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Best Kept Secret: The Princess Theater

November 12, 2013 By From The Editors

by Rayne DeVivo



It makes me feel old when I say how about the price of things these days, but when I was a kid you could go to the first-run movie for $5 and the second run movie for $1.  Last time my family of four ventured to the multiplex for a 3D movie and popcorn it cost us $50.  FIFTY BUCKS!  FOR A MOVIE!

Princess Theater in LeRoy
Rayne tells us that The Princess Theater in LeRoy is worth a drive from Champaign-Urbana. Rayne DeVivo photo

I’ve got a tip for you.  There is an area family-owned movie theater that charges 1990s prices every day.  The Princess Theater in downtown LeRoy is a place you can see a first-run movie with your whole family and have popcorn for under $30.00.


Tickets for a regular feature film are $6 for adults and $5 for children/seniors.  Tickets to a 3D movie are $9 for adults and $8 for children/seniors.  Movie attendance is cheaper by the dozen too! If you are bringing more than 10 people to the movies, you can call ahead and get $1 off per person on both tickets and snacks.


One of my favorite parts of living in LeRoy is that a couple times a month they show an older G-rated movie for free on Saturday mornings (editor’s note: check our calendar, we post freebies there).


The concessions are what blow other movie theaters out of the water. You can spend $18 for two drinks and popcorn at a chain multiplex.  At the Princess Theater, two drinks, one popcorn, and one candy cost $8.50.  Granted, you will not get a two gallon bucket of popcorn for that price, but refills are only a quarter.

 

What: The Princess Theater
Where: 300 E. Center St., downtown LeRoy
How to Get There: Take I-74 West toward Bloomington-Normal. Take the LeRoy exit. Turn right onto County Road 21. Turn right onto Center St. Depending where you live in Champaign-Urbana, could take 30-45 minutes.


Rayne DeVivo lives and works as an attorney in rural LeRoy, Illinois.  A Hoosier by birth, Rayne came to Decatur 18 years ago to attend Millikin University and fell in love with the area.  She is a graduate of the University of Illinois, College of Law, and a mom of two boys, Henry and Quinn.  

Filed Under: Best Kept Secrets, Day Trips, Things To Do in CU Tagged With: best kept secret, LeRoy, Princess Theater, Rayne Devivo

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