AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9

This Magic Johnson nine-plex inside the Harlem USA shopping complex was a ray of hope for this neglected but improving low income neighborhood when it opened on June 30, 2000 without the expected presence of Mayor Gulliani, who snubbed the project.

Featuring 2,573 all-stadium seating, all digital sound, and ticket prices to match any other Manhattan multiplex, it has had a rough going with non-genre films even though it is the only theatre in the area.

In the summer of 2008 the entrance area glass looked like it had never been cleaned and half a block away, in front of the Apollo Theatre, you could buy pirated DVD’s of the films current playing from two different vendors. Although such vendors have been actively eliminated from most other Manhattan streets, Harlem is apparently still being neglected.

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theatrefan on April 13, 2017 at 1:21 pm

The partnership was dissolved some time ago, with AMC solely in charge of any remaining Magic Theatre locations. Magic Johnson has nothing to do with the running of any locations that remain, so one can assume they will be re-branded to AMC. Another sub brand that Loews Cineplex used was Star Theatres in the Michigan market, those are all goners too with the re-branding.

rayman29 on April 13, 2017 at 6:33 pm

Thank you!

theatrefan on April 13, 2017 at 9:57 pm

You are welcome!

moviebuff82 on July 30, 2018 at 1:47 am

Dolby cinema was installed at this theater a few weeks ago with the release of Skyscraper.

Comfortably Cool on October 9, 2019 at 6:57 pm

Exterior and interior images taken by patrons of the Magic Johnson multiplex can be viewed here

jeffpiatt on August 6, 2023 at 1:30 pm

this appears to be the only magic theater to retain any of it’s branding after the rebranding project/

jeffpiatt on August 17, 2024 at 9:16 am

Name has not changed but location has been standerized with external signage with a AMC logo.

ridethectrain on January 27, 2025 at 10:45 pm

Please update, total seats 2,415

Theatre capacity:

Theatre 1 and 3 282 seats

Theatre 2 and 7 298 seats

Theatre 4 289 seats

Theatre 5 112 seats (DOLBY CINEMA at AMC)

Theatre 6 and 8 290 seats

Theatre 9 274 seats

Nothing But Cinema on June 26, 2026 at 2:13 pm

Auditoriums 1 and 6 have been designated as “XL” screens.

Capacity is 2,222.

Auditorium capacities: 259 (1/XL), 274 (2), 259 (3), 256 (4), 117 (5/Dolby Cinema), 275 (6/XL), 265 (7), 266 (8), 251 (9)

ridethectrain on June 26, 2026 at 4:49 pm

The odd part is that AMC when they started reserve seating in 2018 at this location, they removed row A from each of the houses that weren’t upgraded to reserve seting, that why the seat counts are down 20 seats per house