No new Hindi movies open in Chicago area theaters the weekend beginning November 2, 2018, in anticipation of next Thursday’s release of Thugs of Hindostan. Advanced tickets for the sea-faring epic are already on sale at MovieMax Cinemas in Niles, Regal Round Lake Beach Stadium 18 in Round Lake Beach, Marcus Addison Cinema in Addison, Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville, Cinemark at Seven Bridges in Woodridge, AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge, and AMC South Barrington 24 in South Barrington, which shows Thugs on both its IMAX screen and in standard format.
Local theatrical options for Bollywood fans as of this Friday include Badhaai Ho at MovieMax, South Barrington 24, Cantera 17, and Woodridge 18, with MovieMax and the South Barrington 24 holding over Baazaar and Andhadhun as well.
Other Indian movies showing in Chicago area theaters this weekend:
- Savyasachi (Telugu w/English subtitles) at MovieMax, Marcus Addison, Seven Bridges, and Century Stratford Square in Bloomingdale
- Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (Telugu w/English subtitles) at MovieMax and Stratford Square
- Vada Chennai (Tamil w/English subtitles), Hello Guru Prema Kosame (Telugu w/English subtitles), Kayamkulam Kochunni (Malayalam), 96 (Tamil w/English subtitles), and Ratsasan (Tamil) at MovieMax