Steven Spielberg's classic Jaws will be returning to theaters to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film.
Entertainment Weekly reported that the 1975 classic will be shown in over 500 theaters around the United States on June 21st. An encore showing will be taking place on June 24th.
Fathom Events vice president of programming Kymberli Frueh-Owens, expressed his excitement about this classic film returning to the big screen. "Movie buffs will love seeing their favorite killer shark larger than life on the big screen. No risk of shark bite!”
Tickets for the showings will go on sale on May 29th.
Jaws was released on June 20, 1975 and has been considered one of the first "summer blockbusters." Audiences lined up and down blocks to get tickets for the movie, which coined the phrase, summer blockbusters.
This marks another classic Spielberg film to be returning to the big screen. Jurassic Park was re-released in IMAX 3D back in 2013. Spielberg is an executive producer on Jurassic World, which is on pace to become a major summer blockbuster of 2015. The movie is being projected as having a $100 million opening, Variety added.