Shopportunist: Enjoy these free summer movies

If you need a bit more help fleshing out a summer of frugal family fun, how about a few hours with singing swine, snarky superheroes or a video game bad guy who ventures into the wild World Wide Web to save a friend?

Once again, national movie theater chains, municipalities and local arts venues are hosting free (or super-cheap) movie series over the coming weeks. So clip and keep this list and carve out a summer of cinema fun.

Regal Cinemas

The mega-chain's Summer Movie Express family movie series kicks off at Regal Crossgates Stadium 18 & IMAX and Regal Clifton Park Stadium.

Admission is only $1. Tickets are available for purchase at the box office and all movies start at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Each week both movies play on both days. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Will Rogers Institute.

June 25-26: "Teen Titans Go! To the Movies" and "Paddington 2"

July 2-3: "Despicable Me 3" and "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch"

July 9-10: "Lego Movie 2" and "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World"

July 16-17: "Smallfoot" and "Secret Life of Pets"

July 23-24: "The Lego Movie" and "Captain Underpants"

July 30-31: "Sing" and "How to Train Your Dragon 2"

Aug. 6-7: "Penguins of Madagascar" and "Boss Baby"

Aug. 13-14: "Kung Fu Panda 3" and "Lego Ninjago Movie"

Aug. 20-21: "Trolls" and "Minions"

Aug. 27-28: "Madagascar" and "Shrek 2"

Sept. 3-4: "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Storks"

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Bow Tie Cinemas

Two of the three local theaters — Wilton Mall Cinemas & BTX and Movieland 6 in Schenectady — will host free screenings of family films at 10 a.m. every Tuesday and Wednesday starting June 19. Tickets are issued...