“What if a potential buyer wants the main theatreonly but not the 6-plex? I assume it would it would be an "all or nothing” package deal.“ — Rich37
I think only Grauman’s movie palace is for sale here. I don’t think Mann owns the six-plex. I think they lease that space from the owner of Hollywood & Highland (CIM).
I believe CIM owns the Hollywood & Highland retail space and also the land underneath. They also own the land underneath Grauman’s Chinese. Mann owns the actual theater. In 14 years the 99 year land lease that Sid Grauman obtained when he built the theater will run out and the landowner, CIM, will become owner of the theater.
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it would be the ultimate in prestige. I bet they probably made an offer to Mann way back in the late ‘80’s/early'90’s before settling for the El Capitan across the street.
what about amc? They have the avco. There aren’t any other exhibitors of mainstream hollywood films in westwood (the regent and crest show arthouse films I think?) , so they wouldn’t have to compete for bookings.
is it abc that owns disney, or disney that owns abc? I forget. Maybe abc could buy graumans, then disney leases it from them just like they are leasing the el capitan right across the street. Probably only disney/touchstone movies would play there, but at least Graumans would still be a first run movie palace.
if anyone but arclight buys the chinese, they will have the same problem mann has had – trying to compete against the 15 screen arclight with only half as many screens at hollywood and highland. For that reason I hope arclight gets it. That way everything except disney/touchstone (which always plays at the el capitan across the street) will be able to play at Graumans.
is it abc that owns disney, or disney that owns abc? I forget. Maybe abc could buy graumans, then disney leases it from them just like they are leasing the el capitan right across the street. Probably only disney/touchstone movies would play there, but at least Graumans would still be a first run movie palace.
if anyone but arclight buys the chinese, they will have the same problem mann has had – trying to compete against the 15 screen arclight with only half as many screens at hollywood and highland. For that reason I hope arclight gets it. That way everything except disney/touchstone (which always plays at the el capitan across the street) will be able to play at Graumans.
I don’t think we need a seperate page. There’s an escalator and stairs that goes from the Footprint Forecourt up to the entrance of the multiplex. At the boxoffices (in the multiplex lobby and down on Hollywood Blvd) you can buy a ticket to a movie playing in Graumans or the multiplex. In fact, when you buy a ticket to Graumans the ticket says ‘Auditorium 7’ I think doesn’t it?
does anyone have any technical specs of the projection/sound equipment? They have detailed specs on the page for the Empire Leicester Square in London.
“As long as Grauman’s shows some movies worth going to I’m happy. Has their presentation quality gone downhill though? The sound has been iffy in the past like with the Village in Westwood. They really need to crank it.” — posted by Kram Sacul
the Saturday 8:00PM show was cranked up loud. Awesome subwoofer effects from the mushrooms during the THX Amazing Life trailer.
went to the saturday 8:00PM show of Terminator Salvation in Graumans. It was barely half full. Maybe the Laker NBA Finals game going on at the same time diluted the audience, or maybe people were going to the D-Box show instead, or maybe more people were going to Arclight.
The trailers I remember were HP6, District 9, and Sherlock Holmes.
oh wait a minute. Maybe that’s the answer. NATM 2 will push Star Trek off all the IMAX screens this weekend. Star Trek geeks who would have been willing to go across town to see it on an IMAX screen somewhere this weekend could still go to the Dome and see it on the big Cinerama screen instead.
Star Trek will still be playing in The Dome this weekend. Its much better reviewed and critically acclaimed than the big Memorial Day openers, but from a business standpoint why keep it in the biggest auditorium? Terminator Salvation and Night at The Museum 2 will probably gross twice as much this weekend.
I’m as excited as everyone else to see Grauman’s get a movie guaranteed to have a monster opening weekend. Unfortunately it looks like Terminator Salvation won’t be packing ‘em in much beyond the opening weekend. Right now (tuesday night) its only 5 for 20 at rottentomatoes.com. For some reason Warner Bros hired some guy named McG (best known for Charlies Angels and The Pussycat Dolls) to direct.
Business for this movie will probably nosedive after opening weekend.
“It looks like both complexes are booking it. It may have something to do with D-Box at the Chinese 6.” — BradE41
I was at Hollywood & Highland today and took a stroll through the Chinese 6 lobby. They had a big kiosk setup promoting Terminator Salvation in D-Box.
In the Chinese 6 lobby, the posters of upcoming movies that I remember seeing besides Terminator Salvation and HP6 were Dance Flick, the Eddie Murphy movie Imagine That, and District 9.
Advance tickets are also on sale for Terminator Salvation over at the Mann Village. There will be midnight shows at all three (Chinese, Dome, Village). Which would you guys choose?
does this theater have a new owner now, or is it still up for sale?
“What if a potential buyer wants the main theatreonly but not the 6-plex? I assume it would it would be an "all or nothing” package deal.“ — Rich37
I think only Grauman’s movie palace is for sale here. I don’t think Mann owns the six-plex. I think they lease that space from the owner of Hollywood & Highland (CIM).
I believe CIM owns the Hollywood & Highland retail space and also the land underneath. They also own the land underneath Grauman’s Chinese. Mann owns the actual theater. In 14 years the 99 year land lease that Sid Grauman obtained when he built the theater will run out and the landowner, CIM, will become owner of the theater.
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it would be the ultimate in prestige. I bet they probably made an offer to Mann way back in the late ‘80’s/early'90’s before settling for the El Capitan across the street.
what about Disney? Didn’t they build a full scale replica of the Chinese at one of their theme parks in Florida?
what about amc? They have the avco. There aren’t any other exhibitors of mainstream hollywood films in westwood (the regent and crest show arthouse films I think?) , so they wouldn’t have to compete for bookings.
is it abc that owns disney, or disney that owns abc? I forget. Maybe abc could buy graumans, then disney leases it from them just like they are leasing the el capitan right across the street. Probably only disney/touchstone movies would play there, but at least Graumans would still be a first run movie palace.
if anyone but arclight buys the chinese, they will have the same problem mann has had – trying to compete against the 15 screen arclight with only half as many screens at hollywood and highland. For that reason I hope arclight gets it. That way everything except disney/touchstone (which always plays at the el capitan across the street) will be able to play at Graumans.
is it abc that owns disney, or disney that owns abc? I forget. Maybe abc could buy graumans, then disney leases it from them just like they are leasing the el capitan right across the street. Probably only disney/touchstone movies would play there, but at least Graumans would still be a first run movie palace.
if anyone but arclight buys the chinese, they will have the same problem mann has had – trying to compete against the 15 screen arclight with only half as many screens at hollywood and highland. For that reason I hope arclight gets it. That way everything except disney/touchstone (which always plays at the el capitan across the street) will be able to play at Graumans.
I don’t think we need a seperate page. There’s an escalator and stairs that goes from the Footprint Forecourt up to the entrance of the multiplex. At the boxoffices (in the multiplex lobby and down on Hollywood Blvd) you can buy a ticket to a movie playing in Graumans or the multiplex. In fact, when you buy a ticket to Graumans the ticket says ‘Auditorium 7’ I think doesn’t it?
The Hangover opens here this friday. Like Star Trek, Terminator Salvation only had a two week run here.
does anyone know of any pics online of the old downstairs auditorium before it was split in ‘93?
I wonder if Transformers 2 will play here. As I recall, Transformers 1 played here for only one week before making way for Harry Potter 5.
Well this year Transformers 2 and Harry Potter 6 open three weeks apart.
does anyone have any technical specs of the projection/sound equipment? They have detailed specs on the page for the Empire Leicester Square in London.
/theaters/912/
Andy Summers reminds us in every one of his posts on that page that that famous theatre has a 56Kw THX sound system, LOL.
Another forum member, LJ Claydon posted detailed specs for the Empire theatre in London:
5x Crown CTs2000 amplifiers feed HF and Upper Mid sections of 5x JBL 4-way Custom ScreenArray stage loudspeakers
5x Crown CTs3000 amplifiers feed LF and Lower Mid sections of 5x JBL 4-way Custom ScreenArray stage loudspeakers
8x Crown CTs3000 amplifiers feed 16x JBL 4645C SVG Subwoofers
6x Crown CTs8200 8-channel amplifiers feed 42x JBL 8340A surround loudspeakers arranged as 22 (left/right side) delayed in four banks, 8 (left/right lower rear, concealed), 12 (left/right long-throw upper rear) delayed to match position and curvature of lower bank.
For the watt-counters,
Stage Channels (each) 5,000w (25,000w total)
Sub Bass Channels (total) 24,000w
Surround Channels (total) 10,500w
Total system power, 59,500w
Anyone here have any specs like this for Graumans?
“…I think the Dome has the same NEC 2k projector as Grauman’s and the Village…” — Kram Sacul
I found this press release:
http://www.dcinematoday.com/dc/PR.aspx?newsID=656
its the NEC STARUS NC2500S. I’ve read elsewhere that the Sony 4k projectors aren’t as bright as the best 2k projectors.
“As long as Grauman’s shows some movies worth going to I’m happy. Has their presentation quality gone downhill though? The sound has been iffy in the past like with the Village in Westwood. They really need to crank it.” — posted by Kram Sacul
the Saturday 8:00PM show was cranked up loud. Awesome subwoofer effects from the mushrooms during the THX Amazing Life trailer.
http://www.thx.com/cinema/trailers.html
went to the saturday 8:00PM show of Terminator Salvation in Graumans. It was barely half full. Maybe the Laker NBA Finals game going on at the same time diluted the audience, or maybe people were going to the D-Box show instead, or maybe more people were going to Arclight.
The trailers I remember were HP6, District 9, and Sherlock Holmes.
oh wait a minute. Maybe that’s the answer. NATM 2 will push Star Trek off all the IMAX screens this weekend. Star Trek geeks who would have been willing to go across town to see it on an IMAX screen somewhere this weekend could still go to the Dome and see it on the big Cinerama screen instead.
but Star Trek was also in IMAX.
Maybe its like you pointed out earlier. Maybe it’s only because the Chinese 6 has D-Box and Arclight doesn’t.
Star Trek will still be playing in The Dome this weekend. Its much better reviewed and critically acclaimed than the big Memorial Day openers, but from a business standpoint why keep it in the biggest auditorium? Terminator Salvation and Night at The Museum 2 will probably gross twice as much this weekend.
what is that? A men’s wear store? I haven’t been to Westwood in a while. Is there still Starbucks there, or is it something else now?
I’m as excited as everyone else to see Grauman’s get a movie guaranteed to have a monster opening weekend. Unfortunately it looks like Terminator Salvation won’t be packing ‘em in much beyond the opening weekend. Right now (tuesday night) its only 5 for 20 at rottentomatoes.com. For some reason Warner Bros hired some guy named McG (best known for Charlies Angels and The Pussycat Dolls) to direct.
Business for this movie will probably nosedive after opening weekend.
yeah, I’ll probably go to Grauman’s.
“It looks like both complexes are booking it. It may have something to do with D-Box at the Chinese 6.” — BradE41
I was at Hollywood & Highland today and took a stroll through the Chinese 6 lobby. They had a big kiosk setup promoting Terminator Salvation in D-Box.
In the Chinese 6 lobby, the posters of upcoming movies that I remember seeing besides Terminator Salvation and HP6 were Dance Flick, the Eddie Murphy movie Imagine That, and District 9.
Advance tickets are also on sale for Terminator Salvation over at the Mann Village. There will be midnight shows at all three (Chinese, Dome, Village). Which would you guys choose?