‘Nerve’ Returns To Theaters For $5 A Ticket
In terms of new releases, it’s slim pickings out there this weekend. Oh sure, there are a couple of bigger films (Light Between OceansandMorgan) and a handful of indies, plus some high-profile holdovers from earlier in the summer. But if none of those quite suit your fancy, how about revisiting a film you may have missed the first time around?
Lionsgate is putting its young adult thrillerNerveback into theaters across the country this weekend. You may remember it from its original July 27 release — it’s the one starringEmma RobertsandDave Francoas participants in an online game that’s “like Truth or Dare, minus the Truth.” But the really good news is that if you skipped it then and want to see it now, you’ll be able to do so for just $5.
Varietyreports Lionsgate is teaming with mobile movie ticketing platform Atom Tickets for theNervepromotion. You don’t need to download the app to get the $5 price, although if you’d like to, the trade describes Atom Tickets as follows:
I guess the partnership kinda makes sense becauseNerveis tech-themed? In any case, the film will be in 600 theaters nationwide. And the $5 price seems to apply everywhere — even in my home city of New York, where movie tickets regularly cost three or four times that. Reviews on this one have been somewhat mixed, but for $5 and a slim 96 minutes, you can probably afford to take a bit of a risk. For what it’s worth, our own Ethan Anderton says, “It’s an exciting, fun, fast-paced caper through New York City with some compelling twists and turns. In a summer of disappointing blockbusters and sequels, it’s a refreshingly entertaining ride.”
On the other hand, ifNerveisn’t your cup of tea, you’ve got plenty of other warmed over options this weekend. Also back in theaters areGhostbustersandFinding Dory(the latter of which is looking to add to its already gargantuan $931 million take). Or if you want to go old school,AMC is holding screeningsofBlazing SaddlesandWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factoryat select theaters this weekend, in honor of Gene Wilder’s recent passing.
