A rendering of the new Staten Island Alamo Drafthouse. | Source: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Great news, cinephiles: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has announced seven new locations and its expansion into three new markets: Chicago, St. Louis, and Birmingham, Alabama. 

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These new cinema eateries will join 40 others in the Alamo Drafthouse chain, and will all include laser projection, immersive surround sound, recliners in all auditoriums, and separate full-service bars featuring craft cocktails, local craft beers, and more.

Another rendering of the Staten Island Alamo Drafthouse | Source: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

The seven new openings will be located in the following cities:

  • Staten Island, New York: This will be a nine-screen theater with a theme of kung fu. It will feature The Flying Guillotine bar, a collaboration with Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA. It’s expected to open this spring.
  • Chicago: Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville is set to be the chain’s first theater in Chicago. Expected to open this fall, the six-screen theater will be located in the historic Wrigleyville neighborhood, directly across the street from the Wrigley Field in the Addison and Clark development. 
  • Arlington, Virginia: This nine-screen theater will be located in the Crystal City neighborhood of National Landing and is expected to open this fall.
  • St. Louis: Alamo Drafthouse’s first theater in St. Louis will be a 10-screen theater in collaboration with franchise partner St. Louis Alamo Movie. It’s expected to open this fall at the City Foundry STL development in Midtown.
  • Glendale, Colorado: With all three of the company’s other Denver-area theaters now reopened, Alamo Drafthouse is announcing a new, nine-screen theater in the Glendale Entertainment District in collaboration with franchise partner Alamo GlenCo Theater. It’s expected to open near the end of next year.
  • Grand Prairie, Texas: Alamo Drafthouse Grand Prairie joins the chain’s six other Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex theaters. The 10-screen theater is opening in collaboration with franchise partner Alamo Grand Prairie Bardin near the end of 2024.
  • Birmingham, Alabama: The chain’s first theater in Birmingham is a nine-screen theater that broke ground on Feb. 3 at the historic Powell Avenue Steam Plant in the city’s Parkside District. It is expected to open by spring 2024.

For more information on the new Alamo Drafthouse locations, visit drafthouse.com.

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Khue Nguyen

Khue Nguyen

Khue (Ken) Nguyen is an Editorial Intern at the Toy Insider, the Toy Book and the Pop Insider, where he helps cover the latest news in toys and pop culture. He’s also a part-time editor for a local newspaper in Columbia, Missouri. As a self-proclaimed Asian foodie, Ken enjoys roaming the downtown area of Columbia looking for a steaming bowl of noodle soup or a sizzling plate of stir fry whenever he’s not working.

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