Fabian 8 Cinema

301 Main Street,
Paterson, NJ 07505

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Fabian 8 Cinema

New build in downtown Paterson, NJ, it was located on the top floor (U-Level) of Center City Paterson Atrium.

Anticipated opening was in September, 2009, but this was put back to January 2010, and it opened on February 19, 2010 with 1,250-seats. It was closed on April 1, 2024.

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Cinemasavvy
Cinemasavvy on February 20, 2010 at 2:13 pm

News Event: Film Cutting at 4:00 PM on Friday, February 19, 2010
Theater address: 301 Main Street â€" Center City Paterson, Upper Level
Theater Web Site: www.fabian8.com Box office recording: (973) 754-1111 Showtimes for opening weekend Friday, Feb 19 through Sunday, February 21, 2010 Valentine’s Day â€" 12:00, 2:30, 5:05, 7:50, 10:25 Book of Eli â€" 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:20 Edge of Darkness â€" 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:35 Dear John â€" 12:05, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50
Avatar â€" 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:55 The Wolfman â€" 12:05, 2:40, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Percy Jackson â€" 12:00, 2:35, 5:15, 7:45, 10:10 Shutter Island â€" 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:15

fred1
fred1 on February 22, 2010 at 8:40 am

A grat monden cinema. Excellant presantation. the have 2 consession stations opposite of each other .In the bigger theaters the entrance is at front of the theater insted of entering from the back and walk down the ailies to the staduam seating … The front of the theater has the look of a NYC townhouse , with the marquee in the middle

fred1
fred1 on February 23, 2010 at 9:24 am

Change status as open

John Fink
John Fink on March 8, 2010 at 6:00 pm

Agree with Fred, impressive presentation, large screens, comfortable seats and a very friendly staff. I caught the 1PM show of Brooklyn’s Finest in theater 8, the biggest theater in the complex. The layout is: 1 and 2 are to the right along with the men’s room, the box office, 7 and 8 and the women’s room are to the left. There are two concession stands opposite each other and 3 and 4 are to the left, 5 and 6 to the right following that. The staff keeps the theater spotless, and on the way out at least two asked if we enjoyed the movie and wished us a good day.

The place’s interior design reminds me a bit of the new Clearview look (reds wall paper and carpet), but the theater has top of line sound and an extensive use of LCD monitors even at the auditorium entrances, box office, concession and a few video poster cases.

Theater 8 is large with an entrance at the front of the theater, after walking down a hallway. Stadium seating and comfortable, wide seats along with good projection and sound. This is a great new theater, no expense was spared in building a complex that easily rivals Clifton Commons and the theaters in Wayne and its a bit cheaper. Parking was free for a few hours and the lot is brightly lit below, the mall itself is still a work in progress so I can’t wait to return when we’ll have more dinning options. Security while visible is not annoyingly so as you’d find in some other urban complexes. The theater’s smallish lobby might be an issue during more popular films but they seem to be set up to accommodate the traffic.

Another great feature is next door is the Paterson Art Gallery, an open, non-intimidating space that encourages families and mall visitors to come look around. This and the mall/entertainment complex is a great thing for Paterson and so far Center City looks to be a success, hopefully it’ll get a few more dinning options soon (Buffalo Wild Wings, which had been part of the original plan would be awesome).

Cinemasavvy
Cinemasavvy on February 3, 2012 at 12:03 pm

Sound and Digital Conversion at the Fabian 8 Cinema. Work started on converting all 8 houses to digital expected to be finished by mid March 2012. More RealD 3D and new screens from Big Sky Industries. Theatre 5 is now a beta test location for Danley Sound Labs new cinema loudspeaker line. Designer Tom Danley is responsible for the volcano effects at the Mirage in Las Vegas and built the worlds largest subwoofer, The Matterhorn, with 40,000 watts of energy. Your innards jigggle during extreme special effects. High frequencies are spacious and superbly clean. Fabian 8’s theatre 5 may currently be the best sounding cinema space in the NY metro area.

zanne_37
zanne_37 on April 15, 2012 at 6:53 pm

Ear bleeding volume level! hence the reason this fabulous theater is always a ghost town. And do not ask Kumar to turn the sound down because you will be met with hostility and insult and then givin a refund and being told security is coming. Which we waited for they did not. So sad

RHETT52
RHETT52 on December 27, 2013 at 11:21 am

Where’s the listing for the original FABIAN theater on this site?? They too it down?

PeterApruzzese
PeterApruzzese on December 27, 2013 at 12:48 pm

Original Fabian: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/2851/

ridethectrain
ridethectrain on September 9, 2020 at 8:21 pm

Please update, total seat count 1169

Theatre 1 190
Theatre 2 and 3 91
Theatre 4 106
Theatre 5 150
Theatre 6 157
Theatre 7 139
Theatre 8 245

Seat count based on Fabian 8 App reserved seating.

ridethectrain
ridethectrain on March 26, 2024 at 5:57 pm

Please update, theatre closed as of April 1, 2024. See post in photos section.

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