Silver display screen followers have one thing to cheer within the Bronx.
The huge lack of film theaters within the borough — the place just one movie home has been working for the previous yr — obtained a bit little bit of assist this week when a 10-screen cinema opened up not removed from Yankee Stadium this week.
The Regal Concourse is now working on the web site of the previous Multiplex Cinema within the Bronx, which shuttered final April – and now joins the AMC Bay Plaza Cinema 13 close to Co-op Metropolis as the one two theaters for the borough’s 1.4 million residents.
The brand new cineplex – which is revamped with reclining seats and surround-sound – is a much-needed hub for household leisure, Bronx moviegoers advised The Submit.
“There’s nothing for [kids] to do because public parks aren’t safe past a certain time,” mentioned Ingrid Walton, 36.
“There’s nothing around here unless you’re willing to pay for Yankee tickets,” she mentioned, along with her 12-year-old son John in tow Wednesday. “And that’s only during the season. There are no affordable options for families around here.”
“After the closure of the Concourse Multiplex, many in our community felt the loss of a space where children, families, and movie lovers could come together to enjoy the magic of film,” Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson mentioned Tuesday.
The theater is internet hosting “charity screenings” of 2024 blockbuster movies for simply $3 on Wednesday and Thursday, with proceeds to profit the Flip 2 Basis and Police Athletic League Bronx.
Charity screenings embody “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” “A Bronx Tale,” “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Inside Out 2,” “Moana 2,” “Twisters” and “Wicked.”
Discounted screenings will even be out there for Regal Crown Membership members each Tuesday, a rep mentioned.
“I was devastated when they closed the multiplex cinema here,” mentioned Ashtyn McCall, a 35-year-old hairstylist who introduced her twin 7-year-old daughters, Adisyn and Aubrey, to see “Moana 2.”
“I thought the community lost something, but we got something even better,” she mentioned. “I’m so excited!”
“I’ve been coming [to Concourse Plaza] since I was a child,” Walton remarked. “I was really sad when it closed … Co-op City is too far and the Magic Johnson [AMC] theater in Harlem isn’t always an option, so this was it.”
Tatiana Ramirez, Regal Concourse’s basic supervisor who lives blocks away, agreed that the closure of the previous theater “was a big hit to the neighborhood.”
“This is part of the Bronx’s atmosphere,” Ramirez, 34, mentioned. “[It’s] a place to go with family to build memories … especially post-COVID.”
“It’s so important to have movie theaters because you need to have a place to socialize, to gather and get out of the house,” mentioned Wally Santos, 64, a retired dry cleaner.
“We have a 7- and a 12-year-old,” mentioned Santos, of the Nation Membership part of the Bronx. “We’re bringing them here tomorrow to see ‘Wicked.’”
“We’re closer to Co-op City but I got to say, I like this theater better,” Santos’ spouse, Jennifer, added.
“It feels more Bronx-y, more family-oriented.”
