Instead of the industry standard Friday or Wednesday release date, two new Hindi movies open in the Chicago area on Thursday, October 2, 2014. The Hrithik Roshan-Katrina Kaif action flick Bang Bang — an official remake of Knight and Day — releases in more North American theaters than any other Bollywood movie to date.
Bang Bang — which has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 34 min. — opens in the following theaters on Thursday, October 2:
- AMC River East 21 in Chicago
- AMC Showplace Niles 12 in Niles
- Muvico Rosemont 18 in Rosemont
- AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington
- Marcus Elgin Cinema in Elgin
- Marcus Addison in Addison
- Century Stratford Square in Bloomingdale
- AMC Showplace Naperville 16 in Naperville
- Cinemark at Seven Bridges in Woodridge
- AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge
On Friday, October 3, Bang Bang opens in the following additional theaters:
- Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6 in Skokie
- Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville
Another movie opening with slightly less fanfare this weekend is Haider, director Vishal Bhardwaj’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. This is one of my most anticipated movies of 2014.
Haider opens on Thursday at the River East 21, Showplace Niles 12, South Barrington 30, and Woodridge 18. As with Bang Bang, Haider opens on Friday at the Regal Gardens 1-6 and Cantera 17. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 41 min.
Khoobsurat and Daawat-e-Ishq both carry over for a third week at the South Barrington 30 and Cantera 17, with the Gardens 1-6 also holding over Khoobsurat.
The Telugu movie Govindudu Andarivadele carries over at the Rosemont 18, Seven Bridges, and Cinemark Tinseltown USA in North Aurora.
Hi Kathy,
Just one minor correction. The run-time of Haider is 161 minutes, which makes it 2 hours 41 minutes. Eager to know your take on the film 🙂
Cheers!
Thanks, Keyur! I amended the runtime above. Most American theaters use the placeholder time of 2:20 for all Indian movies and only post the real runtime at their websites on Friday mornings.
Oh ok. You’re welcome 🙂