George A. Romero’s ‘DAY OF THE DEAD,’ the apocalyptic final chapter of the ultimate zombie trilogy, returns to theatres & drive-ins for its 40th Anniversary! Since the film was first released in July 1985 and rolled out nationwide over the following months, it will be celebrating this seminal anniversary with shows across the country starting July 1, 2025, and running through October, 31st 2025 – HALLOWEEN! Find a screening near you at DAY40TH.com
In addition, Red Band Releasing will be in attendance at the Living Dead Weekend at the Monroeville Mall starting Friday and will have the new ‘DAY OF THE DEAD’ and all the ‘DAWN OF THE DEAD’ posters available for purchase. The posters can be seen above.
If you don’t see a nearby screening listed at the site, we urge you to contact your local independent theatres or drive-ins and tell them you want to see ‘DAY OF THE DEAD’ on the big screen for it’s 40th anniversary by contacting us at RedBandReleasing@gmail.com for booking info. This grass-root campaigning for shows actually works! Last year we booked over 20 of the 100+ theatres spurred on by horror fans contacting their local venues!
DO NOT MISS this rare chance to experience the shocks of THE DARKEST DAY OF HORROR THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN – ON THE BIG SCREEN!
When first released in 1985, many horror fans weren’t ready for the bleaker, more nihilistic and grisly horrors of DAY, particularly not after the lighter, at times comedic, action/adventure of its predecessor DAWN OF THE DEAD. Some fans didn’t understands or appreciate the change of direction, but there were several who saw what George was doing under the surface, and over the years it has been re-watched, re-experienced and re-evaluated to the point where DAY OF THE DEAD is now seen by many as one of the greatest horror movies ever made!
“This is SFX maestro Tom Savini’s magnum opus…a gorehound’s wet dream with some of the most intense prolonged set-pieces of carnage ever committed to celluloid as the zombies chow down on human flesh with every bite and the ripping apart of the bodies captured in graphic detail. It has become my personal favourite of the entire franchise and just my favourite zombie movie all together.”
David J. Wilson – BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM
“DAY OF THE DEAD is an intelligent, well-written, excellently played movie, with top flight gore/horror effects, perverse humour and a provocatively bleak vision. An inventive gore-fest, and one of the best horror movies of the eighties.”
Kim Newman – EMPIREONLINE.COM ★★★★★
“Romero saved his most honest and brutal view of the human race for his ending chapter. DAY OF THE DEAD is Romero’s best [zombie] entry, hands down!”
Cody Hamman – JOBLO.COM
“A fitting conclusion to a remarkably astute series, a landmark in the horror genre.”
Tom Charity – Time Out Magazine TIMEOUT.COM
“I really like DAY OF THE DEAD for its unrelenting grimness. The thing that’s amazing about DAY OF THE DEAD is the last reel is the best of any zombie film. The effects in the last reel are some of the best prosthetics of all time and they still stand up, they look incredible!”
Edgar Wright – Director of SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004) and THE RUNNING MAN (2025)
New Amsterdam Entertainment Inc.® is proud to announce George A. Romero’s ‘Dawn of the Dead’ will be celebrating the 45th Anniversary of its North American debut with a blow-out celebration event! The definitive zombie classic returns to both Theatresand Drive-Ins for screenings across the U.S. and Canada from April-May, 2024, with very special official anniversary collectables coming from FRIGHT-RAGS and ISH! The previously announced big-screen return has updated and revised the listings, which can be found at THIS LOCATION.
The North American gala premiere of ‘Dawn of the Dead’ took place on April 12, 1979 at the Gateway Theatre in downtown Pittsburgh. The film began the official U.S. theatrical launch the following day, eventually rolling out across the country. To honor this special milestone, New Amsterdam Entertainment Inc.® is making the movie available again in theatres & drive-ins for coast-to-coast screenings starting April 12, 2024 and running through to the end of May! The 2-D trailer can be found HERE.
Hitting over 90 screens across North America, Independent Theatres and Drive-Ins have joined the celebration. While some will only host one exclusive screening event, others will have multiple showings throughout April and May.
With special assistance from United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association, for the first time in decades, many fans will be able to watch ‘Dawn of the Dead’ under the stars at several ozoners like the classic Midway Drive-In in Sterling, IL, and at a special Exhumed Films event at the world famous Mahoning Drive-In in Lehighton, PA!
The mighty Alamo Drafthouse will be fulfilling thousands of audience requests by unleashing it into 34 of their cinemas across the country and die-hard fans will finally be able to again watch the movie in its premiere city of Pittsburgh, this time at the Row House Theatre! The film will be screened all across North America in historical venues including places like the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, PA, where the original version of ‘The Blob’ was filmed in 1958!
Meanwhile, The Music Box Theatre in Chicago will present special single showings of both the 2-D and 3-D editions later in May! Stereoscopic fans will also be able to catch it in 3-D at the Galleria Mall in St. Louis, MO, where hopefully they won’t have to hunker down to survive a zombie apocalypse! St. Louis is not the only city that is taking the film back to its primary setting; through special arrangement, Cinemark Theatres will be exclusively presenting ‘Dawn of the Dead’ for One-Night-Only on Friday April 12th…at the MONROEVILLE MALL!
There’s no more room in Hell and the Dead are finally returning…to Canada!
It’s going to be a zombie-rollicking good time across the States, and Canada need not worry!
For horror fans up North, decades worth of scary prayers are about to be answered with big screen showings of the original theatrical edition, Romero’s official final Director’s Cut, at Independent Canadian Movie Houses and Festivals in 2-D as it first played in 1979. Plus, over 15 years after producer Richard P. Rubinstein first announced it was happening, on April 12th, the genuinely excellent 3-D conversion of George A. Romero’s ‘Dawn of the Dead’ will finally make its Canadian premier at the Cinéma Du Parc Theatre in Montreal!
That’s not all as no party is complete without party favors! For this celebration, New Amsterdam Entertainment Inc.® is joining forces with the highly respected fan favorites FRIGHT-RAGS and Justin Ishmael / ISH to create special edition 45th Anniversary ‘Dawn of the Dead’ collectables! On March 12th, ISH will be releasing the absolutely beautiful, official 45th Anniversary artwork they commissioned from the amazingly talented artist Paul Mann in a limited edition hand screen-printed poster on their website at: www.justinishmael.com
Also on March 12th, FRIGHT-RAGS will be offering an official 45th Anniversary Trading Card Set along with two 45th Anniversary T-Shirts, with the first featuring Paul Mann’s superb artwork (commissioned by ISH) and the second being a beautiful reproduction of the original vintage Dawn of the Dead Cast & Crew production shirt! Fans will be able to find the cards and shirts on FRIGHT-RAGS’ site here: www.fright-rags.com
DAWN OF THE DEAD in Theatres, at Drive-Ins, on Posters, Trading Cards & T-Shirts?!Romero’s zombies are rising again for a great 45th Anniversary Party to remember!
New Amsterdam Entertainment Inc.® is proud to announce George A. Romero’s ‘Dawn of the Dead’ will be celebrating the 45th Anniversary of its North American debut with a blow-out celebration event! The definitive zombie classic returns to both Theatresand Drive-Ins for screenings across the U.S. and Canada from April-May, 2024, with very special official anniversary collectables coming from FRIGHT-RAGS and ISH!
The North American gala premiere of ‘Dawn of the Dead’ took place on April 12, 1979 at the Gateway Theatre in downtown Pittsburgh. The film began the official U.S. theatrical launch the following day, eventually rolling out across the country. To honor this special milestone, New Amsterdam Entertainment Inc.® is making the movie available again in theatres & drive-ins for coast-to-coast screenings starting April 12, 2024 and running through to the end of May!
Hitting over 90 screens across North America, Independent Theatres and Drive-Ins have joined the celebration. While some will only host one exclusive screening event, others will have multiple showings throughout April and May; the full itinerary can be found below and also at THIS LOCATION.
‘DAWN OF THE DEAD’ 45th Anniversary U.S. + Canadian Theatres and Drive Ins:
CANADIAN THEATRES (Single Showings): 04/14: Vancouver, BC @ Rio Theatre 05/03: Edmonton, AB @ Metro Cinema @ The Garneau 05/31: Saskatoon, SK @ Broadway Theatre
CANADIAN THEATRES (Running through end of May) 04/12: Hope, BC @ New Hope Cinema 04/12: London, ON @ Imagine Cinema 04/12: Ottawa, ON @Mayfair Theatre 04/12: Montreal, QC @ Cinema Du Parc IN 3-D! 04/19: Hamilton, ON @ Playhouse Cinema 04/19: Waterloo, ON @ Princess Original Cinema 05/04: Toronto, ON @ @ Revue Cinema
U.S. THEATRES & DRIVE-INS (Single Showings): 04/12: Monroeville, PA @ Cinemark Monroeville Mall and XD 04/13: Seymour, CT @ The Strand Theater 4/27: Brookline, MA @ Coolidge Corner Theatre 04/20: Rochester, NY @ The Little Theatre 04/26: Savannah, GA @ Lucas Theatre for The Arts 04/26: Wichita, KS @ The Orpheum Theatre 04/27: San Luis Obispo, CA @ Slow Film Fest (Freemont Theatre) 5/15: Iowa City, IA @ FilmScene at Chauncey IN 3-D! 05/18: Sterling, IL @ Midway Drive-In 05/19: Sewickley, PA @ Lindsey Theatre (Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival) 05/25: Lehighton, PA @ The Mahoning Drive-In via Exhumed Films
U.S. THEATRES & DRIVE-INS (Running through end of May): 04/12: Tucson, AZ @ The Loft Cinema 04/12: Gardena, CA @ Gardena Theatre IN 3-D! 04/12: Los Angeles @ Alamo Drafthouse Downtown 04/12: San Francisco @ Alamo Drafthouse New Mission 04/12: Santa Ana @ The Frida Cinema 04/12: Denver, CO @ Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake 04/12: Littleton, CO @ Alamo Drafthouse Littleton 04/12: Westminster, CO @ Alamo Drafthouse Westminster 04/12: Arlington, VA @ Alamo Drafthouse Crystal City DC 04/12: Washington, DC @ Alamo Drafthouse DC Bryant Street 04/12: Miami, FL @ Night Owl Drive-In 04/12: Atlanta, GA @ The Plaza Theatre Atlanta 05/12: Chicago, IL @ Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville 5/14: Chicago, IL @ Music Box Theatre IN 2-D & 3-D! 04/12: Shelbyville, IN @ Skyline Drive-In 04/12: Boston, MA @ Alamo Drafthouse Seaport 04/12: Silver Spring, MD @ AFI Silver Theatre 04/12: Eagan, MN @ Emagine Eagan 04/12: Lakeville, MN @ Emagine Lakeville 04/12: Plymouth, MN @ Emagine Willow Creek 04/12: White Bear Lake, MN @ Emagine White Bear 04/12: Woodbury, MN – Alamo Drafthouse Woodbury 04/12: Springfield, MO @ Alamo Drafthouse Springfield 04/12: St. Louis, MO @ Alamo Drafthouse City Foundry 04/12: St. Louis, MO @ Galleria 6 Cinemas IN 3-D! 04/12: Missoula, MT @ The Roxy Theatre 04/12: Cary, NC @ Cary Theatre 04/12: Charlotte, NC @ The Independent Picture House 04/12: Raleigh, NC @ Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh 04/12: La Vista, NE @ Alamo Drafthouse La Vista – Omaha 04/12: Las Vegas, NV @ The Beverly Theater 04/12: Brooklyn, NY @ Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn 04/12: Brooklyn, NY @ Nitehawk Cinema 04/12: Brooklyn, NY @ Nitehawk Prospect Park 04/12: Huntington, NY @ Cinema Arts Centre 04/12: New York, NY @ Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan 04/12: New York, NY @ IFC Center 04/12: Staten Island, NY @ Alamo Drafthouse Staten Island 04/12: Syracuse, NY @ Exploradome 04/12: Yonkers, NY @ Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers 04/12: Columbus, OH @ Gateway Film Center 04/12: Tulsa, OK @ The Circle Cinema 04/12: Portland, OR @ Hollywood Theatre 04/12: Phoenixville, PA @ The Colonial Theatre 04/12: Pittsburgh, PA @ The Harris Theater 04/12: Vandergrift, PA @ Riverside Drive-In 04/12: Providence, RI @ The Columbus Theatre 04/12: Sioux Falls, SD @ Sioux Falls State Theatre 04/12: Des Moines, IA @ Des Moines Film / Varsity Cinema 04/12: Austin, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline 04/12: Austin, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane 04/12: Austin, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Village 04/12: Corpus Christi, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Corpus Christi 04/12: Dallas, TX @ The Texas Theatre 04/12: Denton, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Denton 04/12: El Paso, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse East El Paso 04/12: El Paso, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Montecillo 04/12: Houston, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Lacenterra 04/12: Laredo, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Laredo 04/12: Lubbock, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Lubbock 04/12: Richardson, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Richardson 04/12: San Antonio, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Park North 04/12: Ashburn, VA, @ Alamo Drafthouse One Loudoun 04/12: Charlottesville, VA @ Alamo Drafthouse Charlottesville 04/12: Winchester, VA @ Alamo Drafthouse Winchester 04/12: Woodbridge, VA @ Alamo Drafthouse Woodbridge 04/12: Chehalis, WA @ McFlier’s Chehalis Theater 04/13: Albuquerque, NM @ The Guild Cinema 04/19: Salem, MA @ Cinema Salem 04/19: Jacksonville, FL @ Sun-Ray Cinema 04/19: Santa Fe, NM @ Jean Cocteau Cinema 04/26: Gibson City, IL @ Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In 05/03: Emmaus, PA @ The Emmaus Theatre
With special assistance from United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association, for the first time in decades, many fans will be able to watch ‘Dawn of the Dead’ under the stars at several ozoners like the classic Midway Drive-In in Sterling, IL, and at a special Exhumed Films event at the world famous Mahoning Drive-In in Lehighton, PA!
The mighty Alamo Drafthouse will be fulfilling thousands of audience requests by unleashing it into 34 of their cinemas across the country and die-hard fans will finally be able to again watch the movie in its premiere city of Pittsburgh, this time at the Row House Theatre! The film will be screened all across North America in historical venues including places like the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, PA, where the original version of ‘The Blob’ was filmed in 1958!
Meanwhile, The Music Box Theatre in Chicago will present special single showings of both the 2-D and 3-D editions later in May! Stereoscopic fans will also be able to catch it in 3-D at the Galleria Mall in St. Louis, MO, where hopefully they won’t have to hunker down to survive a zombie apocalypse! St. Louis is not the only city that is taking the film back to its primary setting; through special arrangement, Cinemark Theatres will be exclusively presenting ‘Dawn of the Dead’ for One-Night-Only on Friday April 12th…at the MONROEVILLE MALL!
There’s no more room in Hell and the Dead are finally returning…to Canada!
It’s going to be a zombie-rollicking good time across the States, and Canada need not worry!
For horror fans up North, decades worth of scary prayers are about to be answered with big screen showings of the original theatrical edition, Romero’s official final Director’s Cut, at Independent Canadian Movie Houses and Festivals in 2-D as it first played in 1979. Plus, over 15 years after producer Richard P. Rubinstein first announced it was happening, on April 12th, the genuinely excellent 3-D conversion of George A. Romero’s ‘Dawn of the Dead’ will finally make its Canadian premier at the Cinéma Du Parc Theatre in Montreal!
That’s not all as no party is complete without party favors! For this celebration, New Amsterdam Entertainment Inc.® is joining forces with the highly respected fan favorites FRIGHT-RAGS and Justin Ishmael / ISH to create special edition 45th Anniversary ‘Dawn of the Dead’ collectables! On March 12th, ISH will be releasing the absolutely beautiful, official 45th Anniversary artwork they commissioned from the amazingly talented artist Paul Mann in a limited edition hand screen-printed poster on their website at: www.justinishmael.com
Also on March 12th, FRIGHT-RAGS will be offering an official 45th Anniversary Trading Card Set along with two 45th Anniversary T-Shirts, with the first featuring Paul Mann’s superb artwork (commissioned by ISH) and the second being a beautiful reproduction of the original vintage Dawn of the Dead Cast & Crew production shirt! Fans will be able to find the cards and shirts on FRIGHT-RAGS’ site here: www.fright-rags.com
DAWN OF THE DEAD in Theatres, at Drive-Ins, on Posters, Trading Cards & T-Shirts?!Romero’s zombies are rising again for a great 45th Anniversary Party to remember!
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