Orland Square To Get New AMC Movie Theatre

ORLAND PARK, IL -- Movie lovers may have another theater to go to the show in Orland Park. A proposal is on the table to open a new movie theater in Orland Square. Seritage Growth Properties, which owns the Sears store that is attached to Orland Square Mall, has entered a lease agreement with AMC Theatres to turn the upper level to accommodate the new AMC Theatre.

Plans are to fully renovate the Sears’ upper level into a state-of-the-art, 10-screen theater. The entrance to AMC Orland Square will face retailers and restaurants in the mall. The lower level will feature a consolidated and renovated Sears store, according to a news release. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2018. Orland Square is owned and operated by Simon Property Group.

The 45,000-square-foot AMC theatre will feature more than 1,000 plush, power recliners and expanded food and beverage offerings. The theater is expected to incorporate the latest in sight and sound technology. A MacGuffins Bar and Lounge is also a possibility.

Sears currently leases 175 wholly owned properties from Seritage, the Chicago Tribune reported. The company has redeveloped 50 Sears and Kmart stores. Seritage intends to repurpose the parcel into an upscale multi-tenant retail and entertainment destination. The AMC Theater will anchor of the Sears store redevelopment.

“Seritage’s redevelopment project will benefit the community in a number of ways,” Mayor Keith Pekau said in a news release. “In addition to attracting more leading brands that resonate with our residents like AMC, the project will create jobs, generate tax revenues and fuel economic activity.”