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Showing at the Dells Theatre

September 30, 2025 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

“A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY“ – Some doors bring you to your past. Some doors lead you to your future. And some doors change everything. Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present…and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures.

Fri, Oct 3rd- 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Oct 4th – 4:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Sun, Oct 5th – 4:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Mon, Oct 6th – 7:00 p.m.

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Dells Theatre Holds Ribbon Cutting

February 10, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken by Noah Larson

The new owner of the Dells Theatre, along with the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, February 6th. Brian Anderson, a former employee of Logan Luxary Theatres Corporation, celebrated his new ownership with the ribbon cutting prior to an afternoon of movies.

Anderson’s plans for the future include expanding the concession menu, and he also brought back the Bargain Tuesdays. He will continue to offer first run movies at lower prices than the Sioux Falls theaters and will continue bargain matinees on weekends when all ages are only $5.00 for shows starting before 6:00. Anderson will continue the theatre’s Rewards program and honor the annual popcorn buckets. Other new promotions will be announced in the future.

Current hours of the theater are Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesdays for evening showings. Afternoon matinees will be held every Saturday and Sunday. Showtimes will vary depending on the running time of the current movie.

Moves and times will be posted each week on their Facebook page as well as their website, www.dellstheatre.com (which is currently under construction). The theater opens 30 minutes before the first show of the day. The box office will close 15 minutes after the start of the last show of the day.

Prices are $7.00 for ages 13 and older and $5.00 for ages 12 and younger. Bargain matinee price is just $5.00 for all ages and showings starting before 6:00 p.m.

Intermission Is Over, Curtains are Preparing to Reopen at Dells Theatre

July 10, 2020 by Submitted

The long intermission from movies at the indoor movie theater is finally coming to an end. The Dells Theatre is preparing to reopen on July 17.

Jeff Logan, President of Logan Luxury Theatres Corporation, and Nancy Jorgenson, Dells Theatre Manager, announced the re-opening date today. They said the company has taken extensive measures to ensure the health and safety of their guests and staff.

The staff will be spraying disinfectant rated for human coronavirus on all contact surfaces, seats, restrooms, etc. between every showing as well as scheduling more time between the shows to allow for a deeper, more thorough cleaning.

They have also installed an iWave filtering system in the air conditioning unit that uses a patented needlepoint bi-polar ionization to capture any pollutants, viruses or bacteria in the air in both the auditorium and the lobby. Additional UV filters are on order and will be installed as soon as they arrive. These provide an extra method of killing bacteria in the air.

The Dells Theatre has adjusted the selling stations to sell both tickets and concessions during the same transaction at the concessions stand to eliminate extra points of contact. Refill programs on the large popcorn and drinks have been discontinued to eliminate cross-contamination. The annual popcorn bucket program has been modified so bucket owners will receive a new bag of popcorn for each paid refill.

All employees will be wearing masks and any food handlers will also be wearing gloves. Logan said “We are excited to open our doors again and bring the magic of the movies back to our community.” The Dells Theatre will be showing all time favorite movies as noted in Facebook polls until the studios start releasing new movies again. The theatre is also offering opening weekend concession specials. They will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday only for the first few weeks. The first few weeks of community favorites will be only $5 for all ages.

The following is the current schedule of movies that will be playing, but the schedule is subject to change.

July 17th – 19th: “I Still Believe”
July 24th – 26th: “Footloose” (Original)
July 31st – Aug 2nd: “Back to the Future”
Aug 7th – 9th: “Trolls: World Tour”
Aug 14th – 16th: “Before the Fire”
Aug 21st: “Mulan” (Live action)

NBC Today Show to Visit Dell Rapids Theater

November 1, 2018 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dells Theatre in downtown Dell Rapids will be getting a visit from NBC’s “Today” TV show on Thursday, November 8th. “The Today Show” will be taping a special segment on the Dells Theatre for Small Business Saturday, which is on Saturday, November 24th this year.

Film crew from “The Today Show” will arrive in Dell Rapids about 11:00 a.m. and will be in the community until about 8:00 p.m. They will be filming around Dell Rapids, but their main concentration will be on the Dells Theatre.

As part of this event, the Dells Theatre will be showing a special advance showing of “The Grinch”. First National Bank of Dell Rapids is sponsoring tickets for those that are attending the movie that evening.

The Dells Theatre invites everyone to get in on the fun with NBC’s “The Today Show” filming and advance showing of “The Grinch”!