E Street Cinema
555 11th Street NW,
Washington,
DC
20004
555 11th Street NW,
Washington,
DC
20004
5 people
favorited this theater
Additional Info
Previously operated by: Landmark Theatres (USA)
Architects: Brooks Graham
Firms: Graham Little Studio
Nearby Theaters
News About This Theater
- Dec 19, 2014 — "Coming attractions: The rise of luxury movie theaters"
The E Street Cinema is located in the Lincoln Square Building(555 11th Street, NW), with its entrance on E Street between 10th and 11th Street, one block from Metro Center Station and four blocks from the Gallery Place/Chinatown Station. The Lincoln Square Building is new, but saved many historic facades. There is an escalator and stairs to take movie patrons one level down to the theatre.
7 of the 8 auditoriums have stadium seating. They range in size from 96 seats to 260 seats. The auditoriums have Dolby Digital Sound, and at least one has Dolby Digital Surround EX. Concessions include an expresso bar and locally baked pastries, cookies, and gourmet chocolates.
This theatre was announced as early as 2001, but though the new building opened, the theatre did not open then. Like many movie theatre chains, Landmark was in bankruptcy. The E Street Cinema opened January 9, 2004. The theatre was designed by Graham Little Studio designer Brooks Graham, who designed many Landmark theatres.
Stating that the theatre did not recover pre-pandemic attendance, Landmark announced in February 2025 that the E Street Cinema would close. Closing night was set to be Thursday 6th March 2025, BUT, on Oscars night, Sunday March 2, 2025, the E Street Cinema closed prematurely and permanently.
Contributed by
Dave Bonan, Howard B. Haas
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 30 comments)
I really try to avoid screen 5 if at all possible, screen 6 must be directly behind it.
The conversion happened – all the screens can playback in DLP digital projection via Barco projectors. Next Friday’s ‘Samsara’ will be 4K DLP [thumbs up!]
I’ll post back with some more info, since I was rudely bumped off the phone call with the manager about half an hour ago.
The new Paul Anderson film is supposed to play here and at Bethesda, in gasp 70mm. This should be interesting. Their screens are rather tiny.
Please update, theatre open January 9, 2004. Grand Opening ad in photos section.
JodarMovieFan, is “Licorice Pizza” the Paul Anderson film, to play here or Bethesda or both, in 70mm?
Howard, I see an advanced screening this Sat 12/11/21 at the AFI Silver at 7, but its sold out. Unless, the management is strict, I have seen people go into other auditoriums once they get into the complex. And, no, I’m not suggesting anyone do it either, but.. :)
Didn’t see anything at the local Landmarks as of this moment.
It appears they are opening small, in 70mm, and expanding.
JodarMovieFan, I saw “Licorice Pizza” in 70mm at NYC’s Village East. I document the 70mm screenings for the 70mm newsletter, so that’s why I asked. I was not aware either Landmark showed films in 70mm. The movie is worthwhile & looked great in 70mm.
Oh wow, Howard. Looking at my post from almost 10 years ago, one of his films must’ve played at the Landmarks here. Looking at Anderson’s bio, it had to have been The Master, which I do recall it playing 70mm and seeing it somewhere and posted it on the site commenting on its strange ending.
Perhaps closer to its Christmas release here, we’ll get maybe more than just the AFI’s 70mm print. On your recommendation, I will catch it probably at the Silver. I’m sure it will play in the historic auditorium.
I haven’t seen many movies this year post pandemic but it has more to do with working a lot rather than just going. Dune I saw on gasp hbogo on my iMac! And, yes, I was drawn into it but I know in a large film format like IMAX or AMC’s Dolby, it would’ve been quite immersive.
Please update, total seats 1003
This theater will be closing soon:
Washington, DC: Landmark E Street Cinema Closing Soon [Feb 19, 2025]
The local news station has been broadcasting the closure of this venue. Looking at the posts, its been 13 years since I visited this venue. They used to have a film club where exclusives could be previewed prior to general release, or a filmmaker would be on hand to introduce his latest and have a Q&A with audience members but that stopped years ago before the pandemic.
Aside from that, customer service is severely lacking these days. Don’t get me started on AMC, which seems to dominate this market. There’s no showmanship at all. At least BowTie used to have personal intros, which was a nice touch. All that is gone now. You have to do something to differentiate yourself from the competition for sure.
Sorry to see this place shut down but, honestly, its too bad.