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The ten-screen, 1,600-seat, {{convert|42000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Emagine Woodhaven theater opened at 6 p.m. on June 18, 2009, as Emagine Entertainment's 4th location, with a benefit for [[Oakwood Southshore Medical Center]]’s Karen Colina Wilson Breast Care Center. Following the event, the theater opened to the general public the following day, June 19, with showings of ''{{w|The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal}}'', ''{{w|Year One (film)|Year One}}'', ''{{w|The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123}}'', ''{{w|Land of the Lost (film)|Land of the Lost}}'', ''{{w|The Hangover}}'', ''{{w|Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian}}'', ''{{w|Terminator Salvation}}'', ''{{w|Angels & Demons (film)|Angels & Demons}}'', ''{{w|Star Trek (film)|Star Trek}}'', and ''{{w|X-Men Origins: Wolverine}}''.<ref>Chilargi, Francesca. [https://www.thenewsherald.com/news/woodhaven-10-screen-movie-theater-set-to-open-next-month/article_17bd426b-f25d-55e9-8c58-ce51b451863b.html "WOODHAVEN: 10-screen movie theater set to open next month"], [[The News Herald (Southgate, Michigan)|The News-Herald]], May 16, 2009.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/363418734/ Movie Guide], [[Detroit Free Press]], June 19, 2009, page 42.</ref>
Emagine Woodhaven closed at 4:15 p.m. on April 9, 2017, with a final 3:40 p.m. showing of ''{{w|The Boss Baby}}'', and its control was then transferred to [[AMC Theatres]], marking the chain's second reentry into the Downriver area. The theater reopened on April 14 as AMC Woodhaven Village 10.<ref>Herndon, Dave. [https://www.thenewsherald.com/news/amc-theaters-taking-over-woodhaven-emagine/article_ce6ae245-b168-520d-b96f-148fe131c6fa.html "AMC Theaters taking over Woodhaven Emagine"], [[The News Herald (Southgate, Michigan)|The News-Herald]], April 7, 2017.</ref> Soon afterward, AMC Theatres undertook a major renovation of the cinema, including new recliners, new new sight and sound equipment, and a MacGuffins bar. The renovation was completed by December 2017.<ref>Harrison-Martin, Jackie. [https://www.thenewsherald.com/news/multi-million-dollar-renovations-now-complete-at-amc-woodhaven-village-10/article_b0c4a918-6422-5dcb-87a9-56749292d69b.html "Multi-million dollar renovations now complete at AMC Woodhaven Village 10"], [[The News Herald (Southgate, Michigan)|The News-Herald]], December 7, 2017.</ref> The renovation, however, did not prevent the theater from being unprofitable for AMC Theatres, and AMC Woodhaven Village 10, which had already been temporarily closed at the time due to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}, officially closed on September 27, 2020, though the announcement was only confirmed days later by AMC Theatres public relations manager Ryan Noonan.<ref>Harrison-Martin, Jackie. [https://www.thenewsherald.com/news/woodhaven-amc-village-10-doesn-t-make-final-cut-shuts-down-for-good-with-no/article_78b70272-0776-11eb-970c-e7d04109c5b9.html "Woodhaven AMC Village 10 doesn’t make final cut; shuts down for good with no explanation "], [[The News Herald (Southgate, Michigan)|The News-Herald]], October 5, 2020.</ref>
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