Apple Cinemas
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Movie theater |
| Founded | 2010 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 14 |
Area served | United States (locations in California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island) |
| Website | www |
Apple Cinemas is an American movie theater chain based in Walpole, Massachusetts. The chain initially operated in the Northeastern United States and has 14 locations.
History
[edit]Apple Cinemas was founded in 2010 and named for Apple Valley Mall in Smithfield, Rhode Island, where the first location was planned but never opened.[1] Its first theatre opened in 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and eventually expanded to Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island, with a Pennsylvania location in Philadelphia planned.[2][3]
In July 2025, the chain opened its first location outside of the Northeastern United States in San Francisco, California, taking over the 14-screen theatre at the 1000 Van Ness building formerly operated by AMC Theatres and CGV Cinemas.[4][5] In August 2025, shortly after the location opened and its announcement of future Bay Area locations, Apple Inc. filed a lawsuit against the chain, claiming its name caused customer confusion and it was leveraging it to secure favorable leasing deals.[1][6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Rossignol, Joe (August 2, 2025). "Apple Sues Movie Theater Chain With Similar 'Apple Cinemas' Name". MacRumors. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Atom Tickets – Buy Movie Tickets, Invite Friends, Skip Lines". www.atomtickets.com. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Grab your popcorn! South Philly's Riverview movie theater set to reopen". NBC10 Philadelphia. October 18, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ↑ Johnson, G. Allen. "San Francisco's newest movie theater is opening this week. Here's how to get tickets". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 21, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ↑ Bartlett, Amanda (July 13, 2025). "One of San Francisco's largest movie theaters is back from the dead". SFGATE. Archived from the original on July 21, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ↑ Cho, Winston (August 4, 2025). "Apple Sues Movie Theater Chain With Same Name As Exhibitor Plans Expansion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
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