Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Honorary Release Widens to Carmike Cinemas

Carmike, the fourth-biggest theater chain in the country, joins AMC in screening the hit 1984 film

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Carmike Cinemas is joining the list of spots where you can watch Prince’s film “Purple Rain” on the big screen.

Carmike, which is set to merge with peer AMC Entertainment to become the biggest theater chain in the country, said “Purple Rain” would be presented in approximately 80 theaters across 24 states.

“The film will be presented on the big screen, as it was meant to be seen, for fans to gather, remember and experience as a community this once-in-a-lifetime artist,” the company said.

AMC Theatres is also playing the 1984 film at nearly 90 locations starting today through Thursday.

And the Minnesota Twins, the baseball team in Prince’s hometown, plan to show a free viewing of “Purple Rain” at Target Field Station, just outside of the ballpark, on Saturday.

Prince made his feature film debut in the musical drama that paired with his sixth studio album of the same name. It told a fictionalized account of his own story, a biracial character called “the Kid” who flees an abusive family to be a rock star.

It also marked Prince’s transcendence from star to icon. He had the No. 1 album, single and film at the same time during one point that year.

The list of Carmike cinemas screening the movie includes:

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 Vally, 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 Clair, WI

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