Rooftop Cinema Club is set to open its newest Los Angeles venue on November 18, taking over the third-floor rooftop of Madame Tussauds Hollywood. The space sits right next to the TCL Chinese Theatre and across from the Hollywood Roosevelt, putting the open-air screenings in the middle of one of the city's busiest tourist strips. Advance tickets for the Hollywood screenings are on sale.
According to Time Out, the new location will be on the rooftop at Madame Tussauds Hollywood, which sits at 6933 Hollywood Blvd on the museum's rooftop level, per Rooftop Cinema Club's own Los Angeles listing. The company's site also notes that no museum ticket is required to attend a screening, and that evening cinema admission is open to guests 16 and older, while the bar remains 21 and up.
Guests watching a film at the new rooftop will use wireless headphones to pick up the soundtrack, the same setup the club uses across its venues, the site notes. The opening slate is expected to lean on crowd favorites: La La Land, The Notebook and When Harry Met Sally… are among the titles planned, per the same Time Out report. The venue will offer a craft bar, cocktails, beer, wine, popcorn and snacks.
Holiday Lineup Fills the First Six Weeks
Once the holidays hit, the programming shifts toward seasonal staples. Home Alone, Love Actually, Elf, It's a Wonderful Life, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, The Holiday and How the Grinch Stole Christmas are all slated to screen during the venue's first month and a half, the outlet reports.
Winter also brings back the club's Fireside Films series, which the report describes as including a warm drink and a personal wood-burning heater with admission. Fireside tickets are sold in pairs and start at $31, while a single, non-heated seat runs $29; a loveseat ticket also comes with a blanket, per the same account.
A Return to Hollywood's Rooftop Scene
Rooftop Cinema Club's history in the neighborhood goes back over a decade. The company first set up shop in Hollywood in 2015 at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre and later operated at NeueHouse Hollywood and Row DTLA, according to the Time Out article. In the years since, the chain has operated at LEVEL DTLA.
Rooftop Cinema Club founder Gerry Cottle described the move as a homecoming, the outlet reports. The company says its Los Angeles screenings run year-round, meaning the new Hollywood rooftop is positioned to operate well beyond its holiday-season debut.
Madame Tussauds Hollywood describes the Hollywood Rooftop as an outdoor venue available for private parties, corporate events and group bookings, according to Madame Tussauds Hollywood.
