Spinning Dreams, a movie theater offering $5 tickets and showing second-run movies such as Barbie and The Beekeeper – announced this week that it will be moving from the Pinehurst Building at 2 Centerview Drive in Greensboro; however, at this point, Spinning Dreams doesn’t know where its new theater location will be.
According to Spinning Dreams officials, the company has, for months, been looking for an alternative location that’s “more appropriate to host a community movie theatre.”
However, they have still not found a good location.
One big problem has been the sound of the theater – despite sound proofed walls – spilling over into nearby businesses in the same building.
The loud movie sounds have frequently been disruptive to those businesses and their clients.
Edna Thompson, the owner of Spinning Dreams, said the response to the low-cost theater had been terrific, however neighboring businesses were displeased.
“Our $2 summer movie special was great for Spinning Dreams elder care, daycare, summer camp, and special needs group clientele,” she said.
Due to that special deal, the theatre, Thompson added, stayed booked 3 to 5 days weekly with multiple screenings on many days. That success, however, “seemed to push other businesses in the building to a point of contention where the property management received too many complaints about the sounds being too loud.”
So Spinning Dreams now has a planned move-out date of October 12 (with the option to extend that to November 12).
“Although Spinning Dreams is moving out with the next location being unknown, we are excited,” Thompson said. “I don’t know what is going on right now, but I know God does. My business is a walk of faith. I believe what is next will be better than what is now.”
Spinning Dreams’ final films, for $5 a movie, are “Coco” “Barbie” and “The Beekeeper,” which are coming up later this month.
The theater also sells $12 tickets that include a small popcorn, candy and drink.
Spinning Dreams, a talent agency and production company based in Greensboro announced last October that it would be opening the theater to devote some attention to small independent films that might not otherwise get exposure – as well as showing some well-known second-run films.
The initial business model offered free films with the money to be made from enticing concessions.
Thompson said the food was so good that some people came by to buy the food without seeing a movie.
“Customers have already dropped by and grabbed some of the best popcorn and chargrilled hotdogs money can buy,” she said at the time of the theater’s ribbon cutting.
