Cinemark University City Penn 6
230 S. 40th Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
230 S. 40th Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
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Operated by: Cinemark
Previously operated by: National Amusements, Rave Motion Picture Theatres
Firms: SPG3
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Cinema de Lux Bridge 6, RC Bridge U Penn 6, Rave University 6 Theatre
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Box Office:
215.386.3300
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On November 8, 2002, National Amusements opened this six-screen cinema as the Bridge Cinema de Lux. The theatre is on the University of Pennsylvania campus. It was built on the site of the Eric 3 On the Campus Theatre. The Bridge auditoriums were designed with stadium seated, luxury seats, and the state of the art digital sound. It opened with a media room and WiFi connections.
It was taken over by Rave Motion Picture Theatres in December 2009 and was renamed Rave University 6 Theatre by May 2010. In June 2013 it was taken over by Cinemark. The Rave name was replaced with Cinemark in front of the theatre and it is now advertised as the Cinemark University City Penn 6. Signs with seat counts were posted for the first time in 2015 but reflect numbers since the theatre opened. Auditorium 1 (which is up a flight of stairs) has 114 seats, 2 has 136 seats, 3 has 256 seats, 4 has 234 seats, 5 has 203 seats and 6 has 236 seats. Auditorium 6 has the largest screen, a curved screen about 45ft wide (for ‘scope).
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Recent comments (view all 26 comments)
That sucks – what you mentioned above: the Media Immersion Room, lounge, atmosphere and directors halls made this a really cool place. I agree with Sheri Redstone’s position on making movies more of a social event as a means of appealing to a more upscale market, and it’s worked for them.
The Bridge created a vibe, which Rave doesn’t get: they’re taking a first rate sophisticated take on the neighborhood multiplex and making it fit the mold of one of their boring neon multiplexes.
After a rocky start, The Rave will come into it’s own. Maybe they will convert the resturant into an IMAX theater. I was impressed with the management on my 7/9/10 visit. At a screening of Preditors, a creatinous patron became unbearable, loud solo talking at the screen. He was “escourted” out by management. The bathrooms are now well stocked with papergoods and consessions are sold at a resonable price. The problem I have with this theater is one I have all multiplexes, continuious sneeking into auditoriums, this is disturbing, and recks the flow of the cinema experience along with the blue lights from cell phones.
Picture with the new signage….eww:
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Ewww indeed! At least they didn’t go that tacky at the other former “Bridge” in LA.
I would like to thank the management of the Rave at University City 6. I went in the early evening to see The Hangover Part 2. After buying a ticket and sitting down, I noticed the crowed on it’s way to see it, I could tell I would have difficulty ejoying the film with that group. After I saw someone bringing in what looked like a newborn baby, I got up and got my money back, they gave it to me with no problem. The audience looked like the type that would not cotton to anyone telling them not to talk on cell phones. So, I ended up at the Roxy, I can only go to the Rave UC 6, only in the afternoon.
The Bridge Cinema De Lux was one of many projects designed for National Amusements by the Philadelphia architectural firm SPG3. There are two photos on the firm’s web site.
November 8th, 2002 grand opening ad in the photo section.
Masking aka matting screens is no longer being done this year, having sometimes not been done last year. Auditoriums 1 thru 5 are set to “flat” which means “scope” screens are letterboxed horizontally. Auditorium 6 is set for “scope”
Has returned to original opening policy of reserved seating!
it cold have been worse if it had opened under Sundance only to be sold to Carmike who would run them as a brand until collapsing and merging with AMC. Carmike tended to let locations rot in place