AMC Dine-In Kabuki 8

AMC Dine-In Kabuki 8
Former names AMC Kabuki Cinema 8, Sundance Kabuki
General information
Status Complete
Location Japan Center
Address 1881 Post Street
Town or city San Francisco, California
Country USA
Coordinates 37°47′06″N 122°25′59″W / 37.785°N 122.433°W / 37.785; -122.433Coordinates: 37°47′06″N 122°25′59″W / 37.785°N 122.433°W / 37.785; -122.433
Opened 1968
Renovated 2006–2007

AMC Dine-In Kabuki 8 is a movie theater in the Japan Center complex in San Francisco's Japantown neighborhood. Formerly the AMC Kabuki Cinema 8, it was acquired by Robert Redford's Sundance Cinemas chain in 2006 as part of an anti-trust agreement allowing AMC to acquire Loews.[1] Sundance renovated the theater, and reopened it under its current name in December 2007, as the chain's second theater.[2] On October 6, 2015, it was announced that Carmike Cinemas has acquired Sundance Cinemas for $36 million.[3] On November 15, 2016 Carmike was purchased by AMC Theatres (which is owned by the China-based Wanda Group) for $1.2 Billion, bringing the theater back into AMC's control.[4] AMC announced on March 1, 2017 that the Carmike owned brands will be retired and all theaters would be placed under one of three new AMC brands. It was announced on the merger page for Carmike to AMC that the Sundance Kabuki as of April 2017 was to be renamed the AMC Dine-In Kabuki 8. [5]

The theater was the first multiplex in San Francisco.[6] It has been host to San Francisco's Cherry Blossom Festival activities,[1] is one of a small number of theaters showing performances by the San Francisco Opera,[7] and has screened several films for San Francisco International Film Festival and San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival as recently as 2011.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Sundance Cinemas to buy Kabuki theater / City, Japantown leaders welcome deal for multiplex, San Francisco Chronicle, March 24, 2006, retrieved 2011-12-31
  2. ↑ Kabuki upgrades the movie-going experience with dinner, drinks, art, San Francisco Chronicle, December 12, 2007, retrieved 2011-12-31
  3. ↑ Lieberman, David. "Carmike Agrees To Pay $36M For Sundance Cinemas". Deadline. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Faughnder, Ryan. "China-owned AMC seals deal to buy Carmike Cinemas, making it the largest theater chain in U.S.". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  5. ↑ [https://www.amctheatres.com/carmike?rel=Carmike_HPPromo1#california
  6. ↑ Natasha Chen, History is tucked away in this Japantown theater, L.A. Pilot (University of Southern California School of Journalism), retrieved 2011-12-31
  7. ↑ Grand Opera Cinema Series locations, San Francisco Opera, retrieved 2011-12-31
  8. ↑ 54th San Francisco International Film Festival showcases what’s unusual, San Francisco Examiner, March 29, 2011, retrieved 2011-12-31
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