Bleecker Street & LD Entertainment Collaborate With AT&T THANKS®, Regal Cinemas And MovieTickets.com On Free Screenings For Military Personnel Of The Film, MEGAN LEAVEY

AT&T THANKS, Regal Cinemas and MovieTickets.com will generously sponsor over 190 screenings of the film on May 30^th as part of National Military Appreciation Month at participating Regal Cinemas. Active and retired service members will be invited to attend a free screening of the film in advance through AT&T THANKS and Regal Cinemas. MovieTickets.com will facilitate ticket fulfillment.

Tickets will be available starting Monday, May 22, 2017 at www.att.com/thanksmilitary. For a list of participating locations, please visit www.regmovies.com/promotions/megan-leavey-screening.

Tyler DiNapoli, President of Marketing, Media and Research for Bleecker Street, said, "We're proud to work with AT&T THANKS, Regal Cinemas and MovieTickets.com to honor our nation's service members with this program. It's a small way to give back to those, who like the real-life Megan Leavey and her service dog Rex, sacrifice so much for our country."

Neil Andrews, Director, Product Marketing Management, of AT&T THANKS said, "We can never say thank you enough to the people who are defending, and have defended our freedom. We hope this small token of appreciation creates a meaningful moment for all servicemen and women and their families as well as honoring the animals that support them."

"I am thrilled to welcome military services personnel to our Regal theatres, and to offer this great opportunity to show our appreciation to the families who have made sacrifices for us all," said Steve Bunnell, Chief Content and Programming Officer at Regal Entertainment Group.

Greg Sica, Vice President of Business Development for MovieTickets.com, said, "We are honored to support this screening of Megan's brave story for America's finest heroes. As a company, MovieTickets.com is extremely proud of our military members and their contributions to protect and maintain our freedom. MEGAN LEAVEY is a film that captures their courage and we are proud to be a part of sharing that narrative along with our collaborators at AT&T and Regal."

The film recounts Megan Leavey's life following the death of her best friend to enlisting in the ranks of the U.S. Marine Corps. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, she identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an IED explosion injures them, putting their fate in jeopardy. Starring Kate Mara, Ramón Rodríguez, Tom Felton, Bradley Whitford, Will Patton, Sam Keeley with Common and Edie Falco.

Directed by Cowperthwaite (BLACKFISH) from a screenplay by Pamela Gray and Annie Mumolo & Tim Lovestedt, MEGAN LEAVEY was produced by Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon and Jennifer Monroe.

About Bleecker Street

Bleecker Street (bleeckerstreetmedia.com) is an independently financed U.S. film distribution company founded in 2014 by Andrew Karpen. The company's recent releases include Academy Award nominated, CAPTAIN FANTASTIC, James Gray's, THE LOST CITY OF Z, Gavin Hood's hit thriller, EYE IN THE SKY, the Academy Award nominated TRUMBO, Sean Ellis' WWII thriller ANTHROPOID, the Blythe Danner starrer I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS, and the Golden Globe nominated DANNY COLLINS with Al Pacino.

About LD Entertainment

LD Entertainment is an independent film production company founded in 2007 by veteran television and film executive Mickey Liddell. The company's recent film JACKIE, starring Natalie Portman and directed by Pablo Larrain, is now in theaters. Past films include ANTHROPOID, with Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan, THE GREY starring Liam Neeson, and RISEN starring Joseph Fiennes and Cliff Curtis. THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE starring Jessica Chastain and directed by Niki Caro is set for release on March 31st. They are also in post on JACOB'S LADDER starring Michael Ealy and directed by David Rosenthal and LIVE LIKE LINE starring Helen Hunt and William Hurt and directed by Sean McNamara.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. helps millions around the globe connect with leading entertainment, business, mobile and high speed internet services. We offer the nation's best data network* and the best global coverage of any U.S. wireless provider.** We're one of the world's largest providers of pay TV. We have TV customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin American countries. Nearly 3.5 million companies, from small to large businesses around the globe, turn to AT&T for our highly secure smart solutions. 

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About Regal Entertainment Group

Regal Entertainment Group operates one of the largest and most geographically diverse theatre circuits in the United States, consisting of 7,262 screens in 559 theatres in 43 states along with Guam, Saipan, American Samoa and the District of Columbia as of March 31, 2017. The Company operates theatres in 48 of the top 50 U.S. designated market areas. We believe that the size, reach and quality of the Company's theatre circuit not only provide its patrons with a convenient and enjoyable movie-going experience, but is also an exceptional platform to realize economies of scale in theatre operations.

About MovieTickets.com

MovieTickets.com is a leader in advance movie ticketing with 258 theater chains, representing nearly 30,000 screens, offering moviegoers a quick and convenient way to purchase tickets online and via mobile devices. The company currently enables remote movie ticketing for consumers across 21 countries/territories including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Argentina, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean. Fans can stay connected with MovieTickets.com through Facebook (facebook.com/MovieTicketscom), Twitter (twitter.com/movietickets) and YouTube (youtube.com/c/movietickets).

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