In 2002 the theater went under a restoration and modernization program by Behr Browers Architects. During the restoration the original name "Grauman's Chinese Theatre" was restored to the cinema palace. Along with restoration of the original theater, there was also an addition with adding six screens in the adjacent Hollywood and Highland mall that operated under the name Mann's Chinese 6 Theatre.
On May 27, 2011 the theatres was purchased by nightclub/producer Elie Samaha and producer Donald Kushner as Chinese Theatres, LLC.
On January 11, 2013 the Chinese Theatre announced that they would be teaming up with one of China's biggest electronics manufacturers, TCL, aka "The Creative Life" in a 10-year naming rights partnership. With the partnership of TCL and the Chinese Theatres, they have plans to preserve a legacy that was created more than 85 years ago when the theatre opened.
Picture and Video From the launch of the TCL Chinese Theatre
Recently in April of 2013 plans were announced to convert the original theatre for IMAX. The TCL Chinese Theatre has partnered with IMAX Corporation to introduce a 94 x 46 foot silver screen. The new theater seats 932 people and ranks as the largest (seating) capacity IMAX theatre in the world. To accommodate better sightlines and a taller screen, the seating is arranged in stepped rows, descending from street level down to the former basement floor. The auditorium's decorative walls and ceiling remain unaltered, the existing curtain was extended, decorative lighting effects were added, and TCL added digital signage. The new IMAX silver screen is also curved and can be masked down for premieres and screening events of non-IMAX films.
The TCL Chinese Theatre 2013
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