How to see 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' this week in theaters

If you want to see the new “Star Wars” movie as early as preview screenings Thursday night, you can do it — and there will be plenty of room this weekend, too.

That’s because a lot of showtimes are planned at each theater.

Despite the hype for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” and despite heavy demand for advance tickets, seats are available all weekend and all through the Christmas holiday.

Not only are there still tickets for opening night available for the earliest showtime, but also at some theaters playing up the “event status” of this film, you can come in costume — with some limitations.

That’s not to say that the best, dead-center-seating for 7 p.m. Thursday tickets remain. Some of those were bought many weeks ago.

And if you want to see it that night at one of Tulsa’s two IMAX theaters or the Broken Arrow Warren Theatre’s upstairs areas for ages 21 and older, well, you are currently out of luck.

But new showtimes at some theaters are still yet to be released, and for shows later that night and all through the weekend are plentiful, including for IMAX screens and the Warren’s balcony and “director suites.”

The theaters want everyone to see the new “Star Wars,” so they are showing it late (1 a.m. Friday morning in IMAX at Cinemark Tulsa), early (some 8 a.m. hour starts Friday) and often (a new show starts every half-hour to hour at the largest multiplexes).

For those theaters that don’t feature reserved seating (which is every theater outside of the Warren, Cinemark Tulsa and AMC Southroads 20), their seats will be available to whoever wants to show up and get in line the earliest.

Looking to dress up for the occasion? Those attending would do well to follow this policy issued by AMC.

“AMC does not permit weapons or items that would make other guests feel uncomfortable or detract from the movie-going experience. Guests are welcome to come dressed in costume, but we do not permit masks. In short, bring your lightsaber, turn it off during the movie, and leave the blaster and Darth Vader mask at home.”

Special events surrounding the opening of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” include:

• An “opening night fan event” gives a one-hour jump on the crowd with 6 p.m. Thursday showings at a higher price of about $25 offering collectible trading cards, “exclusive content” and a concessions special. However, these have been at capacity for some time at Broken Arrow Warren Theatre, AMC Southroads 20 and Cinemark Tulsa, so it’s up to the theater deciding to open another auditorium for the same event to find seats.

• AMC Southroads 20 has the exclusive on double-feature showings of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” beginning at 3 p.m. Thursday, followed by the new film starting at 6 p.m.

• The Warren Theatre will again include a pre-movie light show set to the tune of “The Imperial March” for showings in its largest Grand Infinity auditoriums.