Creative home theater designs inspired by classic movies and TV shows.
Batcave Home Theater
Beautiful home theater created by Elite HTS for a Batman fanatic.
Star Wars Home Theater
This cool home theater belongs to two Start Wars super-fans Vic Wertz and Lisa Stevens. Walk into the room and follow the backlit floor to either the left or the right. Both paths take you through automated sliding doors.
Stargate Home Theater
This creative home theater features the iconic round “Stargate” as the frame for the screen that is 10 feet in diameter.
Pirates of the Caribbean Home Theater
The walls include scenes from the ride as well as the movie trilogy. In addition, the room is scattered with pirate themed items that were bought from Disney directly or built by hand.
Sci-Fi Home Theater
Home theater filled with sci-fi animatronics that will have you jumping out of your seat.
Scarface Home Theater
Designed by Crown Audio, this poolside home theater has a giant screen and uses 8 large speakers, concealed as rocks.
Terminator Home Theater
Cyberdyne Cinema was designed from a concept of the old-time sci-fi and horror movie sets. Aside from the obvious Terminator connection, the room also includes a life-sized Darth Vader and other sci-fi memorabilia.
Star Trek Home Theater
Amazing $3,000,000 Star Trek themed home theater designed by Electronic Systems Consultants.
Matrix Home Theater
Genesis Audio was approached by a client who requested a home theater based on the movie The Matrix, and this is what they created.
Nautilus Home Theater
Unique home theater inspired by the Nautilus submarine from Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
Titanic Home Theater
The dome in this home theater was inspired by Titanic. Its 1,230 fiber-optic light strands give the effect of a starry night sky.
Indiana Jones Home Theater
Prop replicas from the Indiana Jones movies are placed throughout this custom home theater.
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Sachawinter
This makes my projector on a white wall in the basement looks pretty meek!
Jul 6th, 2009
@kenop
Nice, but I prefer the simpler layouts that aren’t so distracting. When you’re actually watching the movie you dim the lights anyway. I do love the “stars” in one of those pics though.. would love to know how that’s done.
Jul 7th, 2009
Aussen
Most of these are done in quite bad taste…
Jul 7th, 2009
Aussen
Most of these are done in quite bad taste…
BTW I love your blog!
Jul 7th, 2009
mr. biz
@ aussen
let’s see you do something better and more creative
Jul 7th, 2009
Alzimmer
These rooms are cool, full immersion into the movie guaranteed. Maybe not all movies though. Need to go a friend with another room to see a different type of movie.
Jul 7th, 2009
Mandy
@mr. Biz
Wouldn’t take much – just being original.
These are great though, for themed theaters…
Jul 7th, 2009
Derek
@Mr. Biz,
One doesn’t have to have the ability to do something to judge it based on good taste or talent.
A few are cool. A few are a bit on the tacky side..
Jul 7th, 2009
Chrisalys
Kinda kitsch…
Jul 7th, 2009
Jef
scarface and titanic are really nice. don’t care much for the rest.
Jul 7th, 2009
JamesLucas
Hard to tell with the image resolution, but I like how deep the Nautilus ceiling looks. You can imagine lots of mechanical guts up there.
Jul 7th, 2009
Itakru
The only thing I see is what would you do for the TV if it rained unexpectedly in the Scarface one? I imagine they cover it, or at least I would hope so.
I would love to design a room like the Indiana Jones home theater. :] Not my own home theater, but just a normal room. My favorites were the Titanic, the Scarface, and the Star Trek rooms, and I like the idea used in the Stargate one where apparently you view the movie through the gate. :] Really nifty.
Jul 7th, 2009
Mandy
OMG. Soooo want the Scarface one!
Jul 8th, 2009
gern
Man, that’s money well spent.
Jul 9th, 2009
Rich
Most of these are amazing. Sci-fi seems to be the theme of the day. Also noticed that those who say they don’t like these do lean toward the non-scifi rooms. It’s ok if you don’t like science fiction but you have to admit that a few of those like the Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate and Nautilus are done very well. If you were a designer and your client said they wanted a Star Trek themed room you couldn’t do anything better. I have to also disagree with many of you about the Scarface one, it’s great but it’s not a theater room. All the others could be build in almost any home. The Scarface on the hand is all about the amazing pool, backyard, and lake behind. It is impossible for that to ever work in my backyard, but I could turn my living room or garage into any of the others.
Jul 9th, 2009
Jaqi Mugo
Scarface! <3 <3 <3
Jul 10th, 2009
Jack
the first one, the stars one and the titanic ones are the best. everything else = tacky…except maybe the star trek one…cuz i’m a trek fan!!!!!!! :) The nautilus one reminds me of the xbox game bioshock…think i’d be really freaked out in that room.
Jul 10th, 2009
Classic University
GREAT SITE!! I love the the batcave!!!!!!
Jul 11th, 2009
delere
I’d like to know how the stars on the ceiling are done as well. Some are kinda cool, but most are on the tacky side.
Jul 12th, 2009
Eighties
These are so cool, I like the Pirates and the Titanic ones the best.
Jul 13th, 2009
Blaze
i want one!!!
Jul 14th, 2009
Kayla
Oh my god, the Star Trek one -droooool-
Jul 19th, 2009
Rii
They’re all tacky as hell, but y’know, in a good way..
Jul 30th, 2009
sai
what happens if you want to watch indiana jones in the star wars theater?
Aug 3rd, 2009
Dan
OMG. Im torn between the stargate and the star wars home theaters. i want both :(. love the article.
Aug 6th, 2009
Ev
DUDE! These are amazing! But most of them seem to be missing the best part of a home theater: sofas. Screw individual chairs. How can you make out with someone who’s 5 feet away? Ya. Not easy.
Aug 6th, 2009
robb
scarface HT makes them all puny.
Aug 7th, 2009
dudeman
How about a home theater designed like a… theater?
Aug 9th, 2009
Jake
Well… My Theater got Gold Prize… So ha… Although these look pretty cool…
Aug 19th, 2009
Freemen Mars
@kenop….
those “stars” are really rather easy to do… all you need is a drop ceiling and a whole bunch of very heavy gage fishing line or fiber optic cable. you run all the lines to one central point and then place a lamp enclosure at the bundles end the rest you pnuch through the ceiling and then cut flush turn on lamp and instant “stars”
Aug 22nd, 2009
StarLite
@kenop:
Either use fiber optic cable as mentioned above, or a load of christmas lights strands, find some with the smallest lights possible and let them poke through a black cloth ceiling.
Sep 2nd, 2009
Cameron
I want that Bat Cave.
Sep 2nd, 2009
Alex
Some people have way too much time on their hands…
Sep 16th, 2009
Robert
I feel like these could very easily be photoshopped. Either way, thanks…
Oct 4th, 2009
daily beard
I’m certain these elaborate home theaters bring the owners many hours of uninterrupted enjoyment. It’s hard to imagine they could have spent the money in a way that would have benefited them more.
Oct 4th, 2009
cauck
pathetic – typical examples of over indulgence of self centered egotistical pricks. think of how much that money could have truly helped a meaningful cause. not socialistic, but invested in someway to enrich more than the 18 people that will ever see or use these individually. pathetic
Nov 1st, 2009
Mike
Pretty cool. I built my own Trek theater. I think I can compete. It is really fun to do.
Feb 5th, 2010
kadal
“saw” home theatre would be great
Feb 11th, 2010
Mark
These are a step in the right direction. A lot of DIY here, or stuff done by contractors. A professional fabricator would go a long way here.
We work with them all the time for our theme park and museum work, and are looking to do a theater of that quality for the right client.
Feb 11th, 2010
maxie
all i can is the sci-fi stuff i loved it thnks fr putting a smile on my face
Feb 19th, 2010
Thomas Craig Consulting
Wish I had the cash to build one of these theaters. Very cool.
Mar 21st, 2010
samkinkel
yeah I probably go with the star trek one! That was my favorite.
May 18th, 2010
coryangen
How is there not a Jurassic Park themed theater?
May 31st, 2010
1001100x02
@cauck
Do I detect a hint of jealousy?
If I had the money, I’d do the same.
Anyway, I think they are fantastic, and being a Trek, Star Wars, Stargate fan, I don’t know which theme I liked the most.
I’d love to see a Doctor Who based home theater, especially based on the set from the 1975 – 76 seasons with the polished wood console room with the stained glass roundels….or the 5th doctor console room which first appeared in the 20th anniversary special, “The Five Doctors.”
Jul 4th, 2010
rebeca
you’d have to be a millionaire to own one of those lol!!!!!
Jul 12th, 2010
Haley
I want the pool one so cool
Aug 22nd, 2010
ChEeSe
ive always wanted a home theater! i love the pool one! swim and watch! AMAZING:)
Sep 11th, 2010
jaquan
That Batman is off the chain….i gotta use that as a movie theatre idea when i get my house…..!!
Sep 16th, 2010
steven
people sent a hell of a lot of money and time in these theaters, but whats the point if youre JUST gonna wach moovies in them and say youre in the Star Wars one and youre waching Iron Man or somthing, Youde look like an idiot.
P.S. I wonder if you can hook those things up to a gaming console???
Nov 18th, 2010
Jamie Northrup
Love the Batman one, specially the seats and the screen cover with the Batman emblem.
May 13th, 2011
Lyndisenia
Scarface and Batcave are my faves!
Jun 1st, 2011
Jonny
@steven
Yes, likely the XBox, Sony Playstation, or Wii will connect to their systems via an HDMI cable or a component connection. The XBox is used for the majority of the time in our theater. Not just for games either – Netflix, Hulu Plus, TVersity, or even the old DVDHD player. Modern Warfare Black Ops on the big screen in 1080p with a sniper rifle is epic!
We get more use out of our theater room than our pool and it is definitely a lot cheaper than a pool.
I want the stars effect in ours!
Jun 2nd, 2011
Traveler
@ Cauck
When u are a celebrity and can’t go anywhere w/o the world getting in your face and love movies, this is what you do to create a world away from the one you are a prisoner from.
It’s clear you’ve never had any real celebrity status and the money that can be attached or been friends with those who are pasted in the tabloids daily. While I never feel sorry for a person who can buy a ferrari on a whim, they can never be free like you and i to experience freedom of peace.
When all the world wants your money your scrutinized even when you do give…
I don’t have money like that but I work with those who do.
I’m not here to lecture … Just give texture and offer another side to those we sometimes wish we could be or have the means they have.
May 13th, 2012
Traveler
I like the pirates and bat cave personally. However my favorite is the one that’s bought and paid for and gives me enjoyment in my basement. Simple 40″ Samsung w average 5.1 Sony surround sound and a couch w frig next to it. It’s wanting what u have not having what u want….
Perhaps that’s what Cauck was trying to convey.
Peace out movie nuts!
May 13th, 2012
HannahJet
Batcave one rules <3
Apr 13th, 2013