ien ces . ▁ ▁Movie ▁the aters ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁there ▁was ▁one ▁movie ▁the ater ▁in ▁the ▁Detroit ▁city ▁limits ▁that ▁shows ▁first - run ▁films : ▁Bel ▁Air ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁n ortheast ▁Detroit . ▁There ▁are ▁some ▁independent ▁the ater ▁options : ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arts ▁Detroit ▁Film ▁Theatre , ▁the ▁Cinema ▁Detroit ▁in ▁Mid town , ▁and ▁the ▁Red ford ▁Theatre ▁in ▁north west ▁Detroit . ▁The ▁Renaissance ▁Center ▁previously ▁had ▁the ▁first - run ▁the ater ▁Ren ▁C en ▁ 4 ▁but ▁it ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 9 ▁movie ▁the aters ▁in ▁the ▁Metro ▁Detroit ▁area ▁outside ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Detroit ▁total ing ▁ 5 2 2 ▁screens , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁also ▁showing ▁first - run ▁films ▁and ▁offering ▁stad ium ▁se ating ▁options , ▁which ▁range ▁from ▁the ▁five - screen ▁Ford ▁Drive - In ▁in ▁D ear born ▁to ▁dec ades - old ▁single - screen ▁the aters ▁in ▁communities ▁such ▁as ▁Farm ington ▁and ▁P ly mouth ▁to ▁the ▁A MC ▁The at res ▁Forum ▁ 3 0 ▁meg ap lex ▁in ▁Ster ling ▁He ights . ▁Of ▁these , ▁ten ▁are ▁meg ap lex es ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁or ▁more ▁screens . ▁These ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁Ster ling ▁He ights , ▁A ub urn ▁Hills , ▁Cl inton , ▁D ear born , ▁South field , ▁South