Downtown’s Dazzling Megaplex Offers Everything A Cinema-Goer Could Want The AMC Loews Boston Common opened in July 2001, as part of Millennium Partners’ massive redevelopment of Avery Street into the Ritz-Carlton complex. Located on the spot of the former Astor Theatre, the AMC Loews features 19 screens and 4,400 seats total–including a 600-seat IMAX theater. Among the amenities to be found at the AMC Loews Boston Common are: digital projection screening; stadium seating; theatre rentals; assisted listening devices; closed captioning; descriptive video; and wheelchair access.