Multiplexes / East 8 Mile (Conner Creek / Bel Air Center)
Bel Air Luxury Cinema
The only first-run multiplex inside Detroit's city limits: ten screens on East Eight Mile with luxury rockers, recliners and a giant custom chandelier. No need to drive out to the suburbs for the new releases.
Bel Air Luxury Cinema · Photo from the venue’s official website
Quick facts
- Opened
- 1988
- Seats
- 2100
- Screens
- 10
- Formerly
- AMC Bel Air 10, Phoenix Theatres Bel Air Centre, Bel Air 10 Digital Cinemas
What makes it special: Luxury high-back rockers and recliners (2016 remodel), custom chandelier; private auditorium rentals, film premieres, school field trips and birthday parties.
01 / Now showing
Now showing
Announced lineup
What the venue announced on its own site when we last checked (2026-09-26). Click through for exact times and tickets.
02 / The story of this place
Make time for these
Before the multiplex, this spot was the Bel-Air Drive-In, which ran from 1950 to 1986. AMC opened the indoor Bel Air 10 on April 22, 1988; Phoenix Theatres renovated and reopened it in 2001, and independent management took over in 2009. A full remodel in 2016 gave it today's look: high-back luxury rockers and recliners, glittery decor and a giant custom chandelier. The ten screens play first-run movies. You can also rent an auditorium, whether for a local film premiere, a school field trip or a birthday party.
- The only first-run multiplex within Detroit city limits
- Built on the site of the old Bel-Air Drive-In
- 2016 remodel: rockers, recliners and a giant chandelier
Plan your visit
Tickets are $11 after 5 p.m. and $7 for matinees before 5; kids 2 to 12, seniors 65+ and military pay $8. You'll find it on East Eight Mile at the Bel Air Center, and questions go to (313) 438-3494.
Ticket prices
After 5 p.m. $11; kids 2 to 12, seniors 65+ and military $8; matinees before 5 p.m. $7.
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