Beverly Center Cinemas 13
8522 Beverly Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90048
8522 Beverly Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90048
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Previously operated by: Cineplex Odeon, Mann Theatres, Rave Motion Picture Theatres
Previous Names: Cineplex Beverley Center 14
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Opened on July 16, 1982 by Cineplex, the Beverly Center then contained 14-screens, the most screens of any theater in the United States and had a total seating capacity of 1,879. The theater, located at the top of this Beverley Grove shopping mall that borders Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, was closed on January 26th, 2006, as it did not become part of the Loews-AMC merger, and reopened as a Mann theater on February 10th, 2006.
It was closed by Mann Theatres on August 6, 2009. It re-opened in early-September, 2009, under the management of Rave Motion Pictures chain and operating with 13-screens as the Beverly Center Cinemas 13. Sadly, this was to be short-lived and it was closed on June 3, 2010. It was gutted internally and the space converted into a Forever 21 store which closed in early-March 2025.
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I used to frequent this theater during the late 90s. Memorable screenings include: Star Wars Special Edition, Saving Private Ryan, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, American History X, The Phantom Menace, and LA Confidential. Cinema 1 with the balcony was where you hoped your movie would be playing. Cinema 11 on the other hand, like watching a movie at home.
Sounds similar to the Route 4 tenplex in Paramus. Theater 1 was the big one while theater 10 was small.
Grand opening ad:
Cineplex 14 – Beverly Center Thu, Jul 15, 1982 – 51 · LA Weekly (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Cineplex Beverly Center 14 (July 16th), I devoted a full episode of my podcast to the life and death of the theatre. Includes a discussion with Cinema Treasures co-founder Ross Melnick on the importance of the Cineplex Beverly Center 14 on the exhibition industry. I hope you’ll listen.
https://the80smoviepodcast.com/episode-082-the-cineplex-beverly-center/
Could anyone clarify-the grand opening ad from 1982 says 14 cinemas. The picture at top of page says Beverly Center Cinemas 13. The ad from 1987 says we’ve gone through the roof with two new theaters. So did the addition make it a 15 or 16 plex? The listing on Cinema Treasures still calls it the Beverly Center 13 Cinemas. I apologize if I’m missing something, but ? ? ?
It ended its days operating with 13 screens. The overview above has been amended.
The theater was not demolished but repurposed into a forever 21. The building itself is still there including its long hall to the new theaters.
The building opened as a 14 screen. One theater was combined with another to form 13. Later two small theaters were closed off for a long corridor and the two new large balcony theaters. It ended with 13.
I still remember the first time I walked into Beverly Center Cinemas in 1982. It was a mesmerizing experience snow rider 3d with 14 screens – something unimaginable at the time. It was not just a place to watch movies but also a meeting place where cinema lovers shared their passion. It was a shame to see such an icon replaced by a fashion store, as if a piece of cultural memory had been erased for the sake of profit.
Technically, the theatre has been demolished. The middle floor between the main theatre level and the rooftop additions is gone. All evidence of a theatre once being there is gone. Every auditorium. Every hallway. Every snack bar, storage area, stairway and elevator, gone. The green room I was creating for talent while they waited for their Q&As, gone. It’s all gone. Gone, baby, gone.
Looks like Forever 21 is going back into bankruptcy again, and closing down many if not all of their locations. Maybe Taubman will pull their heads out of their backsides and open a new theatre venue in its place.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/forever-21-closing-headquarters-laying-231242847.html