National Cinema Day: How To See $4 Movies Near Danville

DANVILLE, CA — If you’d like to meet (or re-meet) Barbie, Ken, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or dozens of other characters for less than the price you’d normally pay for a small fountain drink, you’re in luck: roughly 3,000 theaters nationwide offering $4 tickets to any movie all day long on Sunday, Aug. 27.

The second National Cinema Day is an attempt by the nonprofit Cinema Foundation to relieve flagging ticket sales. Last summer, 8.1 million people bought $3 tickets, breaking the record for single-day sales in 2022, according to a news release from Regal Cinemas.

Regal, AMC, Cinemark, and other major theater chains are participating in the promotion. The chains are also offering concession deals as well: Regal is offering a $4 popcorn and soda combo, AMC is offering a $5 popcorn and soda combo, and Cinemark is offering $1 off of any size of popcorn, soda or candy.

Taxes and online fees are not included in the price for tickets or concessions.

Sadly, Century Blackhawk Plaza, Danville's last remaining theater, closed in December 2022, but plenty of theaters next door are participating. Click on the links below for showtimes and tickets.

• Century Walnut Creek Downtown 14, Walnut Creek
• The LOT City Center, San Ramon
• Regal Hacienda Crossings ScreenX, Dublin

For a full list of participating theaters, visit nationalcinemaday.org.