Spectre had its world premiere in London on 26 October 2015 at the Royal Albert Hall, the same day as its general release in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Following the announcement of the start of filming, Paramount Pictures brought forward the release of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation to avoid competing with Spectre. In March 2015 IMAX corporation announced that Spectre would be screened in its cinemas, following Skyfall's success with the company. In the UK it received a wider release than Skyfall, with a minimum of 647 cinemas including 40 IMAX screens, compared to Skyfall's 587 locations and 21 IMAX screens. COUNT 5
QSN1 Where was the first showing of Spectre held? ANS1 Royal Albert Hall QSN2 On what date was Spectre first shown for general audiences? ANS2 26 October 2015 QSN3 What movie prompted IMAX to show Spectre? ANS3 Skyfall QSN4 What film opening was changed so it didn't compete with Spectre? ANS4 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation QSN5 Which film had a wider release in the UK, Skyfall or Spectre? ANS5 Spectre.