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I saw “Jurassic Park” at the Big Newport that first Friday night on the big screen with a full crowd & consider it one of my most memorable experiences there, right next to “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Batman” & “Star Wars Episode 1. The film would win Oscars for Best Sound, Sound Effects Editing & Visual Effects & pave the way for modern motion-picture computer-generated imagery (CGI) into the 21st century, with one historian commenting the film “heralded a revolution in movies as profound as the coming of sound in 1927.” Set 'a long time ago' in a fictional universe where the galaxy is ruled by the tyrannical Galactic Empire, the story focuses on a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance, who aim to destroy the Empires newest weapon, the Death Star. It would surpass $100 million in a then-record nine days & remain on at least 1,000 screens until late September, eventually netting $357 million in North America (then second all-time behind Spielberg’s “E.T.”) during its initial 70-week run & finishing as the highest-grossing film of 1993. Star Wars (retroactively retitled Star Wars: Episode IV. Starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern & Jeff Goldblum, the “dinosaurs run amok” adventure debuted at number one on over 2,400 screens grossing a then-record $50 million its opening weekend. Currently there are no showtimes for this theater: Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26 & IMAX. Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning 1993 adaptation of Michael Crichton’s “Jurassic Park” opened at the Big Newport 30 years ago today (June 11, 1993). 7501 East Carson, Long Beach, CA 90801, USA. The Big Newport has a loyal following of fans who camp out or at least show up for the first day of the big movies.Įdwards Newport Cinemas is now part of Regal Entertainment Group. The total seating capacity was for 3,000. In 1996, three stadium auditoriums were added to the building but the Big Newport, with its non-stadium seating, has defied trends and still continues to draw crowds. Century Theatres, CinArts, Rave, Tinseltown, and XD. He came to work daily until his death at the age of 90. 99 South Pine Ave, Long Beach CA 90802 Always accepting applications. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, two smaller screens were added on either side of its building, keeping the original auditorium intact.Įdwards' corporate offices were in the second story of one of the newer theatres and anyone who attended a matinee would probably see James Edwards II, the chain’s founder, greeting patrons. Scoring a sleeper hit while wearing many hats on the 2010 surprise, Edwards eventually saw himself brought into the fold of both the Star Wars universe, as well as the MonsterVerse reboot kicked. It was the fourth theatre built by the growing Edwards chain and for many years it was considered their flagship. It had 1,130 seats and a 71-foot screen, this was among the last of the large theatres built in Southern California before the advent of the multi-screen shoeboxes in the early-1970’s. Opened Februwith Olivia Hussey in “Romeo and Juliet”.

Edwards cinema long beach star wars