TomOpus

If one chain was to go away, I wouldn't miss Regal.

Alan Smithee

I worked for them, and they are largely why I am no longer in the theater business. All the major chains are bad though. I don’t know why so many people in the business don’t love it.

DJariya

This bankruptcy filing likely means that some of the smaller Regal chains with less traffic will likely be shut down to save money.

DJariya

National Cinema day coming, all movies $3 at the following chains

DJariya

Harkins is also participating with some extra perks

TomOpus

The only one of those chains near me is AMC. So I'll try out their claim of premium screens for $3.

asianxcore

I was recently thinking about signing up for Regal Unlimited Plus.

Is that still a good idea?

DJariya

Regal will most likely come out of this, but most likely they will have to close up some of the smaller lesser performing theaters. We won't know their status until probably next year.

If your local Regal is a big multiplex in a big entertainment, restaurant shopping center and appears to be busy, then sure I don't see why not. Regal allows you to commit for only 90 days to test it out.

TomOpus

My favorite local mom & pop just posted that they're participating. They are usually $8 so the price differential isn't as big as AMC premium screen. Regular popcorn is $5.

Hmmmm AMC has Jaws IMAX. Earliest showing is 3pm, which is late for me but I might make it work. They're also showing Jaws 3D but I don't do that stupid shit. They still have Top Gun Maverick but just regular digital.

Might hit both theaters.

DJariya

Here's how National Cinema day did yesterday. I couldn't go yesterday because I was at work all day.

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Obi-Wanma

I took the kids to the Invitation.

15 bucks for 5 tickets.

I also got a large popcorn and 2 large sodas for 9 bucks. I had to wait forever for the concessions though. I was in the concession line for at least a half hour, and got into the movie about 15 minutes late (that's 15 minutes into the runtime, not 15 minutes into the trailers I had them seated before the trailers). I let the kids sit in the theater as soon as we got there and I waited in line for concessions. I would have skipped them all together, but my youngest complained when I mentioned it.

Movie was meh, but the kids liked it.

stingermck

Double post from Hot Deals:

Saw Spider-Man and it was full of the most obnoxious kids on the planet. I'm glad I had already seen it before and was trying to focus on the new scenes. I guess with $3 tickets that's cheaper than the baby sitter. I will never complain about ticket prices again

TomOpus

I didn't even consider that movie due to a not so good review from one of my horror reviewers I follow. At least you didn't say full price.

Obi-Wanma

I had already seen just about everything else I was interested in, and I really just wanted to take the kids out one last time before they go back to school (they start Tuesday). It was more for them than it was for me.

DJariya

Cineworld, the owner of Regal, officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S.



Again, this doesn’t mean they are dead and closing. Businesses have emerged from bankruptcy, but they have to get their financial situation resolved. Probably means layoffs and closing some slower theaters.

TheBang

They could also sell the Regal business.

TomOpus

If someone is in a position to assume more screens, they could probably get 'em cheap.

TheBang

If it got to that point, I'd imagine it'd probably be somebody like a private equity firm.

dex14

TomOpus

Awesome. I enjoyed the last one.

asianxcore

Looks like (3) Regal Theaters are permanently closing this week:

Anaheim Hills - Closing Thursday, Sept. 22

Anaheim Hills 14, 8030 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim Hills

Irvine - Closing Thursday, Sept. 22

Westpark 8, 3735 Alton Parkway, Irvine

Calabasas - Closing Friday, Sept. 30

Calabasas Stadium 6, 4767 Commons Way, Calabasas

A Regal location in Fresno, CA (Broadway Faire) and Richland Township, PA also closed this week.

This news bit I found said that (24) are supposed to be closed by the end of the month?

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/v...ptly-closed/#x

Troy Stiffler

I’ve only been to theaters a few times since Covid changed everything. I’ve still been paying $20 at home. I was going to see Clerks and maybe Pearl. So I looked around and had no idea so many Phoenix theaters closed.

asianxcore

It looks like since their Chapter 11 announcement, they've quietly closed down theaters this week.

Even more than I initially posted about.

DJariya

Regal is showing a $5 mystery movie next Monday of an upcoming new release.



According to the Regal site it’s Rated R and 140 minutes. I wonder what it could be. Anyone here live near a Regal and interested?

https://www.regmovies.com/movies/mon...vie/ho00013179

DJariya

I had a $5 Fandango credit and went for it. The one showing is about 50% full in my area.