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Among the changes was the closures of 46 theatres in North America including 21 Loews theatres in the U.S. and 25 Cineplex Odeon theatres in Canada. [18] In 2002, Onex Corporation and Oaktree Capital Management acquired Loews Cineplex from Sony and Universal and the company was filed for initial public offering (IPO).
The former theater area was converted into an Improv Comedy Club in 2006, the first location in Illinois. The Loews Theatres at the Streets of Woodfield, an outdoor shopping center next to Woodfield Mall, made its debut as a 20-screener on December 10, 1999.
Many of the former Loews Cineplex Entertainment theatres still use the Magic Johnson Theatres sub-brand as AMC Magic Johnson and, formerly until 2017, AMC Loews. AMC Classic is used for smaller locations with fewer premium amenities. The brand is primarily used by the former Carmike locations, and use Carmike's "folded film" logo and "America's ...
In July 1981, Essaness Theatres opened its triplex cinema at the mall, which later became a six-screen theater. The theatre later became Cineplex Odeon, then Loews, and finally AMC. In 1987, a two-story Carson Pirie Scott store opened. In 1993, Montgomery Ward was added as an anchor in the space previously occupied by Madigan's. [6]
While Magic Theatres are patterned after the Loews Cineplex Entertainment model, they focus on urban markets. Each complex is around 60,000 square feet (5,600 m 2 ) with multiple concession areas, 10 to 15 screens with SDDS stereo sound, stadium seating and a capacity of 3,200 to 5,000.
Loews may refer to: Loews Cineplex Entertainment, formerly Loews Incorporated, a defunct North American cinema chain which formerly owned Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. United States v. Loew's Inc., a United States Supreme Court case involving Loews; Loew's Grand Theatre, a movie theater in Atlanta; Loews Corporation, an American holding company
Loews Corporation was the parent company of Bulova until 2007, when it sold the company to Citizen Watch. [10] On June 4, 2007, Loews Corporation announced it would acquire a portion of the operations of Dominion Resources for $4.03 billion dollars. [11] Loews rebranded the assets HighMount Exploration & Production.
State Theatre (Los Angeles), California; Holyoke Opera House, Massachusetts, as it was known from 1945 to 1955; Landmark Theatre (Syracuse, New York) Loew's State Theatre (New York City), 1540 Broadway, now the site of the Bertelsmann Building; Providence Performing Arts Center, formerly known as the Loew's State Theater, Providence, Rhode Island