The ArcLight chain closed temporarily in March 2020, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. On April 12, 2021, Pacific Theatres announced that the ArcLight and Pacific Theatres chains would close permanently, citing a lack of a viable path forward after the pandemic. The parent company, The Decurion Corporation, said in a statement to the
Los Angeles Times that, “After shutting our doors more than a year ago, today we must share the difficult and sad news that Pacific will not be reopening its ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres locations,” Pacific Theatres said in a statement. “This was not the outcome anyone wanted, but despite a huge effort that exhausted all potential options, the company does not have a viable way forward.” After the announcement, the owner of
Santa Monica Place evicted ArcLight from its location at the mall, claiming it owed nearly $369,000 in back rent.
Planned Cinerama Hollywood reopening In June 2022, it was announced that Decurion Corp. has plans to reopen the ArcLight Hollywood and Cinerama Dome and rename the complex as Cinerama Hollywood, which would include two bars and a restaurant at the location. In September, it was reported that the cinema would not be reopening until at least 2024. In November 2023, it was reported that the cinema's reopening had been delayed until the second quarter of 2025 due largely to the redesign happening in the space including the addition of restaurants and event space. In April 2025, however, a report from
Variety said that the reopening of the Cinema was uncertain due to the property manager saying it would not reopen that year and that Decurion was unwilling to either sell or reopen the complex. A petition to reopen the Arclight Hollywood and Cinerama Dome had reached more than 30,000 signatures at the time of the report. When asked about the future of the cinema during a June 2025 public hearing held by the Los Angeles Office of Zoning Administration, land use consultant Elizabeth Peterson of the Elizabeth Peterson Group said: In August 2025,
The Hollywood Reporter stated that the fate of the Cinerama Dome and ArcLight Hollywood remained in limbo. In October 2025, however, Dome Center LLC, the company that owns the property, filed an application for a conditional-use permit to sell alcohol for on-site consumption at the Arclight Hollywood and Cinerama Dome. A findings document filed with the City Planning Department also mentioned: However, no timetable for the reopening was given.
Subsequent acquisitions of other former ArcLight locations On June 19, 2021,
Regal Cinemas acquired the lease of the location of the former ArcLight at
Sherman Oaks Galleria. Regal planned a $10 million renovation with the addition of
IMAX with Laser,
RPX &
4DX auditoriums. The theater reopened in July 2021 as part of the Regal chain. In January 2023, however, it was announced that the theater would close on February 15 unless the lease was renegotiated, but it continued to operate after the date had passed. In May 2023, Regal reached a new lease agreement with the Galleria to continue operating the theater as part of their company. In May 2025, Regal announced that an IMAX would be added to the cinema. In November 2021, it was announced that
Landmark Theaters had acquired the lease to
The Glen Town Center's former ArcLight in
Glenview, Illinois. It reopened as part of the company's chain the following year. In December 2021,
AMC Theatres announced that they had acquired the lease to the former ArcLight Chicago 14 in
Lincoln Park, Chicago, which reopened as part of the AMC chain in April 2022. In February 2022, AMC reached a deal to acquire the leases to the former ArcLight at
Westfield UTC mall in
San Diego, California, and the former ArcLight at
Westfield Montgomery in
Bethesda, Maryland. The former reopened during that month, and the latter resumed business in March of that year. In December 2022, it was announced that AMC acquired the lease to the former ArcLight located at
The Hub on Causeway in
Boston and it was reopened as part of the company's chain in November 2023. In July 2022,
Amazon acquired the lease of the former
Culver City, California location and planned to operate it as its first movie theatre. It reopened as the Culver Theater in December 2022. In April 2023, it was announced that Regal had acquired the lease to the former ArcLight theater at
The Paseo in
Pasadena, California. It reopened as a Regal location in June 2023 with plans to add ScreenX and 4DX auditoriums. In November 2023, Cinema West Theaters announced that they would remodel the former ArcLight theater in
El Segundo, California as the new "CinemaWest Beach Cities". It was originally slated to open in Summer 2024. In January 2025, the theater's page at Cinema West's website posted an opening date of Spring 2025 and an image alluding to a partnership with Pink's Hot Dogs The theater reopened on February 13, 2025 with ScreenX and 4DX auditoriums. As of 2025, the Santa Monica location is the only to have not reopened. In 2023, it was announced that the structure at
Santa Monica Place containing Bloomingdale's and the former Santa Monica ArcLight would be renovated as a 48,000-square-foot flagship outpost for Arte Museum, an immersive digital media destination, with the remaining space to possibly house a high-end fitness facility. ==References==