Apple Cinemas
American movie theater chain
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Apple Cinemas is American movie theater chain based in Walpole, Massachusetts. The chain initially operated in the Northeastern United States and has 14 locations.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Movie theater |
| Founded | 2010 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 14 |
Area served | United States (locations in California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island) |
| Website | www |
History
Apple Cinemas was founded in 2010 and named for Apple Valley Mall in Smithfield, Rhode Island, where the first location was planned but never opened.[1] Its first theatre opened in 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and eventually expanded to Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island, with a Pennsylvania location in Philadelphia planned.[2][3]
In July 2025, the chain opened its first location outside of the Northeastern United States in San Francisco, California, taking over the 14-screen theatre at the 1000 Van Ness building formerly operated by AMC Theatres and CGV Cinemas.[4][5] In August 2025, shortly after the location opened and its announcement of future Bay Area locations, Apple Inc. filed a lawsuit against the chain, claiming its name caused customer confusion and it was leveraging it to secure favorable leasing deals.[1][6]
