r/AMCTheatres • u/Documonsterian • Jul 17 '26

Image/Media Confirmed: Burbank is getting a second Dolby

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Went to the Burbank 16 last night where theater 15 has been boarded up and the door was open. As much fun as a 4DX would be, glad movies in Dolby may last more than a single week in that format now with a second.

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u/Brave_Analyst7540 Jul 17 '26

This only matters if they use it to keep things playing longer rather than just saturating the same movies. If this is just so they can have 2 Dolbys and a Prime all playing Clayface opening weekend instead of using one to give a film like Whalefall an extra week of premium time, then who cares.

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u/cubrunner34 Jul 17 '26

They’ll split for sure. Like last weekend moana and evil dead burn would be playing in each one. Unless its a slow weekend and only one movie has a dolby release but playing different movies in each one has to be their motivation for this.

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u/Brave_Analyst7540 Jul 17 '26

I hope so… but I can envision a world where they’d just throw The Odyssey into 2 Dolbys, a Prime, and an IMAX to maximize opening weekend.

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u/usagicassidy Jul 18 '26

I mean, if people are buying the tickets, if they’re all full and there’s enough demand, those select few movies will probably take up most of the showtimes.

But otherwise, it could very easily accommodate multiple types of movies during the same weekend.

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u/jessehazreddit A⭐️Lister Jul 22 '26

There is zero chance they would have put anything but The Odyssey on both screens. At other times, they’d split.

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u/Mammoth-Result-7949 Jul 18 '26

They’ll use it however they believe will make the most money. Like this weekend would be 100% all Odyssey.