United Artists operated the Royal during its later years. Benton also had a separate twin-screener nearby called the Boggs Twin Cinema that was first operated by Gene Boggs Enterprises. I cannot find as much information about it rather than the Boggs opened sometime in the 1970s.
The Layton Hills Starship Theatres opened its doors with four screens on December 19, 1980, featuring two 440-seat screens and two 275-seat screens, bringing a total to 1,430 seats. The two 440-seat larger auditoriums features surround sound using 15 speakers. During its opening, the corporate mascot of Consolidated Theatres at the time, a robot resembling R2-D2 that Consolidated CEO Randy Miller called it “an amazing piece of machinery” was presented, and a contest to name the robot was held as well, with the winner receives a then-new 1981 Plymouth Reliant or Dodge Aries.
It was first operated by Consolidated Theatres, but was taken over by Cinemark in April 1985 and was renamed the Movies 4. Two more screens were added in July 1986, and was renamed the Movies 6. The Movies 6 closed in August 1996.
This is notable as the last Cineplex Odeon to open in the United States, which happened around the same time Cineplex Odeon folded into Loews Cineplex. Layton Hills Mall already had a cinema before this theater opened.
The Liberty Theatre opened in 1976 by a Waterford couple, but closed in April 1981 because of “almost everything”, including low attendance, failing to compete other theaters, high taxes, unavailability of product films, illegal practices, and not receiving good prints among others. Even after closure, the marquee reads that it was closed because of an “evil conspiracy”.
Closed on July 14, 1970 with a special screening of “The Crazy World Of Laurel & Hardy” and “The Best Of W.C. Fields” plus a special theatrical screening of an episode of the Jay Ward television series “Fractured Flickers”.
The Hiland Theatre closed for the final time on March 30, 1969 with “The Thomas Crown Affair” and “Inspector Clouseau” plus a matinee of “Hercules In The Haunted World”. It was converted into a jewelry store owned by Marshall Granger shortly after closure.
The Midway Drive-In opened its gates on June 22, 1955 with a one-day showing of Barry Sullivan in “The Miami Story” (unknown if extras added). It was renamed the Fulton Drive-In in April 1957 and was renamed the Marbro Drive-In in May 1961. It was closed after the 1962 season.
The Orpheum Theatre opened its doors on July 21, 1911. It was later operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. and finally Malco Theatres. It was closed on March 13, 1960 with Pat Boone in “Journey To The Center Of The Earth” along with the Sidney The Elephant TerryToon “Tusk, Tusk”.
Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. opened the Warner Fulton Theatre on September 4, 1937 with Paul Muni in “The Good Earth” (unknown if extras added). The Warner Bros Circuit chain only operated the theater for only a month when it was taken over by Malco Theatres the following month. Its name was shorten to just the Fulton Theatre at the same time.
Unlike most openings at the time, the Pix opened with a Disney marathon. The Pix opened with Walt Disney’s “Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs” along with three Disney Silly Symphonies, “Ferdinand The Bull”, “Three Little Pigs”, and “The Ugly Duckling”, and the Disney’s Donald Duck cartoon “Donald’s Lucky Day”.
Nice! That’s probably a lot better than what I said on Gemini. I said: “Colorize this black and white photo with maximum realism and contest or historical accuracy, assigning authentic natural colors to every detail.” Sometimes there are a few goofs.
Opened on October 14, 1970 with the Midwest Premiere of “Borsalino”. It appears that it was closed on August 13, 1984 with “The Philadelphia Experiment” in Screen 1 and “The Muppets Take Manhattan” in Screen 2.
It appears that the Courter Theatre closed as a movie theater on June 24, 1983 with Walt Disney’s “The Sword In The Stone” and “Winnie The Pooh And A Day For Eeyore”, despite it reopened after remodeling a few months beforehand.
Once operated by ABC Southeastern Theatres.
Opened in August 1967.
United Artists operated the Royal during its later years. Benton also had a separate twin-screener nearby called the Boggs Twin Cinema that was first operated by Gene Boggs Enterprises. I cannot find as much information about it rather than the Boggs opened sometime in the 1970s.
Edited from my August 13, 2023 (9:44 PM) comment:
The Layton Hills Starship Theatres opened its doors with four screens on December 19, 1980, featuring two 440-seat screens and two 275-seat screens, bringing a total to 1,430 seats. The two 440-seat larger auditoriums features surround sound using 15 speakers. During its opening, the corporate mascot of Consolidated Theatres at the time, a robot resembling R2-D2 that Consolidated CEO Randy Miller called it “an amazing piece of machinery” was presented, and a contest to name the robot was held as well, with the winner receives a then-new 1981 Plymouth Reliant or Dodge Aries.
It was first operated by Consolidated Theatres, but was taken over by Cinemark in April 1985 and was renamed the Movies 4. Two more screens were added in July 1986, and was renamed the Movies 6. The Movies 6 closed in August 1996.
This is notable as the last Cineplex Odeon to open in the United States, which happened around the same time Cineplex Odeon folded into Loews Cineplex. Layton Hills Mall already had a cinema before this theater opened.
Opened on April 8, 1966 with “My Fair Lady”.
The Liberty Theatre opened in 1976 by a Waterford couple, but closed in April 1981 because of “almost everything”, including low attendance, failing to compete other theaters, high taxes, unavailability of product films, illegal practices, and not receiving good prints among others. Even after closure, the marquee reads that it was closed because of an “evil conspiracy”.
Closed on July 14, 1970 with a special screening of “The Crazy World Of Laurel & Hardy” and “The Best Of W.C. Fields” plus a special theatrical screening of an episode of the Jay Ward television series “Fractured Flickers”.
The Hiland Theatre closed for the final time on March 30, 1969 with “The Thomas Crown Affair” and “Inspector Clouseau” plus a matinee of “Hercules In The Haunted World”. It was converted into a jewelry store owned by Marshall Granger shortly after closure.
Opened as early as August 1912, still open in 1970.
Closed in April 1976.
Closed in April 1976.
Opened in October 1976.
800 seats (400 in each auditorium).
Once known as Warner Orpheum Theatre.
The Midway Drive-In opened its gates on June 22, 1955 with a one-day showing of Barry Sullivan in “The Miami Story” (unknown if extras added). It was renamed the Fulton Drive-In in April 1957 and was renamed the Marbro Drive-In in May 1961. It was closed after the 1962 season.
The Orpheum Theatre opened its doors on July 21, 1911. It was later operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. and finally Malco Theatres. It was closed on March 13, 1960 with Pat Boone in “Journey To The Center Of The Earth” along with the Sidney The Elephant TerryToon “Tusk, Tusk”.
Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. opened the Warner Fulton Theatre on September 4, 1937 with Paul Muni in “The Good Earth” (unknown if extras added). The Warner Bros Circuit chain only operated the theater for only a month when it was taken over by Malco Theatres the following month. Its name was shorten to just the Fulton Theatre at the same time.
Opened as early as 1930 and was still open in 1959.
Current functions are live performances and concerts.
Actual 1987 closing date is December 13, 1987 with “Three Kinds Of Heat” and “Undercover”.
Unlike most openings at the time, the Pix opened with a Disney marathon. The Pix opened with Walt Disney’s “Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs” along with three Disney Silly Symphonies, “Ferdinand The Bull”, “Three Little Pigs”, and “The Ugly Duckling”, and the Disney’s Donald Duck cartoon “Donald’s Lucky Day”.
Nice! That’s probably a lot better than what I said on Gemini. I said: “Colorize this black and white photo with maximum realism and contest or historical accuracy, assigning authentic natural colors to every detail.” Sometimes there are a few goofs.
Opened on October 14, 1970 with the Midwest Premiere of “Borsalino”. It appears that it was closed on August 13, 1984 with “The Philadelphia Experiment” in Screen 1 and “The Muppets Take Manhattan” in Screen 2.
It appears that the Courter Theatre closed as a movie theater on June 24, 1983 with Walt Disney’s “The Sword In The Stone” and “Winnie The Pooh And A Day For Eeyore”, despite it reopened after remodeling a few months beforehand.