What’s at Milwaukee drive-ins, movie theaters this week
Elsewhere, movie theaters are shutting back down, as COVID-19 cases spike and authorities try to rein in the spread of the virus by banning large groups in indoor spaces.
In Milwaukee, the movies are at status quo. Four movie theaters are still open in the Milwaukee area, all with reduced capacity and other safety measures in place. The rest are waiting for the arrival of big new summer movies — and for audiences to feel more comfortable about sitting in a theater as the coronavirus pandemic persists.
There’s also the handful of new popup drive-ins, offering a similar mix of old favorites and recent hits — only under the stars.
Here’s what’s playing this week, and where.
Indoor movie theaters
Marcus Ridge Cinema: Starting Friday, Marcus Theatres’ biggest Milwaukee-area multiplex, at 5200 S. Moorland Road in New Berlin, has “Beauty and the Beast,” “Iron Man,” all three of the “Jurassic Park” movies, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Steel Magnolias,” “The Hangover,” “Gremlins,” “Ghostbusters,” “Stand by Me,” “Jumanji: The Next Level,” “Men in Black,” “Jerry Maguire,” “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” “Bloodshot,” “The Invisible Man,” “1917,” “Knives Out,” “Back to the Future,” “Jaws” and “Spectre.” The Ridge is open Friday through Sunday this week; see marcustheatres.com for tickets and showtimes.
Marcus Bistroplex Southridge: The theater at 5210 S. 76th St. in Greendale is showing, starting Friday, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Beauty and the Beast,”
“Followed,” “Iron Man,” “The Hangover,” “The Blues Brothers,” “The Invisible Man,” “The Gentlemen” and “Jurassic Park.” The Bistroplex is open Friday through Sunday and Tuesday; see marcustheatres.com for tickets and showtimes.
Fox-Bay Cinema Grill: The Fox-Bay, at 332 E. Silver Spring Drive in Whitefish Bay, was the first local theater to reopen. Starting Friday, it’s showing “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Grease”; see
foxbaycinemagrill.com for tickets and showtimes.
Silverspot Cinema: The theater at The Corners of Brookfield, 20111 W. Blue Mound Road, reopens Friday with a limited run and $5 tickets. Showing starting Friday: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Iron Man.” See
silverspot.net for tickets and showtimes.
Rivoli Theatre/Cedarburg: The community theater at W62-N567 Washington Ave. is showing “Sonic the Hedgehog” at 7 p.m. Friday through next Thursday, with matinees at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $4; see rivoliofcedarburg.com for showtimes.
Drive-in theaters
Milky Way Drive-In: The pop-up drive-in outside Franklin Field, the home of the Milwaukee Milkmen baseball team at 7035 S. Ballpark Drive, continues. This weekend’s lineup: 6:30 p.m. Friday, “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol”; 9:15 p.m. Friday, “Zombieland”; 5 p.m. Saturday, “Despicable Me”; 7:45 p.m. Saturday, “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation”; 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, “The Blair Witch Project”; 6:30 p.m. Sunday, “Mission: Impossible — Fallout”; 9:15 p.m. Sunday, “Split.” Tickets are $35 per car per movie; see milkywaydrivein.com for details.
Marcus Majestic/Parking Lot Cinema: Starting Friday, the pop-up drive-in at the Majestic, 770 Springdale Road in Brookfield, has “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Scream.” The movies start at 9 p.m.; tickets for the double feature are $31.50 weekends and $26.25 weeknights. See marcustheatres
.com for details.
Marcus South Shore/Parking Lot Cinema: The pop-up drive-in at 7261 S. 13th St. in Oak Creek is showing “Iron Man” and “Beauty and the Beast” on Friday and Sunday, and “Iron Man” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” Saturday and next Thursday. The movies start at 9 p.m.; tickets for the double feature are $26.25 on weekend nights and $21 on Thursday. See marcustheatres.com for info. Contact Chris Foran at chris.foran @jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter at @cforan12.