Burnhaven Cinema 8

The Burnhaven is located in the parking lot of the Burnsville Center shopping mall. It is only a rough block from the former UA theaters of that mall. Burnhaven would play complimentary content to the mall theaters. Often times when you saw trailers for a film at Burnhaven, the feature would most likely open in the UA cinemas. I was once told this was because GCC was trying to cross-promote for its Har-Mar location.

Burnhaven was the better of Burnsville Center’s surrounding cinemas. It opened with half stereo, half mono, and later added digital sound in several auditoriums. The lobby was spacious with a large central concession stand, and a giant box office foyer, comparable to the space later built miles away at the Lakeville Theatre. The cinema had 4 auditoriums in two seperate wings.

Presentation was usually better than the UA theaters. I can recall far fewer film breaks & interruptions at Burnhaven. It was not always the cleanest, but it certainly trumped anything nearby. However, the opening of the Lakeville Theatre with stadium seating brought an end to movies at Burnsville Center, first with Burnhaven. This also came around the time of the AMC merger for GCC, and Burnhaven was apparently not looked at as a valuable location.

Comparatively, it was a better theater than average for the south metro.

The last display ad for this theatre was on September 17, 1998.

Closed on September 17, 1998.