Lighthouse Cinema
525 Lighthouse Avenue,
Pacific Grove,
CA
93950
525 Lighthouse Avenue,
Pacific Grove,
CA
93950
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Metropolitan Theatres
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Styles: Colonial Revival
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
831.643.1333
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The Lighthouse Cinema was opened in December 1986. It was closed on March 19, 2023. It reopened in May 2023. A new owner took over in August 2025 with a promise of upgrades and a reopening.
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I saw a few movies here when I was stationed at DLI in the late 90’s. I saw Boogie Nights and The Big Lebowski here. At that time, there wen’t any really good theaters in Monterey, just this one, the State on Alvarado, and the one at the mall. For big time movies like Star Wars Episode I, I drove to Santa Clara to see it in a good theater with stadium seating.
The theater closed March 19, 2023:
Pacific Grove, CA: Lighthouse Cinemas Closed [Mar 22, 2023]
This theatre in Pacific Grove near Monterey CA is owned by long time Enea Properties a movie theatre real estate company. Let’s hope they can get someone in to do some remodel work and re open the place. Needs to show art type movies not the same things as in Monterey. Bring in the films that don’t play in the area or classics from time to time. Maybe Drafthouse or CineLux may be interested? The Syufy’s under West Wind can take It over like they did in Santa Cruz CA. Bring in food and drinks. A great tourist town that now has no cinema. The Enea family can get back into showing movies like their parents did. I tried calling the company with some ideas and they don’t return calls.
yeah, nothing like having some outsider telling them how to run their business.
Perhaps the lack of a return call was your answer?
Reopened as of May 2023 under independent ownership.
Passed by it today (9/3/23) advertising “Barbie”, “Oppenheimer”, “Equalizer 3” and “Golda” on the marquee.
It appears to have closed this week, with a new owner that hopes to reopen it later this month after upgrades are performed:
Pacific Grove, CA: Lighthouse Cinemas Sold, Upgrades Planned [Aug 8, 2025]
We saw Superman here this summer. It could have used a little updating, but I really enjoyed the vibe of it nonetheless. It was quaint, downtown PG is so beautiful, and coming out of the movie to the nice, cool breeze and seagulls on the building making noise was an experience in and of itself.
A local dentist purchased with renovations taking place as mentioned above. I believe they just had the grand reopening. We’re in PG every summer as it is one of our favorite places, so we will be back to see the upgrades in 2026 :)