Okay, not entirely (or in any way) instant, but fairly close together. Some countries will even be getting ST09 before the United States, which even today is a rarity, especially for a blockbuster film like Star Trek is expected to be. The May 7 and May 8 releases in certain parts of the world are to take advantage of the mid-week crowds and premiere norms in those countries, where the US is accustomed to the standard weekend release. So who gets it first? Belgium, France, and the French-speaking Swiss on May 6, 2009. Condolences to Taiwan, who won’t see ST09 in local theaters until July 25th, 2009. A full listing is available after the break.
Argentina: 07 May 09 Australia: 07 May 09 Austria: 08 May 09 Belgium: 06 May 09 Brazil: 08 May 09 Canada: 08 May 09 Chile: 07 May 09 Colombia: 08 May 09 Croatia: 07 May 09 Cyprus: 08 May 09 Czech/Slovakia: 07 May 09 Denmark: 08 May 09 Egypt: 13 May 09 Finland: 08 May 09 France: 06 May 09 Germany: 07 May 09 Greece: 07 May 09 Hong Kong: 28 May 09 Hungary: 08 May 09 Iceland: 08 May 09 India: 26 May 09 Indonesia: 08 May 09 Israel: 07 May 09 Italy: 08 May 09 Japan: 06 Jun 09 Korea: 11 Jun 09 Lebanon: 07 May 09 Malaysia: 08 May 09 Mexico: 08 May 09 Netherlands: 07 May 09 New Zealand: 07 May 09 Norway: 08 May 09 Panama: 08 May 09 Peru: 07 May 09 Philippines: 08 May 09 Poland: 29 May 09 Portugal: 07 May 09 Romania: 08 May 09 Russia: 07 May 09 Serbia & Montenegro: 07 May 09 Singapore: 08 May 09 Slovenia: 07 May 09 South Africa: 07 May 09 Spain: 08 May 09 Sweden: 08 May 09 Switzerland - F: 06 May 09 Switzerland - G: 07 May 09 Taiwan: 25 Jul 09 Thailand: 07 May 09 Turkey: 08 May 09 Ukraine: 07 May 09 United Kingdom: 08 May 09 United States: 08 May 09 Venezuela: 08 May 09
Okay, not entirely (or in any way) instant, but fairly close together. Some countries will even be getting ST09 before the United States, which even today is a rarity, especially for a blockbuster film like Star Trek is expected to be. The May 7 and May 8 releases in certain parts of the world are to take advantage of the mid-week crowds and premiere norms in those countries, where the US is accustomed to the standard weekend release. So who gets it first? Belgium, France, and the French-speaking Swiss on May 6, 2009. Condolences to Taiwan, who won’t see ST09 in local theaters until July 25th, 2009. A full listing is available after the break.
