Thrifty Thurston Watches $1 Movies with the Kids in Olympia this Summer

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By Kate Scriven

awesome rvIt’s baaaackkkk!!! Summer. Yep. It’s here for the next three months and so are your kids. All day, everyday. Once the final week of school with its performances, celebrations, picnics, field days and teacher gifts is behind you, enter leisurely mornings and lazy afternoons.

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Boredom busters don’t have to be spendy. Take the kids to a $1 movie this summer.

However, no matter how much I look forward to summer, I do not look forward to the perennial return of the phrase, “Mom, I’m bored.” I typically reply, “Hi Bored, I’m Mom! Nice to meet you!” Yes, eye rolling instantly follows. This summer, I have a reply that I can use at least once a week eliciting a smile and an “awesome!” instead. Ready….?

“Let’s all go to the movies!”

Fellow parents might ask with perfectly reasonable skepticism, “Every week? Seriously?”

“You bet,” I reply and all for only $5 to $10 per child for the entire summer. I know. It’s awesome.

This summer $1 movies return to both major theaters in our area, Cinemark Century Olympia Mall and Regal Martin Village Stadium 16.

Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse

The Capital Mall Theater offers a terrific value (it’s nearly free, people) for families wanting to see movies with their kids all summer long. Each Tuesday and Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. the theater will show a PG or G rated movie for just $1.

Or, for the truly thrifty, pay $5 for a 10 movie punch card. I’ll do the math for you. That’s a $.50 movie. Cards must be purchased individually for each child and you cannot punch multiple “visits” on one card. (I already tried this loophole and trust me, it won’t work). Click here to purchase your $5 punch card online and head straight in for the popcorn. (Yes, it’s delicious at 10:00 a.m. No judging.).

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A 10 movie Punch Card is available for only $5 at Century Theater at Capital Mall.

Movies include options sure to please all your kiddos and include Dolphin Tale 2, Penguins of Madagascar, Night at the Museum 3, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid “Dog Days.” The same movies are shown on Tuesday and Wednesday, so pick your day each week and see them all.

Movies begin June 16 and run weekly for 10 weeks finishing out on August 19. Click here to see a full schedule and print the Summer Movie Clubhouse flyer (which includes a great coupon for popcorn and a drink for only $2.65).

Interested in a new release? Thrifty Thurston recommends a Tuesday showing. On Discount Day, all tickets are $5.50 all day for all shows.

Regal Summer Movie Express

Across town at the Regal Martin Village theater there is a similar deal going on. The Regal Summer Movie Express also offers $1 movies each Tuesday and Wednesday throughout the summer. No punch card here, but there are two different movies offered each week, one on Tuesday and a different one on Wednesday for a total of 18 terrific PG and G rated movies all summer long.

The bonus when visiting Regal is a portion of the ticket sales goes to the Will Rogers Institute, an organization supporting medical research and education for cardio-pulmonary disease.

When warm sunshine drives your crew inside, try a $1 movie on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Olympia and Lacey.
When warm sunshine drives your crew inside, try a $1 movie on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Olympia and Lacey.

Movies include Annie, Paddington, Boxtrolls and The SpongeBob Movie. Click here for the full schedule. Me? I like to print this page out and slap it up in place of that now defunct lunch menu, reveling in the new found freedom from schedules. Movies start June 23 and finish August 19.

Will I see you at the movies this summer? I’ll be the one with the obscenely large box of Junior Mints and six or seven kids in tow. No, I don’t have that many children, but I figure if I’m going, I might as well take a crew with me and liberate my fellow parents for a few hours of alone time. They’ve got my back next week, I’m sure.

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