--- title: 'Cheap Flicks: Air-Conditioned Movie Theaters and Kid-Friendly Films for $1' description: Two major theater chains offer great deals on midweek matinees. authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2014-06-03T18:37:02.000Z' modified: '2014-06-03T18:37:02.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - cheap - Children - Cinemark - deals - Entertainment - Entertainment - Family - kids - movie theaters - movies - Regal Entertainment Group - Shopping - Summer word_count: 283 canonical: https://money.com/cheap-movies-1-kids-family-summer/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** Money may earn a commission when you click on the products and services below. Opinions are our own, but compensation and in-depth research determine where and how they appear. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/) about how we make money. ![kids at movie theaters](https://img.money.com/2014/06/140603_em_kidfilms_1.jpg) *You can't beat a $1 movie ticket, even if the film isn't a brand new release.* The average movie ticket [runs about $8](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/average-movie-ticket-price-lowers-697849) nowadays. For that same amount, you could pay for eight admissions at hundreds of movie theaters around the country this summer. Granted, the movies that you'll see aren't this summer's newest, hottest blockbusters. But hey, what would you expect for tickets that sell for a fraction of the price of a small popcorn? [Cinemark](http://www.cinemark.com/summer-movie-clubhouse), which runs movie theater brands including Rave, Tinseltown, and, of course, Cinemark, is hosting a Summer Movie Clubhouse series. At hundreds of participating theaters around the country—64 in Texas alone—admission is $1 per person (kids and adults) for 10 G- and PG-rated films that aren't new releases, but are child-pleasers nonetheless. Among the movies in the new program are "Walking with Dinosaurs," "Epic," and "The Lego Movie." The special shows and special pricing are typically available during the middle of the week, early in the day. For example, the $1 shows at [Cinemark in Colorado Springs](http://www.cinemark.com/images/smc2014/SMC-BW%20Flyer%20301.pdf), Colo., are for 10 a.m. showings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from June 3 through August 6. If even the $1 ticket is too expensive for your blood, Cinemark is offering more bang for the buck via a ten-pack of tickets for $5, or just 50 cents per show. Meanwhile, the [Regal Entertainment Group](http://www.regmovies.com/Movies/Summer-Movie-Express) is hosting a similar midweek $1 family-friendly movie program, the 2014 Summer Movie Express. For nine weeks this summer, participating theaters are screening movies such as "Rio 2," "Hotel Transylvania," "Madagascar 3," "The Croods," "The Lego Movie," and "Mr. Peabody & Sherman," on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m., with a flat admission of $1 per person. 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