Prince Honored as AMC Theaters Play ‘Purple Rain’ This Weekend
Prince will shine brightly on the big screen once more as AMC announced it will show his 1984 film Purple Rain at 87 theaters this weekend.
Participating cinemas will play the classic movie in its entirety beginning Saturday (April 23) and close the showing on Thursday (April 28).
Although Prince was already a star off the strength of his 1980 album Dirty Mind and his 1982 follow-up 1999, the semi-biographical film launched the singer-guitarist into pop superstardom.
Purple Rain earned $68 million at the box office. But more notably, the movie soundtrack of the same name, sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, and remains, arguably, one of the most influential albums ever recorded.
Purple Rain also introduced moviegoers to the soul/funk band The Time, as well as Prince's all-girl group, Apollonia 6, with the music of both groups heavily highlighted in the film.
In the movie, Prince plays "The Kid," a troubled musician trying to balance the dynamics of his troubled family life with the creative restrictions he often faces from the club owner where he has a residency. All of this is of course, in the midst of falling in love with the new woman in town, Apollonia, who also has her eyes on super stardom, so much so, that in what turned out to be one of the most hilariously memorable scenes, she was willing to "pass the initiation" and "purify" herself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka (spoiler: that wasn't Lake Minnetonka).
With sizzling performances, including "Let's Go Crazy," "Computer Blue" and the always popular, "Darling Nikki," the movie culminates with a moving performance of the title track, "Purple Rain."
Prince fans everywhere should rejoice at the opportunity to see him on the big screen once more this weekend.
Check out the participating cities and theaters below:
Atlanta
- AMC North Dekalb Mall 16
- AMC Phipps Plaza 14
- AMC Sugarloaf Mills 18
Baltimore
- AMC White Marsh 16
Baton Rouge
- AMC Baton Rouge 16
Boston
- AMC Loews Boston Common 19
- AMC Liberty Tree Mall 20
- AMC Methuen 20
Charlotte
- AMC Carolina Pavilion 22
Chicago
- AMC 600 North Michigan 9
- AMC Naperville 16
- AMC South Barrington 30
- AMC Schererville 16
Cincinnati
- AMC Newport on the Levee 20
Columbus
- AMC Easton Town Center 30
- AMC Lennox 24
Dallas
- AMC Grapevine Mills 30
- AMC Mesquite 30
- AMC Stonebriar Mall 24
- AMC Parks @ Arlington 18
Denver
- AMC Highlands Ranch 24
- AMC Westminster Promenade 24
Detroit
- AMC Forum 30
- AMC Great Lakes 25
Hartford
- AMC Plainville 20
Houston
- AMC Gulf Pointe 30
- AMC Studio 30
- AMC Willowbrook 24
Indianapolis
- AMC Indianapolis 17
Jacksonville
- AMC Regency 24
Kansas City
- AMC Barrywoods 24
- AMC Town Center 20
Los Angeles
- AMC Atlantic Times Square 14
- AMC Broadway 4
- AMC Covina 17
- AMC Norwalk 20
- AMC Ontario Mills 30
- AMC Orange 30 W/IMAX
- AMC Promenade 16
- AMC Rolling Hills 20
Miami
- AMC Aventura Mall 24
Minneapolis
- AMC Arbor Lakes 16
- AMC Coon Rapids 16
- AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18
- AMC Inver Grove 16
- AMC Rosedale 14
- AMC Southdale Center 16
Montgomery
- AMC Festival Plaza 16
New Orleans
- AMC Elmwood Palace 20
New York
- AMC 19th St East 6
- AMC Empire 25
- AMC Jersey Gardens 20
- AMC Kips Bay 15
- AMC New Brunswick 18
- AMC Palisades 21 And Imax
- AMC Stony Brook 17
Norfolk
- AMC Hampton 24
Oklahoma City
- AMC Quail Springs Mall 24
Omaha
- AMC Oak View 24
Orlando
- AMC Disney Springs 24
- AMC Universal Cineplex 20
Philadelphia
- AMC Cherry Hill 24
- AMC Hamilton 24
- AMC Neshaminy 24
Phoenix
- AMC Ahwatukee 24
- AMC Arizona Center 24
- AMC Westgate 20
Pittsburgh
- AMC Waterfront 22
Raleigh
- AMC Southpoint 17
Salt Lake City
- AMC West Jordan 12
San Diego
- AMC Mission Valley 20
San Francisco
- AMC Mercado 20
- AMC Metreon 16
Seattle
- AMC Alderwood 16
- AMC Oak Tree 6
- Southcenter 16
- AMC Pacific Place 11
Spokane
- AMC River Park Square 20
St. Louis
- AMC Chesterfield 14
- AMC West Olive 16
Tallahassee
- AMC Tallahassee Mall 20
Tampa
- AMC Veterans Expressway 24
- AMC Woodlands Square 20
Tulsa
- AMC Southroads 20
Washington D.C.
- AMC Hoffman 22
- AMC MJ Capital Center 12
West Palm
- AMC Indian River 24