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Landmark Theatres is the United States' largest theater chain dedicated to exhibiting and marketing independent and foreign films. Landmark showcases a variety of programming ranging from independent and foreign films to 3-D movies and mainstream films. Since its founding in 1974, Landmark has grown to 56 theaters, 268 screens in 27 markets. Landmark Theatres is known for both its historic theaters, such as the Tivoli in St. Louis, the Inwood in Dallas and the Oriental in Milwaukee, and its newer theaters, including The Landmark in Los Angeles, the Sunshine Cinema in New York City, E Street Cinema in Washington, D.C., and The Landmark Theatre Greenwood Village in Denver. Helmed by CEO Ted Mundorff, Landmark Theatres is part of the Wagner/Cuban Companies, a vertically integrated group of media properties co-owned by Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban that also includes theatrical and home entertainment distribution company Magnolia Pictures, production company 2929 Productions, and high definition networks AXS TV and HDNet Movies.

History
1970s: Landmark Theatre Corporation began as Parallax Theatres which was founded in 1974 by Kim Jorgensen with the opening of the Nuart in Los Angeles, Sherman in Sherman Oaks, The Rialto in South Pasadena, and Ken in San Diego. Steve Gilula and Gary Meyer became partners in 1976 as the chain expanded as Landmark.

In 1976, the River Oaks Theatre in Houston (which originally opened in 1939) and the single screen Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee were acquired. The Oriental originally opened in July 1927 and was the only standard movie palace ever built to incorporate East Indian decor. The Harvard Exit Theatre in Seattle was acquired in 1979. The film programming in Landmark Theatres was a mix of repertory/revival double-features that changed daily. This mix also included smaller independent and foreign films and allowed Landmark to grow into the largest repertory/revival movie-theater circuit in the nation by the end of that decade.

1980s: In the early 1980s, Landmark reoriented most of their theaters to exhibit first-run specialized, foreign, and re-released classics on longer, open-ended runs. Larger single screens were converted into two or three screen theaters while preserving the external architecture. In 1981, Landmark acquired the Neptune Theatre in Seattle. A year later, Landmark merged with Movie, Inc., from Santa Fe. Movie, Inc., another small company capitalizing on the excellence of foreign, alternative, and classic films. In 1988, The Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee was converted to a triplex by adding 2 theaters underneath the balcony. The original artwork of the main auditorium was left untouched. Additionally, Canal Place Cinema (4 screens) opened on the edge of New Orleans' French Quarter making it Landmark's first new build. 1989 brought a merger between Landmark and the Seven Gables theater circuit from Seattle and Portland. Landmark was purchased by Heritage Entertainment. 1990s: In the early 1990's, Landmark began renovations of its historic buildings, and began developing new multiplex theaters of its own. Landmark was acquired by the Samuel Goldwyn Company in 1990. The new locations included: the Westside Pavilion in Los Angeles, the Embarcadero in San Francisco's Financial District, the Embassy in Waltham, MA outside of Boston, the Plaza Frontenac in St. Louis, the Century Center in Chicago and the Renaissance outside of Chicago in Highland Park, IL. In 1998, Landmark was acquired by Silver Cinemas and began operating a small group of discount theaters including: the Bell Road, the Superstition, The Yukon, the Golden Triangle, the Macomb, the Joliet, the Budget South, the East Town Green Bay, the Market Square and the Poughkeepsie theaters.

2000s: Landmark was brought out of Silver Cinemas' bankruptcy by Oaktree Capital, allowing the construction and opening of the Sunshine, Bethesda Row and E Street Cinemas. On September 24, 2003, Landmark was acquired by 2929 Entertainment, the Magnolia Pictures exhibition wing folded into Landmark Theatres. Digital Cinema was introduced.

In 2005, Landmark was the first exhibition circuit to deploy Sony 4K cinema; in-theater digital signage was introduced. In Indianapolis, Landmark opened the Keystone Art Cinema & Indie Lounge. The cinema had 7 auditoriums; the lounge featured plasma televisions and allowed all moviegoers to bring their drinks into the auditoriums. And, the Inwood Theater and Nuart Theater were renovated.

2006 brought the introduction of Vertical integration with the release of BUBBLE by Steven Soderbergh. The film played day-and-date, as it was simultaneously released in Landmark Theatres, broadcast on HDNet Movies and sold on DVD.

In 2007, Landmark Theatres acquired the Ritz Theatre Group in Philadelphia which consisted of the Ritz East, Ritz at the Bourse and Ritz V. Landmark opened their flagship theater in Los Angeles, The Landmark. Later that year, Landmark also opened Harbor East in Baltimore and The Landmark Theatre, Greenwood Village in Denver.

In 2008, Landmark held its first live 3D/HD NBA game televised live via satellite to the Magnolia Theatre in Dallas. On March 1, Landmark assumed operation of the 7 screen Gateway Theatre, located in Columbus, Ohio. The theater featured a café, bar, and event space.

The Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley received a comprehensive remodel in 2009 including new theater seating, lighting and carpets. Lot 68, a bar and café adjacent to the lobby, also opened its doors inside the Shattuck. Landmark entered the 3D arena with 3 locations operating 3D Projection: the Harbor East in Baltimore, the Tivoli in St. Louis and The Landmark in Los Angeles.

2010s: Landmark assumed operation of the Glendale 12 in Indianapolis in 2010 as well as the Olde Town Stadium theater in Arvada, Colorado. In addition, the Piedmont Theatre in Oakland, California was restored, receiving new screens and new auditorium seating in addition to carpets and lighting.

In Spring 2011, Landmark Theatres was put up for sale, and after receiving multiple bids, was taken off the market.

Beginning in 2012, Landmark continued renovating its theaters. The Uptown, Minneapolis, reopened in its new incarnation on September 14, 2012 which included reserved ticketing and full bar service while still preserving a balcony and a 50-foot tower, originally placed to mark the Uptown area. In October 2012, the Chez Theatre, Denver, and the Magnolia, Dallas, were extensively renovated. Upgrades to the theaters included Barco Digital Projection, upgraded digital sound and leather-style seats as well as The Magnolia Bar, a cocktail suite attached to the theater.

Renovations and upgrades continued at many of Landmark’s theaters in 2013. The E Street Cinema in Washington, D.C. opened a bar. The Bethesda Row Cinema, MD, located outside of Washington D.C., was completely renovated in May 2013 with new, reserved seating in all eight auditoriums and a full-service bar featuring local brews and film-themed cocktails. Located in downtown Highland Park, Chicago, Landmark's Renaissance Place Cinema was renovated in July 2013 with the addition of a full-service bar and lounge, an expanded concession menu and leather seating as well as two screening lounges. The Embarcadero Center Cinema, located in San Francisco's financial district, reopened in October 2013 after an extensive remodel which included reconfiguring the theater space to allow for two more theaters, bringing the total screen count to seven; a lounge featuring a wide variety of wine and beer was added as well as stadium seating and four Screening Lounges with electric recliners. Additionally, the Embarcadero was the first movie theater in San Francisco to feature a new assistive listening system for the hearing impaired. Coils were installed in each auditorium that wirelessly send pure sound to hearing aids that have the 'telecoil,' eliminating background noise and the need for a headset.

On November 7, 2013, Landmark Theatres announced that they will open an eight-screen complex in Capitol Point, an emerging mixed-use development along New York Avenue in Washington, D.C.

On January 8, 2014, Landmark announced a six-screen cinema at Atlantic Plumbing, a new mixed-use community at 8th and V Street, also in Washington, D.C. Atlantic Plumbing Cinema, a bar and movie theater, opened October 15, 2015.

On November 20, 2015, Landmark Theatres acquires Albany, New York independent movie house Spectrum 8 Theatres.

On December 15, 2015, Landmark acquired the Nickelodeon Theatres, including the Nickelodeon and Del Mar in Santa Cruz, California, and the Aptos Cinema in Aptos, California.

Silver Cinemas
Landmark Theatres also owns the theater chain, Silver Cinemas, which primarily shows second-run movies. As of 2016, there are five Silver Cinemas in the United States.

California

 * Albany Twin in downtown Albany. The Albany Theater, or alternately Albany Cinema, first opened in 1935, converted from a meeting and dance hall built in 1926. It was purchased by Martin Foster in 1965, who also owned the Piedmont Theatre in Oakland. A renovation in 1979 converted the second-story balcony into a second theater, after which it received the name Albany Twin. The theater was purchased by Landmark in 1994, like its sister location, and its two screens seat 699 people.
 * Aquarius Theatre in downtown Palo Alto, largely serving students at nearby Stanford University. Opened in August 1969, the theater has been owned by Landmark since 1985 and, like the nearby Guild Theatre, has a focus on independent and foreign film. The Aquarius is themed after Atlantis and other underwater places. After a renovation in 2015, the theater's two screens have a total of 380 seats. It is one of four Landmark theaters to offer audio induction loop technology for the hard of hearing.
 * California Theatre in downtown Berkeley, largely serving students at the nearby University of California, Berkeley. Originally the T & D Theatre, it was built in 1913 as part of the T & D Theatres chain, later purchased by West Coast Theaters, and then by Fox Theatres as the Fox California Theatre. It was heavily remodeled in 1952 by the National Theaters chain according to a design by owner Charles Skouras. Originally a single-screen theater, the California was triplexed to create two smaller theaters from the former balcony. The theater was purchased by Landmark in 1994, and its three screens seat a total of 970 people. Across the street is the Shattuck Cinemas, another Landmark property.
 * Clay Theatre in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. First built in 1910 as a nickelodeon, it is one of the oldest operating movie theaters in the world, and one of the few remaining single-screen movie theaters in the Bay Area. The Clay was bought by Landmark in 1991, and its single screen currently has 380 seats. The theater nearly closed on August 29, 2010, after its lease was set to expire amid years of financial trouble, but Landmark reached a deal with the theater's landlord at the last minute and it remains open as of 2017.
 * Del Mar Theatre in downtown Santa Cruz. Opened on August 14, 1936 and built in the Art Deco style, the theater originally had a single screen with 1,521 seats. By the 1990s, it had become a budget theater and an AMC Theatres location, and ultimately closed in 1999. The nearby Nickelodeon Theatre took over operations and re-opened the Del Mar on February 8, 2002, after a sweeping renovation which triplexed the former single auditorium into three screens, and both theaters were acquired by Landmark in December 2015.
 * Embarcadero Center Cinema in the Financial District of San Francisco. Located on the Promenade Level, or third floor, of One Embarcadero Center, the theater was built by Landmark and opened on July 14, 1995. It serves as one of Landmark's flagship theaters, particularly since it received major renovations in 2013 which expanded the theater from five screens to seven, and completely redesigned the seating and concessions. The Embarcadero Center Cinema is one of four Landmark theaters to offer audio induction loop technology for the hard of hearing.
 * Guild Theatre in downtown Menlo Park. Originally known as The Menlo, the theater opened on May 7, 1926. When another theater took the Menlo name in the 1930s, it was renamed The Guild, after the nearby Allied Arts Guild and the neighborhood of the same name that surrounds it. The original facade was destroyed in 1942, when the El Camino Real highway was widened. It was purchased by Landmark in 1989, and today it stands as one of the few remaining single-screen movie theaters in the Bay Area. Under Landmark, like the nearby Aquarius Theatre, The Guild has a focus on independent and foreign film.
 * Hillcrest Cinemas in the Uptown District of San Diego. The theater was built by Landmark in 1991, and was given an Art Deco theme as a part of the larger Village Hillcrest mixed-use shopping complex. All five screens, which have a total of 1,037 seats, were extensively remodeled in 2017.
 * Ken Cinema in the Kensington neighborhood of San Diego. Originally opened in 1947, the theater was Parallax's second acquisition in 1974 and one of the original four theaters owned by Landmark at its inception. With 300 seats in its only auditorium, it currently stands as the only single-screen movie theater in the city of San Diego. In 2014, Landmark nearly canceled its lease and shut down the theater, but reached a last-minute agreement with the building's owner. As of 2017, the theater remains open.
 * The Landmark on the west side of Los Angeles. Opened by Landmark on June 1, 2007, the theater is part of the Westside Pavilion shopping mall. The Landmark is the chain's primary flagship theater, and it is the largest independent-focused movie theater in the United States. The multi-story building's twelve screens, some of which are known as "screening lounges", have a total of over two thousand seats, and the ground floor is home to the Westside Tavern, a gastropub. The theater is intended to compete with upscale cinemas like ArcLight Hollywood. The Landmark replaced another Landmark theater, the four-screen Westside Pavilion Cinemas, which originally opened as a Samuel Goldwyn theater.
 * Nickelodeon Theatre in downtown Santa Cruz. First opened on July 1, 1969 with a single screen, it served Santa Cruz at a time when the University of California, Santa Cruz was recently founded and the culture of the town was rapidly changing. Alfred Hitchcock, who lived in nearby Scotts Valley, visited the theater multiple times. Over time, the Nickelodeon expanded to four screens, and gradually became the flagship of a local chain, which included the Del Mar Theatre after its re-opening in 2002.
 * Nuart Theatre on the west side of Los Angeles. The single-screen theater originally opened in 1929. It was one of the first four theaters in the Landmark chain when Kim Jorgensen founded Parallax Theatres in 1974, and along with the Ken Cinema in San Diego, it is one of the two original Parallax theaters to remain operating under Landmark today. A major renovation in 2006 revitalized the theater, historically one of Landmark's most prominent. It is described by Landmark as the company's "first theatre acquisition", and was considered the chain's flagship theater until The Landmark opened nearby in 2007.
 * Opera Plaza Cinema in the Civic Center neighborhood of San Francisco. Located inside the Opera Plaza condominium and shopping complex, the theater was built by the local Renaissance Rialto chain and opened on November 16, 1984. Like the complex itself, the theater gets its name from the nearby War Memorial Opera House. Purchased by Landmark in 1991, the four-screen theater is often used by the chain as a second-run theater for films that were successful in their other cinemas. As of 2017, the owners of the complex had filed plans to redevelop the site and close the theater, and noted that it was no longer commercially successful.
 * Piedmont Theatre in the Piedmont Avenue neighborhood of Oakland. The theater opened on September 15, 1917, making it the oldest operating movie theater in Oakland. It was owned by Martin Foster, who also purchased the Albany Twin in 1965, for several decades. Originally a single screen, the theater was triplexed in the 1980s during one of several major renovations, creating three screens with a total of 719 seats as of the most recent renovation in 2010. The Piedmont was purchased by Landmark in 1994, like its sister location in Albany.
 * Regent Theatre in the Westwood Village neighborhood of Los Angeles. Built in a former warehouse in 1966 by the Laemmle Theatres chain, it was later purchased by Mann Theatres, which used it as a "spillover" theater for the Fox Theater across the street. A renovation of the single-screen theater in the 1980s removed most of its lobby to create more retail space. The Regent joined the Landmark chain in 2002, and Landmark focused on attracting students from the nearby University of California, Los Angeles. As of 2017, Landmark has filed plans with the city to close the theater and convert it into restaurants, but no closure plans have yet been announced.
 * Shattuck Cinemas in downtown Berkeley, largely serving students at the nearby University of California, Berkeley. Located in the ground floor of the Shattuck Hotel and the former Hink's Department Store, the eight-screen theater was built by the local Renaissance Rialto chain and opened on May 25, 1988. The Shattuck was themed after Egyptian and Moorish designs and inspired by the older movie palaces of the early 20th century. It was purchased by Landmark in 1994, which renovated the theater in 2000 to add two more theaters. Today, the Shattuck features ten screens with a total of 855 seats, as well as the Lot 68 bar and café.

Colorado

 * Chez Artiste Theatre in the University Hills neighborhood of Denver. Part of the University Hills Shopping Center, the theater first opened in the early 1970s as the University Hills 2. The mall was heavily damaged by fire in 1983, and a neighboring store was converted into a third screen during that decade. United Artists Theaters bought the cinema in 1989 and renamed it the Chez Artiste. Since 1992, it has been a Landmark theater, and has focused on independent and foreign film, as well as serving students at the nearby University of Denver. The Chez Artiste received a major renovation in 2012.
 * Esquire Theatre in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver. Originally opened as a single-screen theater in 1927, it was known as the Hiawatha Theater until 1942, when it received its current name. The theater was acquired by Landmark in 1980, and under its direction it was the only theater in Denver to carry the controversial film The Last Temptation of Christ in 1988. Today, the former balcony has been converted to create a second screen for the theater.
 * Landmark Theatre Greenwood Village in the Denver suburb of Greenwood Village. As part of The Landmark at Greenwood Village condominium and shopping complex, the upscale six-screen theater was built for Landmark and is recognized as its Denver flagship. Landmark advertises the theater as intended for an "adult audience" and having a "sophisticated atmosphere". The centerpiece of the theater's lobby is its "media lounge", a large ceiling-mounted screen which displays "dynamic content".
 * Mayan Theater in downtown Denver. Originally a single-screen theater, the Mayan opened in 1930 with a "faux-Indian ceremony", according to the movie palace's Mayan and Mesoamerican theme. After years of decline, the theater was slated for demolition in 1984 and was narrowly saved by a series of neighborhood organizing efforts. The city of Denver declared it a historic landmark during the two-year fight. Landmark purchased the run-down theater and reopened it in 1986. The renovation converted the theater's balcony into two separate theaters, and today there are 966 seats in the Mayan's three screens.

District of Columbia

 * Atlantic Plumbing Cinema in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C., largely serving students at the nearby Howard University. The theater was opened by Landmark on October 15, 2015, in the mixed-use Atlantic Plumbing Supply Company condominium development. The building replaces and incorporates parts of a former abandoned hardware store building of the same name. The Atlantic Plumbing Cinema prominently features a bar, and all of its six screens are designed to be small and intimate.
 * E Street Cinema in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Located in the Lincoln Square Building, a mixed-use office and retail building which adjoins the historic Petersen House, where Landmark announced plans to build a cinema as early as the building's completion in 2001. The eight-screen theater, which sits below the ground, ultimately opened on January 9, 2004.
 * West End Cinema in the West End neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The theater was first opened in 1985 as an expansion to the Circle West End Theatre 1-4, which was located across M Street and operated from 1969 to 1996 in a converted church building. Originally known as the Circle West End Theatre 5-7, it was purchased along with the whole Circle Theaters chain by Cineplex Odeon in 1987. After the original West End Theatre was demolished, Cineplex Odeon renamed it the Inner Circle Theater and operated it until it closed in 2004. It reopened as an independent theater in 2010, and after it closed again it was reopened by Landmark on July 17, 2015. Landmark gave it a major renovation in 2016.

Florida

 * The Landmark at Merrick Park in the southwestern Miami suburb of Coral Gables. The theater was opened by Landmark on December 16, 2016 at the Shops at Merrick Park shopping mall, in a retail space formerly home to a Borders Books location. Its seven screens are all relatively small, ranging from 25 to 150 seats. The theater was designed by ADW Architects as a "high-end luxury cinema".

Georgia

 * Midtown Art Cinema in Midtown Atlanta. Originally built by Hoyt's in 1987 as the Hoyt's Midtown 8, the theater is a major part of the Midtown Promenade Center, a neighborhood retail development. It was the first multiplex movie theater in the neighborhood. Regal Cinemas operated the theater from 1993 to 2003, when Landmark took over and remodeled it according to their standards. Another major renovation is planned as of September 2017, carried out by ADW Architects, for which Landmark will spend $2.5 million.

Illinois

 * Century Centre Cinema in the Lake View neighborhood of Chicago. Occupying the top levels of the seven-story Century Shopping Centre, Landmark opened the theater in 2000 after a remodel of the attached mall. The shopping center itself was converted from a former movie theater: the Diversey Theatre, which opened in 1925, and was later renamed the Century Theatre for the Century of Progress Exposition. When that theater closed, the entire interior of the building was converted to create the shopping center, which opened in 1973. All seven screens at the Century Centre Cinema was renovated in 2015, and they currently have a total of 2,967 seats.
 * Renaissance Place Cinema in the northern Chicago suburb of Highland Park. The theater is located in Renaissance Place, a mixed-use development which also has luxury apartments and retail spaces. Landmark opened the five-screen theater on August 4, 2000, which reportedly was designed to easily be converted into retail space in the future. It is one of four Landmark theaters to offer audio induction loop technology for the hard of hearing, which was added in a major renovation in 2013.

Indiana

 * Keystone Art Cinema in north suburban Indianapolis. Located within The Fashion Mall at Keystone, in the Keystone at the Crossing business district, the theater was opened by Landmark in 2005. There are seven screens at the Keystone, as well as the Indie Lounge bar.
 * Glendale 12 in north suburban Indianapolis. Part of the Glendale Town Center shopping mall, it was built by Kerasotes Showplace Theatres in 2000. It replaced the mall's former Glendale Cinemas, which closed in 1994. Kerasotes sold almost all of its theaters to AMC in 2010. Within months, the United States Department of Justice ruled that several theaters, including the Showplace 12 Glendale Town, must be sold off according to antitrust law, allowing Landmark to acquire the twelve-screen theater.

Massachusetts

 * Embassy Cinema in Waltham. Landmark built the six-screen theater in 1998, directly across the Charles River from downtown Waltham. The Embassy takes its name from a former theater in Waltham, which closed in 1972.
 * Kendall Square Cinema in the Kendall Square neighborhood of Cambridge, largely serving students at the nearby Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Landmark opened the theater on September 15, 1995, while it was a subsidiary of Samuel Goldwyn Theatres. The employees at Kendall Square became the first Landmark employees to unionize in 2005, joining the local United Food and Commercial Workers. At that time it was the largest theater in the Landmark chain.

Maryland

 * Harbor East in the Inner Harbor area of central Baltimore. As part of the mixed-use Inner Harbor East development, the theater was opened by Landmark on November 4, 2007. The Harbor East's seven screens have a total of 1,177 seats.
 * Bethesda Row Cinema in the mixed-use Bethesda Row development in central Bethesda. Opened by Landmark on May 3, 2002, it was reportedly the most popular theater in the entire Landmark chain within its first year. A major renovation in 2013 brought the Bethesda Row Cinema up to Landmark's highest level of amenities. The theater's eight screens have a total of 1,600 seats.

Michigan

 * Main Art Theatre in the northern Detroit suburb of Royal Oak. Originally opened as a single-screen theater in 1941, it became the first in the local MJR Theatres chain in 1980. MJR split the theater in 1983 to create two screens, and a third screen was added later on. Landmark acquired the theater in 1997, and it was under threat of demolition throughout the 2000s, especially after Emagine Entertainment opened a ten-screen cinema on the same block in 2011. As of 2017, the theater remains intact and open, although a current lawsuit alleges that the theater takes distribution opportunities away from independent cinemas in Detroit.

Minnesota

 * Edina Cinema in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina. The original Edina Theatre was a single-screen independent theater built in 1934. The Edina went through a series of major renovations, with a second screen being added in 1976 and a third in 1980, and the historic marquee tower destroyed by a tornado, and quickly rebuilt, in 1981. Cineplex Odeon later acquired the theater and decided to completely restructure it in 1988, tearing down everything except the facade and marquee, and building a new four-screen cinema behind it. Cineplex closed the theater in 2003, and it was bought by Landmark later that year.
 * Lagoon Cinema in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. Landmark opened the theater on February 17, 1995, as a five-screen sister cinema to Landmark's Uptown Theatre down the street. The Lagoon takes its name from the Uptown, which was named the Lagoon Theater until 1929, and it has a natural, aquatic theme which is inspired by the nearby Chain of Lakes.
 * Uptown Theatre in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. Originally opened in 1916 as the Lagoon Theater, it was renamed the Uptown after a renovation in 1929. A fire destroyed much of the theater in 1939, and it was completely rebuilt by Liebenberg and Kaplan. After closing in 1975, it reopened as a Landmark theater in 1978. Landmark opened the Lagoon Cinema down the street as a sister cinema to the Uptown in 1995. A major renovation was done throughout most of 2012, bringing the seating capacity down to 350 in the theater's only auditorium. The Uptown has been advertised as the only movie theater in Minnesota to feature a balcony.

Missouri

 * Plaza Frontenac Cinema in the St. Louis suburb of Frontenac. Opened by Landmark on May 8, 1998, the theater is part of the Plaza Frontenac shopping mall. With six screens, the Plaza Frontenac has a total of 1,400 seats.
 * Tivoli Theatre in the St. Louis suburb of University City, largely serving students at the nearby Washington University. The Tivoli opened in 1924, and it became a fixture of the Delmar Loop neighborhood. It was known as the Magic Lantern Cinema after a remodeling in 1969, and was renamed again to the U-City Cinema in 1974. Landmark first began operating the theater in 1977, and renamed it the Tivoli once again. Landmark sold the theater in 1991, and it closed in 1994, before being revamped and reopened by the owners of the local Blueberry Hill restaurant the following year. The renovation in 1995 converted the theater into three screens. The Tivoli returned to the Landmark chain in 1999.

New York

 * Spectrum 8 Theatres in the Delaware Avenue neighborhood of Albany. Originally opened in 1941 as the single-screen Delaware Theatre, it was first part of the Stanley-Warner theater chain. It was purchased and renamed the Spectrum by four independent operators in 1983. The theater expanded several times during this period, including splitting the original auditorium into two screens and adding six others, eventually reaching its current eight-screen configuration. Landmark acquired the theater in November 2015, after the operators retired.
 * The Landmark at 57 West in the Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The theater is located in the VIA 57 West building, and was opened by Landmark on September 15, 2017. The eight-screen theater is Landmark's flagship in New York, and its upscale amenities are intended to attract "sophisticated moviegoers". The total number of seats is 549, and the smallest screen has only 19 seats, making it the smallest movie auditorium in New York City.
 * Sunshine Cinema in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City. Landmark opened the five-screen theater on December 21, 2001, in a building that was used to show movies as early as 1909. The Sunshine takes its name from the former Sunshine Theatre, later known as the Chopin Theatre, which operated in the same place from 1917 to 1945. From before Landmark opened the Sunshine, the company tried to get a liquor license for the building, and was repeatedly denied by the community board. The theater is slated to close in January 2018, after the building is sold to new developers.

Pennsylvania
Landmark bought out the local Ritz Theatres chain in March 2007, promising to "make no substantive changes". In the deal, Landmark acquired three theaters in Center City, Philadelphia, all closely clustered around Independence National Historical Park. They are:
 * Ritz Five, next to the Merchants' Exchange Building. The original Ritz theater, it was founded by Ramon Posel in 1976 as the Ritz 3. Two of its screens were split in 1985 to turn the Ritz into a five-screen theater. A local developer suggested tearing down the Ritz Five in 2012 to build a high-rise apartment block with an eight-screen Landmark theater, but this plan has never been started.
 * Ritz at the Bourse, across the street from the historic Philadelphia Bourse, in the Franklin Hotel building. It was opened by Ritz on September 19, 1990, and its streamlined Art Deco design was inspired by Cunard cruise ships. There are 5 screens with a total of 792 seats.
 * Ritz East, near Penn's Landing and adjacent to the connected I-95 Park. Opened in 1981 by the local Budco Theaters chain as the Olde City Twin, it became an AMC theater when the chain was sold in 1986. Ritz acquired the two-screen theater in 1999 after AMC closed it at the end of the previous year.

Texas

 * Inwood Theatre in the north area of Dallas. The theater first opened in 1947 by Interstate Amusement Company, as a single-screen venue with an opulent Art Moderne design. The Inwood Village shopping center was built centering around it in 1949. A series of major renovations followed a fire in 1980, splitting the lower level into two theaters, converting the balcony into a third screen, and opening the Inwood Lounge bar in the lobby. Landmark acquired the Inwood in 1988, and a refurbishment in 2005 restored much of the original 1947 decor.
 * The Magnolia in the West Village district of Dallas. Landmark originally announced its plans to build the five-screen Landmark West Village in 1998, but the opening date was delayed multiple times before the chain declared bankruptcy. Magnolia Pictures acquired the unfinished theater and opened it at the beginning of 2002. 2929 Entertainment, the owner of Magnolia Pictures, purchased and required Landmark in 2003, and transferred the Magnolia back to the chain. The theater still uses the Magnolia Pictures branding as a Landmark property, and received an extensive renovation in 2012.
 * River Oaks Theatre in the Neartown neighborhood of Houston. Built in 1939 for the River Oaks Shopping Center, the River Oaks is one of the oldest shopping center-based theaters in the world. It was one of the last major cinemas built by the Interstate Theatres chain, and its single-screen auditorium was later triplexed to create three screens. It became one of Landmark's first two theaters outside California in 1976. The city of Houston named the theater a landmark in 2006 after plans for potential demolition were countered by a local preservationist effort.

Washington

 * Crest Cinema Center in the northern Seattle suburb of Shoreline. Originally opened as a single-screen theater in 1949, it was purchased by Seven Gables Theatre in 1979. The purchase was followed by major renovations, which split the auditorium into three screens, converted a neighboring storefront into a fourth screen, and added the capability to show 70 mm film, after which the theater was renamed the Crest 70. As with the other Seven Gables theaters, it was acquired by Landmark in 1989, after which the Crest became a discount cinema. As of June 2017, it has become the only Landmark theater operating in Seattle, a sharp decline from the seven that Landmark was running in 2012.

Wisconsin

 * Downer Theatre in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Milwaukee. The oldest operating movie theater in Milwaukee, it first opened with a single auditorium on December 3, 1915 and was considered a model for the "modern neighborhood movie house". Originally built by the local Saxe Brothers chain, the ownership of the Downer changed hands several times in the following decades, sometimes running independently and sometimes owned by chains like Fox Theatres and Warner Brothers. Landmark acquired and quickly began renovating the Downer in 1989, and it reopened as a twin-screen theater in May 1990, with much of its original design restored.
 * Oriental Theatre in the Historic Water Tower neighborhood of Milwaukee. The Oriental is an ornate movie palace with an East Indian theme, considered to be the only movie theater in America with that type of inspiration. It was considered the "crown jewel" of the local Saxe Brothers chain, which opened the theater on July 2, 1927. The Oriental closed in 1972, but the building's owners searched for a new operator and it thereby became one of Landmark's first two theaters outside California in 1976. Two theaters were split from the area underneath the balcony, in a major remodel in 1988 which strove to preserve the character of the theater as much as possible. The theater has the largest Kimball pipe organ in the United States, which previously belonged to the Warner Grand Theatre.

Former locations

 * Aptos Cinemas in Aptos, California. Formerly known as the Aptos Twin Cinema, the theater opened April 9, 1970 as part of the Rancho del Mar Shopping Center. Originally a United Artists theater, Aptos Cinemas was purchased by Culver Theatres in 1998, and again by the local Nickelodeon Theatres chain in 2006. Landmark purchased the Nickelodeon chain in December 2015, and after the lease was not renewed by the shopping center management, the Aptos Cinemas closed on January 26, 2016. At the time of closure, the theater had 2 screens seating a total of 332.
 * Centrum Theatre in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Originally built in 1919, it was known as the Heights Theatre, then the Heights Art Theatre, and later the Coventry Cinema. The Coventry closed in 1985, and was abandoned for a few years before a major remodeling split the theater's single auditorium into three in 1992. Landmark purchased the theater, now renamed the Centrum, the following year, and operated it until it was sold to the regional Madstone Theaters chain in 1999. Madstone closed the theater in 2003, and the building is now home to a nightclub.
 * Dobie Theatre in Austin, Texas, largely serving students at the nearby University of Texas. Located in the Dobie Mall, on the second floor of the Dobie Center, the four-screen theater opened in the late 1980s. Landmark operated the Dobie from 1999 until closing it in 2010, after the chain failed to renew its lease for unknown reasons. As of 2014, the mall's owners were looking for an operator to reopen the theater.
 * Egyptian Theatre in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Originally built as a Masonic temple in 1915, it was converted into a single-screen theater in 1980. The design of the theater was themed after Egyptian architecture, after the Moore Egyptian Theatre, which was previously run by the same independent operators. Landmark operated the theater from 1989 to 2013, when they closed the theater. Seattle Central College, the current owner of the building, began leasing it to the Seattle International Film Festival in 2014. The Egyptian had previously been a frequent venue for the festival during the Landmark years.
 * Fox Venice Theater in Venice, California. Opened in 1951 as part of the Fox West Coast Theatres chain, the theater became part of the local Cumberland Mountain Theaters organization in 1973, and then joined the Landmark chain in 1979. The Fox Venice remained popular until the discovery of asbestos forced it to close in 1987, and the building was stripped and converted into a flea market.
 * Greenway Theatre in the Greenway Plaza business district of Houston, Texas.
 * Guild 45th Theatre in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The Guild 45th opened in 1919, originally known as the Paramount Theatre until a live theater of the same name opened in Seattle in 1928. Seven Gables added a second screen to the theater shortly after acquiring it in 1983. Landmark purchased the local Seven Gables chain in 1989. Like the Seven Gables, the Guild 45th closed indefinitely without warning in June 2017, while the Crest Cinema Center in Shoreline remained open. Landmark promised that future details about "renovation plans for each location", but as of January 2018 no plans have been filed with the city and no renovation work has been done. Locals and former employees have said that the theaters will likely never reopen.
 * Harvard Exit Theatre in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The theater's building was built in 1925 as a meeting house for the Woman's Century Club, and was converted into a movie theater in 1968. It became a Landmark property in 1979, and a former ballroom on the second floor was converted into another screen in the 1980s. It frequently served as a venue for the Seattle International Film Festival. The Harvard Exit was operated and partially-owned by the chain until its closure on January 8, 2015. The building was then converted into an office and restaurant development.
 * La Jolla Village Theatres in La Jolla, California, largely serving students at the nearby University of California, San Diego. Built in 1979 in the Shops at La Jolla Village shopping center, the four-screen theater was acquired by Landmark in 1997. It closed on June 14, 2015, and the building was demolished to build a Nordstrom Rack retail outlet.
 * Maple Art Theatre in the northwestern Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Maple 1-2-3 was opened by the local Suburban Detroit Theaters chain in 1977, and was bought by AMC in 1992. Landmark acquired the Maple Art Theatre in 1998, and operated the three-screen theater until the lease ran out in 2012. It is now being run by independent operators, who gave it a major renovation within their first year.
 * Metro Cinemas
 * Neptune Theatre
 * Olde Town Stadium 14 in the Olde Town neighborhood of Arvada, Colorado. A fourteen-screen multiplex in the northwestern suburbs of Denver, it was originally opened by Mann Theatres in 1996. It was part of the local Colorado Cinemas chain until it was acquired by Kerasotes Theatres in 2007, which sold almost all of its theaters to AMC in 2010. Within months, the United States Department of Justice ruled that several AMC theaters, including the Olde Town Stadium 14, must be sold off according to antitrust law, allowing Landmark to acquire the theater. Landmark closed it on April 2, 2017, and it was reopened and is now operated by Harkins Theatres.
 * Rialto Theatre in South Pasadena, California. The Rialto first opened in 1925, as both a live theater and a cinema, although live performances ended after a backstage fire in the late 1930s. It became the fourth original Parallax theater in 1976, before the chain became Landmark. The following year, the theater was narrowly saved from demolition, and the year after that it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Landmark planned to split the theater's single auditorium into multiple screens in 1998, but this plan was canceled after outrage from local moviegoers. The Rialto closed in 2007, and the building has been condemned since 2010. Izek Shomof purchased the derelict building in 2015 and plans to reopen it as an independent theater.
 * Seven Gables Cinema in the University District of Seattle, Washington. The theater, which became namesake of a local chain, opened in 1976 in a former American Foreign Legion dance hall, which was built in 1925. Landmark purchased the Seven Gables chain in 1989. Like the Guild 45th, the Seven Gables closed indefinitely without warning in June 2017, while the Crest Cinema Center in Shoreline remained open. Landmark promised that future details about "renovation plans for each location", but as of January 2018 no plans have been filed with the city and no renovation work has been done. Locals and former employees have said that the theaters will likely never reopen.
 * Sherman Theatre in Sherman Oaks, California. One of the original four locations in the Parallax chain before it became Landmark, the Sherman was a single-screen theater which had first opened in 1949. Parallax began operating the theater in 1974 and Landmark closed it in the early 1980s. The building was demolished in 1984 and its former site is now the location of a strip mall.
 * Varsity Theatre