Wayne Preakness Cinemas
1220 Hamburg Turnpike,
Wayne,
NJ
07470
1220 Hamburg Turnpike,
Wayne,
NJ
07470
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I used to go to this theatre when I used to live in the Clifton area and hung out with my stepmom. Among the movies I saw at this theatre were kid stuff like “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”, “Bean”, and sci-fi stuff like “Star Trek: First Contact”. The theatre usually has some of the longest lines I ever saw. Today it still survives as a Clearview cinema despite competition from the Loews Wayne and the much smaller Valleyview Cinemas.
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if memory serves me right, this theater was one of the first theaters to get DTS installed just in time for Jurassic Park 15 years ago this day. The Loews in Wayne didn’t get it, since it preferred playing it in Dolby Stereo and was ordering a rival system, SDDS. My dad and stepmom went to the smaller theater just to hear those dinosaurs roar loud and clear!!! When the sequel came out in 1997, the Loews had DTS, not to mention SDDS but not Dolby Digital, which it would later install as SDDS became less popular at the turn of the 21st century.
This theater was recently installed with digital projection for the release of Bolt in 3-D, as well as several other Clearviews in the area.
Undergoing an upgrade with “leather” seats. Still has a no masking, so Coraline in 3-D had both ends of the screen with no image. Other than that it still seems to be successful – the lobby recently added a party room. the bathrooms finally got an upgrade and the concession stand appears to be enlarged.
Now they need to upgrade Kinnelon (or close it and start over).
I never been to the one in Kinnelon, but my stepmom went there when she used to live in Pequannock. I’ve been right by there, and it’s like one of those strip mall theaters that are competiting with the big ones, e.g. the AMCs in Rockaway, Wayne, and Clifton Commons. As for the Allwood sixplex, they haven’t updated it since the two larger theaters got digital surround sound systems, it might be time for that theater to close since Clifton Commons is already profitable.
another digital projector was installed in this theater.
showtimes are not available to purchase online. Maybe it’s busy?
showtimes are now back up online.
the parking lot near the theater might’ve been flooded.
FROM THE ADDRESS, PLEASE REMOVE:
PREAKNESS SHOPPING CENTER
PLEASE ADD:
1220 HAMBURG TURNPIKE
AKA:
SKOURAS-WAYNE THEATRE
PEAKNESS 4
SEATS: 1,180
PHONE 973.694.4136
WEBSITE:
http://clearviewcinemas.com/
Opened in 1963 in the then Wayne Shopping Center, as a 900 seat single theater on a single level showing Dean Martin in “4 FOR TEXAS”.
Owners:
1963-1969 Skouras Theatres Corp. of Great Neck. N.Y.,they owned over 50 theatres in New Jersey and New York.
1975-1997 United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc., they twined the place in the early 1980’s and later added 2 more screens. The seats came from the 34th Street Showplace in Manhattan. Seats, 265, 265, 350, 300.
1997 Clearview Cinemas Corp.
More info and photos are always welcome.
All screens now digital as of 2011.