Village Theatres

381 N. Maple Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

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Previously operated by: Fox Eastern Theatres Corp., Mann Theatres, MJR Theatres, National General Theatres, United Artists Theater Circuit Inc.

Architects: Drew Eberson

Previous Names: Fox Village Theatre

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Village Theatres

The Fox Village Theatre was opened at the Maple Village Shopping Center on July 12, 1967 with Lee Marvin in “The Dirty Dozen”. It was built for and operated by Fox Eastern Theatres Corp., which was a subsidiary of National General Corp. It was designed by Drew Eberson, and cost around $500,000.

Later, the Fox Village was sold to the United Artists chain, and after it was sold to Mann Theatres, in 1978, it was twinned. A year later, two additional auditoriums were added to the original building, bringing the seating total to over 950.

Briefly closed in 1992, the theatre was reopened by MJR Theatres. Over the years the theatre was run independently.

The theatre closed on April 24, 2005.

Contributed by Bryan Krefft

Recent comments (view all 12 comments)

mono
mono on March 23, 2004 at 6:29 pm

i left my boxer shorts and a white v-neck t-shirt in a white plastic bag in the 3:30 adult cinema showing. Please call me. Thanks—-Tom Andress 734-961-0832.

izzys007
izzys007 on May 12, 2004 at 6:14 pm

I Love the Village Theatre. I am so glad there is a theatre where we can see flicks at a reasonable price. The do need to spend a few dollars on fixing the place up a bit. Izzys007

sdoerr
sdoerr on November 11, 2004 at 11:01 pm

Drove by the theater the other day, too bad it doesn’t have a marquee, from the exterior it doesnt seem like it would be an elaborate theater.

Patsy
Patsy on March 31, 2005 at 1:18 pm

Interesting to read about this theatre with the Eberson name, but sadly it didn’t continue to be a single screen theatre as originally intended by the son of John Eberson, Drew.

FoxFan
FoxFan on May 3, 2005 at 9:13 pm

Is this theater for sale or lease?

cine5
cine5 on September 2, 2005 at 11:00 am

I don’t if this is The Village Theatre or not, but a four screener is getting a new life by an Ohio chain called Teicher Theatres.
Know as Briarwood Dollar Movies 4. Admission will be
$ 0.50 – All Seats All Day Tuesday
$ 1.00 – All Seats All Other Shows
$ 1.50 – All Seats Friday & Saturday After 5:00pm
http://www.teichertheaters.com

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on November 11, 2009 at 7:07 pm

No, the Briarwood Dollar Movies is in the Briarwood Mall, whereas this quad was in an old strip mall called Maplewood. BTW, the correct website for Teicher Theaters is http://www.teichertheaters.org

Bloop
Bloop on March 26, 2023 at 4:25 pm

I was there on April 7, 2005. I left a bag of pot and about $200.00 in quarters in the third row , center . My Name is Andrea True my number is 555-1602 . I realize that it’s 2023 , but I want my stuff back ! Does anyone know the name of the district manager that was there in 2005 ? Thanks .

MSC77
MSC77 on September 28, 2023 at 3:14 pm

This venue’s 70mm presentations history is included in the recently-published article “70mm Presentations in Ann Arbor: A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1967-Present”.

rivest266
rivest266 on May 30, 2024 at 6:57 pm

Opened on July 12th, 1967. Grand opening ad posted.

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