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April 15, 2011
Seeking investor for theatre
Hello,
I’m seeking a private(secret) investor to reopen a big drive-in theatre that was very profitable at time of the owner’s death. There are no other indoor or drive-in theaters for a 30 mile radius….E-mail me for more information.
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April 14, 2011
Wheaton Grand to be demolished?
WHEATON, IL — When 56 percent of voters in last Tuesday’s election rejected a proposal that would have set aside up to $150,000, the fate of the theatre may have been decided. The building that first opened its doors as a vaudeville house in 1925 has long been the center of controversy over various plans to renovate it. The current owner (Suburban Bank & Trust) will continue to try to sell the property or ultimately, we believe, the building will be demolished and we will be left with an empty lot in the heart of downtown Wheaton, similar to what happened to the DuPage Theater in Lombard.
OPTIONS
Option One: Wheaton Grand Theater as a Live Performance Theater
Option Two: Wheaton Grand Theater as a 9 or 10 screen, First Run Movie Complex
The private theater operator would invest a majority of the funds needed to buy the property, build the structure, and fund the operation.
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Twelve-screen megaplex coming to McCain Mall
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR — After two decades, there will again be a movie theater at the McCain Mall. Regal will be operator of the new megaplex which will be conversion of former retail space and be part of a major renovation of the shopping center. The all-digital theater is expected to open in October of 2012.
There is additional detail at ArkansasBusiness.com.
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BAUER B14 35mm projector for sale
BAUER B14 35mm projector for sale
Location: Munich, Germany
Shipping is no problem
Contact:
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April 13, 2011
Cinema Place Charest closed
QUEBEC, CANADA — Sadly, the famous Cinema Place Charest has closed.
It is important to remember that cinema was installed in Chinatown before the arrival of the Dufferin-Montmorency, says Lemoine. This explains that cinema has found a few years later with the front before a highway exit.
Was it a bad choice to invest in St-Roch? Nobody could predict the decline of downtown, the analysis that was Ward Councillor for ten years.
“There had always been the cinema in downtown. So in downtown that we should build a modern cinema with a new technology, a large room, a sound of great quality.”
Read the full article, in French, in leSoleil.
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DeMarce Theater sold
BENSON, MN — The DeMarce Theater located in Benson Minnesota has been sold to a new owner. The theater is located in a rural farming town in western Minnesota, and will continue operating and providing a movie-going experience for the residents. Good news for this small single screen operation.
As does the local newspaper article which includes a photo of the prior owner in the projection room.
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Fully restored movie theater/concert to possibly be on market
FAIRFIELD, CA — The historic 1930’s Cinema One was fully restored in 2001 and has been opened for nine years as a live concert venue with a full class one kitchen and bar (tpe48). This may be on the market “for sale” soon. We are looking for potential cash buyers or qualified theater brokers with exclusive background in selling theaters. This theater is 100% turnkey and is currently running seven days a week.
Thanks for taking a look see… Wayne 707 631-9772
This a “National” level headline venue, seats 250/325 go to www.pepperbellys.com. -
April 12, 2011
Texas Theatre 80th Anniversary screening!
DALLAS, TX — April 21st, 2011, will be the 80th Anniversary of the grand opening of the Texas Theatre!
To celebrate the theatre will be running the same program they ran that night. The presentation will be on 16mm film courtesy of Jim Reid. Put on your tux or your pajamas and pretend it’s 1931 and you’re hanging with ol' Howard Hughes.
Program:
a. movietone news reel
b. B&W cartoons
c. announcements
d. the feature “Parlor- Bedroom & Bath” featuring the great lover Buster Keaton -
Finnkino and Forum Cinemas changed owner
COAUTHOR: Ing. Ivana Hudakova, PhD., Department of Management, University of Economics in Bratislava
The Swedish venture capital company Ratos AB announced it has acquired 100 per cent of the shares of the film distribution and cinema company Finnkino Oy from the Finish media group Sanoma. For experts the transaction does not come as a big surprise. Sanoma tries to focus its activities on consumer and business-to-business media and Finnkino did not fit very well to this strategy.
Finnkino, established in 1986, has three business areas: cinema exhibition, theatrical distribution and DVD distribution and is active in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Finnkino’s cinema operations use the brand FINNKINO in Finland and FORUM CINEMAS in the Baltic countries. Their common logo is a simple letter “f”. The biggest Finnkino theater is Tennispalatsi Helsinki with 14 screens and 2,696 seats. The company also operates the oldest Finnish movie theater MAXIM Cinema.
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Global online movie ticketing to reach $13.72B by 2017 reports suggest
Despite the recession, ticket sales reached record numbers in 2010. Online ticketing especially has really risen recently and will probably grow even more.
Online booking is a predominant trend for acquiring movie tickets in the US and Europe. As stated by the new market research report, United States and Europe account for a major share of the global Online movie ticketing services market. While online sales for movie tickets are increasing, they are yet pretty minimal in comparison to the standard walk-up box office, so online market has plenty of room for growth in the next five years, and much of that growth will come from beyond the developed nations where the number of home PC penetration, Internet cafes, and Internet usage are all on the rise.
Read more in the San Francisco Chronicle.