Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ:CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced the grand opening celebration of its new Patriot 14 featuring The IMAX Experience® in Fayetteville, NC (4761 Lake Valley Drive). The theatre officially opens with Paramount’s Interstellar at 7pm (local time) in the IMAX® auditorium. In addition, Lionsgate’s highly anticipated theatrical debut of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 1 will be shown on 13 screens throughout the complex on Thursday, November 20, 2014 beginning at 8pm (local time). Attendees are encouraged to visit www.carmike.com for exact show times and to purchase their advance tickets.

In addition, to celebrate the Patriot 14’s opening weekend celebration, guests will also enjoy a special concession promotion – Free small Coca-Cola Freestyle fountain drink with ticket purchase through close of business November 23. Included in the new guest experience is an expanded concession menu of hot food items. Carmike is also proud to present the Ovation Beer and Wine menu, which is available to those 21 and over. Additional promotions at this location include:

Stimulus Tuesday – $2 popcorn, $2 fountain drinks and $2 candy with ticket purchase every Tuesday.

Super Bargain Matinee – $5.75 admission prices for all movies between 4:00 pm and 5:30 pm. Standard surcharges for IMAX, 3-D and special showings apply.

The facility’s upscale lobby contains multiple concession areas featuring self-serve Coca-Cola Freestyle drink centers, which pour 100+ customized fountain drink varieties. One-stop ticketing in the lobby is an amenity at Carmike locations that helps cinemagoers escape the elements and facilitates ticket and concessions purchases from the same, fast-moving indoor line. The new complex also provides additional ticketing for advanced sales through the additional kiosks as well as special services for visually and hearing-impaired patrons.

This cutting-edge complex features The IMAX Experience®, as well as 13 additional auditoriums with large, wall-to-wall screens, stadium seating, comfortable high-back rocking luxury seats, retractable armrests and convenient cup holders. The Patriot 14 has DLP digital projection and digital sound on all screens, and the premier location includes total seating capacity for more than 3,100 guests.

One of the most exciting features is the new IMAX® auditorium, which features a wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling screen measuring 70-feet wide by 31-feet tall and has seating capacity for more than 479 guests. The IMAX auditorium will offer patrons a unique experience, allowing them to enjoy the biggest blockbusters like never before. IMAX’s cutting-edge projection system, which delivers crystal-clear 2D and 3D images, is coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, creating a state-of-the-art environment that will make audiences feel as if they are actually in the movie.

Carmike President and CEO David Passman: “Carmike is very pleased to bring our exceptional new Patriot 14 entertainment complex to Fayetteville and the great community of Fort Bragg, home of our brave service men and women as well as their supporting families. As with all of our locations, we will focus on providing valued guests with extraordinary service each and every visit to ensure the definitive enjoyment of all audiences. The entertainment complex will feature superior cinema-going entertainment, including premium large format digital presentations on our immersive IMAX screen.”

About The IMAX Experience®

In IMAX, you’re experiencing a different movie altogether: everything from the movie itself to the theatre’s technology and design was developed and customized to make you believe you’re part of the action.

IMAX works directly with filmmakers to enhance the movie using its Digital Re-Mastering® process, which delivers superior picture and sound quality. Played through IMAX’s state-of-the art projection system, the resulting images are so lifelike and crystal-clear you’ll forget you’re in a theatre.

IMAX grabs your senses. You don’t just hear the powerful sound system; you feel it all around you. Visually, there is no frame. IMAX’s custom theatre design creates a picture that is higher, wider and closer – filling your peripheral view.

It’s not one thing that makes The IMAX Experience but a combination of all these elements. That’s the difference between seeing a movie and being part of one.

Visit IMAX.com for information.

About Carmike Cinemas (www.carmike.com)

Carmike Cinemas, Inc. is a U.S. leader in digital cinema, 3-D cinema deployments and one of the nation's largest motion picture exhibitors. Carmike has 278 theatres with 2,917 screens in 41 states. The circuit includes 42 premium large format (PLF) auditoriums featuring state-of-the-art technology and luxurious seating, including 25 "BigDs," 15 IMAX auditoriums and two MuviXL screens. As "America's Hometown Theatre Chain" Carmike's primary focus is mid-sized communities. Visit www.carmike.com for exact show times and to purchase tickets.