CMX CinéBistro has closed its ten screen theater at Halcyon (5180 Town Center Boulevard) in Alpharetta. The theater spanned nearly 38,000 square feet and helped anchor the mixed-use development.
The theater reportedly closed abruptly Sunday but while it has been marked permanently closed on Google and removed from the CMX website, Fandango (via Google) was still showing listings through February 26, but fortunately would not allow payment to be processed.
When it opened on September 27, 2019, it was the third in metro Atlanta for the "dinner & a movie" theater operator, joining locations in TOWN Brookhaven and Peachtree Corners Town Center.
Cinemex Holdings USA, Inc., the parent company of CMX, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this past July, its second such filing in the past five years. Cinemex Holdings USA is the U.S. division of Mexico City-based Cinemex, one of the largest cinema operators in Latin America.
Each of the location's ten theaters features curved high-gain screens with Christie Digital 2K projectors, RealD 3D and a digital 7.1 sound system. The theater also featured a full restaurant and bar along with its CMX Stone lobby sportsbar.
The Halcyon CMX had a not-so-stellar 3.2 star rating on Google with more than 1,000 reviews and many recent comments mentioning recurring issues like poor food quality, cleanliness issues, and disappointing service. In total, six of the theater's ten most recent reviews were one star, with two others awarding two stars.
The TOWN Brookhaven location, the group's first in the market, opened September 23, 2011. At the onset of the pandemic, it closed temporarily in March 2020, and after CMX filed for bankruptcy the following month, it closed permanently in September 2020.
The Peachtree Corners location opened on March 8, 2019, and closed this past December.
(LOOK Dine-In Cinemas opened in place of the former TOWN Brookhaven CinéBistro November 4, 2022, but while still open, its 31,710 square foot space is actively being marketed for lease.)
The Peachtree Corners location opened on March 8, 2019 and closed this past December.
The closure of CMX CinéBistro's Peachtree Corners location follows the January 2025 closure of Regal Cinemas Hollywood 24 in Chamblee.
The Atlanta area has lost several other theaters in recent years including Regal Town Center Stadium 16 in Kennesaw, which closed September 27, 2020, Regal Stadium 22 in Austell, which closed June 6, 2023 (it's becoming a new Rural King), and AMC Fork & Screen, which closed July 14, 2021 after 45 years in business and remains vacant.
Are you surprised to see CMX CinéBistro close in Halcyon? Where do you typically see movies? What could theater operators do to make you return to theaters more frequently?
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RIP Stonecrest Mall 16 (2002-2020)
ReplyDeleteRIP stonecrest mall (2002-2003) ... This is it bbq (2002-2002 1/2 DOA)
DeleteI can’t remember the last time I was in a movie theater. it’s probably over 15 years ago.
ReplyDeleteShocked it lasted as long as it did. When it first opened it was wonderful- great service, great food. But it quickly went downhill fast with manager changes and staff shortages. It was always dirty and food was gross. A shame because it’s a great location. Maybe Studio Movie Grill can come take over!
ReplyDeleteI am not surprised. It was terrible the last time we were in there. Ncg took over Peachtree corners and with the real estate being what it is I expect someone to take this one over. It would be nice if it was NCG or Movie Tavern or SMG.
ReplyDeleteI heard that they did not renew their liquor license for 26 and couldn't even sell any alcohol.
Just something else the Trump virus destroyed, movies. The last good movies I saw came out right before the Trump virus shut down the country
ReplyDeleteSeek help, militant Non-Binary Xir. Your schtick has grown really tiresome.
DeleteFind a hobby away from the rest of us.
Yes you 💩 (dems) know how to run our country to ruin don’t you!
DeleteOh you, silly s!
DeleteDid you include your mind that has been destroyed also?
DeleteNot surprised. Horrible service from day one
DeleteWe are losing movie theaters we are losing culture and people going outside it is sad now
ReplyDeleteI loved the Peachtree Corners location. The park, restaurants and shopping. It was the perfect area. My kids do not like to anywhere else. It’s going to Miss.
ReplyDeleteGood riddance. I went to see the Reagan movie there a couple of years ago and got kicked out for smoking a cigarette during the movie. There was no one else in the theater so I wasn’t bothering anyone. Not only did they kick me out but the employees were extremely rude. No one told me before I walked in I couldn’t smoke even if I was the only one in the theater
ReplyDeleteThis. Is insane… it’s not the 80s anymore you cannot smoke cigarettes inside ANYWHERE
DeleteYou Sir, are an idiot or uneducated or both.
DeleteDeserved. Why on earth would you smoke inside, let alone a movie theater other people use
DeleteThat’s odd because I went in and was the only one in the theater so I took off all my clothes and relaxed and watched the movie in the nude. No one even seemed to notice. It was great! And so comfortable.
DeleteNobody noticed because they dont make a telephoto lens that can zoom in that close to be able to see anything. Perhaps you should try that in a lab setting where they have microscopes.
DeleteZero surprise. Adults only for evening movies so they miss out on any event releases, the food was overpriced and meh at best. Never had more that 10 people any time I was there. Nobody at the bar.
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