Alamo Drafthouse to open 2 new theaters in Bay Area

(KRON) -- Alamo Drafthouse is opening two new theaters in the Bay Area, the cinema chain announced in a press release Tuesday. The acclaimed movie theater will be in Mountain View and Santa Clara next year. The Santa Clara location will be at Westfield Valley Fair, replacing the theater that closed this past July, a [...]

Dec 4, 2024 - 00:39
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Alamo Drafthouse to open 2 new theaters in Bay Area

(KRON) -- Alamo Drafthouse is opening two new theaters in the Bay Area, the cinema chain announced in a press release Tuesday. The acclaimed movie theater will be in Mountain View and Santa Clara next year.

The Santa Clara location will be at Westfield Valley Fair, replacing the theater that closed this past July, a mall spokesperson told KRON4. The Alamo Drafthouse will have 10 auditoriums with about 1,500 luxury recliner seats across 62,228 square feet.

The Mountain View location spans 64,500 square feet at The Village at San Antonio Center on San Antonio Road. It will have 10 auditoriums with about 1,100 luxury recliner seats.

Both locations replace ShowPlace ICON Theatre and will open in the summer of 2025, according to Alamo Drafthouse. These two new movie theaters add to the Bay Area's only Alamo Drafthouse in San Francisco's Mission District.

To celebrate Alamo Drafthouse's Bay Area expansion, five free yearlong, two-person subscriptions to Alamo Season Pass will be given away. The pass grants the subscriber one free movie per day.

Rendering of future Alamo Drafthouse in Mountain View, CA (Image courtesy of Brookfield Properties)

Moviegoers should expect the same perk at any Alamo Drafthouse -- the ability to enjoy an adult beverage at its standalone bar. Each bar will have dozens of beers on tap, cocktails and other drinks.

“By 2025 we’ll have been in San Francisco for 10 years, and this feels like the perfect way to celebrate the decade of support and enthusiasm we’ve received from Bay Area film fans,” Alamo Drafthouse CEO Michael Kusterman said in a statement. “It’s an area we love that has shown us a lot of love back, and we’re thrilled to be able to expand and provide our unique experience to more people.”

Alamo Drafthouse was founded in 1997 in Austin, Texas. It has since opened 42 locations across the country. According to a press release by the theater, Alamo Drafthouse was named "the best theater in America" by Entertainment Weekly. Sony Pictures Entertainment acquired Alamo Drafthouse in July.

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