Independence Cinema 3
1843 Independence Boulevard,
Wilmington,
NC
28403
1843 Independence Boulevard,
Wilmington,
NC
28403
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3 Screens with 1,100 seats. Closed in 2000 as a second-run discount theatre under Carmike, and was demolished in 2001 to make way for the Dillard’s wing expansion of the Independence Mall.
Carmike Cinemas renamed it the Independence Cinema 3
Located behind Sears in the back of the shopping center off Independence Boulevard at Oleander Drive.
Carmike has never impressed me from the theatres I have seen up close.But,I know it is a different time we live in.
i have linked a newspaper article above dated December 12, 1978 that describes the plans for the construction of this triplex. ENJOY!
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This theater closed and was demolished in 2000 to make way for the Dillard’s wing in the mall. I miss this theater. I saw so many movies there as a kid.
I noticed CARMIKE is good at closing Theatres.
Stewart & Everett opened The Independence Mall Cinema 1-2-3 on or about April 4, 1980. Phil Pierce was the City Manager in Wilmington for “S & E” at the time. This information comes from Stewart & Everett’s “Showmanship” newsletter dated April 4, 1980 (page 5).