Hollywood Movie Palaces

The Most Elaborate Movie Theaters Built Starting in the 1920s

The most famous movie theater in the world.

El Capitan Theatre
now a showcase for first-run Disney movies

Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre
Sid Grauman’s first movie palace in Hollywood
opened in 1922

Warner Brothers Hollywood Theater
designed by famous San Francisco architect G Albert Lansburgh
stil; haunted by the ghost of Sam Warner

Pantages Theater
designed by B Marcus Priteca
ZigZag Moderne facade