Music Box Garden Movies
Summer is here and that means one thing: the return of our GARDEN MOVIES! Enjoy an outdoor movie on our Garden Patio, located right behind t... Read more
The Incredible True Adventures of Two Girls in Love
Thursday, Sep 19 - 7:30PM
Music Box of Horrors Presents
The team at Music Box of Horrors collectively agreed we could no longer only celebrate all things horror & hang out with you sickos once a y... Read more
Don’t Let The Riverbeast Get You!
Monday, Sep 23 - 9:30PM
Animation Adventures
Discover fantastic worlds, nostalgic favorites and arthouse gems with Animation Adventures at the Music Box Theatre! This recurring film ser... Read more
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
Friday, Sep 27 - 11:59PM
Music Box of Horrors: The Dream Child
Last year, Bride of Music Box of Horrors descended upon Chicago's ravenous horror community. And let's just say things got interesting…in th... Read more
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Tuesday, Oct 1 - 7:00PM
The Chicago Film Society Presents
The Chicago Film Society comes to the Music Box for all-celluloid screenings of classic & underseen features, short subjects, trailer reels,... Read more
The King of Marvin Gardens
Saturday, Oct 12 - 11:30AM
Music Box of Horrors 2024
This October, THE MUSIC BOX OF HORRORS rises from the grave with a 24 hour movie marathon guaranteed to drive you MAD! Featuring frightening... Read more
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Halloween Edition!
Happy Halloween 2024! Join us as we do the Time Warp again! In this Music Box Halloween tradition, the classic cult musical is screened with... Read more
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Friday, Oct 25 - 11:59PM
Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long
Friday, November 29th - Sunday, December 1st + Thursday, December 5thOnline Ticket Sales open for Music Box Members on Thursday September 19... Read more
The Sound of Music
Friday, Nov 29 - 1:00PM
Recent Series + Festivals
Crucemos al Otro Lado
Our week-long series, "Crucemos al Otro Lado" embraces cinema both made in Mexico as well as those made by Mexican-American filmmakers, illuminating e... Read more
Friday the 13th Marathon: Presented by Paramount Scares
From noon until the dead of night, fans can try to survive the first eight films of the Friday the 13th franchiseThis is a true-blue event for Friday... Read more
NOIR CITY: Chicago 2024
NOIR CITY: Chicago returns to the Music Box this September!Under the banner, "Darkness Has No Borders" this year’s NOIR CITY festival features themati... Read more
Pluto TV Summer of Cinema: Free Movie Weekend
Pluto TV's “Free Movie Weekend” is part of its “Summer of Cinema” campaign, which brings the service’s signature “free” offering to independent theate... Read more
MUBI FEST Chicago
At MUBI FEST, watch a special selection of great music films and more, curated just for Chicago audiences to complement a live musical performance and... Read more
Summer of 70mm
70mm is frequently a format of “er’s”: bigger, brighter, crisper, sharper, wider, heavier, costlier, louder. These terms are often used to compare the... Read more
Highs & Lows - A Film Series
Films of a higher tier, those stamped with the seal of Art, usually accrue a more serious following than many of the movies being made on a supposedly... Read more
Clean Plate Club: A Food and Film Series
Looking for a delicious way to spend your Tuesday this Summer? Join us at the Music Box Theatre for the return of our Food and Film Series: Clean Plat... Read more
Liz & Monty Matinees
“I thought he was the most gorgeous thing in the world and easily one of the best actors.” – Elizabeth TaylorEternally beautiful and mesmerizing perfo... Read more
Yorgonna Love It - A Yorgos Lanthimos Series
To celebrate the release of his new movie KINDS OF KINDNESS, the Music Box Theatre proudly presents a collection of films by Yorgos Lanthimos includin... Read more
Godzilla vs. Music Box
The Music Box is partnering with the Japanese Arts Foundation to throw Godzilla a birthday party June 7 -13, and you're invited! Come celebrate 70 yea... Read more
Who Gives an 'F'
Since 1979, CinemaScore has surveyed opening night audiences for wide releases from an A+ to F scale. In their polling, there’s a list of just 22 movi... Read more
The Chicago Critics Film Festival
THE CHICAGO CRITICS FILM FESTIVAL returns to the Music Box for its Eleventh Year! The event, a frequent nominee for Best Film Festival in the Chicago... Read more
Cinema Femme Short Film Fest 2024
The 6th edition of the Cinema Femme Short Film Fest runs from April 25 – May 2, 2024. This one-of-a-kind festival emphasizes the importance of support... Read more
To Avoid Any Misunderstanding: The Other Charles Chaplin
Is any actor more closely entwined with his character than Charles Chaplin? From his second screen appearance, Chaplin simply was The Little Tramp—bow... Read more
Triple Threat! A 3D Series
The Music Box just installed a brand new Digital 3D system! Come see what all the fuss is about with our week-long series showcasing the magic of 3D c... Read more
Film Girl Film Festival
The Festival was founded by Andrea Thompson, who became inspired when people in the local film community and Hollywood insiders alike started having i... Read more
Cinema Morricone
Ennio Morricone had already established himself as a musician equally at home with classical and pop melodies when he reluctantly, almost ashamedly, t... Read more
Melanin, Roots, and Culture
Music Box Theatre is proud to bring to you our Black History series, “Melanin, Roots and Culture,” for the month of February. Our five-film series emb... Read more
The Princess Bride Valentine's Show
Bring your Valentine to the Music Box for THE PRINCESS BRIDE, the fairy tale that puts the “comedy” in “romantic comedy.” Fun for all ages, this inter... Read more
Hitchcock and Friends
"Hitchcock pioneered a whole type of film grammar. He taught us how to express things as clearly, visually, I think as they can be expressed…Learning... Read more
January Giallo 2024
Music Box of Horrors is thrilled to be back for another installment of January Giallo, in partnership with our friends at Cinematic Void! This year we... Read more
The 40th Annual Music Box Christmas Sing-A-Long & Double Feature
Who could have predicted on that snowy Christmas Eve in 1983, when the operator of a vintage movie theater in Chicago decided to show two old holiday... Read more
Alternative Christmas Features
For nearly four decades, the Music Box has celebrated the holidays with Jimmy Stewart and Bing Crosby. However, if those guys aren’t your cup of eggno... Read more
Nobody's Perfect: Billy Wilder Matinees Part 2
“Never resist an impulse, Sabrina, especially if it’s terrible.” An Austrian journalist and screenwriter who had nearly a dozen films under his belt b... Read more
Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop
For the entire month of September the Music Box Theatre is proud to present “Fresh Films: A Celebration of 50 Years of Hip Hop,” a 17-film series cele... Read more