If the reviews are any indication, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is sure to see some success at the box office. This could equal long lines at theaters through the holidays. For those interested in avoiding this fate, we recommend, as we did for The Force Awakens, purchasing tickets online to see the film at a theater with reserved seating. Fortunately for New Yorkers, reserved seating theaters are all the rage. You’ll find your options below.

Another thing to ponder is what format is best for viewing Rogue One. Director Gareth Edwards did things a little differently on this Star Wars film. In particular, he shot it using Ultra Panavision 70 lenses, which are the lenses Quentin Tarrantino employed for The Hateful Eight. Edwards used these very special lenses with Alexa 65 large-format 6k digital cameras. What does this mean for the viewer? It means that the film was shot for ultra-widescreen viewing and that the ideal way to catch it is in 70MM IMAX in 2D. Unfortunately for New Yorkers, there aren’t any theaters in the city screening the film this way. You can however catch it in IMAX 3D, 3D, and 2D. Additionally, two theaters in New York City are offering the film in the new fangled 4DX. A format that stimulates all five senses, 4DX comes with high-tech motion seats and special effects including wind, lightning, water, rain and scents that are synchronized with the action on screen. Tickets for a 4DX screening will run you $28.75. If this is too pricey and you’re debating 2D vs 3D, hold onto your dollars, there’s really no need to see Rogue One in 3D.

Cinépolis Chelsea
260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011
Formats: 2D & 3D

Regal Union Square Stadium 14
850 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Format: 3D & 4DX (also screening in 2D but in a theater with no reserved seating)

AMC 84th Street 6
2310 Broadway, New York, NY 10024
Formats: 3D & 2D

AMC Loews 34th Street 14
312 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001
Formats: IMAX 3D, 3D & 2D

AMC Empire 25
234 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Formats: IMAX 3D, 3D & 2D

Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX
247 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Formats: 3D & 4DX

Regal Battery Park Stadium 11
102 North End Avenue, New York, NY 10291
Formats: 3D & 2D

AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13
1998 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
Formats: IMAX 3D, 3D & 2D

AMC Loews Orpheum 7
1538 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10028
Formats: 3D & 2D

AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9
2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd., New York, NY 10027
Formats: 3D & 2D

UA Court Street 12 & RPX
106 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Formats: 3D (also screening in 2D but in a theater with no reserved seating)

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn
455 Gold Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Formats: 2D

UA Sheepshead Bay Stadium 14 IMAX & RPX
3907 Shore Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11235
Formats: IMAX 3D, 3D & 2D

UA Kaufman Astoria Cinemas 14 & RPX
35-30 38th Street, Astoria, NY 11101
Formats: 3D (also screening in 2D but in a theater with no reserved seating)