Cinemark Theatre In Mill Valley Set For July Reopening

MILL VALLEY, CA — Cinemark announced this week a plan to reopen all of its more than 340 locations by July 17, including in Mill Valley and across Marin County.

The third-largest movie theater chain in the United States will start opening locations in Texas on June 19, before reopening the rest of its theaters between July 3 and July 17.

Cinemark chose to close its theaters on March 17 due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

"There is nothing quite like the awe and power of great cinematic storytelling on the big screen," Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi said in a news release. "And Cinemark is proud to once again welcome guests to enjoy the shared, immersive experience they crave in a way that provides them confidence and peace of mind."

In the build-up to Disney's "Mulan" on July 24 and Warner Bros. "Tenet" on July 31, the movie theater chain plans on showing classic films such as "Ghostbusters," "Jurassic Park" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

Additionally, Cinemark "will uphold enhanced cleaning and sanitizing protocols as well as have elevated expectations for employees and guests," according to the news release.

• All public and high-touch spaces will be thoroughly sanitized every 30 minutes.
• Each auditorium will be disinfected every morning.
• All theaters will reopen with reduced hours and staggered showtimes.
• Auditoriums will have limited capacities.
• Guests are “strongly encouraged” to wear face masks.

"While Cinemark already takes significant precautions to ensure the health and safety of our employees, guests and communities, we have developed the Cinemark Standard for an extra level of cleaning and sanitizing that guests will notice from the moment they walk through our doors," Zoradi said.

These are the Cinemark locations in Marin and the dates they are scheduled to reopen, according to the Cinemark website.

• Larkspur - Century Larkspur: 500 Larkspur Landing Circle (July 17)
• Mill Valley - CinéArts Sequoia: 25 Throckmorton Ave. (July 17)
• Novato - Century Rowland Plaza: 44 Rowland Way (July 10)
• San Rafael - Century Northgate: 7000 Northgate Drive (July 10)
• San Rafael - Century Regency: 280 Smith Ranch Road (July 10)