LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Monrovia
410 S. Myrtle Street,
Monrovia,
CA
91016
410 S. Myrtle Street,
Monrovia,
CA
91016
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Previously operated by: Krikorian Premiere Theatres, LOOK Dine-In Cinemas, Studio Movie Grill
Firms: Gensler and Associates
Previous Names: Monrovia Cinema 12, Studio Movie Grill Monrovia
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The Monrovia Cinema 12 opened by Krikorian Premiere Theatres on November 17, 2000. It was taken over by Studio Movie Grill on September 1, 2017. It was closed on March 17, 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Studio Movie Grill declared bankruptcy on October 25, 2020. It was announced later that closure would be permanent.
In May 2021 it was taken over by the Texas based LOOK Dine-In Cinemas and was reopened in September 2021. It had closed by January 2026.
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My cousin worked at this cinema last year. When I asked about the upstairs and why no one is allowed up there, he said the it’s reserved for “private functions” and plenty of employees hang out up there during their breaks. He has since quit, “proudly” as he stated ;)
By the way, even though I live nearby, I drive to the Arclight in Hollywood if I want to watch new movies. Too many children and teenagers for my liking, I mean… what kind of parent brings babies to see Spider-Man 3?!
This theater was in the background of the pilot episode of ABC’s “The Goldbergs”. I used to frequent this theater a lot until i moved away from the area in the Summer of 2008. The last film I saw here was WALL-E,during the film there were a few people in the theater who smuggled bottles of beer. A few monhts later I went back to this theater to see Saving Mr. Banks. I Plan on coming back in January 2016 to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It is a very great theater, It’s usually never crowded when i went.
This opened on November 17th, 2000. Grand opening ad in photo section.
The Monrovia Studio Movie Grill closed along with the rest of SMG’s locations for the COVID-Pandemic on March 17, 2020. SMG declared bankruptcy on October 25, 2020 and began closing locations, The SMG Monrovia was removed from the SMG website a year after the pandemic closure in March of 2021 likely making the closure permanent.
This theatre was typical of most Krikorian projects from the late 90’s through the mid 2000’s. The company came on board a city/property “revitalization” project, made a lot of grand claims about what they were going to do & how successful it was going to be, and received early acclaim from civic leaders. Then, reality set in. The promoted features either didn’t live up to their billing or weren’t finished at all. Attendance failed to even approach expectations. Accusations and finger-pointing, regarding unfulfilled promises/work/results, occurred between the company and landlords/vendors/city officials. Monrovia, Downey, Buena Park, Vista, Pico Rivera, etc. It was the same story over and over again; nothing ever seemed to work out as everyone had hoped. That’s not to say any of the theatres or development projects were bad, just that they never lived up to the hype.
A Texas based dine-in cinema chain called Look Cinemas has the former Monrovia, Redlands, Downey, and Glendale Studio Movie Grill sites listed as coming soon on their website.
Please update name to Look Dine-In Monorovia 12
Please update, this location only operates 11 screens, theatre 10 closed permently
Total Seats: 1145
Seating Capacity
Theatre 1 61
Theatre 2 72
Theatre 3 79
Theatre 4 151 LOOK PX
Theatre 5 117
Theatre 6 116
Theatre 7 137
Theatre 8 119
Theatre 9 106
Theatre 10 SCREEN CLOSED PERMANENTLY
Theatre 11 78
Theatre 12 109
Appears to be closed as it’s stricken off the LOOK Website.
KTLA
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas has abruptly closed three locations in metropolitan Los Angeles as the independent theater chain continues to face financial difficulties.
The Texas-based company confirmed to KTLA on Monday that its theaters in Downey, Redlands and Monrovia closed over the weekend. Its Glendale location at 128 Artsakh Ave. remained open.
“This was not an easy decision and is in no way a reflection on the dedication, talent or hard work of the teams in these locations,” the company said in a statement. “California has been an important part of our company’s history, and we are deeply grateful for the commitment our team members bring to our customers and communities every day.”
On Sunday night, Redlands News published photos of workers removing furniture and equipment from the location at 10030 Alabama St. and loading them into a U-Haul. Showtime listings for the theater were still available on Fandango as late as 7:45 p.m., though it is unclear whether those screenings took place, the outlet reported.