Market Street Cinema, Movie theatre in Mid-Market district, San Francisco, US

Market Street Cinema was a large movie theatre in San Francisco's Mid-Market district with seating for 1,485 people. The building at 1077 Market Street featured standard projection equipment and operated as a film venue for many decades.

David and Sid Grauman founded it in 1912 as the Imperial Theater. It was refitted as the Premiere Theatre in 1929 and the United Artists Theatre in 1931. Adult-film producer Mike Weldon bought it in 1972 and renamed it Market Street Cinema. The Planning Commission approved demolition in October 2015, and the building came down in July 2016.

The theatre's name changed with its uses: Imperial Theater in 1912, Premiere Theatre in 1929, United Artists Theatre in 1931, then Market Street Cinema from 1972. In the 1980s photographer Leon Mostovoy documented its role in the city's sex industry in a photo essay. It also appears in a 2013 episode of Ghost Adventures and in Charles Webb's low-budget horror film G-String Horror.

The cinema remained open until February 2013 and is no longer accessible to visitors today. Its location on Market Street in central San Francisco is easy to reach and walk past.

The theatre's lap-dancing format led the US Justice Department to sue owner Mike Weldon for pimping; he repeatedly won because dancers stayed clothed and no sex acts were negotiated. Photographer Leon Mostovoy documented the venue's role in the city's sex industry in a 1980s photo essay.