AMC Hoffman Center 22
206 Swamp Fox Road,
Alexandria,
VA
22314
206 Swamp Fox Road,
Alexandria,
VA
22314
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Additional Info
Operated by: AMC Theatres
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
703.998.4262
Nearby Theaters
The AMC Hoffman Center 22 is at Eisenhower Avenue and Telegraph Road in Alexandria, in northern Virginia. There is free parking marked for AMC patrons. The Metro’s Yellow Line stop is at Eisenhower Avenue across the street.
The main lobby is large and has a game room. All auditoriums have stadium luxury seating and digital sound. Ten auditoriums are on the main floor. An escalator and an elevator provide access to the second floor with the other 12 auditoriums. Two auditoriums have 410 seats, and three others have 318 seats.
The AMC Hoffman Center 22 opened on June 15, 2001. The theater has proved so popular that on opening nights and weekends, patrons often arrive early or buy their tickets in advance.
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Recent comments (view all 24 comments)
The AMC Hoffman Center is probably the largest multiplex to date in the great DC metro area. This three story edifice covers at least a quarter of a city block, has twenty-two auditoria each seating between 100 to 450. The IMAX regretfully is not true IMAX (e.g. Smithsonian IMAX theatres) but does has the capabilities for 3D presentations. Photos from 2010: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
of the only two theaters in the DC metro area that is booking Werner Herzog’s ‘Cave of Forgotten Dreams’ – Hoffman’s presentation is 3D digital projection (hooray!) – Landmark Bethesda is not (booo!)
I really don’t like these theaters – for starters no one comes around to close the doors – so all the noise comes into the auditorium as well as any ancillary light – I shouldn’t have to do it myself. Secondly, I was more than peeved that the first showing of James Cameron’s ‘Deep Sea Challenge 3D’ for the first 8 minutes the 3D projector aperture wasn’t set right – the colors were all off and the image had no pop. Had to go down three flights to tell someone this, missed the beginning. [insert annoyed face]
Hoffman’s Dolby Cinema auditorium opened with the premier of ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ last month
When I lived in DC I hated this theater. It is the opposite of a movie palace. It has sterile box theaters, and if I didn’t know there were seats and screens behind the doors I would think this is some sort of office building not a movie theater. Yes it is nice and modern and has all the amenities but its a big sterile theater.
This opened on June 15th, 2001.
Please update, total seats is 3,643 and it’s grand opening ad posted in the photos section
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1, 2, 19 and 20 182
Theatre 3 143
Theatre 4 295
Theatre 5 312 IMAX WITH LASER
Theatre 6 190 Dolby Cinema at AMC
Theatre 7 295 XL at AMC
Theatre 8 144
Theatre 9, 10, 13 and 14 181
Theatre 11, 16, 17 and 22 95
Theatre 12, 15, 18 and 21 108
Theatre 7 has 70MM projection, will show Project Hail Mary next month
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1, 2, 19 and 20 182
Theatre 3 143
Theatre 4 295
Theatre 5 312 IMAX WITH LASER
Theatre 6 190 Dolby Cinema at AMC
Theatre 7 295 XL at AMC and 70MM DDS
Theatre 8 144
Theatre 9, 10, 13 and 14 181
Theatre 11, 16, 17 and 22 95
Theatre 12, 15, 18 and 21 108
Over the last few weeks, I’ve revisted this venue and can’t believe its 25 years old. For the first time, I’ve seen movies in the top section which I believe have the XL screens. ‘Toy Story 5’, ‘Michael’, ‘Master of the Universe’. The last one, I don’t know why I saw that because I fell asleep midway. Now, the girls in the audience swooned at the star, which was to be expected. ‘Disclosure Day’ I caught in the Dolby auditorium The much talked about train sequence played quite well, as the car chases and sound fx that also played very well. I don’t know what it is but the aliens in Steven Spielberg’s movies all have that teaspoon skinny Gumby look, with the tear drop heads. This is especially so in ‘Disclosure Day’. When I saw the Director’s Cut of CE3K at the AFI Silver, the sight of those aliens reminded me of where it all began. Then there was A.I. in 2001. Same skinny aliens. :) I’m surprised the crowds are so spare mid-week when I went. I’m curious as to know if weekends are the opposite.
I had the privilege of seeing the 60th anniversary of Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K Director’s Edition and Changeling (TOS episode) in #10. To be blunt, I was disappointed given the fact the remaster was played in the least desirable of the auditoriums given the movie’s remaster from original negative (including 70mm) elements. AI recommended this venue as the seating chart indicated the screen was the biggest but its not scope so the cropping at top and bottom was there. No Atmos in #10 as this edition was remastered for that. The Dolby Cinema theater would have made it closer and taken advantage of the clean up and color grading for a 47 year old film. It was noticeable in the ‘white’ sickbay scene with Spock and the ‘burnt orange’ hues of the crew quarter deck scene with Ilia and Decker. The picture seemed gray fuzzy dark and not vibrant something to be expected to be at least equal to or above the original ‘wet’ prints that were made the week of its original release and rushed to theaters for its 12-7 release. The sound mix yielded more discernible background chatter like the Epsilon 9 radio chatter and certain bridge scenes with added TOS and TNG tracks. The replacement choice of a less intrusive alarm then the computer voice made for a less than theatrical experience but this is more editorial than the venue’s sound system. It just made it LESS motion picture and more watch-on-tv-screen-at-home-stereo-experience. No collectible refreshment items were on sale though the website said there were some. I was pleasantly surprised that maybe 40 or so came. Claps at the end. For the technical reasons stated above, I soured on attending subsequent shows. I don’t think Star Trek II would be any better or worse since its 4K remaster wasn’t as deeply sourced. For a once in a lifetime event, AMC/Paramount could have done better. Spider Man is still playing in the Dolby Cinema theater and with diminishing box office and attendance, could it not be displaced just for one showing to play Star Trek in better form? Just saying.