Egyptian Theatre

Capacity: 520 seats

Sid Grauman’s name would become synonymous with the world-famous Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, but he first staked his claim to fame originally with the Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, which opened in 1922.

The Egyptian Theatre is a landmark building in cinema history, inspiring many “Egyptian” themed movie palaces across the country, and was also the site of the very first red carpet movie premiere. Early film premieres at the theatre included THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1923), THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1924) and THE GOLD RUSH (1925).

The Egyptian Theatre closed in 1992 and sustained major damage during the Northridge earthquake of 1994. In 1996, the American Cinematheque acquired the building and restored it, reopening in 1998.

In 2020, Netflix acquired the building from the American Cinematheque and completed an extensive renovation and restoration of the original grandeur of the Egyptian. Under the arrangement with Netflix, American Cinematheque continues to program the Theatre every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

The newly restored theatre reopened November 2023 and is able to show digital cinema, as well as 35mm, 70mm and rare nitrate prints.