Egyptian Theatre (formerly Grauman's Egyptian Theatre)

The Egyptian Theatre, historically known as Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, is a lavish themed movie theater located in Hollywood, California. The theatre originally opened in 1922, and it is recognized as the location for the very first Hollywood film premiere, Douglas Fairbanks In Robin Hood (1922).

The Egyptian theatre has the classic style of an ancient Egyptian artifact, featuring motifs of varied Egyptian art sculptures and murals, inspired by the very finest of Egypt, that Africa has to offer. The beautifully decorated theater was originally designed by architects Meyer & Holler, the same architect of Grauman’s Chinese Theater and Hollywood Athletic Club. Today, the theater has been renovated to reflect its original luster, and to pay  homage to the original owner Sid Grauman. Now owned and operated by the American Cinematheque film archive since 1998. They are not so much interested in showing first run movies anymore, but they choose to show more classic style film noir and or avant-garde type of Motion Pictures.