Summer is in full swing, and what better way to escape a hot, humid day than by enjoying a fun family flick in an air-conditioned movie theater? (Though, if it’s nice out and you’d rather have a drive-in experience, there are plenty of drive-in movies in the NY metro area!) The best part is, you can score a deal with this year's Regal Summer Movie Express series!
Throughout participating Regal theaters this summer, Movie Express tickets are just $1 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and feature summer movies the whole family will enjoy, like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Minions, and Dolittle. Below is a list of featured movies and participating theaters in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island. Check the theaters’ websites for each movie's start time—and to book your tickets in advance.
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Participating Regal Theaters in NYC
- Regal UA Kaufman Astoria and RPX
35-30 38th St., Long Island City, Queens
- Regal Atlas Park
80-28 Cooper Ave., #6216, Glendale, Queens
- Regal UA Sheepshead Bay IMAX and RPX
3907 Shore Parkway, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn
Participating Regal Theaters in Westchester
- Regal New Rock 4DX, IMAX and RPX
33 Le Count Place, New Rochelle
- Regal UA Cortlandt Town Center
3131 E. Main St., Mohegan Lake
Participating Regal Theaters on Long Island
- Regal Lynbrook and RPX
321 Merrick Road, Lynbrook
- Regal Westbury IMAX and RPX
7000 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury
- Regal Deer Park and IMAX
1050 The Arches Circle, Deer Park
- Regal UA Farmingdale and IMAX
20 Michael Ave., Farmingdale
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July 27-July 28
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Recommended ages: 9 and older
In a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.
Angry Birds Movie 2
Recommended ages: 7 and older
The flightless angry birds and the scheming green piggies take their beef to the next level! When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, Red, Chuck, Bomb, and Mighty Eagle recruit Chuck’s sister Silver and team up with pigs Leonard, his assistant Courtney, and tech-pig Garry to forge an unsteady truce and form an unlikely super team to save their homes.
Aug. 3-Aug. 4
Minions
Recommended ages: 5 and older
Ever since the dawn of time, the Minions have lived to serve the most despicable of masters. From the T-Rex to Napoleon, the easily distracted tribe has helped the biggest and the baddest of villains. Now, Kevin, Stuart, and Bob are on a global road trip, where they’ll earn a shot to work for the world’s first female supervillain and try to save all of Minionkind from annihilation.
Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Recommended ages: 6 and older
The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city from LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space. The battle to defeat them will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman, and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical.
Aug. 10-Aug. 11
Despicable Me
Recommended ages: 6 and older
Gru is planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad.
Kung Fu Panda
Recommended ages: 6 and older
The Dragon Warrior has to clash against the savage Tai Lung as China’s fate hangs in the balance. However, the Dragon Warrior mantle is supposedly mistaken to be bestowed upon an obese panda who is a tyro in martial arts.
Aug. 17-Aug. 18
Madagascar
Recommended ages: 7 and older
Spoiled by their upbringing and unaware of what wildlife really is, four animals from the Central Park Zoo escape, unwittingly assisted by four absconding penguins, and find themselves in Madagascar.
How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World
Recommended ages: 7 and older
What began as an unlikely friendship between an adolescent Viking and a fearsome Night Fury dragon has become an epic trilogy spanning their lives. In this chapter, Hiccup and Toothless will finally discover their true destinies: the village chief as ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, and the dragon as leader of his own kind.
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Aug. 24-Aug. 25
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Recommended ages: 8 and older
Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora for her most dangerous adventure ever: high school. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots, Diego, a mysterious jungle inhabitant, and a rag tag group of teens on a live-action adventure to save her parents.
Goosebumps
Recommended ages: 9 and older
Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets Hannah, living right next door. But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach’s comes when he learns that Hannah has a mysterious dad who is revealed to be R. L. Stine, the author of the best-selling Goosebumps series.
Aug. 31-Sept. 1
Secret Life of Pets
Recommended ages: 7 and older
Taking place in a Manhattan apartment building, Max’s life as a favorite pet is turned upside down, when his owner brings home a sloppy mongrel named Duke. They have to put their quarrels behind when they find out that an adorable white bunny named Snowball is building an army of abandoned pets determined to take revenge on all happy-owned pets and their owners.
Dolittle
Recommended ages: 8 and older
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.
