This Saturday (September 2) marks National Cinema Day and to celebrate the occasion, cinemas across Birmingham are offering discount ticket prices on all films at just £3. And it wouldn’t be National Cinema Day without what could well be the most iconic films of the decade, Barbie and Oppenheimer, which took the world by storm this summer with the ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon.
Both films will be available to watch at Cineworld on Broad Street and at the NEC, ODEON on New Street and at Broadway Plaza, and Vue at StarCity. But it’s also the perfect chance for film fans to catch Equalizer 3, which sees Denzel Washington return to the role of Robert McCall as he struggles to reconcile the horrific things he’s done in the past, finding a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed.
Also arriving over the weekend is Cobweb, telling the story of eight-year-old Peter who is plagued by a mysterious, constant tap, tap from inside his bedroom wall – a tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination.
Comic book heroes, old and new, will be creeping onto the big screen this Saturday too. Follow college graduate Jaime Rayes in Blue Beetle as he finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. Joining Jaime is Miles Morales in the next chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Lovers of action and animals are likely to be pleased with the likes of Strays and The Meg 2: The Trench playing over the weekend. There’s also the chance to watch summer sequels Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
Recent family favourites will also be available for film fans of any age to enjoy. Join fire, water, land, and air residents in Elemental, say ‘hey’ to the Nintendo gang in The Super Mario Bros. Movie and greet the spooky residents of Disney’sThe Haunted Mansion. Other animated treats on offer include Mavka: The Forest Song and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
National Cinema Day is an annual event across the UK that celebrates UK cinemas and cinema trips, the country’s most popular out-of-home leisure activity. Tickets are available at individual cinemas for £3 but may cost slightly more online to include a booking fee.