The weather is finally getting warmer here in the Windy City, which means that rooftop season is about to fully kick off.
Thankfully, the Rooftop Cinema Club is back in town for the spring and summer, taking over the fifth-floor terrace of The Emily Hotel in Fulton Market for another season of open-air movie magic.
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The film-loving festivities start on May 7, with an opening-night screening of the 1997 rom-com Love Jones at 8pm.
As usual, the outdoor cinema experience will feature a weekly lineup of timeless favorites viewed on a state-of-the-art LED screen with wireless headphones and cozy Adirondack seating, all set against the stunning Chicago skyline. As you watch, you can also enjoy concessions courtesy of The Emily Hotel, including fresh popcorn, soft drinks, cocktails and more.
Running from May through October, this season is packed with fresh programming, from curated film collections to immersive themed events like a Wicked singalong (break out those brooms!); a Mamma Mia! girls' night out event (complete with karaoke, mini makeovers and swag bags); a Pride-ready airing of The Birdcage along with a live drag show; and Wine Wednesdays in partnership with Bucket Listers—and, yes, your ticket includes a glass of vino!
Check out the lineups for May and June below; you can see the full list of what’s coming to the Rooftop Cinema Club’s big screen here.
Rooftop Cinema Club Chicago 2025 lineup
May
Wednesday, May 7: Love Jones
Thursday, May 8: White Chicks and Love Jones
Friday, May 9: Freaky Friday and Friday
Saturday, May 10: Moana 2; Crooklyn; Pretty Woman; Waiting to Exhale and Pulp Fiction
Sunday, May 11: Mamma Mia!; Everything Everywhere All at Once; and A Low Down Dirty Shame
Monday, May 12: The Notebook and The Great Gatsby
Tuesday, May 13: Pride and Prejudice and Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Wednesday, May 14: Poetic Justice and The Wood
Thursday, May 15: 10 Things I Hate About You and Superbad
Friday, May 16: Brown Sugar; La La Land and Scream
Saturday, May 17: Shrek; Mufasa: The Lion King; One of Them Days; Love Jones; and Scarface
Sunday, May 18: Wicked; Mamma Mia!; and Coming to America
Monday, May 19: White Chicks and Fight Club
Tuesday, May 20: Twilight and American Psycho
Wednesday, May 21: Mean Girls and Goodfellas
Thursday, May 22: Do the Right Thing and 50 First Dates
Friday, May 23: The Devil Wears Prada; 500 Days of Summer and Inception
Saturday, May 24: Inside Out 2; The Greatest Showman; 13 Going on 30; Uptown Girls and A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Sunday, May 25: The Sandlot; Ratatouille; Love & Basketball and About Last Night
Monday, May 26: Top Gun: Maverick and The Blackening
Tuesday, May 27: Clueless and Love Jones
Wednesday, May 28: Dirty Dancing; The Proposal and Dazed and Confused
Thursday, May 29: Grease; The Best Man and Rush Hour
Friday, May 30: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; The Great Gatsby and Friday
Saturday, May 31: The Wild Robot; Babe; How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days; White Chicks and Pulp Fiction
June
Sunday, June 1: The Princess Diaries; The Princess Bride; Pride and Prejudice; The Notebook and The Sixth Sense
Monday, June 2: Mamma Mia!; Love & Basketball and Queen and Slim
Tuesday, June 3: Ratatouille and Community: A Paintball Saga
Wednesday, June 4: Love Jones
Friday, June 6: The Parent Trap; Good Will Hunting and Fight Club
Saturday, June 7: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; Casablanca; To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar; Poetic Justice and Scream
Sunday, June 8: Wicked; Mufasa: The Lion King; When Harry Met Sally...; 10 Things I Hate About You and Waiting to Exhale
Monday, June 9: American Psycho
Tuesday, June 10: The Princess Diaries; Pretty Woman and A Low Down Dirty Shame
Wednesday, June 11: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and White Chicks
Thursday, June 12: The Sandlot and Scary Movie
Friday, June 13: Mean Girls and Friday the 13th
Saturday, June 14: Moana 2; 50 First Dates; Love Jones and Set It Off
Sunday, June 15: A Goofy Movie; Big Daddy; The Pursuit of Happyness; Top Gun: Maverick and Interstellar
Monday, June 16: Crazy Rich Asians
Tuesday, June 17: RuPaul's Drag Race Marathon
Wednesday, June 18: Grease and Everything Everywhere All at Once
Thursday, June 19: Love Jones; The Wood and The Blackening
Friday, June 20: Pride and Prejudice; Love & Basketball and Friday
Saturday, June 21: Lilo & Stitch; Dirty Dancing; The Notebook; Do the Right Thing and Jawbreaker
Sunday, June 22: Twilight; The Princess Bride; Brown Sugar; White Chicks and Pulp Fiction
Monday, June 23: The Wild Robot; Love Jones and Scream
Tuesday, June 24: Paddington in Peru; The Proposal and Coming to America
Wednesday, June 25: Mamma Mia!; How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Thursday, June 26: The Greatest Showman; 500 Days of Summer and Inception
Friday, June 27: 10 Things I Hate About You; About Last Night and Goodfellas
Saturday, June 28: Shrek; The Devil Wears Prada; La La Land; The Great Gatsby and Jennifer's Body
Sunday, June 29: Love Jones; My Girl; The Birdcage; The Best Man and Rush Hour
Monday, June 30: The Sixth Sense