The new Studio Movie Grill will take over the MGM 5-Star Cinema location and will be a total redesign that will result in 10 screens, 780 comfy luxury recliners and a full-service bar-lounge. We look forward to opening our doors to the film lovers and the filmmakers that live and work in Glendale and to get to know our new community,” said Founder/CEO Brian Schultz. 128 Artsakh Avenue, Glendale, CA.“SMG is thrilled to be expanding and bringing our unique movie-going experience to the movie capital of the world: Los Angeles! And we couldn’t be more excited to be opening next door to our friends at some of the biggest Hollywood studios where many of the most popular films we offer our guests are made.

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. Studio Movie Grill takes up residence right off Brand Boulevard

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