UA Hampton Bays 5

119 Montauk Highway,
Hampton Bays, NY 11946

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RobertR
RobertR on August 7, 2023 at 11:12 am

Years ago this theatre did huge business, I guess times changed

robboehm
robboehm on February 15, 2023 at 12:32 pm

The CVS takeover is dragging on while studies are being taken about the impact, yada, yada. I was told the owner had offered Regal a new lease at a lesser rate but was turned down. In the meantime they are just operating the theatre on a month to month basis. Regal is in trouble and is closing theatres right and left. I can see why they didn’t want to negotiate a new lease. They were supposed to take over the old Walmart sites in Massapequa Park and Riverhead but backed out of those.

I recall that when CVS wanted to take over the site of the shuttered Lindenhurst Theatre there was also a long period of studies, negotiations, etc.. And that was a free standing building!

robboehm
robboehm on May 13, 2022 at 10:22 am

CVS discussion still active If it closes that would leave the East End with only the Easthampton, Sag Harbor and Mattituck venues.

robboehm
robboehm on June 2, 2021 at 8:03 pm

Did reopen after Covid. During Covid there had been discussion about the theatre becoming a CVS. Heard nothing lately. When CVS was going to acquire the Lindenhurst Theatre site it took a couple of years. Will history repeat itself?

ridethectrain
ridethectrain on May 18, 2021 at 12:53 pm

Please update, total seats 979 based on Regal/Fandango ticketing websites.

robboehm
robboehm on August 11, 2019 at 3:52 pm

This is a reverse situation. Site used to be a supermarket. Then became a theatre (much like the theater in Mastic).

ridethectrain
ridethectrain on August 11, 2019 at 12:04 pm

Please add theatre open December 19, 1997, just posted grand opening add

Bway
Bway on May 4, 2009 at 9:28 am

I am not sure if that is the same theater. It should be added if it isn’t.

robboehm
robboehm on February 21, 2009 at 10:35 am

There was previously an old theatre called the Bay. Newsday showed a picture of it within the past few years. I don’t remember if they gave a location. I’ll have to try and get info. Had I had a computer then I would have been all over it and posted it.

KingBiscuits
KingBiscuits on August 22, 2008 at 7:04 am

The theatre opened on December 19th, 1997 with its premiere engagements being Titanic, Tomorrow Never Dies, Mouse Hunt, Scream 2 and L.A. Confidential.

Eric Friedmann
Eric Friedmann on May 31, 2007 at 7:20 am

There are no other movie theaters in Hampton Bays.

Although I’ve gone to this theater every summer since it opened, it is because of this theater that United Artists decided to close the single-screen Westhampton Beach theater in 1996 when it was under their ownership. That was my favorite movie theater. It was closed, renovated and re-opened as a performing arts theatre.

fred1
fred1 on June 15, 2006 at 6:46 am

this theater was created new . I son’t know if there were any theatres in Hamton Bays past.

Bway
Bway on June 15, 2006 at 5:51 am

Does anyone know what the other theater in Hampton Bays is called? I don’t think it’s listed on the site.

Bway
Bway on July 31, 2005 at 7:54 am

The theater appears pretty well kept. There is another theater in the area, a free standing theater that is still open, and appears to have been multiplexed. Off hand, I don’t know what the name of it or it’s exact town is off hand.