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Availability: Extinct. The original version was only shown in Regal theaters during the time. Meanwhile, the short version appeared appear after the previews, before the movie starts. | Availability: Extinct. The original version was only shown in Regal theaters during the time. Meanwhile, the short version appeared appear after the previews, before the movie starts. | ||
Editor's Note: This trailer is a favorite of many, thanks to the fantastic CGI. | Editor's Note: This trailer is a favorite of many, thanks to the fantastic CGI. It is very telling that they brought this back twice after the initial follow-ups failed to live up to this logo. | ||
=== 2nd Opening (June 2000-March 2001) === | === 2nd Opening (June 2000-March 2001) === | ||
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'''Opening''': On a black background, the white text "Feature Presentation" fades in, remains on-screen for a few seconds, and then fades out. | '''Opening''': On a black background, the white text "Feature Presentation" fades in, remains on-screen for a few seconds, and then fades out. | ||
'''Trivia''': This opening was seen after Regal's | '''Trivia''': This opening was seen after Regal's infamous "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhWRSaOSq5I Pepsi Girl]" policy trailer. The spot, starring Hallie Kate Eisenberg in her role from Pepsi's ad campaign at the time (where she'd lip-sync to male actors' voices for comical effect, in this case reading out movie theater rules at a wild west saloon), was widely lambasted by filmgoers and projectionists alike for its overlong and unfunny nature, and for replacing the beloved "Rollercoaster" trailer. There are reports that audiences would boo at the trailer and even throw objects at the screen while it was on. | ||
'''FX/SFX''': Just the fading. | '''FX/SFX''': Just the fading. | ||
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'''Availability''': Extinct. This was only used for barely a year, and always came after the "Pepsi Girl" policy trailer. | '''Availability''': Extinct. This was only used for barely a year, and always came after the "Pepsi Girl" policy trailer. | ||
'''Editor's Note''': This is ridiculously bland and lazy compared to the previous logo, not helped by it ending an infamously terrible trailer. | '''Editor's Note''': This is ridiculously bland and lazy compared to the previous logo, not helped by it ending an infamously terrible trailer. Due to the extreme outcry, the previous logo was brought back by Regal as a replacement. | ||
=== 3rd Opening (2004-2015) === | === 3rd Opening (2004-2015) === | ||
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Availability: Extinct. Used to appear before some 3D movies (most auditoriums, including all 35mm auditoriums, later using the 4th opening, and still others don't use a standard policy trailer at all, only using the Sprint cell phone policy trailer) and back-to-back with the 1st opening, if at all. | Availability: Extinct. Used to appear before some 3D movies (most auditoriums, including all 35mm auditoriums, later using the 4th opening, and still others don't use a standard policy trailer at all, only using the Sprint cell phone policy trailer) and back-to-back with the 1st opening, if at all. | ||
Editor's Note: | Editor's Note: Not much to report, though it's still a downgrade from the 1st logo. | ||
=== 4th Opening (2015-) === | === 4th Opening (2015-) === | ||
[[File:Regal Cinemas 2015.png|center|350px]] | [[File:Regal Cinemas 2015.png|center|350px]] | ||