TCL Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6925 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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So they are going to show films intertwined with live events? For example: Now they are showing X MEN, and next week for 2 night a band or performer is booked. Are they going to raise the screen and re-format everything for the act, then next day resume the film?
For the most part the are looking towards a multi-use performing type theatre than a film only theatre. Where both film and concerts will rule the room. The Wiltern and Orpheum Theatre both offer concerts and are use for special film programs. Both houses make money and are still open. The only thing that will be lost in the new conversion in the main house. Would be the large screen that it has now. And return the screen back to a flying screen and a new stage. There is no stage in the main house right now.
I still believe the Chinese and Arclight can co-exist. Mann just really gave up over the past few years. They were slow closing shop and just let the theatre coast. At one time (not long ago)they were agressive in bookings; Summer of 2005 Batman Begins, War of the Worlds, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory all opened first run there. X-Men appears to be doing quite well. Let’s hope the new owners see that and will start to care about film exhibition at the Chinese once again.
The Chinese is for tourists and premieres because that’s what Mann set their sights on. I know I would go there whenever I could but the class of moviegoer Mann targeted over the past 4 or 5 years has been less than desirable. That’s why you go to Arclight. Movie lovers willing to pay a slightly higher price to see movies well shown. I heard from someone that the Hero Complex Superman screening they had at the 6 on Saturday was botched with that 3D lens dimming the 2D presentation (and that was with Richard Donner in house). He commented when he came out to do q&a how horribly dark the movie was. (Apparently this was very embarrassing and they took the filter off for Superman II, but I can’t see that happening at Arclight.)
The Chinese had become the world’s greatest dollar theater (both in the quality of films shown and with the quality of the people paying to see said films). I’m hoping the new management has higher standards and a bit more self-esteem.
The Chinese is beautiful but it’s for tourists and premieres. I live a few blocks away and never go there. I always go to Arclight. I did see District 9 here and the sound and projection were excellent. The programming is lame for both the main auditorium and the 6 plex next door.
REGENCY IS NOT DOING WELL @ THE BRUIN OR WETWOOD
I hope they can co-exist. I kind of wish Regency had taken over the Chinese…
Good News. Hopefully I will be noticed that Chinese and Arclight can co-exist and both have success. The truth of the matter seems like Mann (Cineamerica) really did not give a damn.
I am proud to have contributed my $12.75 to that total!
Speaking of which, it costs less to see a movie here (Grauman’s) than it does to see a movie at The Dome. Somehow, the good folks at Chinese Theatres can find a way to utilize that fact in their marketing scheme so audiences can come back!
6 day gross..
Just the Grauman;s…..
Is that for Grauman’s alone, or Grauman’s + the 6?
70,000 ON XMEN THE BEST GROSS IN A WEEK IN A LONG TIME..
I’m happy to hear the positive comments. I hope to make it this weekend to see X MEN. I’ve actually been trying to get to the 6 Plex to see TRUE LEGEND. I don’t think the trailers being shown mean they are booking the films. Studios attach trailers to high profile films to be seen. My weekend visit to Arclight I noticed both GREEN LANTERN and HP7 are booked to show there.
I saw X-MEN FIRST CLASS on Saturday 6/4 – 7:10 PM show. There was an introduction to the film at my screening as well as the free popcorn. Nice sized crowd – the 2 center aisle seats were packed to the gills. I guesstimate they sold about 500 seats or so (maybe more). Presentation still top notch – sound was nice and crackling with the THX/Dolby combo sounding as brisk as ever & a clear & nicely lit DP image on screen. With them showing trailers for “Green Lantern” & “Harry Potter 7.2”, hopefully that means that they will go day and date with ArcLight. I’ve already made up my mind to see “Harry Potter 7.2” here if they do indeed get it!
Then it’s already being run better than it was by Mann.
cliffs ah that explains it then yeah he was on a mic and introduced the film. the employee even spoke to a person texting on his phone in the row infront of me a few mins into the feature, I am assuming to tell them to put it away, cause the texter did just that.
Oh really? I walked out for (literally) 60 seconds right at midnight so I obviously missed it.
cliffs they did infact have a person speak to the audience infront of the curtain with a microphone before the midnight show on thursday night right before the opening curtain call.
Agreed. Hopefully the new owners are more aggressive in their bookings than Mann was (who I think just didn’t care any longer).
But separate from the bookings, the thing they have the most control over (and the thing Mann REALLY let lapse) is creating a better experience overall. Arclight’s motto is “Where Movie Lovers Belong.” The last few years, The Chinese’s seemed to be “You’re Probably Not Doing Anything Else, Right.” They need more of the former and less of the latter. Movie lovers are loyal. Tourists… not so much.
The seats are numbered, so that wouldn’t be very difficult to do. But the Chinese so rarely sells out any more that it’s probably more of an annoyance than anything else (provided they don’t step up their bookings).
That’s nice to hear Segask. They didn’t do that for the Thursday midnight show. Although they also didn’t have a pre-show video presentation. Hopefully the new owners are taking a cue from the Arclight playbook and are going to attempt to class the place up (which seems odd to say considering it’s the world-famous Chinese). The sad truth is, in addition to the horrible bookings from the last few years, The Chinese has been attracting (intentional or not) a “lower class” of movie-goer. Too many talkers, teens, cell phoners… you know, tourists. I can go to a Saturday night 8:00 show in the Dome and almost always have a great experience. Saturday at The Chinese is an almost guaranteed recipe for a disruptive disaster. I would absolutely rather see Harry Potter DH2 at The Chinese over The Dome if I knew the audience could keep it together. I think there are others out there who have all but abandoned The Chinese because the environment there has become so low-class in the last few years.
Now if they could also add on-line reserved seating- that would be a whole new world of awesome.
went to the 7:10 showing of XMen First Class. Theatre was about two-thirds full maybe.
They closed the curtains in between the video preshow and the trailers.
When the curtain was closed an usher greeted the audience, asked everyone to turn cell phones off, etc.
Trailers they played were: Mr. Poppers Penguins Zookeeper Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Green Lantern Rise of the Planet of the Apes
In the footprint forecourt outside the ‘Next Attraction’ posters were Zookeeper and Monte Carlo.
This weekend they are giving free 46 oz. popcorn.
AMC box offices basically have a binder full of pictures of acceptable passes, and often employees either don’t know it exists or can’t use their judgment to match the passes.
Jmarrellano I was just going on my experience with AMC and them not taking passes from the prior owners when i had gone their. the AMC city walk refused to accept my Lowes passes that i bought at that location. Or my Mann passes at the criterion. sounds like they didnt train all of their box attendents that they can accept them.