Carolina Theatre to Host “The Lost Years” Summer Blockbuster Movie Series
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – What could have been so long ago now, finally, will be.
Beginning on June 8 with the final movie the Carolina Theatre showed before it closed
its doors for 47 years, Bruce Lee’s Fist of Fury, the newly restored Carolina Theatre will reclaim its “lost years” for 13 weeks this summer. After Fist of Fury, the historic theatre will present a blockbuster movie from the subsequent year that never had the
opportunity to grace the screen of the abandoned theatre, spanning 1979-1990.
“We can never get those ‘lost years’ back,” Sean Seifert, the Carolina Theatre’s
executive director, said. “But we can recreate the decades gone by with the nostalgia
that will always live here.”
The schedule for the Carolina Theatre at Belk Place’s Lost Years Summer Blockbuster
Series is below. All movie showtimes are 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, June 8, 2 p.m.: Fist of Fury (the final movie shown at the Carolina Theatre in
1978)
Thursday, June 12: Rocky II (1979)
Thursday, June 19: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Thursday, June 26: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Thursday, July 3: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
Thursday, July 10: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Sunday, July 20, 2 p.m.: Ghostbusters (1984)
Thursday, July 24: The Goonies (1985)
Thursday, July 31: Top Gun (1986)
Thursday, Aug. 7: Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Thursday, Aug. 14: Beaches (1988)
Thursday, Aug. 21: Batman (1989)
Thursday, Aug. 28: Ghost (1990)
Tickets for each movie start at only $10 and can be purchased online here.
“Charlotte, welcome back to your Carolina Theatre,” Seifert said. “We couldn’t be there
for you during those ‘lost years,’ but we’re back now – and better than ever.”
About the Carolina Theatre at Belk Place
Originally opened in 1927, the Carolina Theatre in Uptown Charlotte reopened in 2025 after nearly 50 years of vacancy. Lovingly restored to its original glory by Foundation For The Carolinas, the Carolina Theatre serves as a dynamic civic and entertainment hub in one of America’s fastest-growing cities. Visit TheCarolina.com to learn more.
Media contact: Jared Misner, communications director, 980-502-5876 or jared@thecarolina.com