Hilltop 8 Cinemas
2125 Hilltop Mall Road,
Richmond,
CA
94806
2125 Hilltop Mall Road,
Richmond,
CA
94806
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This was a theater located in Hilltop Mall in Richmond. Four screens can be entered downstairs and the other four were entered at the mall’s upper level. Plitt opened this theater in the late 1970’s showing first-run fare. Later Cineplex Odeon took over and the theater became an odd mix of first-run and discount house (one level was first run, the other level was discount house.)
The theater closed in the mid-1990’s as a discount house. A 24 Hour Fitness now occupies a part of this property. It is near the current Century 16 Theaters.
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I went to this theatre for the last time back in 1997, and was really surprised at how good the projection and the sound was. Even though I was watching a second run film… the print looked REALLY GOOD. I was especially impressed at the strong sound system that the theater employed- very clear, strong- sounded great! There was nothing special about the design though, it looked very dated. I believe one of the auditoriums was orange. ORANGE!!!! haha but it was still a good place to check out a flick for a very VERY reasonable price.
I show the address for the Hilltop Cinemas as 2125 Hilltop Mall Road, Richmond, Ca.
I remember this theater as the “dollar theater”. You would pay $1 to catch your discount flick, but not before you got “padded down” by security on the way in! Charming.
I visited this theatre at the start of my theatre fascination. The original 4-screens downstairs were the orange bowling alleys that Plitt built originally. The length of them always suggested to me that perhaps it was originally a twin that had walls built down the center of each auditorium. Seriously, each auditorium had a center aisle with four seats on either side, 30-rows deep. The box office was located outside in the mall passageway. At the entire opposite end of the mall, Cineplex Odeon built another 4-plex that matched more of their mid-90’s motif with the marble tile and purple seats.
A former employee of mine worked there, and the Hilltop Mall did not have the best clientelle. I was told that they performed all their banking at one of the theatres, which meant having to transport drops and deposits back and forth through the mall while being escorted by security.
i have some good memorys coming to this theater . i remember going here in the mid 80s to see the Return of the Jedi with my sister and brother that had to have been like 1983 or 84 . the last time i seen a movie here was in 1998 it was a second rate showing of the Titanic movie i was on a date . i belive the theater closed not long after that now it’s a 24 hour fitness and millitary recruiting offices .
heres some pictures of this theater ,
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/11263.html