Apple Cinemas

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Apple Cinemas
Company typePrivate
Industry Movie theater
Founded2010 (2010) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Headquarters
Walpole, Massachusetts
Number of locations
14
Area served
 United States (locations in California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island)
Website www.applecinemas.com

Apple Cinemas is American movie theater chain based in Walpole, Massachusetts. The chain initially operated in the Northeastern United States and has 14 locations.

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History

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

  1. 1 2 Rossignol, Joe (August 2, 2025). "Apple Sues Movie Theater Chain With Similar 'Apple Cinemas' Name". MacRumors. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Atom Tickets – Buy Movie Tickets, Invite Friends, Skip Lines". www.atomtickets.com. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Grab your popcorn! South Philly's Riverview movie theater set to reopen". NBC10 Philadelphia. October 18, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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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