Movie theaters showing Jackson memorial

LOS ANGELES - Didn't snag a ticket to the Michael Jackson memorial? Not to fear. The service will be shown at a number of movie theaters around the country.

The Los Angeles Times reports that digital events company Cinedigm Digital Cinema Group will broadcast the spectacle in theaters in 20 states around the country.

About 17,000 people will be able to watch the service for free at theaters and the brodcast will be shown in high-definition.

"This gives Michael Jackson's fans a chance to view the memorial in a communal setting with other like-minded folks and celebrate his life together," Jonathan Dern, president of Cinedigm's content and entertainment group, told the Times.

Tickets to the screenings will be given on a first-come, first-served basis at no cost. But because of the last-minute notice of the screenings, it's not known how many will turn out.

"There is a possibility to be completely overwhelmed or the possibility that people may just not be aware that they could come to the theatre," Aaron Smith, Manager of Showplace East 18 in Evansville, Indiana, told FOXNews.com

Cinedigm is also considering showing encore presentations for fans who are unable to watch the live showings, the Times reported.

Below is a list of theaters that will be showing the Jackson memorial, according to Cinedigm's Web site :

ALABAMA
Mobile - Carmike Wynnsong 16

ARKANSAS
Little Rock - Rave Colonel Glenn 18

CALIFORNIA
Hollywood- Mann Chinese 6
Monrovia - Krikorian Monrovia Cinema 12
Tulare - Galaxy 10 Tulare

COLORADO
Colorado Springs - Carmike Chapel Hills 15

FLORIDA
Pensacola - Rave Pensacola 18

GEORGIA
Columbus - Carmike 15
Conyers - Carmike Conyers Crossroads 16
Savannah - Carmike Wynnsong 16

ILLINOIS
Champaign - Carmike Beverly Center 18
Dekalb - Carmike Market Square 10

INDIANA
Evansville - Showplace East 18

IOWA
Johnston - Carmike Wynnsong 16

KANSAS
Manhattan - Carmike Seth Childs 12

MICHIGAN
Lansing - Ncg Eastwood Cinemas

MONTANA
Missoula - Carmike 10

MISSOURI
Warrensburg - Carmike University 8

NEVADA
Las Vegas - Rave Town Square 18

NEW JERSEY
Toms River - Marquee Orchard 10

NEW MEXICO
Las Cruces - Allen Telshor 12

NEW YORK
Brooklyn - Park Slope Pavilion 9
New Hartford - Marquee Cinemas Orchard 14
New York - Clearview Chelsea Cinemas

NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville - Carmike 10
Fayetteville - Carmike Market Fair 15
Jacksonville - Carmike 16
Raleigh - Marquee Wakefield 12

TENNESSEE
Franklin - Carmike Thoroughbred 20
Johnston - Carmike Johnson City 14

TEXAS
Austin - Galaxy Highland 10
Edinburg - Carmike 20
Hurst - Rave North East Mall 18

VIRGINIA
Fredericksburg - Marquee Southpoint 9
Roanoke - Carmike 10

WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston - Marquee Southridge 12