Worried about emptying your pockets for a movie with your significant one? Well, set that calendar for Saturday, September 3. Throughout the Chicago area, movie theatres have created a new event for those movie fanatics by the name of “National Cinema Day.”
So why should this day be called “Movie Black Friday”? Three-dollar tickets and a five-dollar combo meal.
AMC Theaters, Regal Centers, and other major movie chains in Chicago will be able to watch their favorite movies, in showtime and format, at a cost of three dollars, and get some popcorn and a drink of five.
Cinema Foundation president, Jackie Brenneman, said after the record-breaking return to the theaters during the summer, they wanted to do something to celebrate moviegoers. “This is our version of a thank you to the moviegoers that made the summer happen, and offered an extra enticement for those who haven’t made it back yet”
With Labor Day weekend known as a slow day for movie theaters, the success of National Movie Day could: 1) Bring audiences back to theaters on regular days since the pandemic, and 2) Have Cinema Day be a holiday for years to come.
The event’s first day will be the trial for Chicago, since many other counties have experimented with the day and come out successful, it’s safe to say the City of Chicago should not have any problem on an opening day.
Close to 40 theaters in the city will be participating in the deal. These include:
- AMC Ford City 14
- Classic Cinemas Lake Theatre
- Classic Cinemas Elk Grove Theatre
- Classic Cinemas York Theatre
- Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre
- AMC Crestwood 18
- The Logan Theatre
- Classic Cinemas La Grange Theatre
- AMC Northbrook Court 14
- Marcus Addison Cinema
- Marcus Orlando Park Cinema
- AMC Loews Chicago Ridge 6
- AMC Niles 12
- Classic Cinemas North Riverside Luxury 6
- AMC 600 North Michigan 9
- AMC Quarry Cinemas
- AMC Dine-in Yorktown 18
- Cinemark Melrose Park
- AMC Loews Streets of Woodfield 20
- Cinemark at Seven Bridges
- Landmark Century Centre Cinema
- Landmark Renaissance Place Cinema
- AMC River East 21
- Hollywood Blvd Cinema
- Regal City North IMAX & RPX
- Regal Webster Place
- AMC Cicero 14
- AMC Village Crossing
- AMC Galewood Crossings 14
- ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt Collection with ICON-X
- Landmark at The Glen
- AMC Randhurst 12
- Cinema Chatham Powered by Emagine
- AMC Oakbrook Center 4
- AMC Newcity 14
- AMC Dine-in Theatres Block 37
- Marcus Country Club Hills Cinema
- AMC Oakbrook Center 12
- AMC Dine-in Rosemont 12
- AMC Norridge 6
- CMX Market Cinemas Old Orchard
- CMX CineBistro Old Orchard
- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema – Wrigleyville
- Cinergy Wheeling
- AMC Evanston 12
There are plenty of places for people to enjoy savings while watching the latest movies.
Written By Daylontie Jasper
Edited by Sheena Robertson
Source:
NBC5 Chicago: Snag $3 Movies Tickets in the Chicago Area for National Cinema Day by; Enji Erdenekhuyag and Jake Coyle
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