Star Cinema Grill South Barrington
100 W. Higgins Road,
South Barrington,
IL
60010
100 W. Higgins Road,
South Barrington,
IL
60010
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Operated by: Star Cinema Grill
Previously operated by: iPic Theatres, Village Roadshow - Gold Class Cinemas
Firms: Hodges & Associates
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Gold Class Cinemas at The Arboretum of South Barrington, iPic Theaters at the Arboretum of South Barrington, iPic South Barrington
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The Australian-based Village Roadshow opened their first Gold Class Cinemas in the United States and in Illinois at The Arboretum of South Barrington "lifestyle center" on October 3, 2008. (The chain’s second cinema, at The Promenade shopping center in Bolingbrook, opened a year later). It was closed in December 2021.
It was taken over by the Star Cinema Grill chain on January 24, 2022 and reopened in May 2022
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Gold Class Cinemas at The Arboretum was designed for Village Roadshow by the Dallas architectural firm Hodges & Associates. It is one of several Gold Class Cinemas pictured in a slide show at the firm’s web site.
Here is Big Screen Cinema Guide’s photo gallery of this house when it still had the Village Roadshow signage on it.
Grand opening ad
Gold Class cinemas opening Fri, Oct 17, 2008 – Page 3-7 · Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America) · Newspapers.com
This theater officially closed in December 2021:
South Barrington, IL: IPIC South Barrington Closed [Dec 31, 2021]
The former iPic at the Arboretum of South Barrington is being reopened this spring by Star Cinema Grill which has also acquired iPic’s former Bolingbrook location as well.
https://365barrington.com/2022/02/16/star-cinema-grill-arboretum-of-south-barrington-spring-2022/
Please update, open operated by Star Cinema Grill, capacity information Ill post soon.
Star Cinema Grill Acquires Two Chicago Area IPIC Locations Exhibition News • Boxoffice Staff • January 24 2022 Dine-in cinema company Star Cinema Grill has purchased two former iPic locations in the Chicago suburbs of Chicago suburbs of South Barrington and Bolingbrook, with plans to reopen them both by March, the company announced Monday.
Star Cinema Grill will add premium recliner seats with seat heaters and seat-side food and beverage service to all seats, in all auditoriums. The menus will also be updated to include items like “Everything But The Bagel Hummus,” Southwest Eggrolls, Hand Battered Chicken Tenders, and Strawberry Chicken & Walnut Salad.
Houston-based Star Cinema Grill currently operates nine cinemas in Texas and Illinois.
“We are so excited to add two more fantastic theaters to our chain, and give our Hollywood Palms Cinema brand some sister locations in the Chicago market,” Star Cinema Grill’s Vice President of Development Jason Ostrow said in a press release. “These former iPic’s are a great brand fit and we look forward to getting both locations back open as quickly as possible.”
Please update, the theatre opened on Ocotber 3, 2008 and the total seats is 550 as per Star Cinema Grill seat maps and the theatre is OPEN
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 and 8 53
Theatre 2 and 7 72
Theatre 3 and 6 78
Theatre 4 68
Theatre 5 76