CMX Market Cinemas Old Orchard
220 Old Orchard Center,
Skokie,
IL
60077
220 Old Orchard Center,
Skokie,
IL
60077
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The photos here are actually for the currently-open CMX Old Orchard Luxury, instead of the CMX Market Cinemas Old Orchard (formerly the Regal Gardens 7-13), which closed in 2023.
Note the position of the vertical part of the signage in relation to the top of the building in the photo I just uploaded from a recent visit.
While the CMX Market Cinemas does appear to have closed, I believe the photos are for the CMX VIP/Luxury Cinemas, which are still open.
Closed on May 26, 2023, it said.
This location is closed:
Skokie, IL: CMX Market Cinemas Old Orchard Closed [Jul 6, 2023]
Listed as of 2020 as the CMX Market Cinemas Old Orchard
$25 a ticket plus food & drinks….WOW!
Current article with new marquee photo.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/skokie/news/ct-skr-old-orchard-movie-theaters-tl-1228-20180104-story.html
CMX stands for Cinemex, but it’s their US brand.
What does CMX stand for?
Screens 7-13 opened 2001 or 2002.
This location was not opened by Cineplex Odeon — the other location was (the 7-12). This location was opened by Loews Theatres.
December 16th, 1994 grand opening ad in the photo section. It was opened by Cineplex Odeon.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/skokie/news/ct-skr-old-orchard-luxury-movie-theaters-tl-0630-20160627-story.html
These passed to regal and are now closed pending remodeling by a new operator.
I worked there the first year they were open. Never again. Cineplex Odeon may have been a decent chain, but they treated their employees like crap.
That being said, the original six screens were beautiful. The last movie I saw there was “This is It,” and it was on one of the new screens. They seemed pretty decent, nothing to really write home about.
An article in a 1995 issue of Boxoffice says that Cineplex Odeon opened their 7-plex in 1994.
The Loew’s 6-plex was an addition that came in 1997.
1-6 featured an autumn decor and early on experimented with delivering food on carts in the auditoriums. It opened in December 1994.
Fandango shows 1-6 open as “Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6”.
Regal shows that the 7-13 is their theatre now but doesn’t mention the 1-6. Did they just up and close that?
Photo site does not work anymore.
A couple exterior photos are here:
http://www.mekong.net/random/theatre-preview26.htm
This was the original 7 screen theater, before theaters 1-6 was added. Once theaters 1-6 was added this became theaters 7-13.