Battle Royale: US Limited Theatrical Release Details

Anchor Bay Entertainment will be releasing Battle Royale: The Complete Collection to Blu-ray and DVD on March 20th. For those who are interested in seeing Battle Royale on the big screen, the film will receive a limited theatrical release in various cities across the country.

"Battle Royale. A title that has shocked, thrilled and unnerved audiences. A film whose fiendishly simple premise has inspired many imitations, including the upcoming The Hunger Games motion picture. Based on the 1999 global best-seller by Koushun Takami, the futuristic tale first came to the screen in 2000, directed by the legendary Kinju Fukasaku. Authors, filmmakers and film fans the world over consider the film and its 2003 sequel Battle Royale II: Requiem sacred cinematic classics. And now, fans can own them on high-definition Blu-ray™ and DVD!

On March 20th, Anchor Bay Entertainment proudly brings the Battle Royale: The Complete Collection to Blu-ray™ and DVD for the first time in North America. Featuring state-of-the-art HD transfers, hi-res audio and a wealth of bonus features that delve deep into this truly international phenomenon – the three disc Blu-ray™ plus bonus DVD set has an SRP of $49.99 and an SRP $44.98 for the four disc DVD. Battle Royale will also be released separately on Blu-ray™ for an SRP of $29.99 and DVD for an SRP of $24.98. Battle Royale will be available digitally via select outlets including iTunes® and Xbox LIVE®."

For more information on the Blu-ray/DVD release, visit: http://dailydead.com/battle-royale-the-complete-collection-release-details-and-cover-art/

• 2/24: Madison – University of Wisconsin Madison (Wisconsin Union Directorate Film Committee) (free to campus) http://www.wisc.edu/
• 2/24 – 2/25: Tulsa, OK – Circle Cinema  http://www.circlecinema.com/
• 3/11 – 3/11: Cambridge  -  Brattle Theater http://brattlefilm.org/
• Seattle - Northwest Film Forum (late Fridays in March) http://nwfilmforum.org/
• 3/2 – 3/3: Portland, OR – Hollywood Theater  http://hollywoodtheatre.org/
• 3/2: Spokane – Magic Lantern http://www.magiclanternspokane.com/
• 3/8-3/9: Winchester, VA – Alamo Drafthouse http://drafthouse.com/winchester
• 3/9-3/10: Minneapolis – Landmark Lagoon 5 http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/minneapolis/minneapolis_frameset.htm
• 3/9 – 3/15: Tucson AZ – Loft Cinema 2 (10pm) http://www.loftcinema.com/
• 3/10: Providence RI  - Arkham Film Fest (no fee) http://arkhamfilmsociety.blogspot.com/
• Huntington NY – Cinema Arts Center http://www.cinemaartscentre.org/
• 3/16-3/17: Denver – Denver Film Center http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/denverfilmcenter/
• 3/18: Houston – Alamo Drafthouse  http://drafthouse.com/houston
• 3/16-3/18 & 3/20: Austin – Alamo Drafthouse http://drafthouse.com/austin
• 3/19: Philadelphia – The Philadelphia Film Society/ The Trocadero http://filmadelphia.org/
• 3/23-3/24: Seattle – The Egyptian http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/seattle/egyptiantheatre.htm
• 3/30-3/31: Washington DC – E.Street http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/washingtondc/estreetcinema.htm 
• 4/6-4/7: Dallas – Inwood Theater http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/dallas/inwoodtheatre.htm
• 4/13: San Francisco – The Castro Theater http://www.castrotheatre.com/
• 4/20-4/26: Seattle - SIFF Cinema http://www.siff.net/cinema/index.aspx
• 4/21: Columbus OH – 28^th Annual Ohio Science Fiction Marathon http://www.scifimarathon.com/
• 4/22 – TBD: Columbis OH – Drexel Theater http://www.drexel.net/
• New York – IFC Center http://www.ifccenter.com/
• 5/24: Chicago – University of Chicago http://www.uchicago.edu/index.shtml