Century Federal Way

2001 S. Commons,
Federal Way, WA 98003

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Cinemark Theatres (Official)

Additional Info

Operated by: Cinemark

Firms: Russell Architects

Functions: Movies (First Run)

Previous Names: Century 16

Phone Numbers: Box Office: 253.946.0942

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Century Federal Way

The Century 16 opened in July 2007.

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droben
droben on May 16, 2007 at 8:09 pm

Just drove by. It’s not open yet. Walls are up, but interior still needs to be completed. No opening date announced.

romulusnr
romulusnr on June 5, 2007 at 6:12 pm

Been in the planning stages for years. I remember an opening date of “fall 2004” at one point. This time they actually broke ground, so it will probably open this fall.

Used to be a 6-screen in this same mall but I heard it closed circa 2001.

theaterdude
theaterdude on July 18, 2007 at 2:50 pm

The Century 16 (operated by Cinemark) opened on July 3, 2007. It is located in The Commons of Federal Way (formally the SeaTac Mall). The site was originally a Lamonts/Gottschalks department store that was demolished to make way for the theater. The seating capacity is approx 3400 seats. The 16 auditoriums range from 108 to 434 seats. All theaters have several flat rows in front and stadium risers in the back and have an orange and black color scheme. The box office is located outside the theater in the mall itself. There is a large, high-ceiling lobby area with tables and chairs. The snack bar is the classic Century Theaters design with cafeteria style service where you gather all your goodies and pay a cashier at the end. The opening day movies were: Transformers, Knocked Up, Licence to Wed, Ratatouille, Live Free or Die Hard, Oceans 13, Evan Almighty, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End and Sicko.

droben
droben on July 28, 2007 at 6:22 pm

I wish I could say some nice things about this theater, but when I was there about a week after it opened, the print of Live Free or Die Hard was already heavily scratched throughout. Also, the auditorium lighting was not dimmed enough during the screening, thus casting extra light onto the screen. Seating wasn’t very comfortable either.

On the other hand, the popcorn was quite good!

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on October 17, 2008 at 8:51 pm

Here is a July 2007 press release from Cinemark:
http://tinyurl.com/5sbrew

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 11, 2008 at 9:51 pm

Advertised as the “Century Federal Way”. Also the address in the advertisement is 2001 S. Commons.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 11, 2008 at 10:16 pm

Advertised in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Kevin Tredway
Kevin Tredway on November 3, 2015 at 9:11 am

One auditorium was converted to a ‘Cinemark XD’ auditorium in October 2015, and all auditoriums throughout the complex are currently being converted to Luxury Loungers with reserved seating.

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