AMC Wheaton Mall 9
11160 Veirs Mill Road,
Wheaton,
MD
20902
11160 Veirs Mill Road,
Wheaton,
MD
20902
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Operated by: AMC Theatres
Previously operated by: Loews Cineplex, P & G Theatres, Roth Theatres
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Wheaton Plaza 7, Wheaton Plaza 11, Montgomery Cinema & Drafthouse, Montgomery Royal Theatres
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
240.292.4420
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Located in the Wheaton Plaza Mall, now Westfield Wheaton. The Wheaton Plaza 7 was opened December 25, 1986 by Roth Theatres. In 1990, four more screens were added and it became the Wheaton Plaza 11. In August 2008 it became the Montgomery Cinema & Drafthouse, using six of the screens. This was a short lived venture and it became the Montgomery Royal Theatres, which closed in 2013.
On October 13, 2016 it reopened as the AMC Wheaton Mall 9.
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Recent comments (view all 23 comments)
The status and name should be open as Jack states above as the Montgomery Royal Theater. It is a six screener. The other five theaters are bordered up.
I attended a showing of the disappointing remake of “Death at a Funeral” in number six for about $9.75. The staff are very friendly as I was graciously greeted and thanked for coming! Now what theater actually thanks you for coming to their theater as you are exiting anymore? Presentation left much to be desired. The scratched up picture went off the screen but was loud with no noticeable surrounds despite the presence of speakers throughout. Being an independent theater, I decided to purchase food from the concession stand, which serves your typical movie fare snacks; nachos, popcorn, soda, etc. I got the nachos, which were individually prepared in a tray, not the usual 50c bagged ones you get at BowTie, Regal and AMC.
The place has not changed much since I recall this place opening up as a Roth venue boasting Kintek stereo sound back in ….‘87? I remember seeing “Batteries Not Included” and enjoying the surround effects of the little space ships zooming in front of and around you.
Given the Indian management (maybe ownership) perhaps Bollywood films will get booked here. There is a decent Asian indian populous in Montgomery County and this location would be a good draw for the latest Bollywood releases. Perhaps the concession fare will improve with Indian goodies such as samosas and lassis. While this place is not my first choice for seeing movies, I’ll definitely come back.
Saw HELLRAISER 2 at this venue on Fall Break in college in 1988
This venue should be updated to OPEN under Montgomery Royal Theaters name/management. Their website is the same .com. Looks like they lowered their adult evening prices since I was last there by $1.
Noticed that AMC is now trying their hand at making a go of this venue. Of the recent photos I have seen, it appears that AMC just made some cosmetic changes to the existing structure rather than building from the ground up.
This was opened by Showcase Theatres on Christmas Day, 1986. 1st listings posted.
The February 12th, 1988 listings show two separate cinema complexes in the same mall, Roth’s Wheaton Plaza 7 and the Cineplex Odeon Showcase Wheaton Plaza 4. Loews later took over the Roth’s location and merged them on December 7th, 1990 I think Roth’s opened its 7 screens on Christmas Day 1987.
The theater is no longer in the mall itself, it is a freestanding building in the same complex. I don’t know the history so I don’t know when the current building opened. It used to be in the mall itself. As mentioned there used to be 2 separate theaters in the mall itself, now it is 1 theater in a separate building. Anyone more familiar with the history?
Please update, theatre opened on December 25, 1987 as Roth’s Wheaton Plaza 7 (Grand Opening ad in photos section).
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 85
Theatre 2 92
Theatre 3 90
Theatre 4 58
Theatre 5 ????
Theatre 6 51
Theatre 7 70
Theatre 8 71
Theatre 9 76
Opened on December 25, 1987, not 1986.
Please add Loews Theatres to previous chains, it was taken over in 1989, I don’t know if they bought the Roth Theatres chain