AMC Loews Paramus Route 4 Tenplex
260 E. Highway 4,
Paramus,
NJ
07652
260 E. Highway 4,
Paramus,
NJ
07652
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It looks like in my last post around 1993, which was like the last year any studio did major 70MM releases. Most theatres took the Dolby MPU’s out of their sound racks and junked them. A MPU is needed to run Mag sound.
And when did the Tenplex stop showing 70mm films?
For Dolby, did it have 5.1 EX when it came out in 1999? And for SDDS, did it have 8 channels or the 5.1?
Looking over the past posts above, it looks like the theatre had.
Ampex 35/70 for 35mm 4-Track & 70MM 6-Track magnetic Stereo
Dolby CP-100 for 70MM 6-Track Dolby Stereo (1977)
(Dolby CP-50, CP-55, CP-65)
Dolby A , SR and SRD
DTS
SDDS
And from Michael’s 70MM in NYC list.
1970
“2001: A Space Odyssey” Apr. 22, 1970
1972
“Fiddler on the Roof” Jun. 21, 1972
“Man of La Mancha” Dec. 12, 1972
1977
“Star Wars” (DOLBY) May 25, 1977
“Close Encounters of the Third Kind” Dec. 14, 1977
1979
“Alien” May 25, 1979
“Star Wars” (Reissue) Aug. 15, 1979
“The Rose” Nov. 7, 1979
1980
“The Empire Strikes Back” May 21, 1980
“Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (Reissue)
1981
“Raiders of the Lost Ark” July 3, 1981
1982
“Quest for Fire” Mar. 5, 1982
“Annie” May 21, 1982
“Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan” June 21, 1982
“TRON” Jul. 9, 1982
1983
“Gandhi” Jan. 21, 1983
“Return of the Jedi” May 25, 1983
“Staying Alive” Jul. 15, 1983
“Brainstorm” Sep. 30, 1983
“The Right Stuff” Oct. 21, 1983
1984
“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” May 23, 1984
“Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” Jun. 1, 1984
“Ghostbusters” June 8, 1984
“Starman” Dec. 14, 1984
1985
“Return of the Jedi” (reissue) Mar. 29, 1985
“Cocoon” Jun. 21, 1985
“Silverado” Jul. 10, 1985
“White Nights” Nov. 22, 1985
1986
“The Mission” Oct. 31, 1986
“Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” Nov. 26, 1986
1987
“Stakeout” Aug. 5, 1987
“Empire of the Sun” Dec. 11, 1987
1988
“Willow” May 20, 1988
1989
“Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” May 24, 1989
“Batman” Jun. 23, 1989
“The Abyss” Aug. 9, 1989
1992
“Far and Away” May 22, 1992
“Hoffa” Dec. 25, 1992
1993
“Last Action Hero” Jun. 18, 1993
What sound systems did this theater have during its operation?
You guys had a great Theatre.I am glad to see it remembered so fondly.Great stories.
I think so. Star Wars in the 70’s, E.T. in the 80’s, and Titanic in the 90’s. Between 2000 and 2007 it was Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Spider-Man that did really well.
I am reasonably certain it was the original STAR WARS. I was once talking with an older security guard in the Tenplex who told me that it opened there on May 25, 1977 and was still playing in December.
During the theater’s lifespan, what movie held the record for longest run?
Could you imagine if AMC extended its lease on this theater and allowed an IMAX digital in theater 1? That would be bad. It was time for AMC to shut down the place because it was aging and Paramus was ready for a new movie theater instead of having two theaters run by the same chain. The AMC Garden State 16 improved on that by having an easy to use location without going to either theater. Unlike this theater, the succesor has had its fare share of problems, from overcrowding to evacuations to outages. The passing of this theater is to Paramus what the Showboat was to Edgewater and the Loews plexes in Secaucus to Kerasotes.
Another one gone.
The building is standing, but has been vacant for over two and a half years.
whoever changed the name of the theater’s listing should be thankful. BTW, is the building gone for good?
Cineplex Odeon
yes It was under the AMC Lowes banner but it was under the cineplax oseaon brand
I do not think this theater was ever an AMC Loews.
There is an AMC within the Garden State Shopping center.
I believe you have mixed up the names of the places in the heading.
The 1966 Boxoffice article about the single-screen Stanley Warner Route 4 Theatre with photos showing Drew Eberson’s original design as executed is currently available online. In addition to the article, a photo of the theater’s lobby appeared as the frontispiece of the issue’s Modern Theatre section.
Also, what’s the deal with the word “Primus” in the current name given above? Sure, Primus is one of my favorite groups, but what have they to do with Paramus, New Jersey?
The fitness/health club plans supposedly fell through because the company wanted to install an indoor swimming pool, and the town was against it. The latest I’m hearing is it might be another car dealership. … But it is all hearsay at this point.
I don’t know. Maybe they’re building another store. Paramus has too much retail space and urban sprawl.
What is going on in the back of the parking lot? I see all sorts of construction going on there.
This building should be quarantined by Paramus.
1930sfun, Michael Jackson passed away. It’s a good thing he didn’t go to the newer theater, as the high prices would’ve spooked the King of Pop.
I, too, recently saw the graffiti on the marque but was hesitant to mention it in here. I figured most people would just rather reminisce about the theater’s good ol' days. That being said, the building has been sitting there for two years now; no one seems to be caring for it. Desecration was bound to happen.
boo!!! I think they should quarantine that building since it has bugs and mice eating up all the stale popcorn, candy, and sticky gum!!!
Ugh…now there’s graffiti all over the blank marquee of this rapidly decaying structure… You stay classy, Paramus!