ALASKA MOVIE THEATRES AND DRIVE-INS Includes Anchorage and Fairbanks
ANCHORAGE 4th Avenue 630 4th Avenue 1947-? 1985 1947 Lathrop 1980 Wometco ANCHORAGE AREA Bear Tooth Theatre Pub AKA: Denali 1230 W 27th Av http://www.beartooththeatre.net? 2002 Alaska? 1945 450 seats Alaska Experience Twin 705 W 6th Av 1981- Omnimax theatre Biliken Drive-In 3101 Muldoon Road September 1 st, 1963-1976 This drive-in opened year-round, it sits on the Totem cinemas property. Capri 3425 E Tudor 1977-2000 90 seats
Century & XD 16 301 E 36th Ave 1998- Century Theatres owns this stadium-seating cinema. An XD screen was installed in 2010. Center Spenard Road? 1950 Denali AKA: Bear Tooth Theatre Pub 1230 W 27th Av? 1961-? 1998 1961 Lathrop 1980 Wometco 1990 Act III Dimond Center 9 800 East Dimond Blvd 1996-1998 Act III 2000 Regal Cinemas Cinema 360 Drive-in Dates unknown Cineventures Alaska 621 W. 6th Avenue http://www.cineventures-alaska.com/? 1998-June 1st, 2002 Cyrano's Cinema 413 D Http://litsite.alaska.edu/uaa/akbooksellers/cyran os.html 1990-2011 Art cinema inside the bookstore. It became a live theatre by 2011. Empress 4th Avenue 1916-? 1945 450 seats. It was opened by August Eugene Cap Lathrop.
Fireweed 661 Fireweed Ln 1965-2010 1964 opened by Lathrop as a single screen cinema with Mary Poppins 1971 taken over by Womecto, which has theatres in Florida and the WHT Pay-TV channel in New York City and split into two cinemas 1980 Three cinemas 1984 taken over by Luxury Theatres 1986 expanded to seven cinemas 1989 taken over by ACT III 1998 taken over by Regal Cinemas. June 6 th, 2010 closed The first movie shown was "Mary Poppins." The Fireweed had 15-hundred-26 seats in the main theater and two smaller screens. It was reconfigured and six other theaters were added. The Fireweed when built was owned by the Lathrop Company, which also owned the Fourth Avenue and Denali theaters.. Gold Dust 2617 Spenard Road 1970 s This was an adult cinema. Harmony Theatre? 1917 Majestic AKA: Regency 3345 E. Tudor 1975-1978 Movies for Your Mind?121 W. 7th Av. 2006- This cinema is at the Museum of History and Arts Pillikin Drive-In? 1969 525 cars
Polar I & II 6200 Ashwood June 22 nd, 1971-1994 This theatre expanded to 3 screens in the early 1980's its now a school 1972-1977 Wometco 1977-1989 Luxury Theatres 1989-1994 Act III A school now stands on the site. Regency AKA: Majestic 3345 E. Tudor 1978-1979 Roxy 104 Muldoon 1978-1979 Sundowner Drive-In 1969-? 1980 650 cars 1969-1971 Lathrop 1971-1980 Wometco Terrace 1989-1990 Tikahntu Commons 16 & RPX & IMAX 1002 N. Muldoon Road June 4 th, 2010- This Regal cinema has the Arctic s first IMAX theatre. An RPX screen was added in 2011.
Totem 8 3131 Muldoon Rd This opened on November 13th, 1976 with three cinemas and expanded to eight cinemas in 1986. 1972-1977 Wometco 1977-1989 Luxury Theatres 1989-1998 Act III 1998- Regal Cinemas EAGLE RIVER Valley River Sixplex 11801 Business Blvd December 6 th, 1985-1990 Mann Theatres 1998 Act III 2000 others University Sixplex 3901 Old Seward Hwy? 1990-? 2001 1990 Mann Theatres 1998 Act III 2000 Regal Cinemas KENAI Kambe 215 Willow St? 1980-1980 Fletcher 1990 Act III 2000 Regal Cinemas 3 cinemas in 1986
SOLDOTNA Orca 2 35493 K-B Drive http://www.orcatheater.com? 2007-` Mat-Su 3 2430 E Parks.?-2011 WASILLA Airport I 1977-1978 33 listings Valley 12 South of Walmart 2011- Coming Attractions theatres owns this cinema.
REST OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS Alaska Land? 1990 Blue Loon 2999 Parks Highway http://www.theblueloon.com This is the northernmost cinema in the Americas 2003- Goldstream & IMAX 16 1855 Airport Rd July 29 th, 1969- Expansions 2 screens on April 20 th, 1974 9 screens? 1990 16 screens? 1999 in new building. 1990 Act III 2000 Regal Cinemas An IMAX screen was added on June 29 th, 2010. Empress 535 2nd Avenue 1927-1953 Lathrop owned this 450-seat theatre
Lacey St 504 Second Ave 1936-? 1980 1940 Lathrop 1980 Womecto New Empress 1953-1961 Lathrop owned this theatre. Premiere Adult Theater 1971-? 1972 HAINES Chirkoot Barricks? 1940? 1935-? 1980 700 seats Gross owned this theatre. HOMER Homer Family Theatre 106 W. Main JUNEAU AREA DOUGLAS Douglas Theatre? 1935-? 1964 Gross owned this theatre; it's now a performing arts center. http://www.perseverancetheatre.org/index.html JUNEAU 20th Century 222 Front 1939- This theatre has been twinned in the early 1980's Gross owns this theatre. FORT RICHARDSON Fort Richardson theatre 1 Richardson Drive.
Back Room Restaurant & Cinema 120 2nd St http://www.silverbowinn.com 2002- Capitol? 1935-? 1945 440 seats? 1935-? 1945 Glacier 5 9091 Cinema? 1985- Opened with 2 screens in the early 1980's, expanded to 5 screens in 2002 Gross Alaska owns this theatre. Palace 1916-2001 Taku I & II? 1975-? 1980 1975 Lathrop 1980 Womecto Uptown? 1935-? 1945 490 seats KETCHIKAN 403 Mission? 1935-700 seats This theatre, which is owned by Gross was twinned in the early 1980's, a third screen was added in the late 1990's Gold Town Nickelodeon 174 S Franklin St? 1998- Art cinema. Liberty? 1935 Revilla? 1935 480 seats KODIAK Lyric? 1945
Orpheum 102 Center? 1945-2010 KOTZEBUE Midnight Sun theatre closed. METLAKATLA Theo theatre open? NOME Theatre now closed SEWARD Liberty 315 Lincoln SITKA 315 Lincoln? 1935- Gross owns this 350-seat theatre. NORTH POLE Eielson Air Force Base Theatre http://www.aafes.com/ems/pac/eielson.htm PETERSBURG Alaska-Variety? 1935-? 1945 537 seats SMC? 2010-? 1935-? 1964 Gross owned this 700-seat theatre. Viking? 2000-2009
SKAGWAY? 1935-? 1964 Gross owns this 350-seat theatre. SOLDOTNA Orca Twin Red Diamond STEWARD? 1935 Empress? 1945 260 seats Liberty? 1980 UNALASKA Cameo theatre now closed. WARNGELL Nolan Center 2009-41 listings