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Latest revision as of 05:03, 9 December 2025
Movie theater in San Francisco, California, US
The Balboa Theater is a historic two-screen movie theater in the Outer Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco, California, US. Since 2012, it is part of the CinemaSF chain. It was formerly known as the New Balboa Theatre and is also called The Balboa.
The theater was founded by the Samuel H. Levin which also owned many neighborhood theaters in the city as part of his chain known as San Francisco Theatres Inc., which included the Alexandria, Coronet, Coliseum, and El Rey.[1] It opened on February 27, 1926, as the New Balboa Theatre, with a 800 person seating capacity.[2] The theatre was run by the Levin family until February 2001
From 2001 until 2011, the Balboa Theater was owned and operated by Gary Meyer, a co-owner of the Landmark Theatres chain.[1][2] Under Meyer’s leadership, the theater offered lower priced tickets compared to the larger cinema chains, and had nicer food offerings.[3]
The CinemaSF chain which is associated with the nonprofit San Francisco Neighborhood Theatre Foundation, owns the Balboa Theater since 2012, as well as Vogue Theater, and 4-Star Theater in San Francisco.[2][4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, it was one of the local theaters that suffered a financial loss.[5][6]
- ^ a b Economides, Eleni (February 27, 2007). “Balboa to have birthday bash”. San Francisco Examiner. p. 6. Retrieved December 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c “Balboa Theatre in San Francisco, CA”. Cinema Treasures. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ Williamson, Kate (October 19, 2006). “Urban Solutions: Help for the little guy”. San Francisco Examiner. p. 20. Retrieved December 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Theater own looks to restore cinema’s lost luster”. San Francisco Examiner. January 29, 2025. pp. A8. Retrieved December 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bravo, Tony (May 6, 2023). “SF independent movie houses come back to life after COVID”. San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Guilfoil, Jackson (February 11, 2021). “Historic, indie S.F. cinemas hit hard by pandemic”. San Francisco Examiner. pp. A14. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
