When was smoking banned in movie theaters?

Smoking in movie theaters was VERY commonly allowed up into the 70s (often in a balcony or "loge" area, though sometimes throughout) and even in a fair number of theaters through the 80s and into the 90s. read more

Smoking in movie theaters was VERY commonly allowed up into the 70s (often in a balcony or"loge" area, though sometimes throughout) and even in a fair number of theaters through the 80s and into the 90s. read more

Elizabeth Finkler Hanasaki, Actress, singer, former theater critic, movie geek Answered Apr 26, 2018 I don’t remember a time when smoking was permitted in any movie theater when I was growing up in Philadelphia in the 1960s, due to fire regulations. read more