Pharaoh 4 Cinemas

114 W. Maple Avenue,
Independence, MO 64050

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ebhaynz
ebhaynz on January 25, 2019 at 7:51 pm

I first went to this theater in 1978 or 79. Some of the movies I saw there were Superman, Dragonslayer, Porky’s II, and the first Nightmare on Elm Street. Nice theater, there were other choices back then such as Blue Ridge Cinema East and Independence I & II. My best memory is going to see Porky’s II the week before I went to Basic Training..it was a hot July weeknight, just me and my friends trying to think of something to do. Fond memories.

rivest266
rivest266 on May 10, 2018 at 2:16 pm

Opened with four screens, not two on June 20th, 1975. Ad in the photo section.

Chris1982
Chris1982 on June 17, 2015 at 12:17 am

Initially opened on June 20, 1975 by Mid-America Theatres out of St. Louis.

Aparofan
Aparofan on September 18, 2008 at 2:30 pm

It’s run by Globe Cinemas. Here’s their site.

www.globecinemas.com

They also run the Twin and I-70 drive-ins.

Aparofan
Aparofan on September 18, 2008 at 1:38 pm

Thanks for the plug Lost Memory. I go here often because it’s not too crowded and it’s a nice reminder of my childhood.

Aparofan
Aparofan on June 29, 2007 at 1:28 pm

Here’s a newspaper ad celebrating the opening of this theater on June 20, 1975.

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Aparofan
Aparofan on June 24, 2007 at 2:43 pm

This was one of my favorite theaters growing up. It was down the street from my junior high school and my mom worked across the street for several years. I spent a lot of time at the arcade that was right next door too. It opened in the early ‘70’s as a Mid-America theater. By the early '90’s, it was a dollar house and the owners weren’t keeping up with the upkeep. It had fallen into disrepair. Globe Cinemas bought the theater a few years ago and totally renovated the inside and outside. They renamed it the Pharaoh and turned it into a first run house again. Here are some pictures of the new exterior.

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It’s now a real nice theater that doesn’t draw the huge crowds the megaplex on the other side of the city does. It’s a nice moviegoing experience.