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Cinerama Dome, iconic Hollywood theater shuttered by COVID pandemic, will reopen

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles, on the newest of 2 developments

The Cinerama Dome, a landmark Hollywood theater shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic, will be restored and reopen in early 2028.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Sony Pictures Mulls Deal for Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome, With Alamo Drafthouse Possibly Operating

    Headline from Variety ·

  2. Newest

    Cinerama Dome, iconic Hollywood theater shuttered by COVID pandemic, will reopen

    Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles ·

Reports & sources

26 articles, oldest first.

  1. Deadline

    Sony Pictures Looking To Bring Cinerama Dome & Hollywood Arclight Back To Life – The Dish (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    EXCLUSIVE: There’s some serious buzz in town that Sony is about to resuscitate the Cinerama Dome and Hollywood Arclight multiplex which has been shuttered since Covid 2020. The Culver City lot is currently in talks, we hear, with the Robertson Property Group on lease to reopen the historical cinema …

  2. The Hollywood Reporter

    Sony Eyes Revival of Cinerama Dome and ArcLight Hollywood (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The venues have been shuttered since 2020, with their zombie status becoming a subject of curiosity and dissent in recent years

  3. Variety

    Sony Pictures Mulls Deal for Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome, With Alamo Drafthouse Possibly Operating (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Sony Pictures is in early talks to lease and operate the legendary Cinerama Dome theater in Hollywood, Variety has confirmed. Sony has been actively moving into the exhibition business in the past few years, acquiring the Alamo Drafthouse chain in 2024 for its Sony Pictures Experiences arm and inves…

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    Hollywood's beloved Cinerama Dome, shuttered for over six years, will reopen (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Most every memorable movie boasts a thrilling plot twist or an outsized occurrence that prompts an audible ripple of gasps from audience members. Such a made-for-the-movies moment arrived for the Cinerama Dome , that unmistakable, much-obsessed-over, long-shuttered Hollywood cinema, on July 22.

  5. KTLA Los Angeles

    Sony in talks to reopen Hollywood's iconic Cinerama Dome: Report (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    One of Hollywood's most iconic theaters, the Cinerama Dome at the former ArcLight Hollywood complex, could be making a comeback. Deadline reported Wednesday that sources told the entertainment news outlet that Sony Pictures Entertainment is in talks with the Robertson Property Group on a lease agree…

  6. The Brunswick News

    Sony and Alamo Drafthouse are reportedly in talks to take over Cinerama Dome (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    LOS ANGELES — The ongoing saga of the Cinerama Dome, among the most iconic movie theaters in Los Angeles, took another twist Tuesday. Reports surfaced that Sony and Alamo Drafthouse, the theater chain owned by the company, have been in…

  7. The Hollywood Reporter

    Cinerama Dome to Reopen in Early 2028 As Sony Deal Revives Iconic L.A. Theater (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    After extensive renovations, the Sony-owned Alamo Drafthouse will operate the location, along with the former ArcLight Cinema theater property next door.

  8. Variety

    The Cinerama Dome Lives! Iconic Hollywood Theater to Reopen Alongside New 14-Screen Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Viva la Cinerama Dome! Sony is officially reviving one of Hollywood’s most beloved and iconic movie theaters, which has been shuttered since 2020. Sony Pictures Entertainment, which began investing in exhibition with the purchase of Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas in 2024, announced plans to reopen and res…

  9. Deadline

    Sony To Reopen Cinerama Dome In 2028; Former Hollywood Arclight To Become Alamo Drafthouse (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Sony Pictures Entertainment made official this morning what we first told you about Tuesday: The Culver City lot is reopening Los Angeles Historical Cultural Monument the Cinerama Dome, while its subsidiary exhibition chain, Alamo Drafthouse, will reopen the former 14-screen Hollywood Arclight in th…

  10. Green Field Reporter

    Cinerama Dome, an iconic Hollywood theater shuttered by COVID pandemic, will reopen (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Cinerama Dome, a landmark Hollywood theater shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic, will be restored and reopen. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will operate the massive 86-foot-wide curved dome theater and an adjacent 14-theater complex.

  11. Foxla

    Cinerama Dome Hollywood reopening: Alamo Drafthouse, Sony to restore landmark theater (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Sony Pictures Entertainment and its subsidiary Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on Wednesday announced plans to carefully restore and reopen Hollywood 's historic Cinerama Dome by early 2028. Following a six-year shutdown that began during the COVID-19 pandemic , the deal saves the beloved Los Angeles landma…

  12. The Brunswick News

    Sony and Alamo Drafthouse announce plans to reopen the iconic Cinerama Dome (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    LOS ANGELES — Hollywood's storied Cinerama Dome will soon be open for business again. Following a six-year shutdown prompted by COVID-19, Sony Pictures Entertainment has stepped in to restore and reopen the historic Hollywood landmark. The dome, which will keep…

  13. KTLA Los Angeles

    Hollywood’s iconic Cinerama Dome gets reopening timeline (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    One of Hollywood’s most iconic theaters, the Cinerama Dome, is making a comeback. Sony Pictures Entertainment announced Wednesday that it will begin a two-year restoration and renovation project on the historic theater next month. “This is great news for Angelenos.

  14. Lamag

    Cinerama Dome To Reopen in 2028, Restored by Sony Pictures, Alamo Drafthouse (opens Lamag)

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    Lamag's feed description

    The Los Angeles historic cultural monument will retain its iconic branding and be restored to maintain its legacy for years to come

  15. RedState

  16. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Cinerama Dome, iconic Hollywood theater shuttered by COVID pandemic, will reopen (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    The Cinerama Dome, a landmark Hollywood theater shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic, will be restored and reopen in early 2028.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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