The brand new Icon Cinema options eight auditoriums with VIP reclining chairs geared up with privateness limitations. Friends can even take pleasure in limitless popcorn and drinks by way of self-serving stations. (Chancey Bush/Journal)
Icon Cinema options eight auditoriums, with VIP reclining chairs geared up with privateness limitations. Friends can even take pleasure in limitless popcorn and drinks utilizing the self-serving stations. (Chancey Bush/ Albuquerque Journal)
Jason Lolis picks his seat in preparation to observe “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” exhibiting at Icon Cinema in Albuquerque on Tuesday, Could 10, 2022. The New Mexico family-owned theater options eight auditoriums, with VIP reclining chairs geared up with privateness limitations. Friends can even take pleasure in limitless popcorn and drinks utilizing the self-serving stations. (Chancey Bush/ Albuquerque Journal)
Sophia Walker, 16, takes a sip of her soda at Icon Cinema in Albuquerque on Tuesday, Could 10, 2022. The New Mexico family-owned theater options eight auditoriums, with VIP reclining chairs geared up with privateness limitations. Friends can even take pleasure in limitless popcorn and drinks utilizing the self-serving stations. (Chancey Bush/ Albuquerque Journal)
Icon Cinema options eight auditoriums, with VIP reclining chairs geared up with privateness limitations. Friends can even take pleasure in limitless popcorn and drinks utilizing the self-serving stations. (Chancey Bush/ Albuquerque Journal)
Icon Cinema options eight auditoriums, with VIP reclining chairs geared up with privateness limitations. Friends can even take pleasure in limitless popcorn and drinks utilizing the self-serving stations. (Chancey Bush/ Albuquerque Journal)
Icon Cinema options eight auditoriums, with VIP reclining chairs geared up with privateness limitations. Friends can even take pleasure in limitless popcorn and drinks utilizing the self-serving stations. (Chancey Bush/ Albuquerque Journal)
The latest location of Icon Cinema could also be inside the previous Motion pictures 8 location on San Mateo, however in response to cinema proprietor Stetson Snell, the theater is nothing like what it’s possible you’ll bear in mind.
The previous price range theater has undergone a drastic “multi-million dollar” renovation that’s greater than only a new coat of paint, he stated.
“It’s a complete remodel,” he stated. “… Basically everything new that we could put in the building we did.”
Icon Cinema, at 4591 San Mateo NE, opened April 29.
Snell stated the renovation included changing and updating almost each a part of the eight-screen theater from the film screens and audio programs all the way down to the fixtures and wall curtains.
“You won’t even recognize the place when you come in there,” he stated.
One of many largest modifications, Snell stated, was switching out the extra conventional movie show seating for Icon Cinema electrical leather-based recliners with electrical headrests, which decreased the variety of total seats in every theater.
Snell stated the chairs are commonplace in all Icon Cinema areas, however this theater additionally options privateness pods — a primary for the New Mexico-based firm.
Every seat comes with screens in a position to be raised to separate particular person seats from different film goers or to create “pods” of a number of film goers.
“You don’t want any other guests around you being able to disturb your movie in any way,” he stated. “Whether that be if they’re breaking the rules being on their cellphone or any other distraction like that.”
Snell stated every new Icon Cinema’s theater going ahead will embody the dividers.
Like different Icon Cinemas, film goers on the San Mateo location have entry to limitless refills of popcorn, sodas and frozen slushies.
For extra info and to see film showtimes, go to iconcinemas.com.
