EMMIE BOESE
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — B&B Theatres will start their summer kids series on Tuesday, June 11. With 57 B&B locations across 15 states, the Hutchinson Mall 8 location will take part in the series.
"It's just a great opportunity I think to kind of celebrate what makes summer fun," Executive Director of Communications and Content at B&B Theatres Paul Farnsworth said. "You know we have great new first run content like blockbuster films on the big screen that are coming from Hollywood, but there's a lot of sort of beloved family titles too that people want to see on the big screen and frankly a lot of kids who attend some of these features, have not seen those movies before on that format. It's just a great way to have some additional entertainment options at a more agreeable price point."
Kung Fu Panda, Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse and Minions: Rise of Gru are a few of the films that will play this summer in the series. Farnsworth said the film selections are a collaborative process with B&B's booking department and partners at the film studios.
"Not every older title is available, and so we work with reps from Warner Bros. and Sony and Paramount to determine what those titles are going to be and a lot of times they are very excited to give exhibiters or movie theater companies the opportunity to get these films back on the big screen," Farnsworth said. "In certain cases also, there might be a title early in a series for example, like Despicable Me that might lead into another title that might be releasing later on in the summer which is sort of the case this time around."
Each movie is $5 per child and $3 for those who are a part of B&B's Backstage Loyalty Program. Minions: Rise of Gru is the first film in the series and will play on June 11, 12 and 13. Showtimes start at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
More information about B&B Theatres in Hutchinson and their summer kids series is available at bbtheatres.com.
Showtimes:
Minions: Rise of Gru-June 11, 12, 13
Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse-June 18,19,20
Migration-June 25,26,27
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile-July 2,3,4
Trolls Band Together-July 9,10,11
Peter Rabbit 2-July 16,17,18
Kung Fu Panda-July 23,24,25
Angry Birds-July 30,31 and Aug. 1
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