
Alamo said it hoped to return to the market one day.Īre more Harkins Theatres locations in the works? Aside from the name change, staff, management, and the experience are said to remain the same. Representatives from Majestic said the brand transition should happen sometime in September, however, for now, all three theaters are open under the Alamo branding. An opening date has not been announced, but the theater is said to be "opening soon," according to its website.Īll three Alamo Drafthouse-branded movie theaters in Chandler, Gilbert, and Tempe will soon become Majestic Theaters after the Texas-based theater chain and the local franchise owners reached a settlement and agreed to part ways. It will take over the building that used to house Studio Movie Grill (SMG closed that location during the pandemic). Touchstar Cinemas, a small Orlando, Florida-based movie theater chain, is also opening in Scottsdale at the Sonora Village shopping center, near Loop 101 and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard. It will be the company's first theater in Arizona. Landmark will have eight auditoriums and showcase traditional, independent, foreign, and 3-D movies, according to its website. Here is what we know.Ĭalifornia-based Landmark Theatres is set to open in the fall at the Scottsdale Quarter in the building that formerly housed IPIC Theatre (IPIC closed in January 2020).

Two movie theater chains are set to make their debut in the Phoenix market, while another is being rebranded. PHOENIX - Soon enough movie fans will have at least three more places in the Valley to buy some popcorn, soda, and catch a flick on the big screen.
