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The Regal L.A. Live pages: history and exterior views | the Imax theatre | main lobby & auditoria 2-14 |
The main lobby:
Looking down from the top level of the lobby. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
A main floor view. Olympic Blvd. is out the doors to the right. Photo: Bill Counter - 2019
A view from the front doors in September 2025. Photo: Bill Counter
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look to the right from the front doors. The elevator is behind that
kiosk, with the stairs and escalators beyond. To the right it's the
inner lobby paralleling Olympic Blvd. leading to screens #2 through
7. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
A couple heading up the escalator. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
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closer look at the attraction board. At the time of the shot the big
house plus 2,3, and 4 were closed for renovations. Photo: Bill Counter -
September 2025
Taking the stairs. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
Mezzanine
level. On the right it's the dedicated stairs serving theatre #1. No
other theatres are at this level. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
The stairs from #1 that head down behind the snackbar. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
Looking southeast toward the mezzanine entrance for theatre #1. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
Theatre #1's mezzanine entrance, closed for the Imax rebuild. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
The mezzanine view west. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
On up to level 2 for theatres #8 through #14. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
Looking
east at the top of the stairs. The black box to the right near the
windows was the barricaded balcony entrance for theatre #1. Photo: Bill
Counter - September 2025
The bar on level 2. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
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look over the edge from level 2. Notice the Imax advertising on the
screens. There used to be a wall separating the boxoffice from the
inside guest services area. All getting rebuilt. Notice the doors to
nowhere still remaining. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
New ticketing kiosks at the former boxoffice location. Photo: Bill Counter - February 2026
Nearly finished bar expansion near the Imax lobby. Photo: Bill Counter - March 2026
A display for the run of "The Odyssey" on 70mm Imax film. Photo: Bill Counter - August 2026
Auditorium #1 - the Premiere Theatre, now an Imax venue:
See the separate page on the Regal L.A. Live Imax.
Downstairs - auditoria #2 through #7:
The main floor inner lobby leading to auditoria 2 through 7. We're
looking west with Olympic Blvd. and the 110 freeway out the windows to
the right. Photo: Bill Counter - 2019
The
view in September 2025 with the entrance to #2 and #3 barricaded for a
rebuild and installation of recliners. Photo: Bill Counter - September
2025
Auditorium #2, seen here with its original decorative scheme. The capacity was 286. Photo: Bill Counter - 2019
The rear of auditorium #2 as it was in 2019. Note the Atmos speaker installation. Photo: Bill Counter
#2 and #3 back in business with a bit of signage work remaining. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025
The new look for #2 after the rebuild. The capacity is now 120. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025
The rear of auditorium #2. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025
#4, closed for a remodel at the time of this shot. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
#4 back in action. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025
Auditorium
#4 from the top. Originally with 248 seats, it now has a capacity of
106 after the recliner rebuild. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025
A look at the new seats. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025
The view to the booth in #4. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025
The entrance to auditorium #5. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
End
of the line on the main floor. The Pepsi 4DX signage on the right is
what you see walking toward this but the entrance to that auditorium,
#6, is actually over to the left. The open doors in the center of the
image go to #7. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
The back of the 4DX auditorium, #6. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
#6 as seen from house left. The capacity is 100, counting wheelchair spaces. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
The screen end of #6 during an Imax promo. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
Sections 1 and 2 of the serpentine ramp to get into auditorium #7. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
Ramp section 3 with #7's screen coming into view. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
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look to the top of #7. Before the rebuild this was a 219 seat house.
With the recliners it's now 101. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
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The 50' wide screen in #7. No movable masking. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
Upstairs - auditoria #8 through #14:
Along the walkway toward the entrances for #8 and #9. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
The view to the north. It's the 110 over on the left. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
The rear of house #8 after a redecoration and rebuild for recliners. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
A peek into the booth of #8. Digital on the left, 35mm on the right. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
The front of house #8. Capacity here is now 122. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
A look back to the lobby from the entrance to #10 and #11. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
The rear of #11. The three ladies were early arrivals for a screening of "Hamilton." Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
Across the back of #11. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
The front of #11. Screen width is about 44'. The capacity is 121. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
The pod at the end with entrances to #12, #13 and #14. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
The stairs down from level 2. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
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look at the mezzanine level on the way down. The windows are on the
east side of the building, looking out toward the Ritz-Carlton. To the
right note an escalator and stairs intended for patrons of theatre #1.
Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
The stairs down to the main lobby. Photo: Bill Counter - September 2025
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