Here’s where you can watch a movie for $3 on Cinema Day in Utah

Theater operators nationwide, including the major theaters in Utah, are taking part in Saturday’s event.

(The Cinema Foundation) National Cinema Day, in which movie theaters around the nation will charge just $3 per ticket, is scheduled to happen on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at some 3,000 locations nationwide — including many in Utah, including the Megaplex , Cinemark, AMC and Regal chains, and the Salt Lake Film Society’s Broadway Center Cinemas.

Theaters across Utah are joining exhibitors across the country to take part in National Cinema Day — selling movie tickets for $3 each (not counting taxes and online and third-party fees) on Saturday, Sept. 3.

The Cinema Foundation — the nonprofit arm of the National Association of Theater Owners, the major trade group of movie exhibitors — is launching the event “dedicated to promoting the essential cinema exhibition industry by developing diverse workforces and growing moviegoing communities through research, education and philanthropy ,” according to a foundation news release.

Jackie Brenneman, the foundation’s president, said in a statement: “After this summer’s record-breaking return to cinemas, we wanted to do something to celebrate moviegoing. We’re doing it by offering a ‘thank you’ to the moviegoers that made this summer happen, and by offering an extra enticement for those who haven’t made it back yet.”

According to the foundation, some 3,000 locations, with more than 30,000 screens, will be participating nationwide.

In Utah, the following theater operators will be participating:

  • Megaplex Theaters: Fifteen locations from Logan to Mesquite — Providence (Logan), University (Logan), The Junction (Ogden), Legacy Crossing (Centerville), The Gateway (Salt Lake City), Valley Fair (West Valley City), Cottonwood ( Holladay), Jordan Commons (Sandy), The District (South Jordan), Thanksgiving Point (Lehi), Geneva (Vineyard), Cedar City, Pineview (St. George), Sunset (St. George) and Mesquite.

  • Cinemark Theaters: Fifteen locations throughout Utah — Tinseltown (Ogden), Station Park (Farmington), Layton, Bountiful, Sugar House (Salt Lake City), Century 16 (South Salt Lake), West Valley City, Jordan Landing (West Jordan), Century 16 Union Heights (Sandy), Riverton, Draper, American Fork, University Mall (Orem), Provo and Spanish Fork.

  • AMC Theaters: Three locations in Utah: Layton Hills (Layton), West Jordan and Provo.

  • Regal Cinemas: One Utah location: Taylorsville

  • Salt Lake Film Society: One current location in Utah: Broadway Center Cinemas (Salt Lake City).

Labor Day weekend is, traditionally, one of the slowest weekends at the box office — even before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Movies opening this weekend include the mock documentary “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.,” and the extended cut of the superhero action movie “Spider-Man: No Way Home: The More Fun Stuff Version.” They will join established summer hits, such as Jordan Peele’s thriller “Nope,” Tom Cruise in “Top Gun: Maverick,” Brad Pitt in “Bullet Train,” the horror-comedy “Bodies Bodies Bodies” and the animated “DC League of Super Pets.”

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