Hometown Cinemas - Marion

1212B N. Main Street,
Marion, NC 28752

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ridethectrain
ridethectrain on July 24, 2026 at 3:15 pm

Please fix website, http://hometowncinemasmarion.com/

This is the website, your link is to the Texas based Hometown Cinemas chain

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on June 6, 2026 at 4:58 am

Taken over by Carmike on December 19, 1986.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on March 29, 2026 at 2:46 pm

Opened in 1978.

ncmark
ncmark on August 22, 2019 at 11:28 am

Reopened as the Hometown Cinemas in June 2019 after a remodeling inside and out. It’s still a twin with each theater holding 250 and shows first run films

TimRoss
TimRoss on January 3, 2018 at 6:20 am

I was the assistant manager at this theater in the early 90’s. It was owned and operated by Terry and Sharon Matthews for about 2 years when they sold the theater and moved back to Birmingham Alabama.

raysson
raysson on January 29, 2014 at 9:36 pm

I have one of the advertisement from the Marion, NC Newspaper that had a showing of “E.T.” back in 1982. If you need to see this ad,please contact me at

This theatre opened in early-1980 as the McDowell Cinema 1 & 2 under Charlotte based Stewart and Everett.

Carmike Cinemas took over in 1986 and renamed it the McDowell Twin Theatres. By the mid-2000’s it was owned and operated under an Independent company until January of 2014.

Roger Katz
Roger Katz on January 21, 2014 at 1:52 pm

http://www.mcdowellnews.com/news/article_3084ee34-7fc3-11e3-9a3a-0019bb30f31a.html

Roger Katz
Roger Katz on January 21, 2014 at 1:47 pm

The theatre closed in January 2014, not 2012.