Gringo’s Travels
Puerto Rico viewed from a gringo’s perspective
I Saw the Movie Before You!
Author: The Gringo1 May
Strangely, every movie that I have seen in Puerto Rico at a movie theater has always premiered a day earlier than in the States. That’s right, if there is a big blockbuster of a movie, I can see it before you (if you are reading this from the States)! It’s pretty fun to go see a movie and then call your friend in the States who is dieing to see that movie and brag that you have already seen the movie.
I have been told that movies will sometimes come out later but I haven’t seen that. I really don’t know why there is a difference in the dates. Does anyone have any input?
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4 Responses for "I Saw the Movie Before You!"
The only recent movie I can think of that took a while to get here was Across the Universe, which we got like 4-5 months after the states. As a kid when I’d come down here for the summers, I remember that most movies would come out like a week or 2 after the states, but since moving here as an adult that hasn’t been the case. This change has to have taken place in the last 15 years or so.
Only high profile movies get released earlier or in the same date, for the rest you have to wait maybe one or two weeks.
BTW I saw Iron Man yesterday :D
The only difference I think is that movies in the US usually premiere either Wednesday or Friday; here, it’s always been Thursday.
Not “always” Ive seen premieres on Wednesdays and even on Tuesdays.
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