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The question of who was the inventor of the multiplex is "one of the longest-running debates in movie theater history." [5] In a 2004 book, Ross Melnick and Andreas Fuchs identified five leading candidates: James Edwards, Sumner Redstone, Stanley Durwood, Charles Porter, and Nat Taylor.
The Geigers consolidated their theater holdings under the Neighborhood Cinema Group branding in 1992, the year the chain's Midland, Michigan theater opened. By the end of the 20th century, two more theaters, located in Lapeer and Coldwater, Michigan, had opened. The company's name was shortened to NCG in early 2000.
This is a list of movie theater chains across the world. [1] [2] ... Multiplex Cinemas Showcase Cinemas [16] NCG Cinemas: 19 147 Owosso, MI
Noticed that your local movie theater is a little quieter than usual lately? Don't go thinking that moviegoers have just gotten more considerate. The reason wireless phones aren't going off ...
Movie theatre with 12 screens on former drive-thru movie theatre: Closed and demolished in 2014 Newark Drive-Thru: 170 Foundry Street: 1955: 2,500 cars: Redstone Drive-In Theatres: 1985: First showings of Kirk Douglas in Man Without a Star and Edward G. Robinson in A Bullet for Joey. Three screens in 1982. Outdoor movie theatre. [5]
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 business model allowed theaters to attract more customers with a variety of titles. Soon, the number of screens had grown to more than two dozen in some cities. In 1968, Durwood changed the company name to connect it to the multiplex: Durwood Theatres became American Multi-Cinema. Durwood kept innovating beyond the multiplex, as well.
Century Theatres is a movie theater chain that operates many multiplexes in the western United States, primarily in California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. In its later years, it had expanded into the inter-mountain states, the Pacific Northwest , Texas , Alaska and parts of the Midwestern United States .