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The 1960s and 1970s saw another surge in the industry. Multiplexes, theaters with two to six screens, became the popular choice of movie-goers. Wehrenberg's Cinema Four Center in St. Charles was the first multiplex in the St. Louis area. In the late 1980s and into the 1990s, the circuit started building megaplexes of ten or more screens.
The 1990 expansion of Mid Rivers Mall included a new anchor store, Sears. Another expansion of Mid Rivers Mall in 1996 added the fourth anchor, JCPenney, [7] which moved from nearby Mark Twain Mall in St. Charles. [8] In 1999, Wehrenberg demolished the mall's 6-screen theater and built a new 14-screen megaplex. [9]
In the 1990s, Cinemark Theatres was one of the first chains to incorporate stadium-style seating into their theatres. [24] In 1997, several disabled individuals filed a lawsuit against Cinemark, alleging that their stadium style seats forced patrons who used wheelchairs to sit in the front row of the theatre, effectively rendering them unable to see the screen without assuming a horizontal ...
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Rappin' #5 May 10 – May 16 #14 May 17–23. Mario Van Peebles, Rutanya Alda; Moon over Pittsburgh; Silent Witness; 1986. Gung Ho #1 Mar. 14–20 Top 5 Mar. 21 – Apr. 24 Top 10 until May 29. Michael Keaton, John Turturro, George Wendt, Mimi Rogers; The Majorettes; The Suicide Squeeze; Flight of the Spruce Goose; 1987
The original Cine Capri was the largest screen in Arizona, measuring more than 70 feet (21 m) long. [15] [16] Despite over 200,000 signatures in a preservation effort led primarily by KTAR's Pat McMahon, the theater was demolished in 1998. [17] [18] In 2003, a newer version of the Cine Capri theater opened at the Scottsdale 101 14 multiplex. [19]
The first triplex in the UK was the ABC Cinema in Lothian Road, Edinburgh which opened 29 November 1969. [9] The Regal Twins were converted in 1972 to a five screen complex (Studios 1 to 5) by Star Group, as the first five-cinema complex in Britain. [47] In 1985, AMC Cinemas opened a ten-screen cinema at The Point in Milton Keynes.