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While Team USA goes for gold, the games will be shown on silver screens at AMC Theatres.
This is the first time across the country 160 theaters will show Olympic events, starting with the Opening Ceremony, from July 26 through Aug. 11.
Outside of seeing Simone Biles instead of an A-List movie star on the screen, AMC Theatres' Chief Content Officer Elizabeth Frank said the experience should be similar to a Friday night movie.
"This is an opportunity for people to, whether they're on the edge of their seats or they're sitting back in a movie theater recliner, it's fully immersive and live and exciting, and we expect we'll see lots of fans in red, white, blue, cheering on Team USA in groups,” Frank said.
Single tickets can be bought through AMC Theatres' website, app or at the box office. Fandango is also selling tickets.
There is an additional option to watch the broadcast in IMAX.
Groups can also rent out an entire theater for a watch party, which is where Frank said AMC Theatres got inspiration from when it came to showing the Olympics live.
"A lot of NBC coverage cuts to watch parties — people cheering on their hometown hero or groups of youth athletes and teams gathering to watch what it looks like if you keep working really, really hard for years and years," Frank said. "And so, seeing those watch parties made it feel, to us, like we'd be a natural place for people to gather and love the Olympics."
Along with the theater experience, AMC Theatres has a signature red, white and blue slush along with popcorn buckets with the Olympic rings emblem.
You can watch the Olympics on KSHB 41 News now through Aug. 11.
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