Half-Price Movie Day

Tuesday is half-price movie day at all the cinemas across Beijing. Which means, if you don’t have anything planned for this evening, you can head over to your local cinema and catch Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the recently released Shrek the Third, or (for the few who didn’t get caught up in all the buzz) Transformers for somewhere between 30 to 40 kuai.

New Chinese horror flick The Nineteenth Gate of Hell or Naraka 19 also opens at Beijing’s cinemas today – so those confident enough with their Mandarin can check out Gillian Chung (锺欣桐), best known for being one half of the HK pop sensation Twins, as she stars in the creepy thriller that begins with a university student receiving a SMS message: “Do you know what the 19th gate of Hell is?”

Take a look at the trailer, complete with English subtitles, here.

See below for times:

Haidian
UME International Cineplex
English Language Screenings
Transformers: 8.15pm
Shrek the Third: 6.05 and 7.55pm
Harry Potter: 9.40pm
RMB 40.

CBD
Wanda International Cinema
English Language Screenings
Harry Potter: 6.40, 7.40, 9.30 and 10.30pm
Shrek the Third: 5.35, 7.30 and 9.25pm
Chinese
Narata 19: 8.30pm
RMB 40.

Wangfujing
Xindong'an Cinema
English Language Screenings
Harry Potter: 6.40pm
Shrek the Third: 6.10, 7.50 and 9.30pm
Chinese
Narata 19: 7.30pm
RMB 30.

Dongdan
Dahua Cinema
Harry Potter: 7.20pm

Wangjing
Stellar International Cineplex
English Language Screenings
Harry Potter: 5.25, 7 and 9.50pm
Transformers: 7.30 and 10.10pm
Chinese
Narata 19: 5.50, 7.45 and 9.40pm.