Hollywood Palms Cinema

This eight-screen theater was opened on June 19, 1992 for the Cineplex Odeon chain at the Westridge Court shopping center in Naperville, located at the intersection of Route 59 and Aurora Avenue. Following the bankruptcy of Loews Cineplex in 2001, the chain closed a number of theaters in the Chicagoland area, including the Westridge Court.

A year after it was closed, the multiplex was reopened by the Nova Cinemas chain, and renamed the Nova 8 Cinemas. It continued to show first-run films until closing for renovation in early-2009.

It became the sister theater to the Hollywood Boulevard Cinema in Woodridge (the former Woodgrove Festival Cinema), the Hollywood Palms Cinema opened September 24, 2009. Opened six years after the Hollywood Boulevard, both movie houses were operated by Ted Bulthaup as cinema and dining/drinking venues. Patrons sit at tables in high back leather chairs and are waited on by servers during the film. Each of the Palms' seven auditoriums has a different theme (for example; Chinese, Mayan, Egyptian and even Wizard of Oz!). Like its sister theatre, the Palms will also screen classic films in addition to first-run features, and host film festivals and guest appearances by Hollywood stars.

Recent comments (view all 13 comments)

CinemarkFan on September 13, 2007 at 8:26 pm

It’s still open. Tomorrow they’re opening “Dragon Wars”, while they still have “3:10 to Yuma” & “Halloween” to name a few.

Paul Fortini on January 23, 2009 at 7:02 pm

It should now be listed as “closed/renovating”. Per Nova’s website, it will re-open as a Hollywood Boulevard.

CatherineDiMartino on March 31, 2009 at 3:48 pm

Sounds great. I’ll have to try it once they re-open.

Paul Fortini on June 20, 2012 at 4:25 am

If it opened in 1992, did it have the famous Cineplex-Odeon designs, such as the zig-zags?

rivest266 on June 24, 2012 at 10:18 am

I uploaded the grand opening ad from June 19th, 1992 in the photo section for this theatre.

Donnacha on January 28, 2016 at 4:07 pm

Ted Bulthaup is no longer the owner of Hollywood Palms or Hollywood Boulevard; they are now owned and operated by separate companies, but both have kept the names, the dine-in theater model and the affinity for celebrating Classic Hollywood.

jimmyu on June 19, 2022 at 7:39 pm

Unfortunately, this theater hasn’t had any events in several years. COVID played a part, however, they didn’t have any events for a year or so before it. It seems like they’re focused on showing current movies now.

jimmyu on July 5, 2025 at 7:33 pm

This theater is no longer affiliated with the Hollywood Boulevard Theater in Woodridge. It’s now owned by the Star Cinema Grill Company.

ridethectrain on July 21, 2025 at 9:26 pm

Please update website, it’s not operated by Star Cinema Grill, the website link is https://www.hollywoodpalmscinema.com/movie-theater/hollywoodpalms

The site is not connected to star cinema grill site

ridethectrain on July 21, 2025 at 10:05 pm

Please update,theatre opened on June 19, 1992 and this theatre has 8 screens, theatre 8 is for private functions only, pictures of all the houses are on their website

Total capacity: 741

Theatre 1 177

Theatre 2 and 6 59

Theatre 3 89

Theatre 4 120

Theatre 5 91

Theatre 7 126

Theatre 8 (Board Room, Private Funtions only) 20