Luxury Cinépolis Cinemas Ribbon Cutting, VIP Reception Friday

Fire up the popcorn popper, get ready for the milk duds, or in the case of the new , sushi and perhaps a beer.

The off-shoot of Latin America’s largest movie theater operators, is opening its first Orange County location at Ocean Ranch Laguna Niguel to the public after 3 p.m. on June 1.

In the afternoon, it will host a private, preview event featuring cocktails, small bites for media and city officials. Laguna Niguel Patch will be there to share all of the details.

Located at 32341 Golden Lantern St., the theater includes 684 plush, reclining leather seats, in seven state-of-the-art, digital auditoriums, "providing a true luxury movie experience."

The theater will also include a wine, beer and cocktail menu along with gourmet movie fare with a lobby for lounging pre- and post-movie, patio dining for those wishing to eat outdoors, as well as “restaurant-at-your-seat” service with an on-call waiter button at each seat inside the theater.

Its first U.S. theater opened last year in Del Mar. 

Other retailers in the same center include 24-Hour Fitness, , , , , , and

The theater takes up residence in the former that anchored the center for more than 20 years. It closed its doors in October to make way for Cinépolis.

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