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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque’s first cinema-eatery has arrived in time for the Thanksgiving blockbusters.

Flix Brewhouse will softly open on Thursday, with showings of “Fantastic Beasts,” the latest film from “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling. The theater will also screen other current releases during the soft opening, but likely will not have all eight auditoriums open until next week, said Greg Johnson, Flix’s director of sales and marketing.

The brewery will have at least five of its core beers ready by Thursday, and the kitchen will be serving the full menu, Johnson said.

Flix previously said only that it planned to open the Albuquerque location in time for the holiday season, but Johnson said November had been the true target.

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“We pressed pretty dang hard to get open for Thanksgiving,” said Johnson, noting that the Round Rock, Texas-based chain always aims to debut around highly anticipated films.

Flix Brewhouse, a 38,500-square-foot project with a price tag around $6 million, is the anchor tenant of Village @ La Orilla, a mixed-used development along Coors, north of Montaño. Other tenants will follow, including restaurants and retail. Businesses with signed leases include Thai Boran restaurant and Village Pizza, according to Phil Lindborg, who is developing the site with Jude Baca and Bill Schmidt.

Albuquerque is Flix’s fourth location. Flix’s model differs from most local theaters, and not just because it has an in-house brewery and full kitchen that serves patrons both in their theater seats or in a more conventional restaurant setting. It also offers only reserved seating. While tickets are sold at the theater, Johnson said the overwhelming majority of customers — 80 percent — buy tickets online in advance at Flix’s website.

According to the website, matinee tickets run $8 apiece, while evening shows cost $11.25.