TCL Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6925 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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I think there’s still a chance for a double-booking with WB ala TERMINATOR SALVATION. When they installed 3D at the Chinese, they must have been thinking about a big movie that would help bring a return on that investment. HARRY POTTER would be that movie. But maybe I’m overly optimistic.
Jackpot this week! :–) They may not be the best films, but at least they are new films. Let’s see…since Memorial day Grauman’s has had MacGruber, Splice, Predators, Cats & Dogs 2 and Lottery Ticket. The world’s most famous movie theatre cannot even get the top films any longer. Imagine being a tourist and wanting to see a film there and have these choices.
It looks like it is not getting better. HP7 one sheet has been hanging up at Arclight. So it looks like The Chinese is losing the one sure thing blockbuster they could still count on.
Its on IMDB showtimes
NANNY MCPHEE 2 doesn’t show up on MovietTickets.com — weird.
4 New Movies this coming week: Lottery Ticket at Grauman’s. Piranha 3D, Vampires Suck (2 screens) and Nanny McPhee Returns at the 6. Film Fest must only be on 2 screens
Times are now out. They will get three new movies, pretty good for them even considering that they’re all August-dump films. LOTTERY TICKET gets Grauman’s and PIRANHA 3D will join VAMPIRES SUCK in the mall.
I think ArcLight Hollywood just hasn’t posted times yet, Brad. (THE SWITCH was pre-selling for a couple of weeks, the rest of the bunch were just added for Sherman Oaks today.) Three screens at the Chinese 6 are already taken up for the LA Latino Film Festival this weekend, and VAMPIRES SUCK is getting two screens. This means they only have one screen + Grauman’s for new content over the weekend, which probably only means one movie. My guess: PIRANHA 3D takes both.
Looks like the Chinese is getting 4 NEW movies this week. PIRANAH 3D, NANNY McPHEE RETURNS, LOTTERY TICKET and VAMPIRE’S SUCK. This has to be some kind of record.
Mann re-did thier website and wants people to be fans of Facebook. Difficult to be a fan of Mann theatres these days. But I did become of fan of Regency theatres.
I will always remember this theatre from “BLAZING SADDLES” and way above,“EARTHQUAKE” brought pieces of old downtown theatres ceilings across the country.
Well, looks like the Chinese is not getting the next Harry Potter film in November. I was at Arclight and they had the HP7 one sheet posted as a Coming Attraction. Even though the bookings have been weak lately, Mann was still booking the Harry Potter films at the Chinese. They have had all 6 films up now now first run.
maybe even more of a reason for locals to prefer Arclight is the online reserved seating system. The auditorium seating chart pops up on your screen and you get to reserve the exact seats you want right from home. And I can’t remember.. the parking at Arclight is probably cheaper than Hollywood & Highland?
Maybe Mann could somehow work out some kind of a deal with Arclight to share bookings. Remember, it actually did happen last summer when Terminator Salvation actually opened at both Grauman’s/Chinese 6 and also at Arclight multiplex (but not the Dome, except for the midnight opening)
I’m not sure the quality of films being booked here is as important as the fact that hardly any new product is being booked at all. If Grauman’s changed movies every three weeks, consistently, I think we’d be fine. Not happy, but fine.
Here’s my question: why don’t they just put some second-run stuff into the big house if they’re going to keep going like this? When they took “Iron Man 2” from the ArcLight, they continued to play “Splice” in Grauman’s for Weeks 4 and 5. I’m sure they weren’t obligated to play that relatively low-grossing film in the big house for THAT long per their contract. And I don’t think “Iron Man 2” headlining on Hollywood Blvd over two months into its release would be any more embarrassing than a box office bomb over a month into its own. I’m pretty sure those who missed the movie or those who like the Chinese in general and wouldn’t mind seeing it again would have shown up… at least in greater droves than they did for “Splice”.
If they built at least 10 screens alongside Grauman’s, we wouldn’t be having this conversation. I would love to know which members of Mann’s management felt that, in the age of 15 screen multplexes on every other corner, a 6 screen theatre was a feasible 21st century business plan!
Mark, I do agree with you that locals pass on the Chinese sometimes because of the tourist congestion. I’ve given neighbors a nice tongue lashing out not patronizing the Chinese enough. :–)
The Chinese 6 theatres have turned into what the Galaxy was during its last couple years, a move-over house. The only new films booked into the Chinese 6 seem to be whatever is in the Main house or something like this weeks “Standing Ovation” which is a wide release that is looking for first run screens. The Chinese 6 also gets alot of kiddie films like “Alvin & Chipmunks” that Arclight passes on.
Actually Mark, I take back part of what I said. The studios may perfer Arclight over Chinese in some cases because they can provide more seats. This weekend INCEPTION sold out the DOME and 3 of the larger Arclight screens throughout the weekend. Chinese probably could not have offered that.
I do wonder however if the locals prefer avoiding all the tourists at the Chinese and the Hollywood & Highland complex where the Chinese 6 is located, and if that plays into the fact that most of the desired releases being booked at the Arclight. Is there a prestige factor involved in a studio putting a film at the Arclight, where industry people seem to prefer going to the movies?
I do not think it is a matter of Paramount and WB wanting their films at Arclight; actually, they seem to be splitting the WB product between the 2 theatres. Mann has kept the Harry Potter franchise at the Chinese which is still huge. The jury is still out on HP7 later this year, if Mann is folding Arclight may out bit Mann for it.
Paramount seems to be releasing most of their films lately under the DreamWorks banner which always were booked at Arclight.
To me it has seemed like Mann has not cared. They pretty much book a new film to play a month in the main house, and use the 6 plex for move-overs, rentals, and film festivals. Film exhibition has not been top priority for Mann over the past couple years. If they really wanted some of these films, they could out bid Arclight. It appears they rather not. This is just my observation and I could be wrong.
I believe Mann was owned by Westar when they filed for bankruptcy back in the late ‘90’s? Then Warner and Paramount stepped in and created an entity called WF Holdings to take over Mann. They must have spent quite a bit of money renovating the Chinese. In the forecourt they removed the boxoffice and covered walkway. Inside they upgraded the THX sound system and also put in a new screen, new screen curtains, new seats, new carpet, and enlarged the concession area by moving the projection booth back upstairs. Ever since Star Wars Episode II back in 2002, they’ve kept the booth upgraded with the best digital projection equipment.
They spent all that money spiffing the place up :) but then they don’t showcase their big budget tentpoles there anymore :(
Well Mark thats to bad considering the only theatre to rival the Chinese is the Cinerama Dome at the ArcLight. I think its more Mann Theatres than the ArcLight. Mann Theatres during its decline hasn’t protected the Chinese film bookings. The Chinese was always a top grossing theatre until Mann declined so badly. The Chinese should be treated the way Disney treats the El Capitan. Warner Bros and Paramount still have a stake in Mann Theatres and should treat the Chinese better. I think a little old fashioned showmanship is needed to promote the most famous film theatre on the planet.brucec
The problem is Paramount and WB would rather have their films at Arclight…
Warner Bros and Paramount should take over the Chinese. The Chinese is a flaship theatre that is being booked like a subrun theatre under Mann’s declining health. Grauman’s Chinese should be booked with the biggest and the best summer blockbusters as in the past. It should be treated like the Cinerama Dome and El Capitan. The Chinese still hosts mamy premiere’s but those films are booked elsewhere.brucec
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So the theatre fails to get Inception but they get Standing Ovation (basically the Mormon High School Musical) at the Chinese 6. How did they sink that low?
There’s a huge disconnect between the beautiful theater in Hollywood90038’s pictures and the crummy movies like Predators that are playing to an empty house. Maybe TCM should take over Grauman’s Chinese and run it year-round.