AMC Loews Meadow 6
800 Plaza Drive,
Secaucus,
NJ
07094
800 Plaza Drive,
Secaucus,
NJ
07094
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From Loew’s 1982 annual report:
“During 1982 the [Theatres] Division added seventeen new screens in three ultra-modem complexes. Our new theatres, featuring spacious lobbies with giant refreshment centers, and large, wide auditoriums with wall-to-wall screens, which our research indicates the public prefers, have met with great acceptance.
“In the fast-growing Houston suburbs, a five- screen complex was opened in the exclusive Southpoint Center. A six-screen free-standing building was constructed opposite New Jersey’s mammoth shopping center, Willowbrook Mall, and another six-screen theatre is the focal point of the Harmon Meadow complex of shops, hotel, restaurants and office buildings located within sight of the New Jersey Meadowlands sports complex.”
The seating capacities of the Loews Meadow 6 are: 784, 784, 584, 584, 370, 370 – total of 3476 seats.
Here is a link to more 70mm presentations at the Loews Meadow Six.
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The Loews Meadow Six had to be one of the hottest places to see movies in the mid-1980s. They had 70mm capability, and they showed the biggest blockbusters at the time, most notably the Indiana Jones films. What other blockbuster films played at the Meadow Six?
The Loews Wayne Theatre, in Wayne, NJ, originally shared the same design layout as this theatre. Eventually, the two large houses at the Wayne were twinned, causing that location to be known as the Wayne 8 for many years. Later, an addition was added to that facility growing the total count to 14 auditoriums. The original front of the Wayne, nearly identical to the Six, is now the rear of the building.
I don’t remember exact counts (and installation of wider seats in the late 1990s cut into them anyway) but the auditoriums here used to seat something on the order of #1=400, #2=400, #3=600, #4=600, #5=800, #6=800. Thanks to these numbers and the wonder of interlocks, this theatre used to put up some monstrous grosses – I’m thinking “Terminator 2” era.
Traditionally, the Six hosted action films while the Eight, located just across the Plaza at the Meadows mall, featured family-oriented films.
Why did they lower the prices (here and at the Eight)?
The Columbia Park 12, featuring stadium seating and $2 admission, is located at 3125 Kennedy Blvd. in North Bergen.
Compared to that price, the Six and the Eight, each located less than two miles and 5 minutes away, aren’t really much of a bargain at $6.50. (And remember that both 1980s theatres fail to provide stadium seating.)
In addition, Loews Cineplex’s own Ridgefield Park location, just 7 miles away, went bargain several years ago. The circuit’s been cannibalizing itself.
I’m not sure why buisness fell off. It could be the AMC Clifton Commons a little further down the road on route 3.
Honestly? It’s outdated. Severely. I went to this theater growing up and only stopped a few years ago…because of the AMC in Clifton.
It went bargain about…a year ago? Not sure. I went there for about 20 years after the single screen theater I went to went triplex.
Wow when did this go bargain? The combined screen count is only 14 less then many new multi-plexes, I wonder why business fell off.