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Luxury, dine-in movie
theater at the Battery
slated for May opening
STAFF REPORTS
Three years after it was first announced, a
movie theater with all the bells and whistles
is coming to The Battery Atlanta.
Silverspot Cinema, which bills itself as
a “one-of-a-kind boutique dine-in theater
experience,” was set to open in May,
according to a news release from the
company.
The two-story, 50,000-square-foot facility
includes 10 auditoriums and 588 fully
reclining seats. On offer are “Hollywood
productions,” but also “independent films,
operas and ballets, concerts and a variety
of special in-house cultural events,” such as
social celebrations and corporate functions.
The company describes the food as
modern American cuisine. There is also a
standalone bar and cocktail lounge offering
cocktails, craft beer and wine.
The Braves Development Company, which
owns and operates the Battery, announced
the theater in 2018 and said at the time it
would open in 2019, according to a 2018
Marietta Daily Journal report. Another MDJ
article, in February 2019, said the theater
would open in the first quarter of 2020,
quoting a Braves Development Company
official.
A representative for the company said that
“with COVID, the team just felt the timing
wasn’t right until now.”
Silverspot has implemented a number
of public health measures to reduce the
risk of infection. According to a reopening
plan on the company’s website, tickets can
be purchased ahead of time online. Food
and drinks will be brought to your seat.
Silverspot’s bars and lounges are open with
limited seating and dining rooms are closed.
To reduce contact, the menu offering is
limited to the company’s most popular items.
The auditoriums are operating with
“dynamic seating” — when tickets are
purchased, the two seats to the left and
right of you are automatically blocked
off, the website says. Distance between
rows exceeds the state’s social distancing
requirements. Sanitation and disinfection has
been increased and the theater is designed
to reduce touching of shared surfaces. Hand
sanitizer is available.
All employees are required to wear masks,
the site says. Guests are asked to use face
masks but can remove them while seated to
eat and drink.
This is Silverspot’s first foray into Georgia
and its seventh theater nationwide. The
company operates theaters in Chapel Hill,
North Carolina; Beachwood, Ohio; Brookfield,
Wisconsin; and three in Florida: Naples,
Coconut Creek and Miami.
“We’re excited to open our doors soon to
the Atlanta community,” said Gonzalo Ulivi,
managing partner of Silverspot Cinema,
in the release. “As we prepare to join the
entertainment offerings at The Battery
Atlanta, we look forward to providing guests
a truly unique experience that enhances their
favorite cinematic screenings with our firstclass
offerings.”
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