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The first Century theater was the Century 21 in San Jose, California, which opened November 24, 1964, adjacent to the Winchester Mystery House. [1] The Century 21 theater was built to showcase Cinerama type movies (the left and right empty projection booths are still present), but in fact, it showed only 70mm movies. The screen was later ...
Cinemark operates 499 theaters and 5,680 screens in the U.S. and Latin America as of September 30, 2024. It is also the largest movie theater chain in Brazil, with a 30 percent market share. [4] Cinemark operates theaters under several brands, including its flagship Cinemark, Century Theatres, Tinseltown, CinéArts and Rave Cinemas. [5]
The General Cinema Corporation was founded as a drive-in theater in 1935 by Philip Smith, who had previously owned a small chain of silent film theaters.Smith had chosen to open the chain after noticing the increasing sales of local Massachusetts theatres, and the introduction of films that were able to accommodate a synchronized sound and voice track into their reels.
Shawmut Theatre 20th century Blue Hill Avenue [3] St. James: 20th century Huntington Avenue [3] Star Theatre 20th century Tremont Row [3] St. James Theatre 19th century Washington Street: Suffolk Drive-In 1955 circa 1970 circa East Boston: Superb Theatre 20th century Columbus Avenue [3] Theatre Comique: 1860s Washington Street: Theatre Comique ...
Several now-shuttered locations in New York City formerly operated under the name Multiplex Cinemas. [2] The Cinema de Lux brand was established in 2008 to denote locations that offered in-theater dining options and full bars with seat delivery service. All locations are wheelchair accessible and offer assistance devices for hearing- and sight ...
The Mendon Twin Drive-In is a drive-in theater in Mendon, Massachusetts.. Opened on June 14, 1954, it is currently owned by Dan Andelman and his brothers Dave Andelman and Michael, who purchased the drive-in in March 2014 from Susan Swanson and Kathy Gorman, who had operated it since 1986.
Some movie theaters such as the Living Room Theaters or Alamo Drafthouse offer full restaurant service at one's seat, though this is not as widespread. McMenamins is a chain of restaurant/brewpub establishments in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington, many of which have full movie theaters. By the mid 1940s in some smaller theaters popcorn ...
The Carousel Theater was a theatre in the round located in Framingham, Massachusetts, on the Old Connecticut Path. The Carousel Theater was opened in 1958. [1] It had a capacity of approximately 2,500-3,000 people. [1] The venue held weekly dinner theater musicals for many years.