Rainbow Cinema 8

948 Rainbow Drive,
Gadsden, AL 35901

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Previously operated by: Litchfield Theatres, United Artists Theater Circuit Inc.

Previous Names: Rainbow Cinemas

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Rainbow Cinema 8

Opened on December 21, 1979 with four screens by Litchfield Theatres as the Rainbow Cinemas. It was located across from the Gadsden Mall on Rainbow Drive. The opening features were "The Black Hole", "The Rose", "Roller Boogie" and "1941". Two auditoriums were equipped with Dolby Stereo.

On June 1, 1987 it was taken over by United Artists. They upgraded the theatre to 8 auditoriums in 1988 opening them as each was finished with all being completed by January 1989. The theatre closed for a short time in 2001 and Hamilton Theatres took over operations on February 1, 2001. They began a renovation adding seating to the back four auditroriums and upgrading to digital sound in all auditoriums. They reopened on February 9, 2001 as each auditorium was completed.

The Rainbow Cinema 8 closed on October 29, 2003.

Contributed by Chuck

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Mike Goodson
Mike Goodson on August 9, 2012 at 2:18 pm

These theatres have been demolished.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on May 2, 2026 at 9:33 pm

First operated by Litchfield Theatres, taken over by United Artists on June 1, 1987.

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