AMC Burbank 16
125 E. Palm Avenue,
Burbank,
CA
91502
125 E. Palm Avenue,
Burbank,
CA
91502
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Operated by: AMC Theatres
Firms: STK Architects
Functions: Movies (First Run)
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888.262.4386
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This theater is the successor to the original AMC Burbank 14. The AMC Burbank 16 was opened June 20, 2003 with a total seating capacity of 4,200.
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Second most popular cinema in the world in 2022 with the UGC des Halles 27 in Paris ahead of it.
“The UGC Ciné Cité Les Halles in the center of Paris drew more moviegoers in 2022 than any theater in the world, according to a new report from Comscore.
With its 27 theaters, the UGC des Halles is the largest in Europe. It sold 2.2 million tickets last year, vaulting it ahead of the Burbank in Los Angeles and Showcase Bluewater in south-east London."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisobrien/2023/01/14/paris-movie-theater-named-worlds-most-popular-for-2022/?sh=7f1f8616f060
The New York Times has published yet another article about “sightline” pricing, this one filed from Los Angeles by Brooks Barnes: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/05/business/media/movie-theaters-ticket-prices.html
In late 2023, the aging seats in the standard auditoriums were replaced by Plush Rockers, reducing capacity by 463 to a new total of 2,997.
Here are the new auditorium capacities: 348 (1/IMAX), 145 (2), 145 (3), 147 (4), 85 (5), 128 (6), 238 (7), 241 (8), 99 (9), 82 (10), 145 (11), 146 (12), 146 (13), 273 (14/Dolby), 401 (15), 228 (16/PRIME)
Why were the other houses that are non-premium converted to “plush rockers“? I totally get that they don’t want to reduce the seating amount with recliners, but honestly in today’s world people just want to sit in recliners while they’re watching a movie. I end up going to the six and the eight because of this. They really should’ve went with recliners. And the rest of this theater really need to remodel the hallways and bathrooms. Look like it’s 1992.
Auditorium 8 is now being branded as an “XL” theater. AMC normally reserves XL branding for the largest non-PLF screen(s) in a multiplex, so I believe auditorium 15 will be replaced with a premium format like 4DX or SCREENX soon.
Auditorium capacities: 348 (1/IMAX), 145 (2), 145 (3), 147 (4), 85 (5), 128 (6), 238 (7/70mm), 241 (8/XL/Atmos), 99 (9), 82 (10), 145 (11), 146 (12), 146 (13), 273 (14/Dolby Cinema), 401 (15), 228 (16/PRIME)
Auditorium 7 (previously 70mm) has been upgraded to SCREENX. The 70mm projector has been moved to auditorium 3.
Auditorium capacities: 348 (1/IMAX), 145 (2), 145 (3/70mm), 147 (4), 85 (5), 128 (6), 238 (7/SCREENX), 241 (8/XL/Atmos), 99 (9), 82 (10), 145 (11), 146 (12), 146 (13), 273 (14!/Dolby Cinema), 401 (15), 228 (16!/PRIME)
The “!” indicates recliner seating.
Auditorium 15 (soon to be Dolby Cinema) is currently closed.
it’s a pity this kind of hard hitting journalism wasn’t around for the Cinema 1, 2 and 3 in NYC.
Journalist Solves AMC Burbank 16’s Broken Escalator Mystery
Since the theater opened in 2003 at the Americana at Brand in Burbank, the escalator has frustrated patrons due to its exposed location, where rain, broken glass, and even a medical emergency trigger frequent shutdowns. Maintenance involves makeshift fixes like jumpstarting it, complicated by a chain of responsibility from AMC to property manager CBRE and owner EPR Properties, with Fujitec handling repairs. Locals treat it as a quirky guessing game, joking it’s haunted, while EPR eyes upgrades or a costly replacement—no firm timeline yet.
While that reporter is correctly discussing the AMC Burbank 16’s infamous escalator, they mislabeled the property. The Americana at Brand is a different mall property, located in Glendale (home to the AMC Americana at Brand 18, which doesn’t have an escalator).
The article had no mislabeling of the property. However, the owner of LA meme account Americana At Brand Memes was mentioned twice in the article, and m00se1111’s seemingly AI-generated paragraph contains an assumption that the Americana at Brand is in Burbank and that AMC Burbank 16 is part of that mall.