The Grand Illusion left its location at 1403 NE 50th Street on January 31, 2025.
As of April 2026, it still has not found a permanent new home, but it is holding screenings at other venues. We have a new entry for the yet-to-be-relocated operation at:
Closed in August 2022:
Lincoln City, OR: Lincoln City Cinema Closed [Aug 8, 2022]
Reopened in November 2015:
Agawam, MA: Agawam Cinemas Now Open [Nov 9, 2015]
Recent photos can be found at:
Watts Theatre Photo Gallery
Closed in April 2026:
Mechanicsburg, IN: M.E.L.S. at the Starlite Drive-In Theatre Closed [Apr 28, 2026]
Closing at the end of April 2026:
Dillon, MT: Big Sky Cinemas Closing This Week [Apr 28, 2026]
Closed in April 2026, but expected to reopen in May under new management:
Greeneville, TN: AMC Classic Towne Crossing 8 Closed, Expected to Reopen in May [Apr 28, 2026]
Closed in July 2025:
Buffalo, NY: Dipson McKinley 6 Theatres Closed Amid Building Troubles [Jul 28, 2025]
Opened in 2014:
Glen Burnie, MD: New 6-Screen Movie Theater Opening in 2014 [Oct 4, 2014]
Closed in September 2024:
Glen Burnie, MD: Horizon Cinemas - Sun Valley Closed [Oct 1, 2024]
The Grand Illusion left its location at 1403 NE 50th Street on January 31, 2025.
As of April 2026, it still has not found a permanent new home, but it is holding screenings at other venues. We have a new entry for the yet-to-be-relocated operation at:
Grand Illusion Cinema
Added a photo from 2024.
Closed December 31, 2025:
New London, WI: Grand Cinema Theatres Closed [Jan 1, 2026]
By March 7, 2024, this theater was closed.
Marcus Theatres acquired all 11 CEC locations:
Marcus Completes Acquisition of 11 CEC Locations [Apr 20, 2007]
Closing April 19, 2026:
Hermantown, MN: Movie Theater Closing Sunday [Apr 17, 2026]
Opened by B&B Theatres in 2005:
El Reno, OK: Reno 8 Cinema Now Open [Jul 15, 2005]
Opened in March 2022 under new management:
El Reno, OK: El Reno 8 Cinema Opening March 24, 2022 [Mar 22, 2022]
Closed at the end of 2024:
El Reno, OK: El Reno Cinema 8 Closed [Jan 2, 2025]
Brunswick, ME: Movies Ending at Frontier Cafe Cinema & Gallery [Oct 10, 2022]
AMC acquired Carmike Cinemas in 2017, and it became the AMC Classic Salem Valley 8:
AMC Theatres to Acquire Carmike Cinemas, Creating Largest Chain of Movie Theatres in the U.S. and the World [Mar 3, 2016]
Closed April 9, 2026:
Salem, VA: AMC Classic Salem Valley 8 Closed [Apr 16, 2026]
Reopened in 2015:
Bangor, ME: Bangor Drive-In to Reopen After 30 Years [Apr 9, 2015]
Closed after the 2021 season:
Bangor, ME: Bangor Drive-In Will Not Reopen for 2022 Season [Apr 20, 2022]
The screens were demolished in April 2026 to make way for a planned Amazon warehouse: Bangor, ME: Closed in 2021, Bangor Drive-In Demolished to Make Way for Amazon Warehouse [Apr 15, 2026]
We last received showtimes for this theater in 2019:
Fox Theatre in Madawaska, Maine
Reopened in April 2026 as the Morningstar Cinemas Meadow Lake:
https://www.bigscreen.com/theater/15593/Morningstar-Cinemas-Meadow-Lake-Meadow-Lake-SK/
Closed September 14, 2025:
West Hazleton, PA: Cinema & Drafthouse Closed [Sep 22, 2025]
New photos available at:
Chicago, IL: Photos Added for the Historic Chicago Theatre [Mar 21, 2026]
Reopening in April 2026:
Charleston, WV: Park Place Cinemas Opening in April [Mar 20, 2026]
The theater has been sold and will be demolished:
Pittsfield, IL: Closed Since 1987, Zoe Theatre Demolition Planned After Selling for $1 [Jan 26, 2026]
Opened November 9, 2012:
Epping, NH: O'neil Cinemas at Brickyard Square Opens [Nov 9, 2012]
Closing March 15, 2026:
Epping, NH: Brickyard Square Movie Theater Closing Soon [Mar 14, 2026]
This theater has closed:
Wooster, OH: Cinemark Movie Theater Closed [Mar 13, 2026]