Rockville Centre Cinema

340 Sunrise Highway,
Rockville Centre, NY 11570

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Ed Solero
Ed Solero on May 9, 2006 at 9:29 am

The photo links I posted February 12th no longer work. Here’s a new link where those pics may now be found.

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on February 12, 2006 at 10:23 am

only closed a few weeks .this is a twin…….. and there are but afew….. that really could make money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Ed Solero
Ed Solero on February 12, 2006 at 8:22 am

I was in the neighborhood with my camera the other morning and snapped these photos of the old RKO Twin’s exterior.

Corner view
Head on view

I wonder how long this space will remain vacant before it is demolished or gutted for re-use. Aside from the lack of film titles on the marquee and empty display cases, the place looks like it is simply waiting in off hours for the doors to be opened for the next showing. I imagine the boards will go up over those windows before too long.

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on January 30, 2006 at 2:04 pm

sad because this is one of the few twins that could still make money ..the big chains just dont want them if there this small.

chconnol
chconnol on January 30, 2006 at 3:06 am

As much as I bashed the Oceanside Twin, seeing this theater go is a REAL heartbreaker for me. My GOD I saw so many movies here. How sad!

Mike (saps)
Mike (saps) on January 29, 2006 at 11:24 pm

I wonder if this closing has anything to do with AMC taking over Loews as of this past Friday (1/27/06).

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on January 29, 2006 at 5:23 pm

This theater always outgrossed the competition when given a good movie .The rvc the last of the RKO theaters left on longisland.The bank holds the lease on this propertynext to the theater.

ear31
ear31 on January 29, 2006 at 1:54 pm

I went by the theatre today ,there is no name on the marquee and appears to be empty.I guess it’s really gone.
Maybe if they renovated or something they would’ve drawn more patrons.When I first moved here they always had a nice crowd and year by year it dwindled.They were only open later on in the evening and weekends due to there lease restricttions (read first post of this page),that alone will kill a business .Sorry to see it go.

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on January 28, 2006 at 3:11 am

If this is closed …this is the theater to LEASE ………THIS HOUSE IS LOVED BY THE LOCALS ,

ear31
ear31 on January 27, 2006 at 7:54 am

I passed by a few weeks ago and someone was in there taking tickets ,maybe they are closed now.

joemasher
joemasher on January 26, 2006 at 10:37 am

I think it’s closed…it’s not on the new AMC/Loews website, nor is it on Yahoo Movies.

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on January 26, 2006 at 3:01 am

Is it still open? It is listed with no showtimes at EnjoyTheShow.com .

ScottMullen
ScottMullen on December 18, 2005 at 4:39 pm

I ran this place on occasion when the manager was on vacation, around 1987-1989. I remember we opened Rain Man on both screens, and sold out the entire opening night before 7PM.

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on July 31, 2005 at 1:38 pm

bookings of late are weak but also at the fantasy as well ..strange…

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on July 31, 2005 at 1:38 pm

bookings of late are weak but also at the fantasy as well ..strange…

Mike (saps)
Mike (saps) on July 19, 2005 at 11:08 am

Whether I go at 1:57 or at 1:58, it’s always packed!

ear31
ear31 on July 19, 2005 at 10:58 am

Both of these comments are very true .Whenever I go there that theatre is always packed.

ear31
ear31 on July 19, 2005 at 10:57 am

Both of these comments are very true .Whenevr I go there theatre is always packed.

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on July 16, 2005 at 2:46 pm

A few other notes This was the smallest of the twins (rko ). ..Alittle TLC and this is a gold mine a perfect mom and pop theater if lowes ever closes it.

Michael Furlinger
Michael Furlinger on July 16, 2005 at 2:42 pm

There is a reason this twin is the last of a long line of RKO TWIN theaters to survive. The box office numbers have always been BIG .All the other twins from RKO are LONG gone .

ear31
ear31 on July 16, 2005 at 12:26 pm

Thanks br91975.

br91975
br91975 on July 15, 2005 at 5:12 pm

The Rockville Centre Cinema is commonly listed in the NY Post and Daily News movie clocks as the R.V.C. Twin.

br91975
br91975 on July 15, 2005 at 10:33 am

There is, cinemafan131; here’s the story, as posted on this site, and the accompanying comment string – http://cinematreasures.org/news/13262_0_1_0_C

ear31
ear31 on July 15, 2005 at 9:02 am

Is there a mergerin the works? I wasn’t aware of one.

ear31
ear31 on July 15, 2005 at 9:02 am

Is there a mergerin the works? I wasn’t aware of one.