That’s right, it won’t just be just any ol’ IMAX theater that will be graced by the first eight minutes of The Dark Knight Rises, just the ones on this highly exclusive list. Reserve your tickets now Batfans.

So it was previously believed that any IMAX theater with the right projection equipment would be able to host the prologue to The Dark Knight Rises before prints of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, but today a press release was issued with no less than 43 theaters that will showcase the footage.

Thanks to our friends at Batman-News.com for the complete list!

Austin, TX…………………………………IMAX Theater Austin Austin

Boston, MA………………………………..Jordan’s IMAX Natick

Boston, MA………………………………..IMAX 3D Theatre in Reading Reading

Calgary, AB………………………………..Scotiabank Theatre Chinook 16 + IMAX Calgary

Chantilly, VA-Washington, DC …..Udvar-Hazy Center IMAX Chantilly

Chicago, IL…………………………………Navy Pier IMAX Theatre Chicago

Des Moines, IA…………………………..SCI IMAX Dome Theater Des Moines

Detroit, MI………………………………..Henry Ford IMAX Dearborn

Edmonton, AB……………………………Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton + IMAX Edmonton

Harrisburg, PA…………………………..The Whitaker Center for Science & the Arts IMAX Harrisburg

Houston, TX……………………………….Houston Marq*e Stadium 22 + IMAX Houston

Indianapolis ……………………………….White River IMAX Indianapolis

Los Angeles, CA…………………………..Irvine Spectrum 20 + IMAX Irvine

Los Angeles, CA…………………………..RAVE 18 + IMAX Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA…………………………..Ontario Palace Stadium 22 + IMAX Ontario

Los Angeles, CA…………………………..Citywalk Stadium 19 with IMAX Universal City

Madison, WI………………………………..Star 18 Fitchburg with IMAX Fitchburg

Miami, FL……………………………………AutoNation IMAX Fort Lauderdale

Minneapolis, MN…………………………Great Clips IMAX Apple Valley

Montreal, QC………………………………Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal + IMAX Montreal

Nashville,TN……………………………….Opry Mills Stadium 20 + IMAX Nashville

New York, NY……………………………..Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX New York

New York, NY……………………………..Palisades IMAX West Nyack

Omaha, NE………………………………….Star Cinema 16 with IMAX Council Bluffs

Orlando, FL…………………………………Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 + IMAX Orlando

Ottawa, ON…………………………………Silvercity Gloucester + IMAX Gloucester-Ottawa

Palm Springs (Los Angeles)…………Desert IMAX Theatre-Cathedral City

Philadelphia, PA…………………………..IMAX & the Tropicana-Atlantic City

Philadelphia, PA…………………………..Tuttleman IMAX – Franklin Institute-Philadelphia

Phoenix, AZ…………………………………Arizona Mills 25 with IMAX-Tempe

Providence, RI…………………………….Providence Place 16 with IMAX-Providence

Quebec City, QC…………………………..IMAX Le Theatre At Quebec-Quebec City

Sacramento, CA…………………………..Esquire IMAX-Sacramento

San Antonio, TX…………………………..IMAX at RiverCenter-San Antonio

San Francisco, CA………………………..Metreon 16 with IMAX & ETX-San Francisco

Seattle, WA………………………………….Boeing IMAX – Pacific Science Center-Seattle

Tampa, FL…………………………………..Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)-Tampa

Toronto, ON………………………………..Coliseum 12 Mississauga + IMAX-Mississauga

Toronto, ON………………………………..Scotiabank Theatre Toronto + IMAX-Toronto

Toronto, ON………………………………..Colossus 18 Woodbridge +IMAX Woodbridge-Vaughan

Vancouver, BC…………………………….Colossus Langley + IMAX Langley

Vancouver, BC…………………………….Silvercity Riverport 18 + IMAX Richmond

Have no fear, Brits! Accompanying the list were four UK theaters which will run the footage on December 21st.

Here’s the rest of the release-

BURBANK, Calif. –Warner Bros. Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises”—the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy—is one of the most anticipated films of 2012, but moviegoers won’t have to wait until next year to see the six-minute opening sequence of the film. The film’s prologue will be unveiled exclusively in select 70mm IMAX^® theatres worldwide. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

The Prologue will be released in North America on December 16, and in the UK on December 21, 2011. Additional international dates vary by territory and will be announced soon.

In making the 2008 blockbuster “The Dark Knight,” Nolan was the first to use IMAX^® cameras in a major motion picture release, and, as now, audiences were given an advance look at that film’s prologue months prior to the Summer 2008 opening. Nolan employed the extremely high-resolution cameras even more extensively on “The Dark Knight Rises”—including the film’s prologue—to achieve unprecedented crispness and clarity and a truly immersive experience for the moviegoers.

Christopher Nolan stated, “Our experience on ‘The Dark Knight’ shooting and projecting IMAX 15 perf 65mm/70mm film was inspiring. The immersive quality of the image goes beyond any other filmmaking tool available, and in revisiting Gotham, we were determined to shoot even more of the movie in this unique format. Giving the fans an early look at an IMAX sequence is a great way to draw attention to what I believe will be an incredible way to experience our story when it comes out next summer.”

So what do you think? Will you be at one of these select theaters on December 16th? Do you live in a region where it will be impossible to view the prologue without taking a six hour plane ride? Are you booking your tickets for your six hour plane ride now?