Los Angeles Theatres: Edwards Grand Palace 6 / Regal/ Regency Calabasas Commons

4767 Commons Way Calabasas, CA 91302 | map |

Opening: December 18, 1998 as the Edwards Grand Palace Stadium 6. It's part of Rick Caruso's Calabasas Commons development. The closing date of December 28, 2025 was announced with this photo on the Regency Calabasas Facebook page.

Architects: David W. Williams, F+A Architects

Seating: After the installation of recliners it was down to 619 on the 6 screens. Thanks to Greenthing for getting these numbers off Fandango after the Regal recliner installation in 2015: #1 - 164, #2 - 163, #3 - 74, #4 - 74, #5 - 72, #6 - 72. Regency did a seating replacement in 2023.

Screen sizes: 60' screens in the two largest houses.

Online: regencymovies.com...calabasas-commons | on Facebook

The December 18, 1998 grand opening ad from the L.A. Times. Thanks to Mike Rivest for locating it. Visit his site: Movie-Theatre.org

It later ended up as part of the Regal circuit with the Edwards bankruptcy. On September 15, 2022 it closed after it was jettisoned by Cineworld, then the circuit's owner, during their bankruptcy proceedings. Regency picked up the lease and reopened as the Regency Calabasas Commons on December 25, 2022.

The redevelopment of the site had been in the works since 2023. An article from The Acorn on May 22 was headlined "Caruso planning major changes to Calabasas Commons." Thanks to mOOse1111 for locating the story. John Loesing noted in his article:

"The work calls for removal of the Regency Theatres—which began a downward slide during the pandemic and never fully recovered—and the construction of new stores, restaurants and up to 119 apartment homes at two different sites on the 25-acre property just east of the Calabasas civic center.

"Out with the old, in with the new -- The 33,000-square-foot theater was taken over by Regency last year when former owner Regal went bankrupt. Caruso retained ownership of the theater lease, and wants tear down the building and replace it with 2,000 square feet of store space and other features on the first floor, and five levels containing up to 101 apartments above. Residents will have access to underground parking and rooftop amenities that include a swimming pool."

Closing: December 28, 2025 for development of apartments on the site.

Interior views:

A look in from the front doors. Restrooms and auditorium #1 are off to the right, auditoria #2 through 6 are to the left. The balcony serves as a top exit for #1 and 2. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025

The lady in yellow to the left of the entrance. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025

A look across to another lady on the right side of the entrance. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025

Along the bar in 2017. Photo: Veena Sangkhae

At the right end of the bar it's auditorium #1 and the restrooms. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025

A view back to the center of the lobby. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025

Looking in to #1. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025

An early shot to the rear of #1, the "Cars" auditorium. This was located by Cinema Treasures contributor Jeterga. Monte Fullmer notes:

"Edwards had such great designs on their walls .. It was called 'whisperwalls' - an acoustical panel that did absorb sound, so no reflections."

A house left view. Thanks to Phil Valore for sharing this photo and nine others in a December 2025 post on the Cinema Treasures Facebook page. He comments:

"The seats were relatively recent. Regal owned it through 2022. Whenever Regal started updating their seats, this was probably one of the first theaters to get it because it's in a more upscale neighborhood of Los Angeles. Quickest way I can explain it, this is the theater that the Kardashians would probably go to cause this is their local one. They've been spotted in the plaza multiple times. I came to this one cause it wasn't far from my scrappy apartment a few miles away, it had discount Tuesdays for 8.00 bucks, great popcorn and I generally refuse to go to AMC. Plus the seats were actually way better than other theaters that upgraded to recliners."

Auditorium #1 from the top. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025

The back of the "Car" auditorium house right. Photo: Regency Theatres on Yelp - 2022

Another look to the rear of #1. That door back in the corner leads to the balcony. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025

The balcony serving theatres #1 and 2. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025

Check out that ancient Roman mosaic in the lobby. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025

Along the balcony to the right are the stairs leading to the inner lobby that serves auditoria #2 through 6. That's #6 at the far end. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025

On the main floor with the balcony stairs above and the entrance to #2 on the far right. Auditorium #6 is down at the far end. Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025

In #2, the "Sphinx" auditorium. Photo: Farzad - 2018

A house left view. Photo: Phil Valore - 2025

A closer look. Photo: Phil Valore - 2025

The back of #2, the "Sphinx" auditorium. Photo: Regency Theatres on Yelp

In the booth for #2. How exotic! There are pyramids out the window! Photo: Bill Counter - December 2025

Looking toward auditoria #3 through 6. It's a shot from 2022 that Maria P. shared on Yelp.

The "Portholes" auditorium, #3. Photo: Phil Valore - 2025. Thanks Phil! See his post on the Cinema Treasures Facebook page. Mike Olpin commented:

"It’s very rare to see an Edwards of this era still maintaining their source four spotlights as seen in this picture. All of these auditoriums were originally equipped with these spotlights to highlight the art toward the front. Changing the bulbs in them is a hassle, so Regal has not kept most of them in working order. When you find one working it’s either on a miracle long lasting bulb, or you have a manager working above and beyond to maintain the original look. Even in the Edwards era, the spotlights for the Chevy Convertible wound up being repositioned or often decommissioned as the metallic reflective bumper bounced their light onto the screen washing out the pre movie slide show."

The "Cloudy Night" auditorium, #4. Photo: Phil Valore - 2025

The rear of #4, the "Cloudy Night" auditorium. Photo: Maria P. on Yelp - 2022

The "Pagoda" auditorium, #5. Photo: Phil Valore - 2025

The pagoda gets a closeup. Photo: Phil Valore - 2025

The Hollywood mural. Photo: Dara Dariush Tamaddon - 2023

Another angle on the Hollywood mural. The entrance to auditorium #6 is on the right. Thanks to Ben Steinberg for sharing the shot in a 2025 Instagram post about the closing.

House left in #6, the "Aquatic" auditorium. It's a 2024 shot by Marcus C. on Yelp.

House right in the "Aquatic" auditorium. Photo: Phil Valore - 2025

A dolphin leaping over a surround speaker. Photo: Phil Valore - 2025. Mike Olpin commented:

"The exclusive to Edwards wall art was designed and manufactured by LBI/Boyd and can be found in several Edwards locations of that era. Between closures like this location, and Regal’s current remodel program which converts these to black box auditoriums, these locations are growing rare. The orange fish were very popular for people to try to rip off the wall and steal after 'Finding Nemo' came out. Replacement fish could be ordered, and after a time the color of the replacements were changed to purple."