Showcase Cinemas de Lux Randolph

73 Mazzeo Drive,
Randolph, MA 02368

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Operated by: National Amusements

Previously operated by: National Amusements, Showcase Cinemas

Previous Names: Showcase Cinemas Randolph

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Opened June 1, 1998, this 16-screen, four-story, 4,200-seat multiplex in a suburb south of Boston brought to the area a new generation of state-of-the-art cinemas with raked, stadium-style seating and Dolby Surround Sound in all theaters, large screens with curved screens in the largest halls, and a dedicated digital auditorium which has now been expanded to several four more. A unique feature is two of its stories and half of its auditoriums are below ground.

In December 2007, in two of its halls, it added a prototype lux level balcony featuring leather rocker chairs and loveseats with personalized food and beverage service delivered to the chair. The concept is being rolled out in other Showcase cinemas.

The megaplex, however, is not without controversy. In the mid-1990s, National Amusements was in a race with Hoyts Cinema Corp. which intended to develop a similar 16-screen megaplex just 400 yards away in Stoughton. Lawsuits flew between the companies and the towns before Hoyts withdrew.

Traffic became a major problem immediately after the megaplex opened. With less than 900 parking spaces for 4200 seats, NA’s estimate to the town of 4.5 people per car was wildly inaccurate. Arrangements were made to rent night and weekend parking from a business across the street, and hire a squad of detail cops to handle traffic, but in 2002 NA was forced to pay for a widening of Route 139 in Stoughton and Randolph. In 2003, NA paid $2 million for a funeral home across the street that it razed to create more permanent parking.

National Amusements reports it is its busiest theater out of 120 theaters worldwide with one million tickets sold annually. However, new stadium-style cinemas south of Boston in Foxborough (2008), Brockton (2009) and Dedham (2009) may decrease admissions in the future.

In 2007, the megaplex received an overhaul in conjunction with the creation of the de Lux level. New seats were purchased, additional railings were installed, minor repairs were made and new carpeting was put in place. The updating assures that the theater will continue to be a crown jewel in the Showcase Cinemas chain, BUT, it was closed on February 22, 2026.

Contributed by Dan Petitpas

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danpetitpas on September 11, 2009 at 10:45 am

Here’s a picture of the Randolph Cinema, front entrance.

Randolph Cinema

danpetitpas on September 13, 2009 at 11:19 pm

There’s a good review thread of the Showcase Randolph on Yelp.

rsalters (Ron Salters) on February 19, 2011 at 12:20 pm

The name is to be changed this spring to “Showcase Cinema de Lux”, according to an article in the biz news of yesterday’s Quincy Patriot Ledger. The article says that the cinema has 16 screens, over 4,000 seats, occupies 82,000 square feet, has 15 full-time employees and 150 part-timers. Recently converted to all-digital projection. It has installed an IMAX screen which is 40% larger than the screen it replaced. I have friends who go here regularly to attend Saturday matinees of the Metropolitan Opera from NY, and they love this cinema.

dickneeds111 on March 17, 2012 at 11:07 pm

I have been to the Randolph many times over the years and it is about 25 miles from me. The so called IMAX stinks. It is too small. Parking is brutal and getting out especially if you are headig east is impossible. My wife and I will never go there again. For IMAX we will go to Natick for the real thing not the imitation. For regular movies we will go to our closest theatres in Hingham, Scituate or Hanover. Cheaper any way especially on Tuesdays. Neither one of us likes 3D because most theatres don’t know how to show it properly. I was a projectionist for many years. .