Apple Cinemas Van Ness IMAX
1000 Van Ness Avenue,
San Francisco,
CA
94109
1000 Van Ness Avenue,
San Francisco,
CA
94109
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Additional Info
Operated by: Apple Cinemas
Previously operated by: AMC Theatres, CGV Cinemas USA
Firms: STK Architects, TK Architects
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: AMC 1000 Van Ness, CGV Cinemas San Francisco
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News About This Theater
- Dec 23, 2005 — Loews and AMC to Sell 10 Theaters
This stadium-styled multiplex is perhaps best-distinguished by the use of a particularly ornate showroom of a former auto dealership as its grand lobby (though the cinemas themselves are new construction annexed to the older building). The AMC 1000 Van Ness multiplex opened on July 10, 1998, with seating listed at 3,146. It was closed on February 7, 2019. It was taken over by the Korean based CJ CGV chain in April 2019 and is being restored/renovated to the plans of architectural firm TK Architects. It reopened on September 2, 2021 as CGV Cinemas San Francisco. The theatre has since added IMAX, 4DX & Screen X screens. It was closed on February 28, 2023. In April 2025 the theatre was available ‘For Lease". It was taken over by Apple Cinemas in June 2025 and reopened on July 10, 2025.
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This theater is available to lease as of February 6th, 2025.
Potential tenants have a few options:
-Auditoriums 1-14 (2,190 seats) for $91,797/month
-Auditoriums 5-9 (750 seats; IMAX & ScreenX) for $32,081/month
-Auditoriums 1-4 (682 seats; 4DX) for $29,931/month
-Auditoriums 10-14 (758 seats) for $29,785/month
-Auditorium 3 (251 seats) for $3,158/month
-Auditorium 1 (115 seats) for $1,719/month
https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1000-Van-Ness-Ave-San-Francisco-CA/31644128/ https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1000-Van-Ness-Ave-San-Francisco-CA/34925430/
This is now an Apple Cinemas location, opening some time this summer. They plan to install San Francisco’s first LED cinema screen here, with eventual plans for a restaurant, bar, and recliner seats.
Please rename Apple Cinemas Van Ness Inc and reopening on July 10, 2025
San Francisco, CA: East Coast Theater Chain Coming to California, Opening Two Former Movie Theaters [Jun 30, 2025]
The theater is now open:
San Francisco, CA: Van Ness Movie Theater Open Under New Management [Jul 10, 2025]
2025 grand opening ad posted.
“San Francisco’s newest movie theater appears to be in legal trouble. Apple, the Cupertino tech company, is suing Apple Cinemas (no relation), the small, Massachusetts-headquartered movie theater chain, which opened a location in San Francisco last month at the former site of the AMC 1000 Van Ness. In a civil lawsuit filed Friday, the tech giant alleges that Apple Cinemas is infringing on its trademark and intentionally misleading consumers.”
“Ironically, the trademark infringement case mirrors a series of legal disputes between Apple Inc. and Apple Corps, the Beatles’ multimedia company. In 1978, Apple Corps sued the fledgling tech company for trademark infringement. Apple Inc. ended up paying the multimedia company millions of dollars over the course of three separate settlements.”
SFGate
First time at a Apple Cinema, no usher check tickets. The first theatre to serve you’re own popcorn. Still has CGV signs. Apple later this year, renovating CGV Rockers for recliners. Ill upload photos later after my movie The 4DX screen is running non 4DX films and a ACX screen coming soob
Looking at old photos when CGV had the theatre, Apple removed the Screen X and 4DX off the walls, guess their not going to due the formats. Once Apple puts news seating in later this year, the 4DX seats will be removed.
Please rename Apple Cinemas Van Ness IMAX and total seats 2,190 as of know, new Recliners coming soon, the count probably will change. Also, they only have IMAX and Apple ACX coming soon with ATMOS, Apple Cinemas discontinued Screen X and 4DX when they took control
Seating Capcity:
Theatre 1 115
Theatre 2 220
Theatre 3 251
Theatre 4 96
Theatre 5 152
Theatre 6 217
Theatre 7 227 IMAX
Theatre 8 88
Theatre 9 66
Theatre 10 153
Theatre 11 217
Theatre 12 234
Theatre 13 88
Theatre 14 66