First it was Regency's Belk, now AMC?- Atlantic North could add theater

[tufsu1]

That's very weird considering that AMC Regency has recently talked about a possible 2.93 million dollar renovation. I wonder could it feasibly be room for both theaters? 

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=543956

AMC isn't going anywhere...they have already finished renovating half of the theaters and the other half are under construction.

Now what the renovation does do is drastically reduce the number of seats in each theater....because now they are all recliners!

If a new theater opens at Atlantic North, the real damage is done to Regal Theaters on Beach

[I-10east]

^^^I never said that AMC Regency was going anywhere, and I even put the link talking about the renovations. This 'potential replacement' rumor is over three months old...

[I-10east]

Well, I cannot for the life of me figure out why anyone would want to put a theater there

That theater was built in 1999, back when Regency was doing much better.

[spuwho]

We went to AMC Regency tonight to check out the new arrangements.

The seats are nice and the new screens & projection look great!

But sorry to say they have a much bigger issue than the venue.

Never in my life have I seen so much gun holstered security at a movie theater.  Guns in a reasonable quantity may give off a semblance of security, but in this case the exorbitant amount of visible sidearms by uniformed & non-uniformed Paul Blarts was just too much.

I even had an unmarked car follow me to my parking spot. At first I thought it was a parking spot surfer, but when I got to my car there were 5 spots available and he just sat right there watching me. I don't care if he was protecting me or thought he needed to protect others from me, if a locale needs that many staff with sidearms and I have to be followed to my car by a creeping patrol, then that venue has already lost the battle.

I won't be going back to AMC Regency.

Maybe this is what Sleiman is picking up on in scoping out a new movie theater at Atlantic North.

[urbanlibertarian]

Maybe it's time for Regency to become a church, school or casino.

[Dapperdan]

Sleiman owns a shopping center near me in Oakleaf and he is having Epic Theatres build  out there. Seems like he is in good with them.  He may be trying to expand their presence.

[thelakelander]

Update story:

By Karen Brune Mathis, Managing Editor

Atlantic North is closer to landing a movie theater, which would bring screens to the Atlantic and Kernan boulevards area.
Developer Toney Sleiman said Wednesday he envisions a 12-screen, 45,000-square-foot theater at the northwest intersection.

Pending a deal, he said it could open in 2017-18. "There's still a lot of negotiating," he said.

Full article: http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=546906

[Marle Brando]

Why in the world wouldn't he include a theater in the landing renovations! I don't agree at all with putting a theater at that already over busy intersection when amc regency is already nearby and newly renovated, and a regal further down at the beaches. A theatre downtown would be a boost to the landing and become more of a destination. I don't want to hear about the numbers not supporting one being built downtown..if you build it they will come. Thumbs down Tony for neglecting your prize possession downtown and further encouraging suburban sprawl.

[JPalmer]

I would say the sad thing about the landing is while it may be Sleiman's most visible property, it is clearly down the list of priorities compared to his more recent developments in the Atlantic/Kernan area.

[thelakelander]

What renovation? Nothing is happening at the Landing as long as the there's a lawsuit between Sleiman and the City involving it.

[southsider1015]

I, for one, am excited.  Not sure about the suburban sprawl comment.  Does commerical really add to sprawl?

[thelakelander]

The development and that entire side of town is the exact definition of sprawl.  However, whether there's a movie theater at this shopping center or not, isn't going to change that fact. So the character of the area should not matter concerning the feasibility of adding a movie theater at this location.

[tufsu1]

I, for one, am excited.  Not sure about the suburban sprawl comment.  Does commerical really add to sprawl?

why?  Is the movie theater at Regency (with 100% reserved recliner stadium seating) not good enough for you?

That said, seems to me a new theater at Atlantic/Kernan might hurt the Regal theater on Beach more than AMC.

[coredumped]

^^^^ 100% this. Regency amc has been completely remodeled and is really considered the best movie experience one could have. Really, what more does one want from a theater?
They've put substantial money in it, I'll be sticking with them.

[Tacachale]

I can't imagine there's really demand for a theater in that location. It's less than 5 miles from both Regal and AMC, meaning neither company would build there (and the AMC at Regency is going to be really hard to compete with). And it's not far enough from Tinseltown for Cinemark to want to get in on it. The only other major chain with a foothold in the metro area that I can think of is Epic, and they'd have a hard time competing with those larger theaters if they only have 12 screens.