Middlebrook Galleria Cinemas
1502 Route 35 S.,
Ocean Township,
NJ
07712
1502 Route 35 S.,
Ocean Township,
NJ
07712
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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/
Two photos from their Facebook page added to photos
According to Cinegrands facebook page they have reopened as of this past Friday Jan 20. They posted photos and all. Looks really nice.
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.
That is good news.
Yesterday on their facebook page they posted that they are accepting applications this Thursday and Friday. The reopening cant be far behind.
He is an article about the prolong rehabilitation of the middlebrook
http://wordontheshore.com/ocean-township-movie-theater-will-reopen-cms-5171
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.
I wonder that Cinegrand did not proper funded the renovations ,and ran out of money
According to the website, still no showtimes listed. Is it possible this place has been closed for renovations since the early spring??
Here is the theater’s website http://www.cinegrand.us/
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.
October 21st, 1994 grand opening ad in photo section.
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.
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/
Never heard of CINE-GRAND
theatre has re-opened under CINE-GRAND.
Never had a scratch in the 9 years I was a projectionist there. But that all ended in march 2004
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.
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.
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.