AMC Showplace Richmond 11
4713 National Road E.,
Richmond,
IN
47374
4713 National Road E.,
Richmond,
IN
47374
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Operated by: AMC Theatres
Previously operated by: Kerasotes Theatres
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Cinema 2, Showplace 5, Showplace 11
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The Cinema 2 opened as a single screen on December 25, 1970. It was twinned later in the 1970’s. On July 18, 1985 it became the Showplace 5 was operated by Kerasotes Theatres. Around 1987 it became the Showplace 6. On December 22, 1995 it became the Showplace 11 and is now operated by AMC. The theatre features first run movies. This is the last movie theatre in operation in Richmond.
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This opened on July 19th, 1985 as Cinema with 5 screens and expanded to 6 screens around 1987. It was enlarged to 11 screens and opened on December 22nd, 1995. It closed down in March 2003 for construction to add stadium seating opening on October 9th, 2003 and taken over by AMC Theatres in 2010. Grand opening ads from 1985, 1995 and 2003 in the photo section.
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It opened sometime before 1975 – I saw Apple Dumpling Gang there. It was a single screen when it first opened. Then they added a second screen. Later (1995 by previous poster’s comment) it went to 5.
Looking at the photo section, this actually opened as a single screen in 1970 and a second screen was added in 1977.
Everything I can piece together from the Richmond newspapers suggests that this was originally a single screen theatre called “Cinema 2” which opened 12/25/1970. It was called Cinema 2 because it was built nearby the Gateway Mall Cinema (open 4/29/1970). In the late 70s' Cinema 2 became two screens, and shortly after Mall Cinema also became two screens.
In 1985 Cinema 2 became Cinema 5 (then Cinema 6 c1987 and then Cinema 11 in 1995. All the time the Gateway Mall 1 & 2 continued to operate, closing after 11/14/1996 when Kerasotes was able to acquire the Danbarry 10 discount theatre.