--- title: Star Wars Original Trilogy Returns to Movie Theaters This Summer description: The original Star Wars trilogy is back this summer, with the 3 original films showing on the big screen at movie theaters around the U.S. authors: - name: Ethan Wolff-Mann url: https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 160 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/ewolffmann former_staff: true published: '2016-04-13T15:33:52.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T11:04:57.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - cinema - Entertainment - Entertainment - movies - pubdesk - Star Wars word_count: 453 canonical: https://money.com/star-wars-original-trilogy-summer-2016/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Billy Dee Williams, Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), and Harrison Ford in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi](https://img.money.com/2016/04/160413_em_starwars.jpg?crop=0px%2C234px%2C2100px%2C1181px&quality=85) *Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi* In some people's minds, there are still only three *Star Wars* films. Such is the power of nostalgia, mixed with widespread scorn for bad screenplays and Jar-Jar Binks. Since Star Wars mania is back in effect due to the success of *The Force Awakens*, and an entire generation hasn't seen the original trilogy -- the "OT" as it's called by fans -- on the big screen, numerous theaters have arranged to show the three classics during the summer of 2016. Facilitated by [Alamo Drafthouse Cinema](https://drafthouse.com/event/the-return-of-the-trilogy), this "Return of the Trilogy" event will be touring the country throughout August. (The movies shown will be the 1997 revisionist history-versions, so Han will not be shooting first.) In many cases, the locations hosting the films are not your typical movie theaters. The special venues include the [Boston Opera House](http://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2016/04/12/the-boston-opera-house-will-screen-the-original-star-wars-trilogy-this-summer), [Theatre at the Ace Hotel](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-original-star-wars-trilogy-ace-hotel-20160412-story.html) in Los Angeles, and the Brown Theatre at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville. Seeing that this time around the trilogy is being shown in the post-*Avatar* era, the novelty of the old special effects may not be enough to disguise the films' flaws, including (some say) weak scripts, hollow acting, and occasional cringe-worthy moments. But while you *will* notice the flaws, you will be noticing them projected on the big screen, in all its glory, so you will forgive. Well, most of its glory: The movies will be shown in DCP (digital cinema package) instead of 35-millimeter film. ***Read next:* 8 Lessons ‘Star Wars’ Taught Us About Money** Tickets officially go on sale starting, appropriately, May 4, a.k.a. May the Fourth, a.k.a. Star Wars Day. Here are the dates and cities for the [roadshow](https://drafthouse.com/event/the-return-of-the-trilogy): August 6 – San Francisco, CA / The Warfield August 6 – Kansas City, MO / The Midland Theatre August 6 – Washington, D.C. / Warner Theatre August 6 – Los Angeles, CA / The Theatre at the Ace Hotel August 6 – New York, NY / The Town Hall August 6 – Miami, FL / Olympia Theatre August 6 – San Antonio, TX / Majestic Theatre August 7 – New York, NY / Kings Theatre August 7 – Dallas, TX / Majestic Theatre August 11 – Austin, TX / The Long Center for the Performing Arts August 12 – Austin, TX / The Long Center for the Performing Arts August 13 – Austin, TX / The Long Center for the Performing Arts August 13 – Philadelphia, PA / The Keswick Theatre August 13 – Louisville, KY / Brown Theatre August 20 – Oakland, CA / Paramount Theatre August 27 – Boston, MA / The Boston Opera House Date TBD – Houston, TX / Venue TBD Date TBD – Denver, CO / Venue TBD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/star-wars-original-trilogy-summer-2016/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Lifestyle", "item": "https://money.com/lifestyle/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Movies", "item": "https://money.com/movies/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Star Wars Original Trilogy Returns to Movie Theaters This Summer" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/star-wars-original-trilogy-summer-2016/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/star-wars-original-trilogy-summer-2016/", "name": "Star Wars Original Trilogy Returns to Movie Theaters This Summer", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2016-04-13T15:33:52.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/star-wars-original-trilogy-summer-2016/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/star-wars-original-trilogy-summer-2016/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-05-16T11:04:57.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Star Wars Original Trilogy Returns to Movie Theaters This Summer", "articleSection": "Lifestyle", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/04/160413_em_starwars.jpg?crop=0px%2C234px%2C2100px%2C1181px&quality=85", "width": 1012, "height": 569, "caption": "160413_EM_StarWars" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ethan Wolff-Mann", "url": "https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/#author", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/ewolffmann" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2016-04-13T15:33:52.000Z", "description": "The original Star Wars trilogy is back this summer, with the 3 original films showing on the big screen at movie theaters around the U.S.", "abstract": "The original Star Wars trilogy is back this summer, with the 3 original films showing on the big screen at movie theaters around the U.S.", "@id": "https://money.com/star-wars-original-trilogy-summer-2016/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2024-05-16T11:04:57.000Z", "wordCount": 453, "keywords": [ "cinema", "Entertainment", "Entertainment", "movies", "pubdesk", "Star Wars" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Lifestyle", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Film", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film" ] } ] } ] } ```