Will be checking this movie out tonight. In fact, this whole fiasco has made me more interested than I might have been otherwise.

So you're saying that if every theater sells out, they will let it open wide? You aren't really giving a point on WHY we should do this. To show Lionsgate we care for Clive? No thanks, they have to show us THEY care for Clive.

UPDATE: TICKETS DON'T SEEM TO BE AVAILABLE ONLINE... Seriously SOO....IT'S SOLD OUT?!?

UPDATE: TICKETS DON'T SEEM TO BE AVAILABLE ONLINE... Seriously SOO....IT'S SOLD OUT?!?

you obviously don't get the point slasher_12. this isn't about supporting Clive, this is about supporting good horror. this movie deserves attention and deserves proper treatment, and doesn't deserve to be thrown away like it is. if you don't want to support it, then don't. i, for one, will support this and hope it succeeds in every way it can.

that is sooo dumb.. there used to be a dolloar movie theatre here in sacramento and they closed it down!! so now i cant even see the movie!!! i hate the movies at times!!

I do want to support it. However, if i do...will people get to see it, meaning will Lionsgate let it open wide? That's what im not getting, and im in Canada.

Nope, it won't ever open wide... that's only one reason why this needs to be done.

Yeah, i just tried to buy tickets, in Beverly Hills, even though im in Canada....and no tickets are available online....Lionsgate probably set that up too.

I'm sorry, but I don't get it either. We give the ungrateful studios money and we show them...what? That they'll make money regardless of how they treat us?!

I agree Nuggy. But either way, there's nothing we can do...we can't even buy tickets online lol

I think this is a great idea! I think this will prove a point. I am doing this. Great idea Bloody!

No Theatre in St.Louis Missouri showing Film! Will Wait for DVD!

horrorguy123 alot of people will do this...but the problem is, if you look at the update BD just made, NOT TICKETS are available to buy online.

So LGF is willing, but not able to give this a wider release? I gotta call bullshit.

LOL EXACTLY nonsequitur.....this whole thing makes NO SENSE at all.

Ugh, this is so worthless. LionsGate have already made up their mind and they aren't going to do anything for this movie. Buying tickets for the movie that isn't located anywhere to you is pointless (except if one of theaters are located where you live).

Think people are missing the point. This is about showing we THE HORROR FANS have a voice. This was a slap in the fact, we are slapping back. What we do wont be any money to them, its the act 'we did it' that will make the heads turn.

Im starting to feel hopeless too... if anyone finds a theaters you can buy tickets online please let me know. Ill buy a ton. This is crap! CRAP!

When you digg this article, Clive's name is misspelled "Cluve Barker" bloody-disgusting.com — Massive campaign started to help a fallen horror brother, Cluve Barker, digg this story if you wish to help The Midnight Meat Train! Can you fix that?

ONLINE TICKETING IS AVAILABLE but for very few theaters! If you go to www.moviefone.com you can do an "unlimited" search from your area code. I put in my area code and searched "unlimited" and came up with 2 or 3 in the Wisconsin area that had online ticketing at $3.75 per ticket + $1 fee.

If this works, it's a theater in Washington that's $2 + $1 fee, for tonight's 7:45 show. https://www.movietickets.com/purchase.asp?perf_id= 559810547

One last note: it looks like you can only buy 10 at once, not sure if you can do it multiple times or you can only buy 10 for each showing.

I can't believe this isn't being released wide. I must have seen the trailer for this atleast during five different movies at the theater. It's just stupid to even show previews to audiences across the country and never release it. Really dumb. It might be because the title is retarded.

Doesn't this flick take place in NY?? You mean to tell me that Lionsgate isn't opening it up in at least ONE fucking theatre in NY?? This is fucked up beyond all reasoning...I'm a fucking NYC Subway Conductor & I can't see a movie that takes place in my city...At my workplace??? Everyone & I mean EVERYONE at Lionsgate responsible for this travesty should be drawn & quaretered, Only to then have Salt & Vinegar poured on their bloody fucking stumps. Fucking ass-backward miscreants.

While I think that this is yet another case of fans being screwed by the studies this is a noble effort you're making BD

Oh by the way....Rochester doesn't count. It oughta be in Manhattan at least. The subway doesn't go to Rochester. Metro North yes...NYCTA no.

I say we fucking boycott Lionsgate from now on. Don't watch Saw V or anything else they make, and when MMT comes out on DVD, buy the bootleg version. I tried buying tickets to help support it and it won't let me. Stick it to the corporate fucks !!!

Links to buy tickets to shows tonight: https://www.movietickets.com/pre_purchase.asp?a fid=moviefone&house_id=1764&perfd=08012008&edat a=30&showdate=0&movie_id=61504 https://www.movie tickets.com/pre_purchase.asp?afid=moviefone&house_id=17 84&perfd=08012008&edata=30&showdate=0&movie _id=61504 https://www.movietickets.com/pre_purchase.asp? afid=moviefone&house_id=2040&perfd=08012008&eda ta=30&showdate=0&movie_id=61504 https://www.movi etickets.com/pre_purchase.asp?afid=moviefone&house_id=4 747&perfd=08012008&edata=30&showdate=0&movi e_id=61504 https://www.movietickets.com/pre_purchase.asp ?afid=moviefone&house_id=818&perfd=08012008&eda ta=30&showdate=0&movie_id=61504

Heh, well that didn't work.

I just bought 10 tickets to the show using this address: https://www.movietickets.com/purchase.asp?perf_id= 559810547

I just posted a list of working links to the pages on the Moviefone/Movietickets.com site where you can buy tickets for 1 August shows over in the Rue Morgue forum: http://www.rue-morgue.com/boards/showthread.php?p=431830

Okay, so, exactly what will maxing out theaters do? I don't get it.

right im from england ive checked and apaprently midnight meat train was released today but heres the fucked up part. ive checked every cinema listings on websites for the uk and guess what NOT ONE OF THEM IS SHOWING IT what the fuck is going on lionsgate are setting this up to fail not one advertisement on uk tv or even a poster only one showing and thats at uk horror fest in two weeks organsied by film4 i know for a fact that this movie will go straight to digital tv here in england on the film4 movie channel and not even get a cinema release. lionsgate have no intentions of letting this movie succed and i hope it blows up in there faces and becomes a success then they will realise what a mistake theyve made

for all u american horror fans get all the tickets in $1 cinemas sold out make lionsgate see the mistake they have made as this film could make alot of money if released properly

For Los Angeles people - the only theater I can find is in Norwalk, which is like 40 miles east of LA proper. The weird thing is, that theater DOES let you buy tix online (through Movietickets), yet MMT is exempt. If you just look at the general listings for that theater, MMT doesn't even show up!!

I'm going to Longview, TX to see this so I'll pick up 10 or 20. I hope people all over do this because I don't want to waste $20 if no one else is gonna. All you people with the extra cash...DONATE!!!!

jacques what do you care? isn't it crappy cut away gore and spongebob-ish cannibalism? why bother posting if you're not going to help? i'm trying to get as many people as i can to go with me tonight to see this movie...

i left a comment on Ralph Nader's youtube page asking the consumer advocate to help/ told him we are consumers getting shafted by shady corporate shenanigans!

Cinemark Movies 10 (Cathedral City,CA) has tickets available online. Buying tickets will send a message to Lionsgate about the level of interest from horror fans. They're playing politics...dumping a well made, original horror film with a strong pedigree...out of spite because of corporate pettiness. Since we support their films, we deserve better. If the movie sells a lot of tickets in the $1 theaters, they'll realize the money they lost by not giving it at least a platform release.

PEOPLE WHO WISH TO DONATE ONLINE!!!! On fandango.com, you can get tickets from the Cinemark Tandy 10 in LITTLE ROCK, AR!!!

it pisses me off how movies like prom night remake can get this huge release and get all sorts of attention even though it wasnt any good and not really a decent horror movie yet a movie like this that looks so good and is a horror gets no exposure is it just me or is that fucked up??

It's not that they will learn that they lost money - they don't care about the money. All they want to do is use MMT (and Repo) as "proof" that no one cares about horror. Even if every show sells out this weekend, it won't make enough to show up on the box office reports. Then they can say "Look, no one showed up", because nothing reports number of tickets sold, only the total gross (and per screen average, which will also be low). The new president is simply a giant tool who wants to mark his territory, which means dumping the movies made under the previous president. It's actually happened to other movies (Jason X, for example) - they are sort of orphaned when a new regime takes over at a studio. But it's just never been this blatantly obvious and just plain malicious. At least New Line gave Jason X a chance; didn't market it much, but put it on a respectable number of screens.

nothing in toroton?

toronto I mean:)

superfuckinggay. i wanna see this. but it's not showing anywhere in a 150 mile radius of me. I might me in knoxville soon anyway for a concert, so we'll see, but this sucks.

im jus going to the theatre to get mine, its openin at the palace in wichita and that is literally 3 blocks form y house, so im goin right now to buy 5 tickets and im gonna see it tonight

I work in the contracts department of a studio, and can tell you that usually distribution contracts have a clause stating that if a film makes a certain amount theatrically then the distributor is required to pay additional fees. MMT must have this in the contract and Lionsgate doesn't want to have to pay out these fees so they are doing their best to ensure that the movie makes nowhere near the amount stipulated. It is the only explanation that makes sense to me. If they had just promoted it as it deserves and released it into first-run theaters , the film would have most likely made enough money to more than cover any fees imposed on Lionsgate, even with its limited release...

Of course the Prom Night remake gets a huge release. Of course yet another Saw sequel gets a huge release. Never underestimate the average citizenry's ability to settle for less than mediocre entertainment that does all their thinking for them, or rather in most cases never requires any thinking on anyone's part in the first place.

If you Google Carmike Maxi-Saver 12. You can buy tix online (it takes you to fandango) for the 9:45 show (pittsburgh pa time) for .99 cents.

You can buy tickets for the Birmingham theater online. I still can't get over how much bullshit this is. And the fact that they are putting Repo! in limited release holy shit, I also read something from Clive where he say that Bousman was fighting for 5 theaters, so apparently that one is getting more fucked than this... This is such bullshit, luckily (?) i live in birmingham, al so I saw it at 1, and im going back tonight, and I'll be buying 60 dollars worth of tickets. I really loved the movie, aside from the one BAAAAAD CGI shot it was great!! totally undeserving of this bullshit

This is so fucking sad. Universal did this same thing to House Of 1,000 Corpses. Do you think it's too late for Barker to get a different distributor to release this movie? If it can happen, it should happen now. I can't believe we're gonna be left with shitty watered down horror this month like the Mummy 3. And Mirrors doesn't really impress me that much to go see it. Also, I believe Lionsgate is gonna release the next Saw movie this October. How fucked is that since the franchise has already lost it's luster. I really think Barker should find another distributor even if it means we have to wait to see Midnight Meat Train next year.

SWEET! It's playing in Memphis after all! I can't friggen wait to see this! The short story is one of my favs rom the books of blood.

not that the situation doesn't still blow, but I was resigned to having to wait for a dvd.

What is being hinted at here by "no one is willing to speak on the record" Is that this entire fiasco is political. This film was produced by the brilliant Peter Block the architect of much of Lions Gates past success. So now that Joe Drake has taken over Lions gate and fired his more talented rival he is dumping all of Peter's film. However this film gets special attention because Clive Barker dared to object and then got into a fist fight with Joe Drake in his office who threw Clive out on his ear and swore that he would destroy Clive Barker. That he and his scum bag fans were finished and not important. Who knows maybe Lions Gate can become the new New Line now that the old New Line went out of business once they abandoned there roots.

I was not 100% behind Mr. Disgusting's decision to put out the call to all of the fans. Based on the amount of comments that people are leaving and the amount of love being thown at this film, I think it was most certainly the right thing to do. Right on Mr. D!!! Clive and Kitamura have delived a film that (I feel) won't disappoint. The horror fans are the most important aspect to this whole story, the are the ones who are now given the decidedly difficult chore of finding the screens and buying the tickets. I sincerely hope that the investors behind Lionsgate, and whoever else is higher up than them is takinga look at this grass roots effort. The investors in the studio are being taken for a ride.

MMT, that is interesting, I'm guessing you have some inside knowledge, and if you are quoting Joe directly when you say "Scumbag fans were finished" then holy shit fuck Lionsgate Also I just realized that this is probably what's happening to Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, and that pisses me off because I was looking forward to that Welcome to the world of the Winesteins, Lionsgate

I'd love for this movie to be able to find another distributer too. The sad part of that is that this movie is also beholden to the same contract that Lionsgate is. Then there's the matter of how willing Lionsgate is to sell the contract. And yes, I'm just as disappointed at the kind of horror that's shoveled at us. There's this stigma that anything challenging or left of center is for faggots or elitest arty types. The only thing we're allowed to see on a proper screen is a blood-drenched equivalent of an episode of Sesame Street. Horror movies used to be scary; they used to challenge cultural, social, and political norms. They were an experience. Nowadays, it seems like they all come off of the same assembly line from the same factory and they do virtually nothing but pass the time. That's certainly one of the reasons Repo is getting shafted, because it dares to be the exception and not the rule.

I am going to see it at Superstition Mall in Mesa, AZ in just a couple of hours. The theatre charges about $2.50-$3 per ticket...I wonder how much goes to Lionsgate? Anyways there was an advertisement for the film at Cinemark in Mesa, and an employee told me the film would be showing there...though this is not a dollar theatre...when I went there today they said they had made a mistake and the film had been pulled? I see that the film is plaiyng at other Cinemark theaters in other states and I assume these are dollar or discount theaters, can anyone verify this? I do agree that we all should get behind this film...Lionsgate makes tons of money pumping out horror films into pipeline...good and bad ones, I see no reason or logic as to why they are treating a reknowned horror author's film this way?

I don't know if this helps at all, but MMT will also be playing as part of the London FrightFest in the UK on August 23rd at 10pm. Details here: http://www.frightfest.co.uk/midnightmeattrai.html

starplexcinemas.com has Cinema 10 in mesquite texas who has online ticketing shows on tues are 50 cents you can buy up to 30 tickets at a time

At the moment, the website for MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN is still active @ http://www.midnightmeattrainthemovie.com/ However, there's only a trailer followed by COMING SOON, LIONSGATE, THE FILM IS NOT YET RATED toward the botom of the webpage (no active links to anywhere regarding where it's playing in theatres Or to Lionsgate itself - and if you visit http://lionsgate.com/ there is no mention of MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN - WTF?)!!! Fangs to the folks @ BD (and the fellow fans who posted which websites allow you to purchase online tickets) because without your announcement nobody would know what's going on!! Its not playing anywhere near Las Vegas, but if I can purchase some tickets somewhere maybe it can send a message to LIONSGATE (guess this would explain why not a peep about the movie was mentioned @ comic con this year @ LIONSGATE's panel)!! ~(^)~

i think horror's gonna be okay if this movie goes to dvd. it definitely won't put Clive Barker in the poor house.

Yeah,you can get tix online for the palm cinema movie theatre here in lakeland,fl which their not even on that list.Which leads me to believe there is more theatres showing this movie then what some may have us believe.

Dammit, how am I supposed to get in on this? Apparently, living in Alberta, Canada means that I miss out on the newest movie from the brilliance of Clive Barker. So, US fans, BUY THE TICKETS. This movie and its crew deserve better than to be trashed by some asshole.

even though i support this im gonna be pissed if i go to this and the theater is sold out

has thought occured to even get noticed about 20 or so million must be drummed up in ticket sales! don't think we have the members or resources to pull that off even a mill or two is reaching, further more i saw the film, and well if you like hyper camera work and slow motion cgi blood matrix style go for it; the director behind godzilla final wars tackled this, great action director but not suited to directing horror. sorry not trying to piss you off, i rallied for this film just like the rest of you.

Maybe the movie sucks and thats why its going to 1 dolla theaters? Ill wait for it to come out on dvd.

is it playing anywhere here in New England? I haven't been able to find a listing anywhere.

I've never been more proud to be a horror fan. Although I think us throwing money at Lionsgate is NOT the answer. We need to direct the powers that be directly. Do we have any high-up e-mails or fax numbers? Let's point our canons directly at them!!

i just got back from seeing MMT and it's very f^ucking awesome! as grateful as i am being able to see it, love it and plan on buying it on DVD, i'm pissed that EVERYONE can't see this movie in the theater. i kid you not guys, it's a bad ass movie! it's gory (VERY!) in a # of intense kills and VERY creatively shot! some of the shots the way they are filmed, i've never seen done before. SPOILER-ISH: there's a scene in the movie where a victim's head has been knocked completely off and the immediate POV is the victim looking at his/hers own body from which it's been severed from!! but you don't realize it at first. the POV then switches to the us (the viewer) looking at the head still kinda blinking/twitching. the movie is so incredible shot/filmed i'm blown away. both my friend i went with and i totally love this movie. THIS MOVIE NEEDED A WIDE F^UCKING RELEASE!!! (IMO) this movie is SO MUCH BETTER than most of the movies released this year. i'm not trying to bash "The Strangers", but it's Joe Drake's produced film and i can see why he bumped MMT from it's initial release date and had "The Strangers" take it's place. MMT blows "The Strangers" in EVERY POSSIBLE WAY! i kid you not!

There are plenty of movies that surely suck but are given any opportunity possible to make money, which only makes sense. This, on the other hand, is an infuriating way of a company trying to prove that horror movies are not profitable by using the most under-handed tactics they could think of. Another nasty little side note of showing the movie exclusively at dollar-theaters, is that most of them don't even have ways of buying tickets online (and they knew people would band together and attempt to buy batches of tickets online).

Here you go: Theatrical Publicity Contact: Kimberly Ehlmann - Kehlmann@lionsgate.com

Just figured I post another location, I saw for Midnight Meat train. Its going to be at the West Mall 7 (www.westmall7.com) in Sioux Falls, SD. Yes its a a cheap theatre. ~JS

iam really bummed out about this..i wanted to see this..i was looking fwd to seeing it today..but i had to settle for the mummy...also the one email addy doesnt work..i think its the second one..that email got kicked back into my box...well i hope with all the emails we do get to see this

here's a link to the theater that i saw the movie in today. it has tickets available online: https://www.movietickets.com/purchase.asp?perf_i d=559810547

If your in the memphis TN area, the Malco Bartlett 10 is showing it. (yeah, it's a cheap theatre.)

nothing can make people want something more than being told they can't have it.

Just think if Lionsgate treated Saw 1 (back in 2004)the way they are treating MMT. They wouldn't have thier cash cow Saw franchise today.

i live in canada and it isn't playing anywhere near me

i also live in Canada , toronto to be exact, and NO WHERE near me either...it sucks....i dont think it opened in canada.

is there any way we can call/write/fax/e-mail the better buisness bueroe to report the UNFAIR practice of a studio promoting a movie, then shoving it under the bed? I dont know this whole thing is pissing me right the f off. seems to me that we should go above the studios head, however that may be possible. I for one will be writing my congressman after i finish this. doubt it will do any good at all but its worth a shot. I would LOVE to be able to purchase tix for this online but seeing how I am the only 32 year old man on the planet without a credit card i'm at a loss. SOMETHING must be done, burn down the studio, boycot, mail Lions gate 10 tons of hamburger??? PROTEST!

I just got back from seeing it. It's awesome!

Is there anyway to find out who liongates stock holders are? Or Investors? There must be a paper trail somewhere as there must be some large group owners. I know sports teams a lot of the time have to show who own what %, if we can find that out then 10-1 mailing them directly about how you would have gladly paid for this film and due to the ineptitude of the new leadership at lionsgate are unable and so they will make nothing off a movie that *while they could give to shits about if it's good or bad* would have been profitable to them. Would probably make more diffrence than writing lionsgate themselves.

OK people.. just bought 2 tickets from Vermont to the movie in fucking WEST MUFFIN Pennsylvania.. lets step up and make this happen!!!!

Guys, this is why the horror genre is going down the drain... What happened to the grindhouse days of the 70s?

If anyone didn't know, it's playing in exactly 102 THEATERS according to BOM.

Dedrose...it's west mifflin, PA. but that is some funny shit!!! and AnalogPussy is the BEST screen name ever!!!

I just wanted to post something on this. I don't know all the details behind it but maybe this will help. A studio NEEDS some movies to lose money. That way they can allocate the funds from other movies that MAKE money into areas of the company and ultimately make more money. It happens all the time. My girlfriend happens to be an accountant and the ins-and-outs I could not speak of but I know that this is something that in some instances they WANT. Now I'm not too sure but I DO know that Lionsgate rocks the theatre chains (working at one I an promise you of that) about 2 times a year. When a Tyler Perry movie comes out...and when there is a Saw film. Seeing as there happens to be both coming out soon (The Family That Preys and Saw 5) perhaps this is the strategy. Like I said I don't speak accountant so I cannot tell you why or how but if they have a film that seems destined to flop...it may be because they will make more money (as a company-not for the filmmakers themselves) if it fails miserably. That way when you got your big boy movies coming out they can profit much much more off of it. Just a thought. Please don't ask me to explain the details cause I don't know them. I could only retain this much before my head went "Scanners" anyway.

As much as I hate to be a voice of dissent here because I want to see this movie, Lions Gate should have gone the direct-to-video route they were entertaining once before. All the good intentions wouldn't be so pointless and the treatment of the film far less ugly. Remember how much people belly ached about "Firefly" getting cancelled then when the film opened it was kind of a flop. I know people showed up in droves for all those advance screenings but that didn't count towards the final gross. But nobody showed up when it mattered. The problem with people making this stand is that you don't mind buying ten tickets for a dollar because they're ten for a dollar. The real problem, I guess, is that the movie can't fail on your terms. That is all.

EVERYBODY CLICK DIGG THIS ARTICLE!

Sweet it's playing at the 50 cent theatre in Omaha NE!

C'mon NY'ers lets sell out Rochester. I'm behind this 100%. Repost on your myspaces and facebooks bulletins too. Great job MR D. :)