Monday November 6, 3:15 pm Eastern Time

Press Release

SOURCE: Universal Pictures

World Premiere of Universal Pictures' and Imagine Entertainment's 'Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas,' on Wednesday, November 8

To Benefit First Book and BookPALS - Update

WHAT: Universal Pictures' and Imagine Entertainment's ``Dr. Seuss' How

The Grinch Stole Christmas,`` starring Jim Carrey will have its

World Premiere in a Whoville wintery wonderland at CityWalk,

complete with roasting chestnuts, holiday lights, caroling and

snowman building in tons of fresh snow. The film opens

November 17th.

    WHO:       "The Grinch" stars Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine
               Baranski, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon, Clint Howard and Taylor
               Momsen will join director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer,
               Audrey Geisel, screenwriters Jeffrey Price & Peter Seaman,
               exec. producer Todd Hallowell, make-up effects artist Rick
               Baker, composer James Horner, soundtrack artists Faith Hill,
               the eels and the Grinch's faithful dog Max.

               Other celebrity guests to grace the green carpet include: Will
               Smith, Jada Pinkett, Tyra Banks, Russell Crowe, Jack Nicholson,
               Garth Brooks, John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Rene Zellweger,
               Billy Crystal, Tim Allen, Pierce Brosnan, William H. Macy,
               Felicity Huffman, Haley Joel Osment, Kathleen Quinlan, Katie
               Holmes, Hugh Hefner, Kim Delaney, Teri Polo, Christine Lahti,
               Matt LeBlanc, Jenna Elfman, David Spade, Melissa Joan Hart,
               Jesse Bradford, Jenny McCarthy, Patricia Richardson, Mitchell
               Ryan, Barbara Baine, JoBeth Williams, Thomas Gibson, Garry
               Shandling, Alfre Woodard, Esai Morales, Lou Diamond Phillips,
               Christian Slater, Jon Voight, Melina Kanakaredes, Rob Zombie,
               Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sharon Lawrence, Carl Reiner, Frankie
               Muniz and many others.

    WHERE:     Universal Amphitheatre,     Universal CityWalk

    WHEN:      Wednesday, November 8th
               Celebrity arrival   6:00 PM
               Screening begins    7:00 PM                        




                        *** SATELLITE COORDINATES ***

                                 "The Grinch"
                    Video Satellite Times and Coordinates

    Wednesday, November 8
    Telstar 5/Transponder 23 C Band   Frequency: 4160 Vertical
    15:00-15:15     16:00-16:15    17:00-17:15    18:00-18:15
    (Pacific)       (Mountain)     (Central)      (Eastern)

    Galaxy 3/Transponder 15 C Band   Frequency: 4000 Horizontal
    20:30 -21:00    21:30 -22:00   22:30 -23:00   23:30-00:00
    (Pacific)       (Mountain)     (Central)      (Eastern)

    Thursday, November 9
    Telstar 5/Transponder 23 C Band    Frequency: 4160 Vertical
    02:00-02:30     03:00-3:30     04:00-04:30    05:00 -05:30
    (Pacific)       (Mountain)     (Central)      (Eastern)

CONTACT: Television: William Hendley, 818-777-1392, Print: Amanda Scholer, 818-777-0641, Photographers: Bette Einbinder, 818-777-3226, or Online, Brett Levisohn, 818-777-2896

SOURCE: Universal Pictures