AMC Arizona Center needs a major overhaul if it's to remain in business. It is majorly outdated and lacks todays theater amenities (IMAX, dine-in seating, alcohol sales, reclining luxury seating). As Sean said, the bathrooms and seats are in severe disrepair. This was my go to theater for a few years before Covid. I went every week after work as a quick way to get in a new release cheaply. I can attest to the problems reported by reviews. They are not made up and I have frequently sat in a broken chair (or two) before finding a good seat. On that note, the seating also does not recline and can get pretty uncomfortable after sitting for an hour and a half. Also, the bathroom stalls/urinals were frequently out of order and blocked off with trashs bags.
With all that being said, AMC was to be in the process to undergo an extensive renovation and update along with cutting back the theater count to nearly half:
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The existing AMC Arizona Center 24 movie theater is 90,000 square feet and has 24 screens, which Root said is an “outdated” model. A cinema about half its size will be constructed in its place, and additional retail and residential space — possibly student housing — will eventually be attached on the theater’s north side.
“We have a number of regional and national theaters right now that we’re finalizing negotiations [with], including our existing operator, AMC, to redevelop that whole footprint into a more immersive theater that changes the way we experience film,” Root said. “Think of in-cinema dining, bar offerings, reclining seats, really just a great experience to bring people together.”
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I am not sure what the status of that is since the epidemic put everything to a crawl and if AMC is still looking at this.