Cinepolis Succasunna

21 Sunset Strip,
Succasunna, NJ 07876

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raymondstewart
raymondstewart on November 7, 2005 at 8:52 pm

Where is Loew’s/AMC building at? I thought it might have been by Target but the Dick’s sign went up there…

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on November 7, 2005 at 7:39 pm

It’s still chugging along despite the merger, and will open next spring or late summer, I guess.

John Fink
John Fink on November 7, 2005 at 7:35 pm

I’ve been turned away from shows there- it’s a mix of location (on a busy highway), the fact theres places to shop and eat in the area, it’s an area insitution (its been there for what, like 30 years now) and movie goers from the area who formerly went to the AMC theaters at Rockaway now have their choice between Cinema 10, Cinema 12 or Mansfield – reducing the screen count to 6, and the Rockaway theaters were extremly popular, Cinema 10 is the next best choice.

By the way, is construction comming along on the Loews/AMC Rockaway or has the project been shelved due to the merger and the current state of the exhibition industry?

John Fink
John Fink on November 7, 2005 at 7:35 pm

I’ve been turned away from shows there- it’s a mix of location (on a busy highway), the fact theres places to shop and eat in the area, it’s an area insitution (its been there for what, like 30 years now) and movie goers from the area who formerly went to the AMC theaters at Rockaway now have their choice between Cinema 10, Cinema 12 or Mansfield – reducing the screen count to 6, and the Rockaway theaters were extremly popular, Cinema 10 is the next best choice.

By the way, is construction comming along on the Loews/AMC Rockaway or has the project been shelved due to the merger and the current state of the exhibition industry?

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on November 7, 2005 at 7:23 pm

Why is cinema 10 so successfull?

John Fink
John Fink on November 7, 2005 at 11:01 am

My point is generally an IMAX theater has to be in a metropolitan area- I’m assuming most people reading a message board dealing with a theater in North West NJ wouldn’t make the connection that Manchester, CT is 12 miles east of Hartford, so to quickly prove my point about IMAX theaters either being in large shoping centers or near/in cities its easier to say its in Hartford region. It seems like that status allows it more new toys to play with as well (they are showing Chicken Little in Disney Digital 3-D). My general point is although Cinema 10 is successful, Clearview most likely would not invest in all these extras because after everyone in Morris County has seen the new IMAX movie theres no one left. Manchester, for example has multiple colleges near it, it had the distinction of being the closest cinema to UCONN (open all year long) until this summer, as well as the city of Hartford. Succasunna just doesn’t have that population to get them in the way that those other IMAX sites do.

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on November 7, 2005 at 9:01 am

So, when do the two new screens open? I know it’s in mid-November, just in time for the new Harry Potter. Is it still delayed by weather problems? In other news, parking is allowed only near Kohls and not near the theatre as they are hard at work on those two new screens at the Succasunna “8”.

shoeshoe14
shoeshoe14 on November 7, 2005 at 3:15 am

Ahem. Since I live in CT, Buckland Hills is east of Hartford in Manchester.

John Fink
John Fink on November 6, 2005 at 10:23 pm

I had remembered reading that the two new theaters would in total add 500 seats to the capacity – I’m guessing those will be large screened houses – no where though have I read that they will have stadium seating which is odd considering these are new constructions. I have my doubts about Clearview Cinemas building an IMAX theater, they are a small chain, they’ve only opened, I think two new theaters, although they have renovated all of them. Next I hope they get to Cinema 12 (the seating is 10 years old and the sound still creeps in from other theaters). Cinema 10 is constantly packed (more so now until AMC/Loews hits Rockaway) but I doubt an IMAX theater would work in that market (they ussually are in more urban markets in multiplexes – note Buckland Hills in Hartford, CT, Channelside Cinemas 9 in Clearwater, FL, City Center 15 in White Plains, NY and several others). Roxbury/Succasunna wouldn’t have the audience to suport that type of content on a week by week basis. Even if they were to convert a screen to show IMAX films (like Buckland Hills and City Center did), even if it were #5, the idea would not be accepted due to the lack of stadium seating and space needed for a giant screen. Currently the Mansfield Clearview is the multiplex (not single screen convert with balcony seating) only one in their chain with stadium seating (if you could even call it that).

shoeshoe14
shoeshoe14 on October 31, 2005 at 5:43 am

As long as it’s not in Roxbury.

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on October 30, 2005 at 7:10 pm

Just read on the board for Roxbury on NJ.com that Clearview is building some kind of IMAX Theatre. This is just a rumor, so a multiplex that size couldn’t allow a giant screen theatre, doesn’t it?

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on October 29, 2005 at 6:09 pm

Sorry for the comments….

ggates
ggates on October 28, 2005 at 5:19 pm

He must be reading CinemaTour alot. The thread was beginning to remind me of their members.

shoeshoe14
shoeshoe14 on October 28, 2005 at 5:02 pm

No offense again, Justin, but you keep asking questions that only people would know if they would just call up the venue!!!

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on October 28, 2005 at 8:49 am

Today is the day that the Succasunna theatre is finally open after nearly a month of renovations…any new updates on the theatre that I should know? I’m going to the Mansfield to see “Saw II”.

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on October 26, 2005 at 9:05 am

this just in…the theatre will be open but the two new screens i guess won’t be open..when will the two new screens open? Saw ii will be playing there.

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on October 24, 2005 at 8:54 pm

just checked the listings for succasunna..no saw ii yet..but harry potter will be playing there!!! yippee!!!

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on October 24, 2005 at 5:33 pm

Only 4 days left till the grand re-opening of the Succasunna theatre…can’t wait to see “Saw II” there! Still checking the website, and it’s still on track for this weekend unless the heavy rain and wind make the theatre go poof!

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on October 18, 2005 at 8:13 pm

Saw the theatre right across from Shop-Rite, and boy, they are busy doing work on it; they even boarded up the theatre to disguise its identity.

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on October 16, 2005 at 8:32 am

So when will the theatre be reopened? I guess maybe next month.

bob2682
bob2682 on October 16, 2005 at 2:29 am

From what I hear, the opening will be delayed because of both weather and normal construction delays. The total project completion will most likely be delayed as well.

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on October 9, 2005 at 9:21 am

With the heavy rain that came yesterday, any news that the reopening of the Cinema 10 might be delayed? I guess not.

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on September 29, 2005 at 8:57 am

In the papers, the theatre is listed as “closed for renovations”, which is good news for the old cinema.

shoeshoe14
shoeshoe14 on September 24, 2005 at 1:32 pm

Justin, that post was irrelevant. The world here doesn’t need to hear about your trials and tribulations about what’s playing where and when. Not to sound harsh, but you get the point.