Regal MacArthur Center

300 Monticello Avenue,
Norfolk, VA 23510

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ridethectrain
ridethectrain on January 19, 2026 at 8:15 pm

Employees told MacArthur Center’s Regal Cinema to close this month by: Brett Hall

Posted: Jan 19, 2026 / 03:24 PM EST

Updated: Jan 19, 2026 / 06:35 PM EST

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Employees of Regal MacArthur Center, the last major tenant of Norfolk’s Downtown shopping mall, have been told the last showing will occur this month.

While a manager for the 18-theater cinema had “no comment” when contacted by 10 On Your Side, mall management confirmed staff was told Thursday, Jan. 29 will be the theater’s last day in Norfolk, a source within the city confirms.

Nobody from S.L. Nusbaum, who manages leases for MacArthur Center, was not available for comment.

10 On Your Side also reached out to Regal corporate for confirmation of the closure.

The theater chain opened with the one million-square-foot mall on March 12, 1999, according to WAVY Archives. It takes up a majority of the third floor of the mall and since Fall 2023 has been the only remaining anchor tenant.

MacArthur Center, which has been credited as the “catalyst for 20 years of development downtown,” has been continually losing retailers since 2019 when anchor-store Nordstrom didn’t renew their initial lease.

Those who study the industry have blamed not only online competition, but the overbuilding of commercial space in the region for some of the mall’s issues.

By Summer 2023 the mall was just less than 58% percent occupied, with the Dillard’s department store closing on Labor Day weekend. Later that same year, the City of Norfolk bought the property, with an eventual goal of redeveloping the site.

In 2025, Mayor Kenny Alexander announced that Boston-based HG80 had been hired as the master developer to transform the 26-acre land into mixed-use community anchored by a military-themed 400-room hotel.

Monday, city leaders confirmed that no deal on redevelopment has been reached yet.

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on January 19, 2026 at 7:19 pm

Thursday, January 29th, 2026 is confirmed as the final day.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on January 18, 2026 at 4:40 pm

Bigscreen should be releasing an article on that soon.

Nothing But Cinema
Nothing But Cinema on January 18, 2026 at 3:53 pm

I’m hearing this theater is set to close on January 29th

ridethectrain
ridethectrain on October 30, 2025 at 12:01 pm

Please update Regal Macarthur Cemter as [er website

rivest266
rivest266 on October 25, 2023 at 11:43 am

opened on April 23rd, 1999. Grand opening ad posted.

ridethectrain
ridethectrain on February 19, 2023 at 10:18 pm

Please update, theatre open March 12, 1999

greenth1ng
greenth1ng on February 6, 2019 at 1:14 pm

Seating capacities at this theater (via Fandango’s reserved seating service):

  • Theater 1 – 275 seats

  • Theater 2 – 260 seats

  • Theater 3 (RPX) – 318 seats

  • Theater 4 – 259 seats

  • Theater 5 – 215 seats

  • Theater 6 – 200 seats

  • Theater 7 – 199 seats

  • Theater 8 – 265 seats

  • Theater 9 – 270 seats

  • Theater 10 – 170 seats

  • Theater 11 – 141 seats

  • Theater 12 – 181 seats

  • Theaters 13, 16 & 17 – 233 seats

  • Theater 14 – 185 seats

  • Theater 15 – 154 seats

  • Theater 18 – 174 seats

fred1
fred1 on December 3, 2011 at 5:23 am

This is a Regal cinema.