Monkey writes, “Just letting you know that I’ve just become the lucky owner of tickets to the midnight premiere of Return of the King on December 18, purchased from Reading Cinemas in Christchurch. They went on sale today. They also confirmed that the midnight screening will finish at about 3:30, indicating a close to a 3.5 hour running time!!

“The other big chain in Christchurch, Hoyts, advised me via email today that tickets for ROTK will go on sale in early December. Although they might bring that forward now that Reading are selling…

“I also see confirmation that the Extended Editions of FOTR and TTT will be screening at Hoyts in December, but only it seems at Hoyts Moorhouse Christchurch. [More] Reading Cinemas are yet to confirm whether they will screen the extended editions.”