Offering a newly designed menu and full bar with California tastes in mind - there’s a Super Food Bowl and elevated wine list - patrons can watch first-run blockbusters while dining and drinking at their seats. With the company founded 27 years ago, “I think we have all the details honed in now where we’re really ready to go,” said Studio Movie Grill chief executive Brian Schultz just before the theater at 128 N. Rows of futuristic-looking recliners - outfitted with cooling cup holders, blue lights and a red button to call a waiter- line the 10 auditoriums of the national dine-in theater chain’s location in the heart of the city’s art and entertainment district. 128 Artsakh Avenue, Glendale, CA.“I’m waiting to blast off,” a tech-focused film festival founder said during a tour of Studio Movie Grill’s downtown Glendale location grand opening on Thursday. Meanwhile, fellow premium movie experience operator IPic, with locations in Westwood and Pasadena, has been staving off potential bankruptcy.

The addition of Studio Movie Grill should directly compete with not only the Alamo Drafthouse but also the various AMC, Arclight, and Cinepolis theaters across Southern California. It now plays to heavy crowds nightly, with many screenings sold out well in advance. It helps, of course, that the property was already previously a movie theater, unlike the long-gestating Alamo Drafthouse in Downtown Los Angeles, which took the better part of half a decade to arrive. There will also be a standalone bar and dining area in the lobby, in addition to the reclining seats, and in-theater food and drink menu.Īccording to the LA Times, Studio Movie Grill should be ready to start screening by sometime this fall, though no opening date has yet been set. The whole property spans some 60,000 square feet, spread across 10 different screens. Studio Movie Grill’s new Glendale outlet will take over the closed MGN Five Star Cinema on Artsakh Avenue just off Brand and Broadway, reports Variety. The national company currently operates in loads of locations around the country, and already has outlets in Monrovia, Simi Valley, Downey, Redlands, and Bakersfield. The competition for high-end movie theater and dining experiences is only growing in Los Angeles, as Studio Movie Grill looks to get further into the action with a new location in Glendale.

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