Wayne Preakness Cinemas
1220 Hamburg Turnpike,
Wayne,
NJ
07470
1220 Hamburg Turnpike,
Wayne,
NJ
07470
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This page of the May, 1964, issue of International Projectionist was devoted to the Wayne Theatre, and features four photographs (click the + sign in the toolbar at lower right of the page to enlarge.) The Wayne Theatre was designed by architect Drew Eberson.
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Could this be the original theatre? This 1964 article says the new Wayne Theatre was located in the Preakness Shopping Center: Boxoffice
All screens now digital as of 2011.
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.
the parking lot near the theater might’ve been flooded.
showtimes are now back up online.
showtimes are not available to purchase online. Maybe it’s busy?
another digital projector was installed in this theater.
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.
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).
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.
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.
any news on when it will close? there was a post on that other wayne theater that is still open which mentions that the amc loews wayne would kill off the smaller theatres. only one, the valleyview twin, is gone, leaving the future of the quad in doubt.
The Record (Bergen County, NJ), Sept 13, 1997 pA11
CLEARVIEW ADDS WAYNE, 4 OTHER THEATERS. (BUSINESS)(NEW JERSEY REPORT)
MADISON – Clearview Cinema Group, Inc. on Friday said it has completed the acquisition of five theaters from United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. for $8.65 million in cash. The theaters have a total of 14 screens and are located in Wayne and Bronxville, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, and New City, N.Y. The completion of this transaction raises Clearview’s number of theaters to 22 and its screen count to 83.
Article CJ70666726
This was one of my theatres when I was a Division Manager for Clearview. It still grosses very well. Originally, it was a single screen built in the late 50’s-early 60’s in the shopping center. UA twinned the place in the early 80’s, then added two more screens. When this was done, the lobby was extended by building out into the original auditorium. If you go into theatres 1 & 2, you can see the booth windows are set back from the entrance doors, giving the impression that there once could have been a small balcony. The result is a very large lobby and large concession stand. The four theatres seat around 265-265-350-300, and recenly went through sound upgrades providing Digital Sound in all 4 houses.
The seats from the former 34th Street Showplace in Manhattan are currently in use at the Wayne Preakness Cinemas.
The address I found for this theater is:
Preakness Shopping Center
Wayne, NJ 07470