AMC Showplace Richmond 11

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.

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.