Regal Cinemas to close Meridian 16 theater in Seattle

Shawn Garrett
·2 min read

In another hit to business in downtown Seattle, Regal Cinemas has announced plans to close the Meridian 16 theaters, according to CNN.

The theaters, on 7th Avenue and above the recently re-opened Gameworks, opened in the mid-1990s.

According to CNN, Meridian 16 is one of 39 theaters that are scheduled to be shuttered across the United States.

Cineworld, Regal Cinemas’ parent company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September and is expected to reject leases at the 39 locations beginning on Feb. 15, which would save the company $22 million a year.

The closure would also join the recent closure of Niketown in downtown Seattle, as the company moves the signature store to Bellevue Square.

Regal Cinemas is the second largest theater chain in the United States, behind AMC Theaters.

These are the locations Regal Cinemas plans to close:

  • Tikahtnu Stadium 16 in Anchorage, Alaska

  • Metro Point in Costa Mesa, California

  • Berkeley 7 in Berkeley, California

  • Parkway Plaza Stadium 18 and Imax in El Cajon, California

  • Escondido Stadium 16 and Imax in Escondido, California

  • Hemet Cinema 12 in Hemet, California

  • Sherman Oaks Galleria 16 in Los Angeles, California

  • Yorba Linda and Imax in Yorba Linda, California

  • Meadows Stadium 12 in Littleton, Colorado

  • SouthGlenn Stadium 14 in Centennial, Colorado

  • Shadowood 16 in Boca Raton, Florida

  • South Beach Stadium 18 and Imax in Miami, Florida

  • Keauhou Stadium 7 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

  • Bolingbrook Stadium 12 in Bolingbrook, Illinois

  • Round Lake Beach Stadium 18 in Round Lake Beach, Illinois

  • Fenway Stadium 13 and RPX in Boston, Massachusetts

  • Bowie Stadium 14 in Bowie, Maryland

  • Rockville Center Stadium 13 in Rockville, Maryland

  • Brunswick 10 in Brunswick, Maine

  • Beaver Creek Stadium 12 in Apex, North Carolina

  • Omaha Stadium 16 in Omaha, Nebraska

  • Concord 10 in Concord, New Hampshire

  • Hamilton Commons Stadium 14 in Landing, New Jersey

  • Pohatcong Stadium 12 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey

  • Santa Fe Stadium 14 in Santa Fe, New Mexico

  • Village Square Stadium 18 in Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Elmwood Center 16 in Buffalo, New York

  • Ithaca Mall Stadium 14 in Ithaca, New York

  • Cortlandt Town Center in Mohegan Lake, New York

  • Union Square Stadium 14 in New York, New York

  • Greece Ridge Stadium 12 in Rochester, New York

  • Transit Center Stadium 18 and Imax in Williamsville, New York

  • Montrose Movies Stadium 12 in Akron, Ohio

  • Barn Plaza Stadium 14 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania

  • Oaks Stadium 24 in Oaks, Pennsylvania

  • Greenbrier Stadium 13 in Chesapeake, Virginia

  • Stonefield Stadium 14 and Imax in Charlottesville, Virginia

  • Meridian 16 in Seattle, Washington

  • Gallery Place Stadium 14 in Washington, DC