Middlebrook Galleria Cinemas

1502 Route 35 S.,
Ocean Township, NJ 07712

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markp
markp on February 9, 2021 at 10:26 pm

Was in the area yesterday and drove by. A large sign on the front of the building says 30,000 square feet available. Mixed use. I guess its days as a movie theatre are done.

markp
markp on January 1, 2020 at 1:28 am

I guess this theatre is done. Its been closed so long people have probably forgotten about it, especially with AMC just 3 miles up the road.

markp
markp on August 5, 2019 at 9:19 pm

Drove by here the other day. Sad to see it sitting here empty and abandoned. I remember the early years when this place would be so busy all summer.

markp
markp on March 7, 2019 at 2:00 pm

if this theatre is taken over by another company, it will be the 5th owner in its 25 year existence. CJM, Clearview, Bow-tie, Cine Grand. It will have an uphill battle trying to compete with AMC 3 miles up the road. Even when I worked there up till 2004, it never did the business it was capable of.

fred1
fred1 on March 5, 2019 at 9:49 pm

The theater is closed https://www.app.com/story/money/business/main-street/whats-going-there/2019/03/05/cine-grand-middlebrook-closes-ocean-township-movie-theater/3066788002/

Mike (saps)
Mike (saps) on January 24, 2017 at 1:00 am

Two photos from their Facebook page added to photos

markp
markp on January 22, 2017 at 9:51 pm

According to Cinegrands facebook page they have reopened as of this past Friday Jan 20. They posted photos and all. Looks really nice.

Mike (saps)
Mike (saps) on November 18, 2016 at 5:02 pm

Here’s the text of the WordOnTheShore article posted by fred1 on October 17, 2016:

OCEAN TOWNSHIP: The town’s movie theater will definitely be reopening…but exactly when is anybody’s guess.

Cine Grand Middlebrook, a movie theater located at 1502 Route 35 in Ocean Township, is currently closed for renovations and has been since February.

After months of seeing no work being done at the site and no updates from the theater’s Facebook page, a post was made yesterday.

“We are aware that this project has taken longer than hoped for,” the post states. “However, we find it in the best interests of both ourselves and the customers to handle it meticulously.”

The post states that the theater will be reopening “sooner” than people think and that the owners do have a set opening date.

After initially trying to remain open during the renovation process, the decision was made to close, renovate, and then re-open the newly-renovated theatre.

The exact details of the renovations are not clear but a response to a Facebook comment stated that they will include, “significantly more lobby space, vastly improved lighting and seating and a very unique ambiance.”

“We are not redecorating, we are truly remodeling this old thing,” the response states.

Cine Grand, a Netherlands-based international movie theater chain, began leasing the theater in 2014, after Bow Tie Cinemas allowed its lease to expire.

fred1
fred1 on November 16, 2016 at 9:53 pm

That is good news.

markp
markp on November 16, 2016 at 4:31 pm

Yesterday on their facebook page they posted that they are accepting applications this Thursday and Friday. The reopening cant be far behind.

fred1
fred1 on October 17, 2016 at 5:32 pm

He is an article about the prolong rehabilitation of the middlebrook

http://wordontheshore.com/ocean-township-movie-theater-will-reopen-cms-5171

markp
markp on October 16, 2016 at 10:48 pm

I drove by here about 2 weeks ago. It is far from ready to reopen. I have no idea what the delay is, but the windows were covered with brown paper and there was no sign of activity. Sad because this place holds a special place in my heart.

fred1
fred1 on August 20, 2016 at 10:23 pm

I wonder that Cinegrand did not proper funded the renovations ,and ran out of money

markp
markp on August 20, 2016 at 10:16 pm

According to the website, still no showtimes listed. Is it possible this place has been closed for renovations since the early spring??

fred1
fred1 on April 3, 2016 at 4:48 pm

Here is the theater’s website http://www.cinegrand.us/

John Fink
John Fink on April 2, 2016 at 6:40 pm

Currently undergoing a remodel under CineGrand – I believe recliner seats are on the way. CineGrand’s website is a bit odd (they run three others theaters, one in MN, one in CA and this one — talk about geographic diversity!). I think they fancy themselves as a luxury operator, they may be in Bulgaria — personally I think this site would have been a good one for a middle of the road dine-in theatre.

rivest266
rivest266 on April 2, 2016 at 6:05 pm

October 21st, 1994 grand opening ad in photo section.

markp
markp on May 27, 2015 at 12:07 am

Drove by this place today for the first time in a long time. The marquee by the highway still bears clearview cinemas on it. So Bow tie never bothered to change it, and now this cine grand outfit hasnt done anything either. I hate to see what the inside of the theatres look like, or what the presentation looks like.

John Fink
John Fink on November 8, 2014 at 2:23 pm

They’re an exhibitor from the Netherlands – from the looks of their website they have four theaters – one each in India, Bulgaria, Romania and Ocean, New Jersey………

http://www.app.com/story/money/business/2014/11/07/cinegrand-ocean-theater/18672757/

markp
markp on November 8, 2014 at 2:18 am

Never heard of CINE-GRAND

gershonsafe7
gershonsafe7 on November 7, 2014 at 3:14 pm

theatre has re-opened under CINE-GRAND.

markp
markp on November 6, 2014 at 6:01 pm

Never had a scratch in the 9 years I was a projectionist there. But that all ended in march 2004

zabler
zabler on November 6, 2014 at 5:36 pm

Place was in poor shape, I saw a film there that had a yellow scratch throughout the entire film. At least they comped us at the end.

zabler
zabler on November 6, 2014 at 5:29 pm

Place was in poor shape, I saw a film there that had a yellow scratch throughout the entire film. At least they comped us at the end.

gershonsafe7
gershonsafe7 on November 3, 2014 at 11:59 pm

In response to the person about amc getting clearance.This is no longer permitted by the Film Companies.Whoever takes this theatre over,it needs alot of work to compete.