Century Boulder Theater

I love the $ 5 Tuesday’s but I hate people refuse to sit in the seats they purchased then are scared of telling people to move. Went into a movie that had no seats left and people were sitting in my purchased seats. I was with some friends so my usual response to «someone took my seat also» was a bit more lax.

Went on a busy Holiday and had short lines for tickets and munchies. Theater was clean and I lived the assigned seating.

I’m not sure why people were so low with the ratings for this place, but it worked in my favor. It’s the only place in BoulderCounty that wasn’t packed for Star Wars! Major bonus!
They also let me reserve my seat. Aisle seats are mandatory when you have the bladder of a two-​year old. It was seamless to get to my seat: easy garage parking for free, ticket on my phone so I skipped the line, friendly staff at the concessions stand, and right to my seat.
This is my new ‘go to’ theater!

They got new seats in this theater, probably due to the AMC theater taking away a lot of customers with their plush leather recliners! While Century didn’t go that far, they have nicer fake leather seats with more padding and I would say it definitely improved my moviegoing experience. I now have no issue coming here since the crummy seats are gone, and on Tuesdays tickets are 2 for the price of one!

Really disappointed with the change to assigned seats. Movies theaters are already pretty much obsolete and with this change it makes it just one more step harder to spend an evening with your friends. Clearly not thought through. Save your money and time and watch in your home theater.

Reserved seating? Came to see hotel Transylvania 2 to have a very rude 18 year old tell me «we have RESERVED SEATING now, I suggest you buy tickets online». Been going to see movies for about a decade now, never ever had this problem, or had a youngster be so unprofessional and rude. I hope you guys realize what a horrible idea this is, and take things back to how they were. Disappointed is a polite understatement.

Pros: Unbeatable location; right in the heart of Boulder and 5 mins from home. There is a free, underground parking garage with ample parking — a great perk in the winter. I also like the assigned seats so you don’t have to rush once you get your tickets.
Cons: Confusing concession counters! After buying tickets, you get funneled into the ice cream/​coffee counter where you can’t buy popcorn. Um, who orders and drinks coffee during a movie? Maybe this is a Colorado thing… Anyways, moving around the ice cream counter, we were wondering where the hell to order popcorn from! Caught a kids attention and he gave us our popcorn, and only our popcorn. He can’t walk 2 steps to grab a pickle. Gotta go to the pickle counter and order it there! Can’t order drinks here — turn around and there is the soda machine. The logistics of the drink station are all wrong. Why do 10 lids fly at you when you attempt to grab one? Where are the effing straws? I felt like we were starring in Maze Runner, when we only wanted to get snacks and go to the movie! This was really annoying. At checkout it makes more sense — a grab N go concession stand. Great idea but should be explained when you buy your tickets. Only other con is the theatre seating. Talk about smashed in! No leg room, no arm room — but seats were comfy enough.
Summing up, not the best first impression, but I’m sure it will get better on the next visit.

Clean, good pricing at matinée, and the snack and candy selection is impressive! The beverage machine is awesome!

I have seen dozens of movies at this theater since it opened. It was such a relief to have a newly build modern multiplex in Boulder after decades of substandard movie house options. We spent several years trekking to Flatiron Crossing when it was new. Boulder was so slow to update.
However, we don’t go as often these days as the movie viewing options have changed so much. No longer do we have to wait 6 months to a year to get a DVD of a current movie. They move so fast to online options and with new large HD TV’s at home, the experience is pretty good. Comcast On Demand, Apple TV and others can get you a movie just a couple of months after it leaves the theaters in what is now pretty quick turnaround time.
That all being said about changes in the industry, this is still our best go-​to option for a movie house experience. It is clean, well organized inside, decent seating and easy parking. Sometimes, I want to see something right away, or just go out for a movie and dinner, especially if we’ve been home a lot with bad weather. But it is not nearly so regular an option as it used to be. So many others do the same that we generally don’t have trouble walking in to get tickets, when we used to need to pick them up in advance because of the crowds.
This weekend we saw a newish release that will be available in home by July, but we wanted a night out after days of snow, rain, fog, yucky weather. The theater was about ²⁄₃ full, perfect to enjoy the camaraderie, but not pressed tight with people coughing in your face. Just about right. Picture, sound and seating all in flawless condition. I think they overdo the screen ads, especially the cell phone warnings. It seemed a bit dated since there are so many silent mode options on smart phones these days. I was not aware of a single violation in the house which was common a decade ago. Maybe for a different movie with a different age group it is still relevant, but with this middle aged audience, not an issue.
I’ll continue to see a few movies a year at this theater and probably not need to go any further from home to enjoy one.

This is a very conveniently located movie theater right in the center of Boulder.
Tickets are average for movie theaters, but every Tuesday they are only $ 5.50!
The food is decent and they have a bucket and cup you can buy which then gives you cheap refills though out the entire year.
They also just redid the seats, so they are now nice and comfy. :)

Theater Experience, if not a little better.
Fairly updated facilities so the movies are great both in audio and visual aspects. Seating is alright/​comfy for a bit, and its clean for a movie theater. Lower stars due to pricing. Also, the candy area had some outdated candy. A few of the items I picked were petrified and stale, and may have been around since Avatar was released. Outside of that, cant complain, good place to see a movie if you need to. Otherwise, Netflix homies.

It’s convenient, so there’s that. Other than that, there’s not much to recommend this theater.
The seats are uncomfortable and tightly packed. They were, in sure, state of the art when they opened this theater, but they’re certainly not today.
Then, there’s the lobby. It promises a superior food service environment, what with its ice cream section and 2 queues, then it utterly fails to deliver. That’s probably more due to…
…the employees. They’re pretty consistently horrible. I don’t know whether it’s a matter of training or if they’re just hiring from the shallow end of the talent pool, but it’s pretty bad.
On our visit today, we were faced with a concessions employee that tried to say our 2014 popcorn and soda cups weren’t valid anymore (despite being printed with a «valid through 12÷31÷14» date), then there was the ticket person who insisted we hold paper tickets even though we’d bought more than $ 100 worth of tickets online through Fandango and had the tickets loaded on our smartphones.
So, in short, don’t come here unless what you want to see isn’t anywhere else or you’re in Boulder without a car.

We LOVE coming to see movies here! The popcorn and ice cream is excellent. Lines are never too long. Comfy seats. Fun fun fun!

This was a fantastic movie theatre! Although it was over priced the service was pretty good. The bathrooms were questionable. The seats in the Auditorium were very comfortable!

Closed captions! I love being able to actually UNDERSTAND my movies. The seats are small and not super comfortable. The food options are numerous. The bathrooms are usable. Parking is available widely — both covered and uncovered and free. There are food places and shopping places near — plus a yogurt shop with a Unilocal check in deal.
Really though, it is all about the words for me — a private little screen I can stick in my cup holder and for that, it’s 4*.

I love that this theater is right smack in the middle of Boulder with easy access from almost anywhere.
There is great parking options as it is located within the 29^th street walking mall and they always have a great selection of screenings.
The concession stands are awesome, with Boulder Ice Cream, fresh chocolate chip cookies, starbucks and of course, your traditional movie snacks like candy and popcorn.
With that said, the theaters themselves are dank. The seats aren’t comfortable at all, with narrow walkways that are sure to make your leg go numb during your movie. The seats don’t remotely recline and the armrests tend to be broken or at least «out of place» so you fight them going up and down the whole time.
For a neighborhood spot, this theater is fine but if you are looking for an actual experience — skip Century Boulder.

Not as comfortable as the movie theater at the Flat Irons in Broomfield. The seats don’t recline and the seat cushions are hardly comfy. Also the popcorn tastes like year old cardboard. If Doctor Who was playing elsewhere I wouldn’t be here. Lastly parking stinks.

They even have Starbucks… in case you have a late screening.
Would be nice to have assigned seating too for when it’s busy.

In my humble opinion, these days movie theaters are all pretty much the same, right? But there are a couple things worth mentioning about Century Boulder. Based on previous reviews you would think this place is the pits, but I really like this theater.
First of all, the location is great. If you live in Boulder this is going to be the closest, and it’s located right next to the 29^th St. Mall. It can be slightly confusing because it’s covered by buildings and the parking lot, but it’s conveniently centered in downtown Boulder nonetheless.
The early bird matinée is awesome. The first showing of the day, at least during the week, is always pretty discounted. If you have a day off or a flexible schedule you can see an early movie and save some money.
The theater always has a good selection of current movies and times, and I find that it’s always clean. Some theaters don’t do such a great job after another movie lets out. My favorite thing that I’ve noticed about this theater so far is that they don’t tend to be as busy as other theaters. I’ve seen some really popular movies when they’ve first come out at prime times and the rooms have been almost empty or only half full. If you don’t like going to the movies when its super packed, then maybe you’ll have better luck with this location.

This place has a few things really going for, but quite a lot going against it.
It’s definitely one of the more expensive ticket prices, at $ 10.50 for an adult on a weekend night. To be fair, it is like that in a lot of places, but there are other places you can go for a little bit cheaper.
Their popcorn was bland as bland could be, and unfortunately, you can only top it with butter after you get it, so no layered butter to help with some taste. Small thing, but I love my popcorn so I can’t help but mention it.
We went to see a movie that was in it’s opening night and were amazed to find they were showing it in one of their smaller theaters-​it held maybe a 110 people. But again, because it was opening night, it sold out and there was a good 10 – 15 people who didn’t have seats together, or at all. Bad move putting the movie in that theater.
The seating is rather uncomfortable-they’re very close together and the seats in our theater didn’t recline at all. Maybe a good thing since they’re so close together, but it makes for an uncomfortable time.
But there is some good-​picture and sound. Both are top notch. The picture is crystal clear (it is digital) and the sound is rocking. Good thing, because that’s a major difference between watching a movie at home and in the theater.
Overall, the Century Boulder theater is not one of my top choices for theaters. It’s the best you’ll find in Boulder itself though, without having to drive to Westminster. Maybe try a matinée so you’re not paying a lot for an overall mediocre experience.