The film held its worldwide premiere at the 61st Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2008, where it received massive and sustained applause at the end of the film's screening. "Kung Fu Panda" later had national premieres in IMAX in the US on June 1, 2008 at AMC &amp; Regal Entertainment Group in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, and on June 26, 2008 at Leicester Square in London, for the UK.