AMC Metreon 16
101 4th Street,
San Francisco,
CA
94103
101 4th Street,
San Francisco,
CA
94103
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Operated by: AMC Theatres
Previously operated by: Loews, Loews Cineplex, Sony Theatres
Architects: David Rockwell
Firms: David Rockwell/Rockwell Group, Gensler and Associates
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Loews Metreon, AMC Loews Metreon 16
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
415.369.6201
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Opened on June 16, 1999 by Sony Theatres. This sizeable 4,146-seat multiplex includes IMAX screens in addition to conventional ones. In 2020 the total seating capacity had been reduced to 1,727 with the introduction of recliner seats.
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October 30, according to this article.
Posted at SF.gov, the latest requirements for SF indoor movie theaters:
SF Movie Theater Reopenings
The plan was to allow 50% capacity by mid November but due to an increase in covid infections in the city that plan has been rolled back to 25% along with the other requirements.
Added to above: “RESTRICTED For indoor movie theater complexes with multiple individual theaters, the capacity limit for the entire complex is 25%, and the limit for each individual theater or auditorium is 50 people.”
Won’t attend movie theaters that don’t sell refreshments
ridethectrain….I wouldn’t go into a movie theater right now whether they were selling refreshments or not and believe me, one of the joys of a recently retired (about 1 year ago) lifestyle was going to at least one film a week at various SF theaters. SF is in the least restrictive category for California’s counties however the mayor seems to have listened to her Dept of Public Health head from the get go last January and imposed even stricter restrictions across the board than the state’s standards. That and recent news reports of almost universal mask wearing (appx 95%) has kept the level of infections and deaths at one of the lowest per capita for a large city in the US. Apparently because of Halloween/parties and people letting their guard down SF’s positive percentage rate has tripled in the last month so would not be surprised if theaters (and other businesses) were ordered to close completely again or be further restricted if this trend continues (very limited indoor restaurant dining was curtailed just this past week). Stay safe.
This theatre was opened on June 16, 1999, by Sony Theatres. Its opening movies include Star Wars: Episode 1-The Phantom Menace (on two screens), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (on four screens), Notting Hill (on three screens), Instinct, Election, Birdman of Alcatraz, Vertigo, Bullitt, The Matrix, Everest in IMAX, and Into the Deep in IMAX 3D.
SFGate article on a 6am showing at the Metreon Imax of Dune Part 2 on March 4, 2024.
SFGate
The Metreon mall that houses this complex has been listed for sale. No word if this complex will be affected
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/business/metreon-owner-lists-downtown-san-francisco-mall-for-sale/article_93191670-8b41-11ef-b122-3ba1b1d7c4c8.html
A near identical article to the above at Hoodline.com states additionally that the AMC Metreon is “pulling in about $996,000 per screen, about double the chain’s average”. Also the food and beverage tenants are averaging $1,442. per square foot - apparently quite healthy. This mall at Yerba Buena Gardens/Moscone Center is a bright spot downtown with another large tenant, Target, having a lease through 2033. Also, the new T line subway station adjacent to the mall provides direct one seat access from the southeastern part of the city as well as Chinatown/North Beach. The SF Business Times (linked in the Hoodline story) has also reported these figures but without an online subscription I can’t read that article.
Once operated by Loews Cineplex.