Scene One Westgate Mall Cinemas
7701 W. Interstate 40 #638,
Amarillo,
TX
79101
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Previously operated by: Premiere Cinemas, Scene One Entertainment, United Artists Theater Circuit Inc.
Previous Names: Movies at Westgate, Westgate Mall Cinema 6, Premiere Cinemas 6
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Movies at Westgate was opened by United Artists on May 25, 1988. It was taken over by Premiere Cinemas in Spring of 2004. Premiere Cinemas operates 149 screens in 14 theatres mostly in Texas, as well as Florida and Alabama. It had closed by early-February, 2021. The Westgate Mall 6 reopened by Scene One Entertainment on March 27, 2024, but this was short lived as it closed again in November 2024.
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A rather standard, 80’s era, mall multiplex. At one time it was the “latest and greatest” (along with the mall), driving older competition under. Then, after trends changed towards the megaplex (of which Amarillo currently has two), the Westgate was forced in to becomming a second run theatre.
Westgate Mall had been open almost 6 years when United Artists acquired the former Hub Clothiers/later Moning’s Department Store space and converted it to a state of the art 6 screen theater opening May 25, 1988. I saw “CROCODILE DUNDEE 2” that day. The auditoriums were considerably larger and nicer than the “shoebox” UA-6 a couple miles east on I-40. The Westgate 6 converted to a second run dollar theater when UA opened their Amarillo Star 14 all-stadium seating Theater across the freeway in 1998. UA decided not to keep the theater and it was closed for a time in the early 2000s. Premier Cinema took over the location reopening the theater as a second run discount venue in the spring of 2004. Some recent remodeling has improved the theater quite a bit.
In this theater’s main auditorium I saw WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, BATMAN, and THE ABYSS, to name a few. It’s main auditorium is its largest, by far, and has a good-size screen. The upkeep of the auditoriums, however, is not very impressive. Also,the theater converted over to digital projection a couple of years ago but seems to use low wattage bulbs because the image on screen seems pretty dim. I complained about it to the management but was pretty certain that, based on the perplexed response I got, it wouldn’t do any good. If management would clean up the auditoriums and raise the standards on their presentations, business would probably increase dramatically.
This Theater is not listed on Premiere’s website
Fred, nor are any movies listed on Fandango and similar outlets. Also the phone isn’t working. Sooooooooooooooooooo.
Premiere Cinema has closed this location, along with their other discount locations in Waco, TX; Webster, TX; and El Paso, TX - completely vacating the sub-run market.
This movie theater is expected to reopen in late January 2024:
Amarillo, TX: Westgate Mall Cinemas Reopening Planned for Late January [Jan 18, 2024]
Opened March 27, 2024:
Amarillo, TX: Scene One Westgate Mall Cinemas Now Open [Apr 2, 2024]
Closed again in November 2024:
Amarillo, TX: Westgate Mall Cinemas Closed After Eight Months [Nov 6, 2024]