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Showcase Cinema Chain Screening CG Lupin III The First on June 2
posted on by Andrew Osmond
The Showcase Cinemas chain is listing screenings of the 3D CG feature film Lupin III THE FIRST on Wednesday June 2. All the listed screenings are subtitled. GKIDS previously released a subtitled trailer of the film; the list of cinemas is below it.
The following cinemas are listed at the Showcase link, with bookings available:
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater - Wednesday June 2, 7.30 p.m.
Showcase Bristol Avonmeads - 7.15 p.m.
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bristol - 7.30 p.m.
Showcase Cinema de Lux Coventry - 7.10 p.m
Showcase Cinema de Lux Derby - 7.30 p.m.
Showcase Cinema de Lux Glasgow - 7.20 p.m.
Showcase Cinema de Lux Leeds - 7.15 p.m.
Showcase Cinema de Lux Liverpool - 7.30 p.m
Showcase Cinema de Lux Nottingham - 7.10 p.m.
Showcase Cinema de Lux Paisley - 7 p.m.
Showcase Cinema de Lux Peterborough - 6.45 p.m.
Showcase Cinema de Lux Reading - 7.30 p.m.
Showcase Cinema de Lux Southampton - 8.15 p.m.
Showcase Cinema de Lux Teesside - 7.30 p.m.
Showcase Dudley - 7.15 p.m.
The film opened in Japan on December 6 2020. The film sold 220,000 tickets and earned 307,395,900 yen (about US$2.82 million) on its first three days to rank #2 in its opening weekend. The film has earned a cumulative total of 1 billion yen (about US$9.22 million) as of January 5.
Takashi Yamazaki (Stand By Me Doraemon, Dragon Quest Your Story) directed and wrote the film.
GKIDS described the film:
The iconic "gentleman thief" Lupin III returns in an action-packed, continent-spanning adventure, as Lupin III and his colorful underworld companions race to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Bresson Diary, before it falls into the hands of a dark cabal that will stop at nothing to resurrect the Third Reich. The gang undertakes trap-filled tombs, aerial escapades and daring prison escapes with the trademark wit and visual finesse that have made LUPIN THE 3RD one of the most storied animation franchises in the world, in a thrilling new caper that is sure to delight fans old and new.
Lupin III creator Monkey Punch passed away in April 2019, but the film's website posted an October 2018 message in which he had expressed his excitement over imagining how this fresh take on his character would turn out.
