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“It’s really a sight,” said Michelle Soudry, a spokeswoman for the movie theater chain. Ahead of the opening, people took selfies in front of the artwork, inspired by Miami’s trendy Wynwood Art District. Inside the lobby of the complex are five floor-to-ceiling murals, about 85-by-15 feet each.

The theater also aims to make a splash with its decor. Other iPic locations have held book signings, stand-up comedy shows, magic shows, live musical performances and corporate events. “There’s so much more that happens here than movies.”Īt least one auditorium is outfitted to host live performances. “Our theaters have become more of a cultural center,” Hashemi said. Though iPic is known for its intimate, upscale movie-going experience, Hashemi envisions more for the downtown Delray Beach theater. Atlantic Avenue is a hot spot for bars and restaurants, but there’s little do besides eat and drink. The need for theater was obvious, iPic Chief Executive Hamid Hashemi said. The long-anticipated complex has been under construction since July 2017. The closest theaters are outside city limits in suburban Delray Beach and in Boca Raton. IPic, on Federal Highway just south of downtown’s popular commercial strip Atlantic Avenue, is the only movie theater in the city and the first to open since 1988 when the 36-year-old Delray Drive-in on North Federal Highway shut down. IPic is also relocating its corporate headquarters from the Boca Raton iPic, the only other location in Palm Beach County, to the downtown Delray Beach complex, which includes stores, offices and a parking garage. The luxury theater boasts eight auditoriums with oversized reclining seats, enhanced with pillows and blankets and a gourmet food and cocktail menu available to directly order to the seats. The premium-plus area is designed with walkways to allow servers to reach tables without interrupting others.DELRAY BEACH - With floor-to-ceiling murals splashed on walls and the only private-pod seating in South Florida, the new iPic movie theater in Delray Beach debuts Wednesday.

These seats will include pop-out iPads in the armrests so customers can directly order drinks and food, which is delivered by “ninja” servers.

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The premium plus seats are made of orange leather and have larger tables, a push-button reclining system, pillows and blankets. Lee said the larger auditoriums seat 108 people, while the smaller size seats 89.Įach auditorium offers two types of seating-premium and premium plus. The amenity-filled 47,000-square-foot theater includes eight auditoriums and a total of 782 seats. The company opened its first theater in Milwaukee in 2007 and now has 11 other theaters in California, Texas, Washington state and Arizona. The Pike & Rose location is the company’s first on the East Coast. “We really are taking it to the next level,” Jim Lee, iPic’s vice president of marketing, said during a Wednesday afternoon tour of the new venue. The iPic Theaters set to open Halloween night at Pike & Rose dubs itself “The Ultimate Movie Experience.”Īnd the new theater in North Bethesda backs up that statement with large, red-leather reclining chairs, elegant hallways adorned with art, craft cocktails made with seasonal ingredients and table-side service.

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