National Cinema Day 2023: Where To See $4 Movie In Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS — National Cinema Day, an effort that started last year to get people back in movie theaters, is returning Sunday with a chance to see $4 movies in Massachusetts, including popular summer releases “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer” and others.

That represents a savings of more than half on a movie ticket, with prices averaging about $10.35, according to the National Cinema Foundation, which is sponsoring National Cinema Day. About 30,000 screens in 3,000 locations are participating, including these theaters in Massachusetts:

• Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Seaport
• AMC Assembly Row 12 Somerville
• AMC Boston Common 19
• AMC Braintree 10
• AMC Causeway 13 Boston
• AMC Dartmouth Mall 11
• AMC Dine-In Framingham 16
• AMC Loews Liberty Tree Mall Danvers
• AMC Methuen 20
• AMC South Bay Center 12 Dorchester
• AMC Tyngsboro 12
• Apple Cinemas Cambridge
• Blackstone Valley 14: Cinema de Lux Millbury
• Burlington Cinema 10
• Cape Cinema East Dennis
• Cinemark at Hampshire Mall Hadley
• Cinemark West Springfield 15 and XD
• Gardner Cinemas
• Gloucester Cinemas
• Greenfield Garden Cinemas
• Luna Theater Lowell
• O'Neil Cinemas - The Point 8 Littleton
• Patriot Cinemas - Hingham Shipyard
• Patriot Cinemas - Loring Hall Cinema Hingham
• Picture Show at South Coast Marketplace Fall River
• Regal Bellingham
• Regal Cape Cod Mall Hyannis
• Regal Independence Mall & RPX Kingston
• Regal Mashpee Commons
• Regal MGM Springfield
• Regal Solomon Pond Marlboro
• Showcase Cinema de Lux Hanover Crossing
• Showcase Cinema de Lux Legacy Place Dedham
• Showcase Cinema de Lux Lowell Showcase Cinema de Lux North Attleboro
• Showcase Cinema de Lux at Patriot Place Foxboro
• Showcase Cinema de Lux Randolph
• Showcase Cinemas Seekonk Route 6
• Showcase Cinema de Lux Woburn
• Showcase SuperLux Chestnut Hill
• South Hadley's Tower Theaters
• The Majestic 7 Watertown

Some cinema chains, including AMC Theatres and Regal Movies, are offering free popcorn or other specials.

Besides summer hits, which also include “Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” and “Blue Beetle,” discounted tickets are available for new films opening this weekend, including “Gran Turismo,” “Golda,” “The Hill,” “Retribution” and “Bottoms.”

The $4 tickets also are good for family hits, including “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Sing-Along,” and classic re-releases like “Jurassic Park (3D),” “American Graffiti,” “Lady Bird” and “Oldboy.”

This is the second year for National Cinema Day, which is organized by the National Cinema Foundation, a non-profit affiliate of the National Association of Theater Owners. Last year, more than 8 million people took part in the end-of-the-summer event.

Participating theaters took in $23.8 million on National Cinema Day 2022, which was held on a Saturday. Ticket sales were 8 percent higher on that Saturday than the one prior.