Backlot Cinema & Diner
Coronation Street and Adelaide Street,
Blackpool,
FY1 4EN
Coronation Street and Adelaide Street,
Blackpool,
FY1 4EN
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Backlot Cinema & Diner (Official), MMC Cinemas (Official)
Additional Info
Functions: Movies (Classic), Movies (First Run), Movies (Independent)
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Located in a new extension containing Units N25 & 26 of the Houndshill Shopping Centre at the rear of the famous Blackpool Tower and across the street from the side of the Winter Gardens complex. A project of MMC Cinemas, the Backlot Cinema & Diner opened on 22nd March 2024 with Timothee Chalamet in “Dune: Part Two”, screened with IMAX laser projection on the huge IMAX screen measuring 10.5 metres high x 19.87 metres wide. The 100-seat Diner serves American style food.
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The architects for the scheme were Covell Matthews, with interior design by Burrows Little. The largest capacity screen is the 264 seat IMAX screen 1 (the screen is 10.85m tall and 19.87m wide), with the smallest (Screen 3) coming in at 36 seats, often used for private hires and containing its own kitchenette for catering. The largest conventional screen is No.7 with around 140 seats, the ones in-between accommodate between 44 and 78. Screens 1,3 & 7 are fully equipped for conference and business meetings with each chair having a power socket. On the ground floor is the 100 cover Backlot Diner. There is a strong community ethos within the cinema, with discounts for local residents, Parent Club & Golden Age screenings, and involvement with local festivals. The overall scheme has been facilitated by £5m of funding from the government’s COVID-19 Getting Building Fund, following formal approval by the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in October 2020. Blackpool Council funded the balance of the scheme. The Backlot is distinctly above average for a multiplex, and a vast improvement on the former Odeon Rigby Road, which closed before the new cinema opened.
Photos from May 2024:-
EXTERIOR
FOYER
FOYER
FOYER
Screen 1 - IMAX
Screen 1 - IMAX
Screen 7
Screen 3
Not sure if Blackpudlians would be prepared to pay these prices. £16 for Saturday evening IMAX experience, although you can get the basic presentations for £9.