Warren Theatres is a movie theater chain based in Wichita, Kansas, United States. While the company was founded by Bill Warren, he sold ownership of all Warren Theatres locations to Regal Entertainment Group in 2017.
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Overview
As of December 2010, the Warren Theatres owns and operates eight theatre complexes in three states. Warren Theatres operates five theatres named the Warren Theatres, with three in Wichita, Kansas, one in Moore, Oklahoma, and one in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Warren Theatres also operates one theatre named the Palace Theatre, which runs movies typically right before they are released on DVD and Blu-Ray, and a small theatre called Movie Machine which is located in Towne West Square mall.
Warren Theatres' IMAX was at one point the top grossing IMAX in North America.
The Warren Theatres location in Old Town Wichita is a main venue for the Tallgrass Film Festival, an international, independent film festival.
In 2017, all eight existing locations were bought by Regal Entertainment Group.
In April of 2018, Regal announced the closure of the Palace West location in Wichita. The final day of showtimes occurred on April 8.
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Locations
Features
Some of the screens at the West 21st street and East 13th street locations feature digital 3D projection, while the rest feature digital projections. Modeled after the classic art deco theaters in the 1950s, theatres includes marble floors and counter-tops, neon lights, and hand-painted murals.
A fan favorite at the Warren Theatres is the VIP balcony's reserved seating, with at-your-seat food delivery to a private bar just outside the auditorium. Warren Theatres received national acclaim when Flaunt Magazine named the chain the top theater builder in the nation.
Every screening room in the Moore Warren is equipped with Dolby Digital Cinema, Dolby 3D, Dolby 7.1, and THX certified audio systems.
Digital IMAX
The Warren's IMAX first opened in Wichita on December 17, 2010. The Moore Warren IMAX opened February 24, 2012. Both theaters have 601 seats, a dedicated lobby, 82 ft IMAX 3D screen, a family restroom, and an elevator. The Warren IMAX at the time it opened, was the largest IMAX screen in the world.
See also
- List of IMAX venues
References
External links
- Official website
- Bill Warren's IMAX theater a world-class success; The Wichita-Eagle; December 25, 2012
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