Century Theatres

Background
Century Theatres is a movie theater chain that operates many multiplexes in the western United States, primarily in California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. In its later years, it had expanded into the inter-mountain states, the Pacific Northwest, Texas, Alaska and parts of the Midwest. Founded in 1941, the chain was headquartered in San Rafael, California until it was acquired by Cinemark Theatres from Plano, Texas in 2006. Many now-Cinemark-owned theaters continue to operate under the Century brand.

1st Logo (19??-199?)


Logo: TBA.

FX/SFX: TBA.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: TBA.

2nd Logo (199?-2000)


Logo: TBA.

FX/SFX: TBA.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: TBA.

3rd Logo (May 19, 2000-October 5, 2006)
Nickname: "Searchlights"

Logo: A Dolby logo appears on the screen with the text "SOUND FOR THE NEXT CENTURY" shown below. The curtains unravel to reveal that they are actually searchlights. The searchlights then move into place to form the text "Century" and then flashes to show the finished logo in the Korrina font. The URL to their website appears below, then fades to the "OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION" text.

FX/SFX: The still Dolby logo, and the CGI searchlights. Very nice CGI!

Music/Sounds: A synthesized soundtrack with SFX of the moving searchlights.

Availability: Extinct. Only shown in theatres before Century Theatres was bought out by Cinemark in 2006. Also seen in a montage of feature presentation snipes before the last showing of Raiders of the Lost Ark at Century 21 before the theatre's closure.

Editor's Note: This logo is a favorite among people who went to Century Theatres during this time period thanks to its very nice animation and the soothing, but bombastic soundtrack.

4th Logo (May 19, 2000-October 5, 2006)
Logo: A Dolby logo appears on the screen with the text "SOUND FOR THE NEXT CENTURY" shown below. The viewer sees a top-down shot of the Earth, then a meteor flies by. It explodes in the distance and flashes into the Century Theatres text in the Korrina font. The text "The Best Seat for the 21st Century" appears below, which then fades to the "OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION" text.

FX/SFX: The Dolby logo, the earth and meteor, and the finished logo. Very nice CGI!

Music/Sounds: SFX of the meteor, and a mystical fanfare.

Availability: Extinct. Only shown in theatres before Century Theatres was bought out by Cinemark in 2006. Also seen in a montage of feature presentation snipes before the last showing of Raiders of the Lost Ark at Century 21 before the theatre's closure.

Editor's Note: This logo is a favorite among people who went to Century Theatres during this time period thanks to its very nice animation and it's great soundtrack.