ArcLight Hollywood
ArcLight Hollywood ranks 5th on the list of best movie theaters in Los Angeles. Since 2002, the ArcLight has been a Hollywood favorite, offering comfortable assigned seating (cushy, reclining, leg room for days), cutting-edge sight and sound, fantastic snack bars, and an in-house café-bar for some Dionysian indulgence. The programming is a smart mix of first-run movies, indies, foreign films, and premieres, and alcohol is even permitted in some screenings. There are always fun cinephile treats on display as an added bonus (original costumes, architectural models, etc.). It's L.A.'s most appealing modern multiplex, but it's also a vintage classic thanks to the Cinerama Dome, a fantastic and unique domed movie theater that opened in 1963.
Los Angeles is vast, with no single central location suitable for a theater. However, even though it is some distance from the industry-heavy Westside, the Arclight was the highest grossing theater in the city's core area, from the ocean to downtown. The Arclight was considered a cutting-edge multiplex when it first opened in 2002. It was a forerunner in the fields of reserved and advanced-purchase tickets, as well as membership services. The theater aggressively set higher-than-average ticket prices, which increased grosses and increased distributor interest.
It evolved into a platform theater, in addition to showing studio-wide releases, as a near-automatic choice when Los Angeles had two initial theaters open on the same date as a similar number in New York. This was especially important during the September-December awards season, but it quickly became a year-round position. It was frequently the highest-grossing film at the box office.
Google Ratings: 4.5/5.0
Address: 6360 W Sunset BlvdLos Angeles90028
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