Joy in Hollywood as historic Cinerama dome to reopen: ‘People still want to go to the movies’

Sony Pictures in July announced that the celebrated theater, built in 1963 and shuttered during Covid, will reopen in 2028 Drive down Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and you’ll see a movie theater straight out of The Jetsons. Built in 1963, the Cinerama dome is instantly memorable: a white, geodesic construction that looks like a giant golf ball cut in half and plopped down in the middle of the city. In recent years, however, it’s served as a sad memorial to better times in the movie business – the cinema closed in 2020, with no certainty that it would ever open again. This summer, things finally changed. Sony Pictures in July announced that the Cinerama dome would reopen in 2028, thanks to a new agreement with its owners. It’s great news for cinephiles, as well as fans of LA architecture; the building was designated as a historic cultural monument in 1998. The closed Cinerama dome “has become a symbol of everything that went wrong during Covid”, says Adrian Scott Fine, president and CEO of the LA Conservancy. “To have this come back is really, really good news,” he adds, saying it’s perhaps an indicator that LA is “getting bac