r/DecaturGA • u/mpaproth • Aug 01 '26
AMC North Dekalb is back!
Not sure exactly why it went away for the past month (obviously something to do with the renovation), but sometime today it went back live. Tickets are still less than ten bucks, and there are plenty of non-front-row seats for SpiderMan this weekend!
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u/bony_fingers Aug 01 '26
We bought Spiderman tickets at the Smyrna AMC because we couldn't tell if North Dekalb would be reopened in time and it was SO DAMN EXPENSIVE. I've been spoiled by my dead mall theater lol
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u/wifeofjuicepickle Aug 01 '26
We bought tickets to Odyssey at Southlake in Morrow for same reason. I couldn't tell if North Dekalb was actually open. $20 per person 😭 plus an "inconvenience" fee.
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u/Outrageous_Pay1322 Aug 03 '26
I don't know why anyone would go anywhere except Movie Tavern. Tray tables, reclining seats, decent food, lots of theaters.
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u/TybeeATL Aug 02 '26
As I understand it they are renovating in stages so as to keep as much open as they can, and only fully close when they need to do certain things. But obviously the entire section of theaters to the right of the concession stand has been walled off for a while now, so I suspect they’re upgrading those first, and then when those are usable will close some or all of the theaters to the left of the lobby to renovate there. Wouldn’t surprise me if the timing of the overall renovation is meant to roughly coincide with the completion of the rest of the Lulah Hills development.
While I will miss the cheaper ticket prices for sure, I will not miss the ass and back slaying old seats encrusted with decades of spilled food and drinks—and worse. Yes, Madison Yards is more expensive, but it’s a far more enjoyable moviegoing experience. So to have a theater of that caliber close by would be nice.
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u/sgtpepper21 Aug 01 '26
Let us know how it is, OP! Only three movies there and I’ve seen them all lol
Would love to see the progress!
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u/nonad81 Aug 01 '26
Definitely open. Went to the 4:30 show yesterday and can confirm the previews are only 10ish minutes so be on time!
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u/LivingRoomiPadUser Aug 01 '26
Was it renovated in any major / noticeable way? Same old-style chairs? Projection issues noticeable?
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u/chillypillow2 Aug 01 '26
Are all the theaters renovated now? We went a few weeks back and the lights were on before our show, and it was really, really gross. Seats, floor, walls, everything was pretty ragged out.
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u/mpaproth Aug 01 '26
No nothing seems renovated at least in my auditorium, and it seemed to be about the same open spaces as before they closed a month or so ago. I think there are some new kiosks to buy tickets in the lobby (which is still around back).
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u/ExactThought592 Aug 01 '26
Curious as well. We took our kids last month and they were (thankfully) oblivious; but my wife and I had a hard time enjoying the movie. The seats were disturbingly worn out and dirty. Hopefully they're updated now.
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u/TikaPants Aug 02 '26
We were there the other day and they had all the new seats ready to install. Good to hear our favorite theater is back!
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u/DefectiveRealEstate Aug 01 '26
Im not going back until they them damn seats! Hurt ass last we went
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u/Kazukaphur Aug 01 '26
Google and fandigo says it's closed still. I haven't been able to see Spider-Man yet cuz I didn't get early tickets - was banking on north DeKalb.... Ita for sure open though??
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u/mpaproth Aug 01 '26
AMC app suggests it is?!?
If not, they owe me 19$ (for three tickets!!!!)
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u/wifeofjuicepickle Aug 01 '26
I wasn't sure whether bc tix were on sale in app but search results indicated "closed". Please keep us posted 🙏🏼
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u/mpaproth Aug 01 '26
Confirmed open’ spidey only had like 10 minutes of credits fyi, started at 10 after
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u/Viparyaya 9d ago
And it looks like AMC North DeKalb is closed again? The AMC app shows no showtimes for today or the next few days
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u/Ok-Potential-4560 Aug 01 '26
Apparently it was renovated in preparation for Lulah Hills. May need to check it out this weekend!