Visual Effects Society has revealed the nominees for this year’s VES Awards. Iron Man leads the pack with five nominations, followed by The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Cloverfield and Hellboy II: The Golden Army with four nods each.

Battlestar Galactica, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Jericho and Pushing Daisies were among the shows nominated in the television category.

Here are all the VES Awards nominees:

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A VISUAL EFFECTS DRIVEN MOTION PICTURE

The Chronicles of Narnia — Prince Caspian
Wendy Rogers, Dean Wright, Andrew Fowler, Greg Butler

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Eric Barba, Edson Williams, Nathan Mcguinness, Lisa Beroud

Hellboy II The Golden Army
Michael J. Wassel, Lucy Killick, Adrian De Wet, Eamonn Butler

Cloverfield
Kevin Blank, Chantal Feghali, Michael Ellis, Eric Leven

Iron Man
Ben Snow, Hal Hickel, Victoria Alonso, John Nelson

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A MOTION PICTURE

Changeling
Michael Owens, Geoffrey Hancock, Jinnie Pak, Dennis Hoffman

Eagle Eye
Jim Rygiel, Jim Berney, Crys Forsyth-Smith, David Smith

Valkyrie
Richard R. Hoover, Maricel Pagulayan, Peter Nofz, Daniel Eaton

Nim’s Island
Camille Cellucci, Scott Gordon, Fred Pienkos, James Straus

Synecdoche, New York
Mark Russell, Richard Friedlander, Eric Robertson, Brett Miller

OUTSTANDING ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE

Bolt – The Chase
Chris Williams, Byron Howard, John Murrah, Doug Bennett

Kung Fu Panda – Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting – The Animation of Kung Fu Panda
Markus Manninen, Dan Wagner, Alex Parkinson, Raymond Zibach

A Matter of Loaf And Death – Piella’s Mansion
Nick Park, Steve Pegram, Dave Alex Riddett, David Mccormick

Wall-E
Andrew Stanton, Jim Morris, Lindsey Collins, Nigel Hardwidge

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST MINISERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

Doctor Who – The Next Doctor – Cyber King
Dave Houghton, Marie Jones, Matt Mckinney, Murray Barber

Generation Kill - Episode 2
Adam Mcinnes, Anthony Bluff, Stephane Paris, David Sewell

John Adams – Join Or Die
Steve Kullback, Erik Henry, Robert Stromberg, Jeff Goldman

Knight Rider – PromeTheus
Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Chris Martin, Mike Enriquez

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST SERIES

Battlestar Galactica Season Four – BSG Space Battle
Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Doug Drexler, Kyle Toucher

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – Episode 108
James Lima, Raoul Bolognini, Andrew Orloff, Steve Meyer

Ghost Whisperer – Ghost In The Machine
Armen Kevorkian, Arthur J. Codron, Matt Scharf, Stefan Brederock

Heroes – The Second Coming
Eric Grenaudier, Mark Spatny, Diego Galtieri, Michael Cook

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM

Fringe – Episode 101 – Pilot
Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Andrew Orloff, Barbara Genicoff

Jericho – Episode 7 – Patriots And Tyrants
Andrew Orloff, Blyth Dalton, Chris Jones, Michael Cliett

Life – Frozen Solid
Max Ivins, Jenny Foster, Danny Kim, Shawn Lipowski

Pushing Daisies – The Legend of Merle McQuoddy
William Powloski, Elizabeth Castro, Melanie Tucker, Eric Chauvin

BEST SINGLE VISUAL EFFECT OF THE YEAR

Cloverfield – Statue of Liberty Crash And Woolworth Tower Collapse
Michael Ellis, Chantal Feghali, David Vickery, Ben Taylor

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Benjamin’s Secret
Eric Barba, Lisa Beroud, Steve Preeg, Jonathan Litt

The Day The Earth Stood Still – Newborn Klaatu
Jeffrey A. Okun, R. Christopher White, Thomas M. Boland, Ben Thompson

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull – Valley Destruction
Stephanie Hornish, Pablo Helman, Jeff White, Craig Hammack

Iron Man
Ben Snow, Wayne Billheimer, Victoria Alonso, John Nelson

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL

Bacardi – Sundance
Alex Thiesen, Nikos Kalaitzidis, Jay Barton, Zsolt Kalaitzidis

Coke – It’s Mine
Angus Kneale, Asher Edwards, Ben Smith, Dan Williams

FedEx ‘Pigeon’
Satoko Iinuma, Murray Butler, David Hulin, Spencer Lueders

Monster ‘Stork’ – Stork
William Bartlett, Helen Stanley, Dan Seddon, David Mellor

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT

Grand Canyon Adventure – River At Risk - Main Title Sequence
Mark Freund, Alan Markowitz, Lee Nelson, Josh Mossotti

U2 3D – Selected Shots
Peter Anderson, Jon Shapiro, David Franks, Jeremy Nicolaides

OUTSTANDING REAL TIME VISUALS IN A VIDEO GAME

Crysis Warhead
Zoltan Pocza, Gabor Mogyorosi, Tamas Schlagl

Dead Space
Ian Milham, Ben Wanat, Christopher Stone

Need For Speed Undercover – Xbox 360
Henry Labounta, Steve Barcia, Dave Taylor, Carl Jarrett

OUTSTANDING PRE-RENDERED VISUALS IN A VIDEO GAME

Command And Conquer – Red Alert 3 – Chrono-Lab, Empire And Allied Scenes
Richard Taylor, Benjamin Hopkins, Katai Tang, Mical Pedriana

Need For Speed Undercover – Cinematics
Henry Labounta, Steve Barcia, Dave Taylor, Mark Raham

World of Warcraft – Wrath of The Lich King – Intro Cinematic
Jeff Chamberlain, Phillip Hillenbrand

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A LIVE ACTION MOTION PICTURE

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Benjamin Button
Steve Preeg, Matthias Wittmann, Tom St. Amand, David Mclean

Hellboy II: The Golden Army – Elemental Sequence
Colin Mcevoy, Christoph Ammann

Iron Man
Hal Hickel, Bruce Holcomb, James Tooley, John Walker

The Spiderwick Chronicles – Hogsqueal
Todd Labonte, Michael Brunet, Nathan Fredenburg, Aharon Bourland

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE

Bolt – Various Sequences – Bolt
Becky Bresee, Bob Davies, Renato Dos Anjos, Wayne Unten Jr.

Bolt – Various Sequences – Rhino
Adam Dykstra, Dave Gottlieb, Clay Kaytis, Hyrum Osmond

Kung Fu Panda – This Kung Fu Stuff Is Hard Work – The Animation of Po
Jack Black, Dan Wagner, Nico Marlet, Peter Farson

Wall-E — Wall-E And Eve Truck Sequence
Ben Burtt, Victor Navone, Austin Lee, Jay Shuster

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A LIVE ACTION BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL

Bacardi – Sundance
James Atkinson, John Cooper, Phillip Prahl, Charles Felix Chabert

Brains Dance
James Sindle, Jesus Parra, Josh Fourtwells

Coke – Stewie
Ben Smith, Andrew Proctor, Jong Jim Choi, Keith Kim

Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
Thomas Tannenberger, Olcun Tan

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE MOTION PICTURE

Bolt – Various Sequences
John Murrah, Michael Kaschalk, Dale Mayeda, Adolph Lusinsky

Kung Fu Panda – The Secret Ingredient – Visual Effects of Kung Fu Panda
Markus Manninen, Alex Parkinson, Amaury Aubel, Lawrence Lee

Madagascar Escape 2 Africa – Effects In Africa
Scott Peterson, Laurent Kermel, Andrew Wheeler, Greg Gladstone

Wall-E – Effects In Wall-E
Jason Johnston, Keith Daniel Klohn, Enrique Vila, Bill Watral

OUTSTANDING MATTE PAINTINGS IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE

Changeling – 1928 Downtown L.A.
Romain Bayle, Abel Milanes, Allan Lee, Debor Dunphy

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull
Richard Bluff, Barry Williams, Yanick Dusseault, Yusei Uesugi

Synecdoche, New York – Matte Paintings
Brett Miller, Garrett Eaton, MatThew Conner

Speed Racer – Overall Matte Painting Presentation
Lubo Hristov, Dennis Martin, Ron Crabb

OUTSTANDING MATTE PAINTINGS IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL

Doctor Who - Series 4 – Silence In The Library
Simon Wickers, Charlie Bennett, Tim Barter, Arianna Lago

Generation Kill – Episode 2
Christian Irles, Yannick Bourgie

Merlin The Mark of Nimueh Series 1 – The Mark of Nimueh
Dave Early, Simon Wickers, Bryan Bartlett, Sara Bennet

OUTSTANDING MODELS AND MINIATURES IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE

The Dark Knight - Garbage Truck Crash Models And Miniatures
Ian Hunter, Forest Fischer, Branden Seifert, Adam Gelbart

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull
David Fogler, Craig Hammack, Brian Gernand, Geoff Heron

Iron Man – Suit Up Machine
Aaron Mcbride, Russell Paul, Gerald Gutschmidt, Keiji Yamaguchi

My Darling of The Mountains – Hot Springs
Taro Kiba, Kenji Nagatani, Yuki Minagawa, Hideo Udo

OUTSTANDING MODELS AND MINIATURES IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL

New Balance – AnThem
Ian Hunter, Jon Warren, Matt Burlingame, Raymond Moore

Ghost Whisperer – Episode 404 – ‘Claridon Ship Shots’
Eric Hance

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE

Cloverfield – Brooklyn Bridge Sequence
David Vickery, Phil Johnson, Victor Wade, Sean Stranks

The Dark Knight – Imax Gotham City Scapes
Peter Bebb, David Vickery, Philippe Leprince, Andrew Lockley

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull – Temple Heart
Michael Halsted, David Fogler, Steve Walton, David Weitzberg

The Mummy: Tomb of The Dragon Emperor – Avalanche Sequence
Mike Meaker, Rich Mahon, Jason Iverson, Sho Hasegawa

Synecdoche, New York – Created Environment
Brett Miller, Garrett Eaton, MatThew Conner

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL

Audi – Living Room – Living Room
Jack Zaloga, Jake Montgomery, Andy Boyd, Sean Durnan

Heroes – Tokyo
Meliza Fermin, Michael Cook, Daniel Kumiega, Anthony Ocampo

John Adams – Join Or Die – Episode 1 – The Boston Harbor
Paul Graff, Robert Stromberg, Adam Watkins

Wrigley’s 5 – Fruit Shredder
Ludo Fealy, Dean Robinson, Adam Leary, Michael Gregory

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Stuart Lashley, Arundi Asregadoo, Mark Curtis, Richard Baker

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Benjamin Comes TogeTher
Janelle Croshaw, Paul Lambert, Sonja Burchard, Sarahjane Javelo

Iron Man — Head Under Display – Hud Compositing
Jonathan Rothbart, Dav Rauch, Kyle Mcculloch, Kent Seki

Quantum of Solace – Sienna Chase And Fight Sequence
Anthony Smith, Christian Kaestner, Adrian Metzelaar, Jon Thum

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL

Coke – It’s Mine – ‘Balloons’
Angus Kneale, Dan Williams, Andrew Proctor

FedEx – ‘Pigeon’- Pigeon
Andy Walker, Spencer Lueders, Maryanne Butler, Murray Butler

John Adams – Join Or Die – Episode 1 – The Boston Harbor
Paul Graff, Joshua Lacross, Matt Collorafice

Time Sculpture
Richard De Carteret, Paul Downes, Oliver Dadswell, John Price

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A MOTION PICTURE

The Dark Knight
Chris Corbould, Peter Notley, Ian Lowe

The Dark Knight – Garbage Truck Crash Mechanical Effects
Scott Beverly, Robert Spurlock, Jon Warren, Brian Kelly Hahn

Defiance – Special Effects
Neil Corbould, Steve Warner, Anne Maria Walters, Alan Young

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT

Hangar Number Five – Robot Attack
Nathan Matsuda

La Main Des Maitres – Revolution
Adrien Cayus Toupet, Clement Delatre, Vivien Looky Chauvet

Our Wonderful Nature
Tomer Eshed, Dennis Rettkowski, Tomer Eshed, Dennis Rettkowski

Plastic – Transformation Sequence
Sandy Widyanata, Courtney Wise

Here are the top 12 movies at the box office this weekend and their ratings on Rotten Tomatoes:

1. The Day The Earth Stood Still – $31,000,000 – 21%, rotten

2. Four Christmases – $13,270,000 – 24%, rotten

3. Twilight – $8,013,000 – 45%, rotten

4. Bolt - $7,506,000 – 85%, fresh

5. Australia – $4,285,000 – 53%, rotten

6. Quantum Of Solace – $3,800,000 – 65%, fresh

7. Nothing Like The Holidays – $3,500,000 – 49%, rotten

8. Madagascar Escape 2 Africa – $3,250,000 – 63%, fresh

9. Milk – $2,635,552 – 93%, fresh

10. Transporter 3 – $2,250,000 – 36%, rotten

11. Slumdog Millionaire – $2,200,000 – 93%, fresh

12. Cadillac Records – $1,600,000 – 65%, fresh

It is difficult to see Scott Derrickson‘s The Day the Earth Stood Still as a movie that exists independently of Robert Wise‘s 1951 original, mostly because the two use a very similar tone in delivering their messages. However, while the original never really attempts to rise above its didacticism – a popular trend back in the day – the premise of the remake is primarily a reflective one and thankfully shows little ambition to be as instructive as Wise’s film.

It is precisely the effect of the time gap between the two films that allows The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) to reveal its greatest strength: where Wise’s film showed little interest in being more than a political animal – reflecting a tendency that had given the genre legitimacy and allowed it to evolve so well since Lang’s Metropolis – Derrickson’s remake chooses to expand on the metaphor of the human side of the story, effectively turning the idea of an alien with a message into a much darker, yet more immediate statement on life, loss and the possibility of transformation that comes with it.

While the film retains the portrayal of people as generally trigger happy – one that makes you wonder if fearfulness and hostility were the right sins to riff on in a movie that carries an environmental message and that would have perhaps resonated better a couple of years ago – they do serve a purpose: they echo the theme that finds a microcosm in a little boy dealing with an earth shattering loss of his own, the death of his father.

And this is where Derrickson’s The Day the Earth Stood Still parts ways with the original. Keanu Reeves‘ Klaatu is neither a politican, diplomat nor the preaching voice of moral sanity. He is more of an inevitable consequence, an alien with a task that does not necessarily call for moral judgment. If there are political or moral undertones to the character, Reeves does an excellent job of keeping them in check, allowing Klaatu to not only keep the story grounded enough for present day audiences to absorb, but also for his alien to function as a stand-in for the force of life itself, moving at its own indifferent speed no matter how much you shake your fist at it, whether it’s because you think it’s out to get you (because apparently sometimes it is) or, as is the case with Jaden Smith‘s character, because it can’t give you your father back.

Rather than going for a climactic statement or offering a sight of people miraculously rethinking their ways in the end, The Day the Earth Stood Still serves an unexpected, surprisingly philosophical coda in the final scenes between Klaatu and the boy: a reflection on the necessity of transformation when dealing with a major loss. While this is not an easy, satisfying resolution one usually encounters in movies of the blockbuster species, it is certainly an ethical conclusion to the movie.

Which in the end is why, while The Day the Earth Stood Still is hardly a poster movie for flawless execution, it definitely lands on the positive side of the fence that divides brainless entertainment and good science fiction.

The film opened internationally (including IMAX) on December 12. It stars Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, Jennifer Connelly as microbiologist Helen Benson, Jaden Smith as her stepson Jacob, Kathy Bates as Secretary of Defense Regina Jackson, Jon Hamm as Benson’s colleague Michael Granier, Kyle Chandler as John Driscoll and John Cleese as Professor Basil Barnhardt.

IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that The Day The Earth Stood Still, directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, John Cleese and Jaden Smith, will open domestically on December 12, 2008 in 123 IMAX(R) theatres, including 38 new locations equipped with IMAX’s digital projection system, in conjunction with the film’s nationwide release.

The film will also open in 26 IMAX theatres internationally, including six new locations equipped with IMAX’s digital projection system, during the days and weeks following the domestic launch. The Day The Earth Stood Still has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with IMAX DMR(R) technology.

“The suspense, action and sheer intensity of The Day The Earth Stood Still is ideally suited to IMAX’s immersive format,” said Bruce Snyder, President, Domestic Distribution, Twentieth Century Fox. “We’re able to offer this unique experience to a much wider audience thanks to the recent opening of so many new IMAX theatres.”

“We’re very excited to kick off the holiday season with the first of three event films from Twentieth Century Fox slated for release to IMAX theatres during the next 12 months,” said Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. “Fans of science fiction films are particularly dialed into IMAX, and they seek us out whenever films they are passionate about play in our format. This film already packs a real punch, and we’re delighted to take it to the next level by offering moviegoers a chance to Experience it in IMAX, with crystal clear images, powerful digital sound and customized theatre geometry, which puts you IN the movie.”

In The Day the Earth Stood Still, a contemporary reinvention of the 1951 science fiction classic, renowned scientist Dr. Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), who travels across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. When forces beyond Helen’s control treat the extraterrestrial as a hostile and deny his request to address the world’s leaders, she and her estranged stepson Jacob (Jaden Smith) quickly discover the deadly ramifications of Klaatu’s claim that he is “a friend to the Earth.” Now Helen must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy us that mankind is worth saving – but it may be too late. The process has begun.

The Day the Earth Stood Still: The IMAX Experience is scheduled to play day-and-date at the following IMAX theatres beginning December 12th.

UNITED STATES

Arizona

Mesa – Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre
Phoenix – AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX

Arkansas

Little Rock – Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre

California

Anaheim – The Movie Experience 14 at Anaheim Gardenwalk
Arcadia – AMC Santa Anita 16 & IMAX
Burbank – AMC Burbank 16 & IMAX
Cathedral City – Desert IMAX Theatre
Dublin – Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 & IMAX
Emeryville – AMC Bay Street 16 & IMAX
Fresno – Edwards Fresno Stadium 22 & IMAX
Irvine – Edwards Irvine Spectrum IMAX
Los Angeles – AMC Century City 15 & IMAX
Los Angeles – AMC CityWalk Stadium 19 with IMAX
Los Angeles – IMAX Theatre at The Bridge: cinema de lux
Ontario – Edwards Ontario Palace 22 & IMAX
Sacramento – Edwards Fairfield Stadium 16 & IMAX
Sacramento – Regal Cinemas El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 & IMAX
San Diego – Mira Mesa Stadium 18 & IMAX
San Jose – AMC Eastridge Mall 15 & IMAX
San Francisco – AMC Loews Metreon 16 with IMAX
Santa Clara – AMC Mercado 20 Theatre & IMAX
Simi Valley – Civic Center Stadium 16 & IMAX
Stockton – Regal City Centre Stadium 16 & IMAX
Torrance – AMC Del Amo 18 & IMAX

Colorado

Colorado Springs – Cinemark Carefree Circle IMAX Theatre
Denver – AMC Orchard 12 & IMAX
Denver – UA Colorado Center Stadium 9 & IMAX

Connecticut

Manchester – IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills

Florida

Altamonte Springs – AMC Altamonte Mall 18 & IMAX
Aventura – AMC Aventura 24 & IMAX
Fort Lauderdale – AutoNation(R) IMAX(R) Theater at Museum of Discovery
and Science
Fort Myers – Regal Gulf Coast Town Center Stadium 16 & IMAX
Jacksonville – AMC Regency 24 & IMAX
Orange Park – AMC Orange Park 24 & IMAX
Orlando – Pointe Orlando 20 & IMAX
St. Petersburg – Muvico Baywalk 20 & IMAX
Tampa – Channelside Cinemas IMAX
Tampa – AMC Veterans 24 & IMAX
West Palm Beach – Muvico Parisian 20 & IMAX

Georgia

Augusta – Augusta Exchange Stadium 20 & IMAX
Buford – Regal Mall of Georgia Stadium 20 & IMAX

Idaho

Boise – Edwards Boise Stadium 22 & IMAX

Illinois

Batavia – Randall 15 IMAX
Chicago – Navy Pier IMAX Theatre
Lincolnshire – Regal Lincolnshire 20 & IMAX
Woodridge – Cinemark Seven Bridges IMAX Theatre

Indiana

Evansville – IMAX Theatre at Showplace Cinemas East 18
Indianapolis – Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 & IMAX
Noblesville – Hamilton Towne Center 16 + IMAX
Portage – Portage 16 IMAX

Iowa

Council Bluffs – Kerasotes Star Cinemas 16 & IMAX

Kansas

Olathe – AMC Studio 30 & IMAX

Kentucky

Louisville – IMAX Cinema De Lux 20: Stonybrook

Maryland

Baltimore – AMC Loews White Marsh 16 & IMAX
Columbia – AMC Columbia 14 & IMAX

Massachusetts

Natick – Verizon IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan’s Furniture – Natick
Reading – Verizon IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan’s Furniture – Reading

Michigan

Grand Blanc – NGC Trillium Cinema IMAX Theatre
Grand Rapids – Celebration! Cinema IMAX Theatre
Lansing – Celebration! Cinema IMAX Theatre
Sterling Heights – AMC Forum 30 & IMAX
Ypsilanti – Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor IMAX

Minnesota

Apple Valley – Great Clips IMAX Theatre

Missouri

Kansas City – AMC BarryWoods 24 & IMAX
St. Louis – Wehrenberg Theatres Ronnies 20 Cine IMAX

Nevada

Henderson – Regal Sunset Station 13 & IMAX
Las Vegas – Brenden Theatres and IMAX at the Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas – Regal Red Rock Stadium 16 & IMAX
Las Vegas – Regal Aliante Stadium 16 & IMAX

New Hampshire

Hooksett – Cinemagic IMAX Theatre

New Jersey

Atlantic City – Tropicana Casino and Resort IMAX Theatre
Cherry Hill – AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24 & IMAX
Hamilton – AMC Hamilton 24 & IMAX

New York

Albany – Regal Crossgates Mall 18 & IMAX
Brooklyn – UA Sheepshead Bay Stadium 14 & IMAX
Deer Park – Regal Deer Park Stadium 16 & IMAX
Garden City – Grumman IMAX at Cradle of Aviation
New Rochelle – Regal New Roc City 18 & IMAX
New York City – AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 & IMAX
New York City – AMC Empire 25 & IMAX
Rochester – Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Tinseltown USA
West Nyack – IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center
White Plains – IMAX Theatre at City Center: Cinema De Lux 15
Williamsville – Regal Transit Center 18 & IMAX

North Carolina

Raleigh – Wachovia IMAX Theatre at Marbles Kids Museum

Ohio

Springdale – IMAX Theatre at Springdale 18: Cinema De Lux
Columbus – IMAX Theatre at AMC Easton Town Center 30 & IMAX

Oklahoma

Tulsa – Cinemark IMAX Theatre at the Tulsa

Oregon

Tigard – Regal Bridgeport Village Stadium 18 & IMAX

Pennsylvania

Bensalem – AMC Neshaminy 24 & IMAX
Harrisburg – Select Medical IMAX Theater at The Whitaker Center
King of Prussia – UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX
Philadelphia – Tuttleman IMAX Theatre at The Franklin Institute
Reading – RC Reading Movies 11 & IMAX
Tarentum – Cinemark IMAX Theatre at the Galleria Pittsburgh Mills

Rhode Island

Providence – Providence Place Cinemas 16 & IMAX

Tennessee

Knoxville – Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 & IMAX
Nashville – Regal Opry Mills 20 & IMAX

Texas

Colleyville – Colleyville Cinema & Grille IMAX Theatre
Dallas – Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark 17
Houston – AMC Gulf Pointe 30 & IMAX
Houston – Edwards Houston Marq*E 23 & IMAX
San Antonio – Santitos Palladium 18 IMAX Theatre
Sugar Land – AMC First Colony 24 & IMAX
Tomball – Santikos Silverado Station 18 IMAX

Utah

Sandy – Megaplex 17 IMAX at Jordan Commons

Virginia

Alexandria – AMC Hoffman Center 22 & IMAX
Hampton – Riverside IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air & Space Center
Richmond – Science Museum of Virginia Ethyl IMAX Dome
Virginia Beach – AMC Lynnhaven 18 & IMAX
Woodbridge – AMC Potomac Mills 18 & IMAX

Washington

Lacey – Regal Martin Village Stadium 16 & IMAX
Seattle – Pacific Science Center Boeing IMAX Theatre
Spokane – Riverfront Park IMAX
Tukwila – AMC Southcenter 16 & IMAX

Wisconsin

Fitchburg – Kerasotes Star 18 & IMAX

CANADA

Alberta

Calgary – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Chinook IMAX Theatre
Edmonton – Cineplex Scotiabank West Edmonton Mall IMAX Theatre

British Columbia

Langley – Cineplex Colossus Langley IMAX Theatre
Richmond – Cineplex SilverCity Riverport IMAX Theatre

Nova Scotia

Halifax – Empire IMAX, Bayer’s Lake

Ontario

Mississauga – Cineplex Coliseum Mississauga IMAX Theatre
Ottawa – Cineplex SilverCity Gloucester IMAX Theatre
Toronto – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Toronto IMAX Theatre
Woodbridge – Cineplex Colossus Woodbridge IMAX Theatre

Quebec

Montreal – Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Montreal IMAX Theatre

INTERNATIONAL

Argentina

Buenos Aires – IMAX Theatre Center Norte*

Australia

Melbourne – Hoyts Melbourne Highpoint*
Melbourne – IMAX Theatre, Melbourne Museum*
Perth – Hoyts Perth Carousel*
Sydney – Hoyts Sydney Entertainment Quarter*

China

Hong Kong – UA MegaBox IMAX Theatre

France

Paris – Gaumont Disney Village IMAX

Korea

Seoul – CGV Yongsan*

Mexico

Cuernavaca – Cinemex Diana IMAX Theatre
Guadalajara – Cinepolis Galerias Guadalajara IMAX Theatre
Metepec – Cinepolis Metepec IMAX Theatre
Monterrey – Cinepolis Galerias Valle Oriente IMAX Theatre
Perisur – Cinepolis Perisur IMAX Theatre
Universidad – Cinepolis Universidad IMAX Theatre

Netherlands

Amsterdam – Pathe Arena IMAX

Philippines

Manila – San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theatre

Russia

St. Petersburg – Coca-Cola IMAX Kinostar City

Taiwan

Taipei – Samsung IMAX Miramar Cinemas*

Thailand

Bangkok – KrungSri IMAX Siam Paragon

UK

Greenwich – Odeon Greenwich
Glasgow – Glasgow Science Center IMAX Cinema
London – BFI London IMAX Cinema
Manchester – ODEON Manchester IMAX Cinema at The Printworks
Wimbledon – Odeon Wimbledon

Turkey

Ankara – AFM Ankara IMAX
Istinye – AFM Istinye Park IMAX

* Denotes a later launch

Additional theatres will be confirmed. Please check local listings or IMAX.com for final theatre listings, launch dates and showtimes.

Nine months in advance of its box office debut, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” is already casting a spell over moviegoers, according to a just-released poll from MovieTickets.com.

In a survey conducted between Aug. 8 and Oct. 5, nearly 4,000 movie fans who had just purchased tickets at MovieTickets.com weighed in with their picks for the “most anticipated” films over the next 12 months. Rounding out the top three films generating the most interest over the next year were sequels “X- Men Origins: Wolverine” and “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.”

The MovieTickets.com Top-10 Most Anticipated Films

1. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

2. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”

3. “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”

4. “Public Enemies”

5. “Angels & Demons”

6. “Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian”

7. “The Informant”

8. “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”

9. “The Day the Earth Stood Still”

10. “The Taking of Pelham 123″

MovieTickets.com consumers were asked to rank a list of upcoming films slated for release within the next year on a scale of 1-to-5, with 1 signifying they had little-to-no interest in seeing the film and a 5 meaning they had significant interest in seeing the film.

Among the key findings of the “most anticipated” poll:

• Respondents aged 24 and under indicated that “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” was the film they were most interested in seeing
• Among 25- to 39-year-olds, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” topped the list
• In the 40- to 59 and the 60-and-over category, “Angels & Demons” was No. 1

The above-mentioned films also drew interest from both males and females. The top three films by gender are:

Top Three Films Among Males:

1. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”
2. “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”
3. “Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian”

Top Three Films Among Females:

1. “Angels & Demons”
2. “Public Enemies”
3. “Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian”

“These polling results provide very early, valuable insight into comparative long-lead moviegoer awareness and interest levels,” said Gary Hiller, president of MovieTickets.com’s Research and Analytics Division. “Marketing professionals, in particular, may find this data quite useful as it relates to the competitive release landscape over the next 12 months.”

In a 2007 MovieTickets.com poll on the same topic, consumers indicated their top-three most anticipated films to be: “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” “The Dark Knight,” and “National Treasure: Book of Secrets.” Each of the three films grossed over $450 million worldwide.