Please update the dates of the expansions:
March 20, 1980 5 screens
February 6, 1981 6 screens (that when the original theatre split the balcony and orchestra)
April 8, 1988 United Artists Theatres took control of the theatre
December 13, 1991 7 screens (orchestra split into two 398 screens)
Closed May 4, 2000
ALSO TOTAL SEATS: 781
Theatre 1: 220
Theatre 3: 80
Theatre 4: 82
Theatre 5: 78
Theatre 6: 80
Theatre 7: 115
Theatre 8: 126
Theatre 2 got skipped because one of the house made larger so the screen count is 7. It was 8 for a short spell.
Please update, total seats for the Williams Cinemas which open on April 27, 1982 as a expansion to the Newman Theatre is live performance (Grand Opening ad in photos) is 343 seats. Theatre 1 189 Theatre 2 89 Theatre 3 65 Theatre open as 2 screens expanded to 3 screens later on.
Newman Theatre which is performing arts is 692 Should have seperate page. This complex is like SOPAC that maybe the Newman theatres should have a separate page similar to SOPAC
see article in photos section about the cinemas and expansion
Please update, theatre opened April 21, 1995. The prior theatre was the Montgomery Twin theatre. See articles in the photos section and created a new page for the old theatre.
Please update, theatre open January 24, 1928, Twin on December 1, 1978, quad on December 24, 1984 and 5 on May 9, 1992 Some grand opening ads in photos section
At markp, I uploaded the grand opening ad when it went to 8 screens on August 21, 1981 in the photos sections. I was researching from the New Jersey newspapers online.
Which screens had Dolby Stereo when you there and it was 70MM. When did Amboy finally go all Dolby in the 90’s.
Also, they only cut two theatres in half. The Sunrise in Valley Stream that open the same date, the cut 4 original auditoriums in half.
I was not a big fan of long bowling alley theatres, but that must of been a 1970 and 1980 thing to do. The newer theatres at least they build them better.
Please update, theatre expanded to 15 screens on May 29, 1998 by the previous owners Majic Johnson Theatres (screens were expanded to the complex, similar to Danbury, Freehold and Monmouth expansions)
Please update, theatre closed March 23, 1989
Please update the dates of the expansions: March 20, 1980 5 screens February 6, 1981 6 screens (that when the original theatre split the balcony and orchestra) April 8, 1988 United Artists Theatres took control of the theatre December 13, 1991 7 screens (orchestra split into two 398 screens) Closed May 4, 2000
Please update, City Cinemas closed the theaatre on May 4, 1995 with Exotica before the DGA eventually took it over.
Please update, theatre closed July 17, 1997
Please update, Walter Reade triplex the theatre on December 14, 1984 and Cineplex Odeon renamed it the Chelsea West Twin on December 6, 1996
Please update, became the Waverly 1 and 2 on October 30, 1981, grand opening ad in photos section
Please update, Loews Cine 3rd Avenue rename Loews Orpheum 2 on December 7, 1979 and the Loews Orpheum Twin closed on November 23, 1989
Please update, theatre opened on October 16, 1962 with Requiem for a Heavyweight
Please update, Loews Orpheum open May 29, 1968 which had 995 and the upstairs Loews Cine open on July 29, 1968 which had 599 seats.
PLEASE UPDATE THE NAME, IT IS MOVIELAND CINEMAS
ALSO TOTAL SEATS: 781 Theatre 1: 220 Theatre 3: 80 Theatre 4: 82 Theatre 5: 78 Theatre 6: 80 Theatre 7: 115 Theatre 8: 126 Theatre 2 got skipped because one of the house made larger so the screen count is 7. It was 8 for a short spell.
Please update, 1057 seats
Seating capacity Theatre 1 235 Theatre 2 161 Theatre 3 144 Theatre 4 157 Theatre 5 181 Theatre 6 179 Numbers based on Soundview Cinemas ticketing website
Please update, total seats for the Williams Cinemas which open on April 27, 1982 as a expansion to the Newman Theatre is live performance (Grand Opening ad in photos) is 343 seats. Theatre 1 189 Theatre 2 89 Theatre 3 65 Theatre open as 2 screens expanded to 3 screens later on.
Newman Theatre which is performing arts is 692 Should have seperate page. This complex is like SOPAC that maybe the Newman theatres should have a separate page similar to SOPAC
see article in photos section about the cinemas and expansion
Please update, theatre opened April 21, 1995. The prior theatre was the Montgomery Twin theatre. See articles in the photos section and created a new page for the old theatre.
Please update, theatre open January 24, 1928, Twin on December 1, 1978, quad on December 24, 1984 and 5 on May 9, 1992 Some grand opening ads in photos section
Please update, became a twin on November 15, 1978, Quad on March 20, 1987 and a sixplex on November 22, 1989 Grand Opening ads in photos sections.
Please update, became a twin on May 4, 1984, Triplex on July 17, 19982 and a fiveplex on July 2, 1999
please update, became a sixplex on April 4, 1997 No grand opening ad
Just posted grand opening ad as a Triplex on January 27, 1984. Ad in photos section. @rivest266 your one week off
At markp, I uploaded the grand opening ad when it went to 8 screens on August 21, 1981 in the photos sections. I was researching from the New Jersey newspapers online.
Which screens had Dolby Stereo when you there and it was 70MM. When did Amboy finally go all Dolby in the 90’s.
Also, they only cut two theatres in half. The Sunrise in Valley Stream that open the same date, the cut 4 original auditoriums in half.
I was not a big fan of long bowling alley theatres, but that must of been a 1970 and 1980 thing to do. The newer theatres at least they build them better.
August 21, 1981
Thanks for the help, I’m familar with the seat counts of the Sunrise, when it open in 1979 for the orignal six each had 700 each.
Please update, OPEN, Showcase Cinemas just reopened the complex. It was the last NYC Metro Area theatre to open by the chain.
Please update, theatre expanded to 15 screens on May 29, 1998 by the previous owners Majic Johnson Theatres (screens were expanded to the complex, similar to Danbury, Freehold and Monmouth expansions)
Please update, became 6 screens on March 23, 1977 (No Grand Opening expansion ad) and just added a new grand opening ad in photos section
Please update, became 11 screens on December 18, 1992, use space previously used space when Cineplex had a espresso stand.