AMC Loews Paramus Route 4 Tenplex

Was the theater packed when “Spidey 3” came out? The previous two played at the theater to big crowds, as well as dozens of superhero films since the days of Superman and Batman.

I only saw Jedi and Phantom Menace there. Both were fine presentations, but Empire was the best, maybe because it was the best movie in the series.

Justin: I’d say “The Empire Strikes Back” was the best presentation at the Stanley Warner Route 4. During the 1977 original “Star Wars”‘ time there, the screen had big dirty blotches on it. I used to try to look away from the stains while watching the movie. By 1980 and “Empire”, the screen had been repaired.

The Tenplex’s last day of operation is May 24th.

I’m guessing it will be. The old Bergen Mall Cinema a couple of miles further west from the tenplex (but further east than the new 16-plex) was open for business on Sundays even though the rest of the mall was closed, if memory serves. And of course both the theatres that the Garden State 16 will replace (the Route 4 10 and the Route 17 triplex) were open on Sundays, despite surrounding stores not being open that day. FWIW, I’m guessing that “Shrek the Third” will open on at least one of the larger (or what passes for “larger” at the tenplex) screens, as “Spiderman 3” will have been out for two weeks already by then and will have probably opened on something like 8,000 screens at 4,000 locations. With that wide an opening, most of the people who see “Spiderman 3” will probably go in the first week or two, and in light of that probable dropoff in demand and to make room for the third “Shrek,” I’m sure theatres with “Spiderman 3” on multiple screens will start shuffling Spidey around on May 18. Maybe they’ll cut back from four screens to three after two weeks, and/or start moving it into some of their smaller auditoriums. Even blockbusters today have much faster turnover than they did in the days when “Star Wars” could tie up Theatre #1 for six months.

When the new movie theater opens, will it be open on days when the malls are closed due to the blue laws?

thanks for that info. Which movie was the most profitable at the theater and which movie stayed the longest?

Thanks for the info. I think that movie will play on the smaller screens while Spider-Man plays on the bigger screens. When the new theater opens, which movies will be shown digitally?

Sounds interesting…a former Philly manager moving on up to be a New Yorker manager. Will there be any celebs besides Codey? I’d like to see some Jersey celebs (like those stars from “The Sopranos”) as well as the locals who represent the state as well as the town. As for the Garden State 16 being all-digital, does that mean that ticket prices will be more expensive than the Rockaway location? The Rockaway is the most expensive AMC in North Jersey, followed by Clifton Commons and Jersey Gardens. When that theater opens, post the new theater online and change the status of this one to Closed.

When the new theater opens, the governor of New Jersey will attend the event (probably Codey if Corzine still recovers from that horrific crash) as well as local town officials. Besides the new 16-screen monster of a theater, there will be a new restaurant as well as a few new stores just in time for the 50th anniversary of the largest shopping center in New Jersey, Garden State Plaza.

What’s the status on the new theater? If the theater opens next month as scheduled, what business would replace the aging complex?

There’s no doubt that the theatre will be a huge success. But the down side may be other smaller theatres closing because of no business, due to the 16 plex. The other thing I personally don’t care for is no access from the side streets on Sunday. Traffic on both 17 and 4 will go way, way up on Sunday.

True – I’m still in a state of denial over the triplex coming down soon. I thought I heard that a parking garage may go up where the triplex stands now.