STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Spoilers And Opening Date For The UK Is One Week Early

Let's get the non-spoiler item out of the way first. J.J. Abrams' STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS will be opening a week earlier in the UK than in North America with the UK enjoying a May 9 launch (all formats according to Simon Pegg) and across the pond in the US and Canada, a May 17 date (May 15 in IMAX).

Now let's get something straight about these spoilers. I'm against them. I'm literally against reading them and - get this - I haven't. I am blind copying and pasting this info for those of you who do want to be spoiled for this much anticipated movie. I can't bring myself to read it because I am a die hard Trekkie and I refuse to not see this thing in a pristine form.

SO. If you don't mind being spoiled - these are MASSIVE spoilers by the way - then read on. I know they're massive by the reception it's getting. Whoever wrote this in Brazil broke many a cardinal rule in doing so and he should be banned from the web. Can't stop it now - it's on the Internet and with a life of its own.

**SPOILERS AHEAD** Read at your own risk. This is YOUR decision NOT mine to read this. Know that now. I HAVE NOT and will not read it. 

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UPDATED: List Of 3D Theaters In North America And The World!

Hi guys - Jim here. I have updated the entire list of REALD theater locations around the world and man are they ever taking off.

Just some quick numbers from the REALD list:
- There are 811 theaters equipped with REALD technology in the US and Canada.
- In June there were 1034 3D screens in those theaters.
- Also in June there were 188 3D screens internationally.

Of course you must add in the IMAX 3D screens as well as Dolby to achieve your final totals, but for over 90% of the cases, REALD is the choice. I will have total screen number updates soon from all players so that we can watch the exciting penetration of 3D throughout the world.

Wow! They Are Popping Up Everywhere! Here's A Current List Of 3D Theaters In North America AND The World!

The following is a list of North American 3D Movie Theaters using RealD technology (Effective August 1st, 2008 unless otherwise posted). The International listings are effective June 19th, 2008.

Select Your Region:

1. Alabama, Arkansas & Arizona

(**UPDATED** August 1st, 2008)

2. California
(**UPDATED** August 1st, 2008)

3. Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia & Florida
(**UPDATED** August 1st, 2008)

4. Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho & Illinois
(**UPDATED** August 1st, 2008)

5. Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachussetts & Maryland
(**UPDATED** August 1st, 2008)

6. Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi & Montana
(**UPDATED** August 1st, 2008)

7. North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico & Nevada
(**UPDATED** August 1st, 2008)

8. New York, Ohio, Oklahoma & Oregon
(**UPDATED** August 1st, 2008)

9. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota & Tennessee
(**UPDATED** August 1st, 2008)

10. Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin & Wyoming
(**UPDATED** August 1st, 2008)

11. Canada - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan
(**UPDATED** August 1st, 2008)

12. Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Germany and Greece
(**UPDATED** June 19th, 2008)

13. Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan and South Korea
(**UPDATED** June 19th, 2008)

14. Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and Taiwan
(**UPDATED** June 19th, 2008)

15. The Netherlands, Turkey and United Kingdom
(**UPDATED** June 19th, 2008)