Mashable has learned the response to the theatrical re-release has been so strong — one insider called it "tremendous" — that AMC is extending its run of the cult hit 1984 film in theaters through next Thursday. The film is also expanding to 212 locations, more than half the chain's total circuit.
That's up from the 87 locations Mashable reported would play the film, whose initial run was expected to end this Thursday. But Purple Rain will party on through the weekend and next week — finally concluding in time to get out of the way of Captain America: Civil War*on May 5. Read more...