Just grooving the general Hobbity vibe right now and got interested in how many 48 frames-per-second cinemas we have in NZ, which is the framerate in which Sir Peter Jackson intends that The Hobbit should be viewed:
Auckland: Event Cinemas Highland Park
Auckland: Event Cinemas Manukau
Auckland: Event Cinemas St. Lukes
Auckland: Event Cinemas WestCity
Auckland: Event Cinema Westgate
Auckland: Hoyts Cinemas Wairau Park
Auckland: Event Cinemas Albany
Auckland: Event Cinemas Queen Street
Auckland: Hoyts Cinemas Sylvia Park
Auckland: Event Cinemas Newmarket
Christchurch: Hoyts Cinemas – Riccarton
Dunedin: Rialto
Hamilton: Hoyts Cinemas Te Awa
Hamilton: Event Cinemas Chartwell
New Plymouth: Event Cinemas New Plymouth
te Awamutu: Regent Theatre
Wellington: The Embassy Theatre (Dolby ATMOS) (world premiere)
Wellington: Event Cinemas Queensgate
Wellington: Reading Courtenay Cinemas
Wellington: Roxy Cinema Miramar
Whangerei: Event Cinemas Whangarei
Compare the list above with the list from Aussiestraylia:
Bondi Juncion: Event Bondi Junction
Broadway: Hoyts Broadway
Cannington: Hoyts Carousel
Castle Hill: Event Castle Hill
Chadstone: Hoyts Chadstone
Chatswood: Hoyts Chatswood Westfield
Cheltenham: Village Cinemas Southland
Chermside: Event Chermside
Doncaster: Village Cinemas
Indooroopilly: Event Indooroopilly
Innaloo: Event Innaloo
Macquarie Park: Event Macquarie Park
Maribyrnong: Hoyts Highpoint
Maroochydore: Event Maroochydore Sunshine Plaza
Melbourne: Hoyts Melbourne Central
Narre Warren Village: Cinemas Fountain Gate
Norwood: Hoyts Norwood
Oaklands Park: Event Marion
Parramatta: Event Parramatta
Penrith: Hoyts Penrith
Perth: Hoyts Perth with IMAX
Robina: Event Robina
South Yarra: Village Cinemas Jam Factory
Sydney: Event George Street
Upper Mt Gravatt: Event Garden City
Wantirna South: Village Cinemas Knox
Not bad, Aussie, not bad at all…