American Theater
1450 East Avenue,
Bronx,
NY
10462
1450 East Avenue,
Bronx,
NY
10462
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Thanks for this link also Tinseltoes.
Thanks Fred,pretty cool new seats and conncessions good to see it still going.
a lil ad for the American
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Cool photo of the LOEWS AMERICAN.
Regarding my post way above, regarding the terra-cotta statues on the rear wall of the Lowe’s American, here’s a link to some very good pictures of them:
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Films that have played here 6 weeks since 1995 (longevity list not updated since May 2008).
Forever Batman 1995
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 1995
Jumanji 1995
Muppet Treasure Island 1996
Twister 1996
Independence Day 1996
Liar, Liar 1997
Money Talks 1997
Soul Food 1997
Flubber 1997
Titanic 1998 (came here in its 20th week of release)
Deep Impact 1998
Godzilla 1998
Lethal Weapon 4 1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1998
Blade 1998
The Faculty 1998
Patch Adams 1998
She’s All That 1999
Doug’s First Movie 1999
Life 1999
Blue Streak 1999
Double Jeopardy 1999
Bone Collector 1999
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 1999
Next Friday 2000
Pitch Black 2000
Road to El Dorado 2000
Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps 2000
Original Kings of Comedy 2000
Art of War 2000
Unbreakable 2000
Save the Last Dance 2001
Hannibal 2001
Recess: School’s Out 2001
Along Came a Spider 2001
Mummy Returns 2001
Shrek 2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2001
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2001
Dr. Dolittle 2 2001
Princess Diaries 2001
Training Day 2001
The One 2001
Not Another Teen Movie 2001
How High 2001
Snow Dogs 2002
Blade 2 2002
Changing Lanes 2002
Barbershop 2002
Santa Clause 2 2002
Burning Down the House 2003
X2: X-Men United 2003
Finding Nemo 2003
Bad Boys 2 2003
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over 2003
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat 2003
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King 2003
My Baby’s Daddy 2004
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 2004
Spiderman 2 2004
Shark Tale 2004
Ray 2004
Are We There Yet? 2005
Hitch: The Cure for the Common Man 2005
Fantastic Four 2005
Sky High 2005
Four Brothers 2005
Chicken Little 2005
Curious George 2006
Pink Panther 2006
Cars 2006
Open Season 2006
The Departed 2006
Norbit 2007
Bridge to Terabitha 2007
Meet the Robinsons 2007
Disturbia 2007
Spiderman 3 2007
Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married 2007
Bee Movie 2007
Iron Man (after Bow Tie took over)
Hancock 2008
Space Chimps 2008
Dark Knight 2008
High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2008
Madagasgar: Escape 2 Africa 2008
Coraline 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009
That’s through August 19, 2009
I believe no film has played at the American 7 weeks or more since Bow Tie took over.
After dealing with the permitting and plan approval process, we’re ready to go! The new seats arrive 1/5/09, along with the carpet, concessions, and painting and repair crews. So far, we’ve refurbished the rest rooms, redraped auditorium walls, and most importantly, repaired and upgraded the projection & sound! We’ve also installed the first computers the place has seen in its existence, started accepting credit cards, established a great discount parking deal, and have cleaned and repaired damaged plaster. All very exciting stuff!
Has Bow Tie made the improvements to the American that Joe Masher on 4/10/08 said would be made?
Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys Together , opening Friday is the 2nd picture to open here on 3 screens.
I was a bit premature, Get Smart is still there for a 3rd weekend.
Why do they get rid of pictures so fast? Even before it’s 2nd weekend they had up that Get Smart was getting dumped after 2 weeks (it opened with 39 million and made 20 the 2nd) so Hancock could be on 2 screens. They got rid of Indiana Jones after 3 weeks, coming off a $21 million weekend.
Long runs is just for the record, call them engagements.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is the first film to open on 3 screens at the American.
The 7 weekers.
Toy Story 1995
Nutty Professor 1996
Space Jam 1996 (n 2 runs – first 5 weeks, left and came back for 2)
Jingle All the Way 1996
101 Dalmatians 1996
Rush Hour 1998
Water Boy 1998
Bug’s Life 1998
The Matrix 1999
Entrapment 1999
Tarzan 1999
Snow Day 2000
Meet the Parents 2000
Charlie’s Angels 2000
Wedding Planner 2001
Down to Earth 2001
Monsters Inc. 2001
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
Ice Age 2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember 2002
Drumline 2002
Haunted Mansion 2003
You Got Served 2004
Shrek 2 2004
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 2004
The Incredibles 2004
Robots 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005
Dreamgirls 2006
Are We Done Yet? 2007
Next the 6 weekers
Here are the films that had the longest runs at the American ( 8 weeks or more)since Stewart Epstein reopened the theater in 1995.
11 weeks
Sixth Sense 1999
10 weeks
Prince of Egypt 1998
Toy Story 2 1999
9 weeks
Stuart Little 1999
Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000
Emperor’s New Groove 2000
Rush Hour 2 2001
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams 2002
Freaky Friday 2003
Cheaper By the Dozen 2003
8 weeks
Waiting to Exhale 1995
Dr. Dolittle 1998
Rugrats: The Movie 1998
Mighty Joe Young 1998
The Mummy 1999
Star Wars Episode 2: The Phantom Menace 1999
Final Destination 2000
Rugrats in Paris 2000
Spy Kids 2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 2001
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 2001
Spiderman 2002
Signs 2002
Maid in Manhattan 2002
Polar Express 2004
Spongebob Squarepants Movie 2004
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Watch and the Wardrobe 2005
Step Up 2006
Happy Feet 2006
Night at the Museum 2006
Rush Hour 3 2007
Coming soon the 7 weekers.
I mean Batman Forever.
You are correct Batman Begins and June 16, 1995.
To the poster above, that should be June 16th, 1995 and Batman Forever instead of Batman Begins.
I read on the Internet in an article about the American from 2001 that Stewart Epstein at one time owned 25 theaters in the Tri State area. Does anybody know any of them besides the 3 mentioned earlier on this page and the Clifton in Clifton, New Jersey. He told me back in the mid 90’s that he used to own the Circle theater beneath the Parkchester station and he closed it.
Bow Tie Cinemas will reopen The American tomorrow (Fri, 4/11/08)! The theater has been thoroughly cleaned and repaired. Improvements are coming soon—new seats, new concession stand with hot food selection, improved projection and sound, and computerized ticketing. Check out www.bowtiecinemas.com for more information!
If one clicks on the site for Bow Tie cinemas and goes to locations they list the American by New York Locations (they have a cinema in Schenectady also). If you click on the American it will show you the marque which has a picture saying it’s reopening Friday and that Prom Night and Street Kings will be there. Their phone message now says they are reopening Friday and the pictures will be the 2 on the marquee, Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns (which was there when it closed) and 4 more that probably would have come in there in the previous weeks, 21 (3rd wknd), Nim’s Island (2nd), The Ruins (2nd) and Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna)(4th).
12 days that’s pretty fast for reopening.
Also for the record the first films to play there under Stewart’s regime when he reopened it on June 16, 2005 were Batman Begins (opening week) and older films Die Hard with a Vengeance, Casper and Tales from the Hood. They were a quad then. Stewart sixplexed the theater in April 1998 and sevenplexed it in 1999.
Longest film engagement there was the Sixth Sense which stayed 11 weeks.
They used to bring in films later in their runs too. Katest was Titanic which the American got in it’s 20th week but it stayed 6 weeks there.
I met the previous owner Stewart Epstein outside the theater on Friday March 28 and he was showing the place to prospective buyers (obviously sold now). He said he was closing the theater for health reasons. For the record the last films to play there under his regime were Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns (2nd week), Horton Hears a Who (3rd week) and College Road Trip (4th week).
Good news Bow tie cinemas will take contol of Thee theater as of 4/11/08 . They will put in new seats and concessiond counter but will let the American remain a true cinema treasure
The Marquee has “Closed for Renovations” on it.
I hope it’s true, but I’ve seen those words before on building vacant for years in the Bronx.
No listings in the newspapers for this theater the first week in April, not in the movie clocks or in advertisements.