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CenturyJJ35 commented about Mercer Mall Cinema on Jun 23, 2008 at 9:38 pm

Mercer Mall Cinema I II III, opened in late 1975. Originally seating C 1- 543, C 2- 386, C 3- 336. It received a long overdue expansion and upgrade in 1988. At that time four new theatres were built on the north side ranging in size from 144 to 270 seats. The original theatres had new seats and screens with movable masking installed during this build, along with new speakers and Dolby CP 55 processors. During the next few years the larger theatres were equipped so they could play films with DTS, SRD, SDDS digital soundtracks. In the mid to late nineties Mercer Mall received its second and last expansion. Three new theatres were built on the south side of the building, ranging in size from 120 to 218 with large screens. All theatres were capable of all three digital sound formats by this time… Dolby CP 45 processors in 8 of 10 theatres. Projectors were Cinemacanica V-5 w/consoles and Christie AW3 platters in all theatres. Mercer Mall Cinema 10 closed in the fall of 2000 due in large part to the fact that it was a “flat” theatre… Stadium seating was all the rage, and with a brand new 24 screen with stadium seating within a few miles, and another new 12 screen with stadium seating a couple of miles past that… Mercer became a ghost town in short order. General Cinema itself was soon out of business… bought out by AMC.