In anticipation for The Avengers, AMC Theaters have just announced they’ll be holding an all-day Ultimate Marvel Maraton on May 3 in select cities. The event starts at 11;30 AM, and plans to screen all five previous released Marvel Studios movies, in the order they were released – Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America. The last three films will be shown in 3D which will lead into the midnight showing of The Avengers.

The all day Ultimate Marvel Marathon event will set you back $40 per ticket.

Here is a list of the select theaters where you can purchase tickets:

Boston Common 19 Boston, MA
Burbank 16 Burbank, CA
Downtown Disney 12 Anaheim, CA
Aventura 24 Aventura, FL
Empire 25 New York, NY
Garden State 16 Paramus, NJ
Downtown Disney 24 Lake Buena Vista, FL
Metreon 16 San Francisco, CA
Alderwood 16 Lynnwood, WA
Tysons Corner 16 McLean, VA

Tickets for the Ultimate Marvel Marathon will go on sale at 9:01 PM (PST) on 3/11 and 12:01 AM (EST) on 3/11 or 3/12 (depending how you look at it). Other tickets will go on sale on March 16th for an expanded list of theaters, which will be announced that same day.

AMC Theaters have also released a custom one-sheet promotional poster for the Ultimate Marvel Marathon, which you can see below:

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