AMC Norwalk 20

The AMC Norwalk 20, a 4,500-seat theater, was first announced in the Los Angeles Times on May 4, 1995. Considering the lease terms, expectations were high for this Norwalk Redevelopment Agency project. The Los Angeles Times said that AMC was paying the city of Norwalk $27,000 a year for 60 years just for the lease of the property. The actual cost of the 80,000 square-foot building wasn’t mentioned.

One stadium screen showing the movie “Twister” opened on May 10, 1996, with more screens added in the days until the official grand opening on May 17, 1996.

For a few years after opening it consistently placed among the top 10 theaters nationally for film grosses according to an AMC representative quoted in the Long Beach Press-Telegram. The total seating capacity has been reduced to 1,756-seats due to the installation of recliners seats around 2014.

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CTCrouch on July 30, 2012 at 7:03 am

For many years, the Norwalk 20 was also AMC’s leader in hot dog sales. The theatre sold such an unusually high number of hot dogs that Oscar Meyer (AMC’s supplier) even sent out a couple of researchers to pinpoint the reason. I recall one of the researchers standing in various areas taking readings with some gadget that allegedly registered smells (I never heard what sort of conclusion they came up with).

rivest266 on December 20, 2014 at 9:33 am

May 16th, 1996 grand opening ad in photo section

MrWolf98 on April 5, 2024 at 10:25 am

I have driven by this theater when my family goes to visit my grandfather in Laguna Woods.

ridethectrain on August 6, 2024 at 7:12 am

Please update, total seats 1756 due to recliners installed 10 years ago

ridethectrain on March 5, 2025 at 6:02 pm

Seating Capacity:

Theatre 1, 2, 3, 4, 18 and 19 39 seats

Theatre 5 32

Theatre 6 93

Theatre 7 91

Theatre 8 70

Theatre 9 92

Theatre 10 141 Dolby Cinema at AMC

Theatre 11 388 IMAX at AMC

Theatre 12 183

Theatre 13 94

Theatre 14 68

Theatre 15, 16 and 17 89