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Managua has two modern and large movie theatres, and a new
mega-plex that is soon to open.
One of Managua's many casinos.


The theatres are air-conditioned, with large screens, reclining
chairs and a full concession stand. Just like you're used to. Movies
cost about $3 for adults, and about 40 cents less for kids,
students and senior citizens. Tuesday is half price day at the
theatre. All the Managua theatres take major credit cards.
The theatres usually get major U.S. releases three months later.
Most movies are in English with Spanish subtitles, but cartoon
movies, or movies like Shrek, will be dubbed in Spanish.
The two main theatres in Managua are Cinemark
(http://www.cinemarkca.com, 271-9037), which has six cinemas
inside the MetroCentro Mall. The other is Cinemas, which has 8
cinemas at the Plaza Inter Mall.
A new 10-cinema theatre will soon be opened at the new Galeria
Santo Domingo Mall in Managua.
Alhambra, is a smaller, three-cinema movie complex in
Managua.
Recently released movies are shown in Nicaragua.


In Granada, the rundown Karawala theatre near the Central
Park has two cinemas, a musty upstairs theatre with broken seats
and four-month old U.S. releases, and an even dodgier
downstairs theatre that shows porno. The picture-quality is never
very good in the theatre (the dark scenes are too dark and bright
outdoor scenes look like they're filmed on the sun). The popcorn
bags are too small, the theatre has bats, and teenagers usually
walk around the theatre talking to each other. Enjoy the show!
(starts at 6:30 pm every night)
El Club has started to show projection pictures on Wednesday
night at 7 pm, and Casa Bohemia, next to the fire station, shows
DVD's of new releases on a projection screen every night (shows
are posted on the chalkboard). The Bearded Monkey hostile also
shows nightly movies on a TV.


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