Can sitting in a theater seat for 60 hours be considered a superpower? Utah movie fans will find out, as the Megaplex Theatre at The District will serve up a marathon of all 22 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies — including the upcoming “Avengers: Endgame” — from April 23 to 25.
The Utah-based theater chain announced Tuesday that its South Jordan location will be one of a dozen venues in North America that will show all 22 films in one keister-numbing sitting. That’s 2,872 minutes, or eight minutes short of 48 hours, of movies.
By mid-afternoon Tuesday, 80 of the 85 luxury seats in the auditorium at The District where the marathon will play had been sold. The last five are designated for wheelchair-using patrons and their companions. A Megaplex spokesman said a second auditorium will be added soon.
The marathon runs nearly 60 hours, with 15-minute breaks between films and eight hourlong meal breaks. The first movie, 2008’s “Iron Man,” starts at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23. The last movie, the new three-hour “Avengers: Endgame,” will start at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. When it’s all over, marathoners will receive certificates to commemorate their epic accomplishment.
For $99, a movie fan can get a reserved seat for the marathon. The fan also will get a “Marvel Marathon Comfort Kit,” with an event blanket and other convenience items. A fan will also get a souvenir popcorn tub and drink cup, with unlimited popcorn and Coca-Cola Freestyle drinks for the duration of the marathon.
For another $99, guests can sign up for a meal plan of lunch and dinner on all three days, and breakfast on the second and third days.
The AMC Theatres chain announced it would be holding Marvel marathons, but only in theaters in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. A theater in suburban Boston also will show the marathon, as will an Alamo Drafthouse theater in Brooklyn.
The Megaplex chain will hold preview events for “Avengers: Endgame” at its theaters at Jordan Commons (Sandy), Thanksgiving Point (Lehi), Geneva (Vineyard) and The Junction (Ogden). For $25, fans will get to see the movie at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 25, along with the souvenir popcorn tub and drink cup with refills, and a Marvel collector coin.
Two Cinemark locations, the Cinemark 24 at Jordan Landing in West Jordan and the Cinemark 16 in Provo, also will have opening-night events for “Avengers: Endgame” at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 25.
Tickets for the marathon at The District, and the Megaplex preview screenings, are on sale at MegaplexTheatres.com. Tickets for the Cinemark screenings are at Cinemark.com.
