AMC Theatres to offer 15-cent tickets on first day of reopening. Here’s which Chicago-area locations will be open

The chain touted the reopening as “Movies in 2020 at 1920 Prices.”

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After several false starts due to a summer rise in coronavirus cases throughout much of the U.S., widespread moviegoing is currently set to resume in late August.

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AMC Theatres, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, will reopen in the U.S. on Aug. 20 with retro ticket prices of 15 cents per movie.

AMC Entertainment, which owns the chain, said Thursday that it expects to open the doors to more than 100 cinemas — or about a sixth of its nationwide locations — on Aug. 20 with throwback pricing for a day.

The following theaters in the Chicago market are reopening to movie-goers starting Thursday, August 20:

  • AMC River East 21
  • AMC Hawthorn 12
  • AMC South Barrington 24
  • AMC Oakbrook Center 12
  • AMC Yorktown 18
  • AMC Ford City 14
  • AMC Northbrook Court 14
  • AMC Crestwood 18
  • AMC 600 North Michigan 9
  • AMC Streets Of Woodfield 20
  • AMC Naperville 16
  • AMC Schererville 16
  • AMC Village Crossing 18

AMC theaters have reopened in numerous international countries but have remained shuttered in the U.S. since March. The chain touted the reopening as “Movies in 2020 at 1920 Prices.”

After several false starts due to a summer rise in coronavirus cases throughout much of the U.S., widespread moviegoing is currently set to resume in late August. Regal Cinemas, the second largest chain, is to reopen some U.S. locations on Aug. 21.

During its opening-day promotion, AMC will show catalog films, including “Ghostbusters,” “Black Panther,” “Back to the Future” and “Grease.” Those older films will continue to play afterward for $5.

AMC confirmed that Disney’s much-delayed “New Mutants” will debut in theaters Aug. 28, with Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” to follow Sept. 3. Warner Bros. is planning to release “Tenet” a week earlier internationally, including in Canada. A handful of smaller new releases are also planned for late August, including “Unhinged,” a thriller from Solstice Studios with Russell Crowe; and Armando Iannucci’s “Personal History of David Copperfield,” from Disney’s Fox Searchlight.

AMC said Thursday is expects about two thirds of its theaters will be open in time for “Tenet.” Several states, including California and New York, are yet to allow movie theaters to reopen.

AMC and other chains have said they will operate at reduced capacity to facilitate social distancing, along with increased theater cleaning and required mask wearing.

Darel Jevens contributed to this report.

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