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<p>AMC Theaters and Regal are bringing two Dolly Parton films back to the big screen for limited screenings honoring the country music icon.</p>
<p>Parton died Tuesday at age 80.</p>
<p>AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron announced Thursday that approximately 200 <a href="https://x.com/AMCTheatres/status/2093066938461151607" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AMC locations</a> would offer showtimes for 1989’s “Steel Magnolias” and the 1982 musical comedy, “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” from Friday through Wednesday.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">To honor the one and only Dolly Parton. AMC will bring back two of her movies to about 200 of our theatres. Tomorrow through Wednesday.</p>
<p>STEEL MAGNOLIAS (1989):<br />the acclaimed comedy-drama starring Dolly Parton, Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis and…</p>
<p>— Adam Aron (@CEOAdam) <a href="https://x.com/CEOAdam/status/2093080583702265906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">August 27, 2026</a></p>
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<p>“To honor the one and only Dolly Parton. AMC will bring back two of her movies to about 200 of our theatres,” Aron wrote.</p>
<p>Aron described “Steel Magnolias” as “the acclaimed comedy-drama starring Dolly Parton, Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis and Daryl Hannah.” He called “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” a “hit musical comedy starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds.”</p>
<p>Regal Movies offered a <a href="https://x.com/RegalMovies/status/2093108753193169398" target="_blank" rel="noopener">similar tribute</a> exclusively in Parton’s home state of Tennessee and, soon after, took it a step further by adding that all proceeds from the screenings would go to Parton’s Imagination Library.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">This weekend, witness some of Dolly’s greatest moments on the big screen. Regal is remembering Dolly Parton’s legendary career with a tribute screening of Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Steel Magnolias exclusively in Dolly’s home state of Tennessee. Tickets are $9.25, and… <a href="https://t.co/7xpq9gT9i4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/7xpq9gT9i4</a></p>
<p>— Regal (@RegalMovies) <a href="https://x.com/RegalMovies/status/2093108753193169398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">August 27, 2026</a></p>
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<p>“This weekend, witness some of Dolly’s greatest moments on the big screen,” the theater chain wrote. “Tickets are $9.25, and all proceeds will go to the Imagination Library via the Regal Foundation.”</p>
<p>Parton<span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px"> said in a Rolling Stone <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-dolly-parton-235443/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> that once she was cast in “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” and realized she’d be playing opposite Burt Reynolds, she pushed for more</span> romantic emphasis between the characters.</p>
<p>“When they started askin’ for suggestions, I said I would like to see more of a romance. Wouldn’t you feel like you wasted five dollars if you paid to see ‘Wh0rehouse’ and you didn’t see me and Burt kiss? I was makin’ a joke, and I stuck to it. I’m not going to miss my chance to kiss Burt Reynolds,” she said.</p>
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Two Dolly Parton Classics Returning To Theaters For Limited Run
