Latest in Arclight Cinemas

The ArcLight Cinemas in Santa Monica face an eviction lawsuit from the Santa Monica Place for non-payment of rent. Real estate investment trust Macerich served an eviction notice on April 13. The notice came a day after Pacific Theatres announced the permanent closure of all 17 of its ArcLight and Pacific…

SUNDAY AM WRITE-THRU Final: With no new wide releases, and New Line’s Mortal Kombat pushed to next weekend, Warner Bros./Legendary’s Godzilla vs. Kong is still in charge at 3,001 theaters with a 3-day of $7.7M, -44% now counting $80.5M domestic. Worldwide, Godzilla vs. Kong is at $390.2M, $177M of that coming from…

Refresh for updates…On Monday, a number of prominent Hollywood figures took to social media to mourn the closure of Arclight Cinemas. “Well this sucks,” tweeted Knives Out and The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson. “Every single person who worked at the Arclight loved movies, and you felt it. Sending love to every…

EXCLUSIVE: The last thing we needed to hear as the box office and exhibition are rebounding from the pandemic was a piece of bad news, but word spread like wildfire in distribution and exhibition circles Monday that the Arclight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres won’t be reopening. The chain, owned by Decurion, has issued…

UPDATE, Friday AM: This list will be updated on a regular basis: As we first told you (scroll down) Hollywood’s 94-year-old TCL Chinese Theatre is reopening today, however for tours only. This will be followed by Imax showtimes of Tenet on Monday with a full official ribbon-cutting/reopening ceremony on Monday March…

The ATX Television Festival and Alamo Drafthouse have partnered to expand their reach beyond Austin and the Lone Star state with their newly launched nationwide event series “TV at the Alamo presented by ATX.” The new series will bring TV series to theaters by showcasing screenings and panels across the country. Major…

EXCLUSIVE: A big seismic shift has just occurred in the exhibition space: ArcLight Cinemas has just hired Ted Mundorff as the chain’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Deadline has just learned. The move brings Mundorff back to the chain where he served as VP and Film Buyer prior to his run at Landmark. Mundorff…

EXCLUSIVE: Women in Entertainment will feature series of female-directed documentaries at the ArcLight Santa Monica, screening over four consecutive Sundays at 4 PM beginning October 1. Two of the films — Everything Must Change and The S Word — are getting their premieres. The series is part of an ongoing…

EXCLUSIVE: Jerry Lewis’ longtime association with Labor Day and the Muscular Dystrophy Association will be kept alive this weekend: ArcLight Cinemas will host charity screenings of the late comic’s The Nutty Professor and The King Of Comedy. "Jerry Lewis will always be a legendary icon in entertainment, leaving his…

For the first time in its 16-year history, NBCUniversal-owned Fandango will now sell tickets for ArcLight Cinemas, which has locations in Chicago, Washington D.C. as well as the exhibitor’s home base of Southern California. The addition of ArcLight Cinemas increases Fandango’s footprint in the movie ticket share…

The Los Angeles Film Festival has unveiled its full lineup to go with its opening-night film Lowriders. The titles, which include 42 world premieres, will play in the competitive U.S. Fiction, Documentary, World Fiction, LA Muse, and Nightfall sections. The 22nd annual event also includes a diverse slate of shorts and…

The Los Angeles Film Festival is partnering with ArcLight Cinemas beginning with next year’s 22nd edition of the fest. The Film Independent-organized event will run from June 1-9 at ArcLight Cinemas around the city including ArcLight Hollywood and the new ArcLight Santa Monica. The festival headquarters will be at…