Cardinal Theatres I-II-III
630 Executive Place,
Fayetteville,
NC
28303
630 Executive Place,
Fayetteville,
NC
28303
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At the time of its opening, the Cardinal Theatre in Fayetteville opened to the public as the town’s second suburban cinema and Eastern North Carolina’s first and only Ultravision theatre. Located in the Fayetteville Shopping Center at the corner of Raeford Road and Owen Drive, the Cardinal Theatre opened as a 782-seat single screen cinema with James Garner in “The Skin Game” on November 24, 1971. The following attaction was “Gone With the Wind”
By the mid-1970’s it was twinned, and by the 1980’s a third screen was added. under Cineplex Odeon, who operated the theatre until its closing in 1994.
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HISTORY:
1971-1978
ABC Southeastern Theatres
1978-1986
Plitt Southern Theatres
1986-1990 Cineplex Odeon Corporation
1990-1994
Carmike Cinemas
This was one of several “Ultravision” theatres under ABC Theatres. In closed in 1994 when it last operated under Carmike Cinemas as a three-screen cinema.
It was also known as the Cardinal Triple in the 1990’s under Carmike Cinemas.
The cinema opened on November 24,1971 with the premiere attraction of “SKIN GAME” starring James Garner.
The coming attractions during its grand opening were the exclusive Fayetteville engagement showings of: “GONE WITH THE WIND” “BEN-HUR” “DOCTOR ZHIVAGO” “2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY”
Also coming attractions as well:
Walter Matthau in “KOTCH”
Yul Brenner in “CATLOW”
David Lean’s “RYAN’S DAUGHTER”
I saw STAR TREK II:THE WRATH OF KHAN here first-run at the Cardinal Twin in DOBLY STEREO!
raysson: Thank you for the clarification about it being acquired by Carmike as part of its purchase from Cineplex-Odeon before the closing! That was my suspicion, so, it is good to have confirmation!
The Premiere Attraction for the Cardinal Theater’s grand opening in 1971 “SKIN GAME” was gone within a week. This was a horrible way to open a movie with one of the worst James Garner films ever made.
The Following Week,it was definitely replaced by a slew of exclusive engagement MGM Classics(all were presented in 70MM)from “Doctor Zhivago” to “Ben-Hur”, “ 2001”, and “Gone With The Wind”.
actually raysson not to bust you bubble but when Star Wars opened there in fayetteville it did so at the King theatreI remember cause i was there opening weekend
ctwrenn… The first-run booking of STAR WARS (1977) in Fayetteville was at the Cross Creek Mall Cinema I-II-III.
ctwrenn: actually I hate to bust your bubble(and your pride),but I have the original dates and original ads from the Fayetteville Observer to where STAR WARS played first-run. It did NOT, I repeat it did NOT played at the King Theatre!!! NOR did STAR WARS played at neither the King Theatre nor the Cardinal Theatres I & II during it’s re-release.
The first-run booking and the original engagement showing of STAR WARS played at the Cross Creek Mall Cinema I-II-III in Fayetteville on June 17,1977. It played there for 27 weeks!!!