Overview
- The Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades will reopen to the public this Friday after closing when the January 2025 Palisades fire forced the venue to shut.
- Paramount’s opening slate includes the studio’s Ebenezer with Johnny Depp plus first-run titles such as The Cat in the Hat, Wild Horse Nine, You Can See Everything and Godzilla Minus Zero.
- Skydance’s Paramount took a long-term lease last month and the five-screen venue will be operated by luxury dine-in chain The Lot with laser projection, immersive surround sound and in-seat dining service.
- The reopening follows Palisades Village’s August return after more than $100 million in fire remediation and is presented by developer Rick Caruso and Skydance CEO David Ellison as a restored community gathering place.
- Industry observers say the move fits a wider trend of studios and investors taking direct stakes in Los Angeles exhibition and could give studios new venues for premieres and curated programming as they reshape distribution strategies.