Uploaded new photos of the theatre after the renovations a few years ago and a couple of old shots with the old Regal seats in the photos section. Theatre is still open and showing Openheimer in 70MM DTS
After serving the borough for 22 years, this Staten Island movie theater to close its doors for good Thursday
Published: Jul. 18, 2023, 12:41 p.m.
By Jessica Jones-Gorman |
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Regal UA in Mariners Harbor will prep its final batches of popcorn and show its last film this week: According to an alert on the movie theater’s website, the longstanding borough business will close its doors for good on Thursday, July 20.
Located at 2474 Forest Ave., across the street from Home Depot, the theater is one of Staten Island’s largest, containing 16 screens and over 3,500 seats.
Its closure comes after the theater chain’s parent company, Cineworld, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, rejecting leases for dozens of its movie houses. Cineworld recently amended its plan for reorganization, The Hollywood Reporter noted, establishing a newly incorporated company, “NewCo,” to become the sole owner of Cineworld when it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this month. That change reportedly sparked more closures, with several local news agencies reporting that theaters will soon shutter in Illinois, Texas, Indiana, Kansas and Pennsylvania.
Regal Cinemas is considered the second-largest theater chain in the United States behind AMC, operating more than 500 locations throughout the nation. According to Advance/SILive records, the Mariners Harbor location was originally opened by United Artists in November 2001. It was updated and equipped as a Regal Premium Experience (RPX) in 2014, when the company added immersive sound effects and laser projector\
After shuttering during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Regal location remained closed even when movie houses were permitted to be open. In January 2021 it was listed “For Lease,” but eventually reopened on May 7, 2021, still operated by Regal.
The theater’s final day will include showings of “Barbie,” “Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning” and “Sound of Freedom.” According to Regal UA’s website, the final show will be at 10:20 p.m. Customers are currently being directed to the chain’s other Staten Island location, Regal Bricktown Charleston.
RPX just opened with Mission Impossible. New seating capacity is 359 seats. Very disappointed, the removed the recliners, seating increased by 192 seats. Since AMC is more popular with Dolby Cinema and Prime, most patrons attend them over RPX Atmos in the pass.
The increase seating doesn’t make sense since it’s competitor the AMC Empire 25 had Dolby Cinema with Atmos, Prime and IMAX Laser, most patrons go to AMC over RPX. Personally, I’ll do RPX at E-Walk because it has Atmos Sound.
Every time I went there with the recliners in RPX, the attendance was always more across the street. If RPX was the only location in the area, then more seats would make sense.
NOXVILLE, Tenn., July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – The brand-new Regal Regency theatre will officially open Thursday, July 13, in Panama City, Florida, with first-run movies including Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Insidious: The Red Door and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
“When doors open to the highly anticipated Regency theatre, we are excited to showcase the latest innovations to the moviegoing experience including 4DX, ScreenX and RPX premium formats,” said Richard M. Grover, Head of Marketing at Regal. “Residents and visitors will soon agree that this new theatre is ‘The Best Place to Watch a Movie!’ in Panama City.”
All auditoriums are equipped with the latest laser projection technology and sound enhancements. The theatre also offers the following premium formats:
Pepsi 4DX where the on-screen visuals are enhanced through special atmospheric effects including motion-synchronized seats, wind, fog, rain, lightning, snow, bubbles, vibration and scents.
ScreenX where movie fans go beyond the frame of the movie screen with an immersive panoramic, 270-degree viewing experience.
Regal Premium Experience (RPX), which presents movies the way filmmakers intended with a giant screen, powerful Dolby Atmos surround sound, bright eye-popping images and luxurious theatre seating with ButtKicker technology.
The theatre will also feature:
A state-of-the-art lobby with digital signage welcoming our guests to an ultra-modern space to experience the latest Hollywood blockbusters.
A concession stand featuring popular movie snacks including Pepsi soft drinks plus an expanded food menu with a variety of hot meal options like Italian-breaded mozzarella sticks and chicken tenders with beer-battered french fries.
Regal Regency is located at 1515 West 23rd Street, Panama City, Florida 32405. For a complete list of movies and showtimes, please visit REGmovies.com or download the Regal mobile app. Through the app, moviegoers can save their favorite theatres, purchase tickets and concessions and subscribe to Regal Unlimited.
Moviegoers are also invited to join Regal Unlimited, which allows subscribers to see as many movies as they want, whenever and wherever they want. The Regal Unlimited subscription at Regency is only $21.99 a month and is exclusively available on the Regal mobile app. There are no blackout dates and subscribers can purchase advance tickets as soon as they go on sale. Subscribers also receive a 10% discount on all food and non-alcoholic drink purchases along with automatic membership to the Regal Crown Club.
ABOUT REGAL
Regal, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group, operates one of the largest and most geographically diverse theatre circuits in the United States, consisting of 6,044 screens in 445 theatres in 41 states along with the District of Columbia and Guam as of June 30, 2023. We believe that the size, reach and quality of the company’s theatre circuit provides its patrons with a convenient and enjoyable moviegoing experience. We are committed to being “The Best Place to Watch a Movie!” Additional information is available on Regal’s website: REGmovies.com.
Please update, during the 2000 renovation when it was the Pavillion, it added 2 screens on the 3rd floor, the back balcony auditorium was undivided and they added a tiny screen on the main floor. According to the Dept of Buildings records and pictures I saw on Google and Yelp. The the seating capacity was
Screen 1 255 (2nd Floor front balcony), Theatre 2 96, Theatre 3 82, Theatre 4 56 seats (addition to the building), Theatre 5 202 (Balcony screen where the wall was removed), Theatre 6 122, Theatre 7 90 (3rd Floor), Theatre 8 93 (3rd Floor) and Theatre 9 112 seats.
The seat count as the Nitehawk Park Slope:
Main Floor
Theatre 3 70
Theatre 5 56
Theatre 7 56
2 photos of the new RPX screen in photos section, photos from Regal E-walk pictures uploaded in google.
please update open and 5 screens. ad in photos
also it’s 5 screens (screens 2 and 3 were split in ½)
Please update, OPEN grand reopening ad in photos section
Uploaded new photos of the theatre after the renovations a few years ago and a couple of old shots with the old Regal seats in the photos section. Theatre is still open and showing Openheimer in 70MM DTS
Does anyone know what happened to screen 1 and 2, never reopened
they took the seats out.
Please update, new total seating capacity 564
Please update, total capacity 280 downstairs 72 upstairs 208 both have 35MM film projectors
AMC Clifton Commons, Fresh Meadows and Staten Island just got IMAX at Laser installed
newer Regal seats
Please update name Cinemark Howard Hughes Los Angeles and XD 18
Please update, closed as of July 20, 2023
After serving the borough for 22 years, this Staten Island movie theater to close its doors for good Thursday Published: Jul. 18, 2023, 12:41 p.m.
By Jessica Jones-Gorman | STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Regal UA in Mariners Harbor will prep its final batches of popcorn and show its last film this week: According to an alert on the movie theater’s website, the longstanding borough business will close its doors for good on Thursday, July 20.
Located at 2474 Forest Ave., across the street from Home Depot, the theater is one of Staten Island’s largest, containing 16 screens and over 3,500 seats.
Its closure comes after the theater chain’s parent company, Cineworld, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, rejecting leases for dozens of its movie houses. Cineworld recently amended its plan for reorganization, The Hollywood Reporter noted, establishing a newly incorporated company, “NewCo,” to become the sole owner of Cineworld when it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this month. That change reportedly sparked more closures, with several local news agencies reporting that theaters will soon shutter in Illinois, Texas, Indiana, Kansas and Pennsylvania.
Regal Cinemas is considered the second-largest theater chain in the United States behind AMC, operating more than 500 locations throughout the nation. According to Advance/SILive records, the Mariners Harbor location was originally opened by United Artists in November 2001. It was updated and equipped as a Regal Premium Experience (RPX) in 2014, when the company added immersive sound effects and laser projector\ After shuttering during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Regal location remained closed even when movie houses were permitted to be open. In January 2021 it was listed “For Lease,” but eventually reopened on May 7, 2021, still operated by Regal.
The theater’s final day will include showings of “Barbie,” “Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning” and “Sound of Freedom.” According to Regal UA’s website, the final show will be at 10:20 p.m. Customers are currently being directed to the chain’s other Staten Island location, Regal Bricktown Charleston.
RPX just opened with Mission Impossible. New seating capacity is 359 seats. Very disappointed, the removed the recliners, seating increased by 192 seats. Since AMC is more popular with Dolby Cinema and Prime, most patrons attend them over RPX Atmos in the pass.
The increase seating doesn’t make sense since it’s competitor the AMC Empire 25 had Dolby Cinema with Atmos, Prime and IMAX Laser, most patrons go to AMC over RPX. Personally, I’ll do RPX at E-Walk because it has Atmos Sound.
Every time I went there with the recliners in RPX, the attendance was always more across the street. If RPX was the only location in the area, then more seats would make sense.
PLEASE UPDATE: soft opening July 12, Grand Opening July 22
Please update, reopening July 15
NOXVILLE, Tenn., July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – The brand-new Regal Regency theatre will officially open Thursday, July 13, in Panama City, Florida, with first-run movies including Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Insidious: The Red Door and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
“When doors open to the highly anticipated Regency theatre, we are excited to showcase the latest innovations to the moviegoing experience including 4DX, ScreenX and RPX premium formats,” said Richard M. Grover, Head of Marketing at Regal. “Residents and visitors will soon agree that this new theatre is ‘The Best Place to Watch a Movie!’ in Panama City.”
All auditoriums are equipped with the latest laser projection technology and sound enhancements. The theatre also offers the following premium formats:
Pepsi 4DX where the on-screen visuals are enhanced through special atmospheric effects including motion-synchronized seats, wind, fog, rain, lightning, snow, bubbles, vibration and scents. ScreenX where movie fans go beyond the frame of the movie screen with an immersive panoramic, 270-degree viewing experience. Regal Premium Experience (RPX), which presents movies the way filmmakers intended with a giant screen, powerful Dolby Atmos surround sound, bright eye-popping images and luxurious theatre seating with ButtKicker technology. The theatre will also feature:
A state-of-the-art lobby with digital signage welcoming our guests to an ultra-modern space to experience the latest Hollywood blockbusters. A concession stand featuring popular movie snacks including Pepsi soft drinks plus an expanded food menu with a variety of hot meal options like Italian-breaded mozzarella sticks and chicken tenders with beer-battered french fries. Regal Regency is located at 1515 West 23rd Street, Panama City, Florida 32405. For a complete list of movies and showtimes, please visit REGmovies.com or download the Regal mobile app. Through the app, moviegoers can save their favorite theatres, purchase tickets and concessions and subscribe to Regal Unlimited.
Moviegoers are also invited to join Regal Unlimited, which allows subscribers to see as many movies as they want, whenever and wherever they want. The Regal Unlimited subscription at Regency is only $21.99 a month and is exclusively available on the Regal mobile app. There are no blackout dates and subscribers can purchase advance tickets as soon as they go on sale. Subscribers also receive a 10% discount on all food and non-alcoholic drink purchases along with automatic membership to the Regal Crown Club.
ABOUT REGAL
Regal, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group, operates one of the largest and most geographically diverse theatre circuits in the United States, consisting of 6,044 screens in 445 theatres in 41 states along with the District of Columbia and Guam as of June 30, 2023. We believe that the size, reach and quality of the company’s theatre circuit provides its patrons with a convenient and enjoyable moviegoing experience. We are committed to being “The Best Place to Watch a Movie!” Additional information is available on Regal’s website: REGmovies.com.
Media Contact:
Richard M. Grover
Head of Marketing, Regal
(865) 925-9539
SOURCE Regal
Theatre capacity of each auditorium: Theatre 1 387 Theatre 2 474 Theatre 3 510 Theatre 4 283
Please update, during the 2000 renovation when it was the Pavillion, it added 2 screens on the 3rd floor, the back balcony auditorium was undivided and they added a tiny screen on the main floor. According to the Dept of Buildings records and pictures I saw on Google and Yelp. The the seating capacity was Screen 1 255 (2nd Floor front balcony), Theatre 2 96, Theatre 3 82, Theatre 4 56 seats (addition to the building), Theatre 5 202 (Balcony screen where the wall was removed), Theatre 6 122, Theatre 7 90 (3rd Floor), Theatre 8 93 (3rd Floor) and Theatre 9 112 seats.
The seat count as the Nitehawk Park Slope: Main Floor Theatre 3 70 Theatre 5 56 Theatre 7 56
2nd Floor
Theatre 1 194
Theatre 2 166
3rd Floor
Theatre 4 60
Theatre 6 48
Please update, total seats 948 Theatre 1 260 Theatre 2 247 Theatre 3 248 Theatre 4 193
Please correct, total seats 359 based on Dept of Buildings NYC website
Please correct, total capacity 2440
Capacity when it closed as a quad Theatres 1 thru 4 had 239 seats (The orchestra was converted into store space)
The original capacity was Orchestra 1435 Theatres 1 and 2 502 (It ran briefly as a triplex under RKO)
Theatre capacity: Screen 1 484 Dolby Stereo Screen 2 285 MONO
Please update, total seats 1470 Theatre 1 660 Theatre 2 400 Theatre 3 410 (took over a store for the 3rd screen)