/23 at 7pm
1/27 at 2pm		1/23 Click Here
1/27 Click Here
CASan DiegoGaslamp 151/22 at 7pm
1/25 at 2pm		1/22 Click Here
1/25 Click Here
CASan FranciscoNew People1/18 at 7pmClick Here
FLFort Lauderdale/MiamiCinema Paradiso1/18 at 8:30pm.
FLHollywoodCinema Paradiso1/18 at 8:30pm.
HIKahuluiKaahumanu 61/22 at 7pm
1/25 at 2pm		 1/22 Click Here
1/25 Click Here
MABostonBrattle Theatre1/18 at 12:30pm.
MIBloomfieldThe Maple Theater1/23 at 7:30pm
1/24 at 9:30pm		.
MIFarmington HillsWest River Centre1/18 at 8:15pm & 9:15pm.
NCGreensboroCarousel Luxury Cinemas1/18 at 7pm.
NJManvilleManville 12 Plex1/22 at 7pm
1/25 at 2pm		.
NYNew YorkBig Cinemas Manhattan1/18 at 9pm
1/19 at 9pm		Click Here
NYAmherstAmherst Theatre1/18 at 8:30pm.
OHClevelandCleveland Cinemas - Cedar Lee2/9 at 2pm.
ORPortlandHollywood Theatre1/18 at 7pmClick Here
PAPittsburgThe Hollywood Theatre1/18 at 2pmClick Here
TXDallasAngelika Film Center & Café - Dallas1/22 at 7pm
1/25 at 2pm		.
TXHoustonAlamo Drafthouse Cinema Vintage Park1/18 at 7:30pm.
TXHoustonAlamo Drafthouse Mason Park1/18 at 7:30pm.
TXKalamazooAlamo Drafthouse Kalamazoo1/18/2013.
TXPlano Angelika Film Center & Café - Plano1/22 at 7pm
1/25 at 2pm		1/22 Click Here
1/25 Click Here
TXSan AntonioAlamo Drafthouse Cinema Westlakes1/18/2013.
VAFairfax Angelika Film Center & Café - Mosaic1/22 at 7pm
1/25 at 2pm		.
WASeattleGrand Illusion1/19 at 12:30pm & 3pm
1/26 at 12:30pm & 3pm		Click Here

Canada


ProvinceLocationTheaterShowtimes
ABCalgaryScotiabank Theatre Chinook02/09 and 02/12
ABEdmontonCineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
ABEdmontonScotiabank Theatre Edmonton02/09 and 02/12
ABLethbridgeGalaxy Cinemas Lethbridge02/09 and 02/12
BCBurnabySilverCity Metropolis Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
BCCoquitlamSilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
BCRichmondSilverCity Riverport Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
BCVancouverCineplex Odeon International Village02/09 and 02/12
BCVictoriaSilverCity Tillicum Victoria02/09 and 02/12
MBWinnipegSilverCity Polo Park Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
NBFrederictonCineplex Cinemas Fredericton02/09 and 02/12
NLSaint JohnCineplex Cinemas Saint John02/09 and 02/12
NSHalifaxCineplex Cinemas Bayers Lake02/09 and 02/12
NSSydneyCineplex Cinemas Sydney02/09 and 02/12
ONAncasterSilverCity Ancaster Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
ONBarrieGalaxy Cinemas Barrie02/09 and 02/12
ONEtobicokeCineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
ONGuelphGalaxy Cinemas Pergola Commons02/09 and 02/12
ONKingstonCineplex Odeon Gardiner's Road02/09 and 02/12
ONLondonSilverCity London Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
ONMississaugaCineplex Odeon Courtney Park02/09 and 02/12
ONNewmarketSilverCity Newmarket Cinemas & XSCAPE Entertainment Centre02/09 and 02/12
ONNiagara FallsCineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
ONOshawaCineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
ONOttawaSilverCity Gloucester Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
ONRichimond HillSilverCity Richmond Hill Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
ONScarboroughColiseum Scarborough Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
ONTorontoSilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
ONTorontoCineplex Odeon Yonge & Dundas Square02/09 and 02/12
ONWaterlooGalaxy Cinemas Waterloo02/09 and 02/12
ONWindsorSilverCity Windsor Cinemas02/09 and 02/12
QCMontrealCinéma Banque Scotia Montréal02/09 and 02/12
QCSt. FoyCinéma Cineplex Odeon Ste-Foy02/09 and 02/12
SKReginaGalaxy Cinemas Regina02/09 and 02/12
SKSaskatoonGalaxy Cinemas Saskatoon02/09 and 02/12

The movie opened on August 31 in theaters across Japan. The film retells the anohana story from the character Menma's point of view with a new epilogue.

The film opened at 64 theaters and then expanded to about 100 theaters. The film sold 161,225 tickets for 198,177,700 yen (about US$1.989 million) in its opening weekend. As of October 27, the movie was seen 754,341 times and earned 1,009,290,700 yen (US$10.334 million).

The Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai. television anime series debuted in Japan in 2011. Crunchyroll streamed the 11-episode series online. NIS America released the anime on Blu-ray Disc and DVD under the title anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day last year.

Update: Aniplex USA has updated its website to note that instead of a poster, those who attend the screenings can get an autograph movie print, which will be signed by director Tatsuyuki Nagai, script writer Mari Okada, and character designer Masayoshi Tanaka. Those interested can contact the theater directly for availability of the giveaway items.

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