When McFarland Mall opened on February 12, 1969, this theatre opened as the Fox Twin 1 & 2. and were owned by NGC theaters. Somewhere along the line Cobb theatres purchased it, and in the late 70s (also around the time Bama 6 opened) the theatres were subdivided and it became the “Fox 4”.
Almost immediately after the subdividing, they were looking into expanding, so two more screens were added within a couple years, and it became the “Fox 6”. The theater expanded yet again by adding 4 more screens across the hallway, in what was the former Vieux Carre & Pasquale’s Pizza. This made it the “Fox 10”, 6 screens on the original side and 4 on the new side. Each side had it’s own concession stand, but they shared the box office in the center, as they were right across from each other.
I don’t know when it became Fox 12, or which side the 2 new screens were added onto, but Regal purchased the old Cobb Theatres chain and it became “Regal Fox 12”. The Fox theaters closed in September 2004, just before the new Cobb Hollywood (owned by the new Cobb theatres chain) opened in November of that year. One source claims that Cobb bought the Regal Fox 12 simply so they could shutter it and be the only game in town. Stan Pate (McFarland Mall’s new owner) is also the landlord for the Cobb Hollywood, and does not feel it’s viable to have the Fox reopened.
When McFarland Mall opened on February 12, 1969, this theatre opened as the Fox Twin 1 & 2. and were owned by NGC theaters. Somewhere along the line Cobb theatres purchased it, and in the late 70s (also around the time Bama 6 opened) the theatres were subdivided and it became the “Fox 4”.
Almost immediately after the subdividing, they were looking into expanding, so two more screens were added within a couple years, and it became the “Fox 6”. The theater expanded yet again by adding 4 more screens across the hallway, in what was the former Vieux Carre & Pasquale’s Pizza. This made it the “Fox 10”, 6 screens on the original side and 4 on the new side. Each side had it’s own concession stand, but they shared the box office in the center, as they were right across from each other.
I don’t know when it became Fox 12, or which side the 2 new screens were added onto, but Regal purchased the old Cobb Theatres chain and it became “Regal Fox 12”. The Fox theaters closed in September 2004, just before the new Cobb Hollywood (owned by the new Cobb theatres chain) opened in November of that year. One source claims that Cobb bought the Regal Fox 12 simply so they could shutter it and be the only game in town. Stan Pate (McFarland Mall’s new owner) is also the landlord for the Cobb Hollywood, and does not feel it’s viable to have the Fox reopened.