Varsity Theatre

I came here with my son on a Friday night 9:50pm to see new Black Panther movie. My brother and his bf joined us. We were a little late as it was supposed to start at 9:45pm. I am not sure if they played previews or not but I don’t think they did. The first thing I noticed when I walked in was that it was HOT! Like, wow. It was a fairly nice day. It seemed hotter in the actual theater.

The prices of popcorn wasn’t bad at all. My brother and I both got an XL popcorn for $6 each. To be honest, it’s like a large at other places. We both got a large drink that was $5. My son wanted a water, so I got him a bottled water, which was $2. They ran out of butter, so I could t get any. The popcorn was okay. It definitely wasn’t fresh, lol. But I can’t expect much from a vintage movie theater.

This establishment only has one theater room. There is an entrance on both sides of the concession stand and an emergency exit to the left of the screen. We ended up having to sit in the 3-4th row from the front as everything else was pretty much taken. It seemed that most of the crowd were students from UNC-CH. we enjoyed the movie! Besides the lack of temperature control, it wasn’t a bad experience. I would return again if I was in the area. I only came here because it was cheap halfway spot between where I live in Greensboro and where my brother lives in Clayton.

We had a pretty good experience. I was hoping for it to be more historic looking than it was, but I still would recommend visiting if in Chapel Hill

Been here three times over the past 8 years. Never displeased with my time here.

went for a festival and honesty the popcorn was bad but the vibes and friendly staff made up for it. I bet the popcorn is better during peak movie times

An old time favorite movie theater in downtown chapel hill nc and it's quite and cool. The service is awesome.