Dolly Parton Benefit Film Screenings Coming to Theaters

Following a successful weekend of special screenings across Tennessee, Regal is taking its celebration of Dolly Parton and her legacy nationwide. Screenings of "Steel Magnolias" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" will take place at more than 200 Regal theatres across 35 states, including South Carolina, from Sept. 4-9, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to The Dollywood Foundation, home of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

"Steel Magnolias" will screen Sept. 4, 6, and 8, while "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" will screen Sept. 5, 7, and 9. In a nod to Parton's iconic hit "9 to 5," tickets are specially priced at $9.25 and are available now at participating Regal theatres.

"It was incredible to watch our Tennessee community show up in such a big way to celebrate Dolly Parton and support a cause so close to her heart," said Vikki Neil, senior vice president of marketing at Regal. "As a company headquartered in East Tennessee, Dolly's impact has always felt especially close to home for Regal. Now, as we expand these screenings nationwide, we're excited to give audiences across the country a way to celebrate her legacy while supporting the Imagination Library."

Founded by Parton in 1995 in her native Sevier County, Tennessee, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library provides free books each month to children from birth to age 5, regardless of family income. Regal has long supported the Imagination Library through the Regal Foundation. Today, the program has grown internationally, with one in six children under age 5 in the United States receiving a free book each month through the Imagination Library.

Advance tickets to nationwide showtimes are available now at theatre box offices/kiosks, on the Regal mobile app, and through REGmovies.com. To learn more about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and how the program continues Dolly's commitment to inspiring a love of reading in children around the world, visit ImaginationLibrary.com.