The Baguio City Movie Theaters of Old

If you want to watch a movie in Baguio City, there's only one place you can go. And that's SM Baguio. You have no other options. 

But there was a time when Baguio City was home to several independent movie theaters. These included the following:

1. First Cinema

2. Pines Theater 

3. Plaza Theater

4. New Baguio Theater

5. Aurora

6. Session Theater 

7. Empire Cinema

8. Garden Theater

9. Cinestar 

10. Holiday Theater 

11. Maricel

12. Prince Albert Cinema 

13. Oro Cinema

14. Center Mall Cinema 

I snapped this photo of the Empire Building this morning (September 26, 2025). It was home to Empire Cinema which was one of the few movie theaters remaining before SM Cinema eventually took over the whole market. 

Empire Cinema, Prince Albert Cinema, and Center Mall were the last theaters to close.