Cinerama Dome to Reopen Early 2028 Via Sony, Alamo Drafthouse
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Sony Pictures Entertainment plans to restore and reopen the iconic Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles, with renovations starting next month and reopening expected in early 2028, operated by Sony-owned Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
- The restoration will preserve the Dome's distinctive aesthetic and immersive large-format curved-screen experience, but will not include Alamo Drafthouse’s typical dine-in service.
- Sony will also take over operations of the adjacent former ArcLight Theater Hollywood, a 14-screen venue with 35mm and 70mm projection, also to be run by Alamo Drafthouse.
- The Cinerama Dome, a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, closed during the COVID pandemic after its owner Pacific Theatres filed for bankruptcy in 2021, sparking public campaigns to revive the theater.
- Sony executives expressed strong commitment to preserving the Dome’s historic legacy and revitalizing it as a premier cultural and moviegoing destination in Los Angeles.
