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🎬Opening a Cinema / movie theatre in Portland: a location research guide

Portland — A Pacific Northwest small-business stronghold where independent retail and food carts shape the streetscape. If you're thinking about opening a cinema / movie theatre here, the difference between the right block and the wrong block is often a 30% revenue swing in the first year. This guide walks through what to look at on the map before you sign a lease.

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What to look at on the map

For a cinema / movie theatre, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Portland on the interactive map, focus on these:

  • 🤝Complementary businesses

    Mall location with food court synergy = standard.

  • 🅿️Parking nearby

    Big lots required — evenings + weekends peak.

Where to look in Portland

Portland has several commercial districts where cinema / movie theatre businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:

  • Pearl District
  • Mississippi Avenue
  • Alberta Arts
  • Hawthorne
  • Division

20 cinema / movie theatres mapped in Portland

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  • Avalon TheatreUnclaimed
    3451 Southeast Belmont Street Portland
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  • Regal Cinemas Fox Tower 10Unclaimed
    846 Southwest Park Avenue Portland·site
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  • Regal Cinemas Pioneer Place 6Unclaimed
    340 Southwest Morrison Street Portland·site
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  • Empirical TheaterUnclaimed
    45.5083, -122.6654·site
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  • CineMagicUnclaimed
    2021 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard Portland·site
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  • Kennedy School Movie TheaterUnclaimed
    5736 Northeast 33rd Avenue Portland
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  • Center for an Untold TomorrowUnclaimed
    934 Southwest Salmon Street Portland·site
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  • Regal Cinemas Lloyd Center 10 & IMAXUnclaimed
    1510 Northeast Multnomah Street Portland
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  • Hollywood TheatreUnclaimed
    4122 Northeast Sandy Boulevard Portland·site
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  • Laurelhurst TheaterUnclaimed
    2735 East Burnside Street Portland·site
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  • Mission TheaterUnclaimed
    1624 Northwest Glisan Street Portland
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  • 5th Avenue CinemasUnclaimed
    510 Southwest Hall Street Portland·site
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  • Tomorrow TheaterUnclaimed
    3530 Southeast Division Street Portland·site
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  • Clinton Street TheaterUnclaimed
    2522 Southeast Clinton Street Portland·site
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  • Living Room TheatersUnclaimed
    341 Southwest 10th Avenue Portland·site
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+ 5 more — see them all on the interactive map

Investment outlook

Before you commit, here's the real-world cost picture for a cinema / movie theatre:

Tens of millions+. Independent cinema model is hard.

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Ready to scan Portland block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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