Only 17,500 tickets were up for grabs for the Michael Jackson memorial leaving over a million fans ticketless but they are still able to watch the event live at their local movie theaters.

The memorial will be broadcast live at 88 movie theatres in 31 states by digital events company, Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corporation, allowing approximately 17,000 people to watch the service on the big screen, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.

This gives Michael Jackson's fans a chance to view the memorial in a communal setting with other like-minded folks and celebrate his life together, Jonathan Dern, president of Cinedigm's entertainment group, told the Times.

According to Cinedigm's Website, participating theaters include:

ALABAMA
Mobile - Carmike Wynnsong 16

ARKANSAS
Little Rock - Rave Colonel Glenn 18

CALIFORNIA
Hollywood- Mann Chinese 6
Monrovia - Krikorian Monrovia Cinema 12
Tulare - Galaxy 10 Tulare

COLORADO
Colorado Springs - Carmike Chapel Hills 15

FLORIDA
Pensacola - Rave Pensacola 18

GEORGIA
Columbus - Carmike 15
Conyers - Carmike Conyers Crossroads 16
Savannah - Carmike Wynnsong 16

ILLINOIS
Champaign - Carmike Beverly Center 18
Dekalb - Carmike Market Square 10

INDIANA
Evansville - Showplace East 18

IOWA
Johnston - Carmike Wynnsong 16

KANSAS
Manhattan - Carmike Seth Childs 12

MICHIGAN
Lansing - Ncg Eastwood Cinemas

MONTANA
Missoula - Carmike 10

MISSOURI
Warrensburg - Carmike University 8

NEVADA
Las Vegas - Rave Town Square 18

NEW JERSEY
Toms River - Marquee Orchard 10

NEW MEXICO
Las Cruces - Allen Telshor 12

NEW YORK
Brooklyn - Park Slope Pavilion 9
New Hartford - Marquee Cinemas Orchard 14
New York - Clearview Chelsea Cinemas

NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville - Carmike 10
Fayetteville - Carmike Market Fair 15
Jacksonville - Carmike 16
Raleigh - Marquee Wakefield 12

TENNESSE
Franklin - Carmike Thoroughbred 20
Johnston - Carmike Johnson City 14

TEXAS
Austin - Galaxy Highland 10
Edinburg - Carmike 20
Hurst - Rave North East Mall 18

VIRGINIA
Fredericksburg - Marquee Southpoint 9
Roanoke - Carmike 10

WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston - Marquee Southridge 12

Florida Michigan California