In honor of the film’s 35th anniversary, The Color Purple returns to movie theaters nationwide during Black History Month—its first nationwide release in more than three decades.
Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Warner Bros. are behind the movie being in theaters across the country Sunday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery and Oprah Winfrey are among the actors in the 1985 film that is based on the Alice Walker novel.
Locally, The Color Purple will run at the Regal City North Stadium 14, 2600 N. Western Ave.; Regal Webster Place 11, 1471 W. Webster Ave.; and Century Evanston, 1715 Maple Ave., Evanston.
Tickets for The Color Purple can be purchased http://atFathomEvents.com or participating theater box offices.