Opened by Plitt Theatres on October 21st, 1983 and taken over by Cineplex Odeon (keeping the Plitt branding) in 1985 and sold to Midco in 1986 and to Carmike in 1995. Closed October 7th, 2008. Grand opening ad posted.
The Safari 1 & 2 opened on December 28, 1972. The 3rd screen was added on December 19, 1990, and screens 4-7 on August 26, 1988. The theatre closed in October 2020. It was taken over by Cinema Entertainment Corporation on May 1, 1986, and later by Marcus. Ads posted.
The Carmike Cinema 7, initially constructed by Midco Theatres, opened on December 16, 1988. Cinema Entertainment Corporation took over on June 15, 1989, renaming it the Century 7 on October 12, 1989. On October 13, 2000, the theatre expanded to 10 screens, including an Iwerks Extreme screen, which was converted to a regular screen in 2003 and later to an Ultrascreen in the 2010s. (Rewritten by AI)
The Broadway Theatre was renamed the Dakota Theatre on December 24, 1981, but closed on January 19, 1982, due to an unsuccessful discount policy. It reopened as the Broadway Theatre on January 29, 1982, and eventually closed again on February 27, 1986, after being prohibited from showing adult films.
Opened by Plitt Theatres on October 21st, 1983 and taken over by Cineplex Odeon (keeping the Plitt branding) in 1985 and sold to Midco in 1986 and to Carmike in 1995. Closed October 7th, 2008. Grand opening ad posted.
Opened on January 27th, 1978. Grand opening ad posted.
Renamed Carmike 10 on March 6th, 1998.
Thief’s who dislike “The Da Vinci Code” stole the projection lenses on May 18th, 2006 to prevent the movie to be shown at the cinema. (Carmike moved it to the Columbia 4)
Theft of projection lenses from the Carmike 10 20 May 2006, Sat Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Futher research reveals that it closed on September 28th, 1989, after the bank called in its loan of $99,229. Grand opening ad posted.
Opened July 20th, 1932.
Forx Theatre opening 20 Jul 1932, Wed Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
Opened November 11th, 1907 as Empire.
Empire Theatre opening 03 Nov 1907, Sun Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
more to come for this theatre.
The Safari 1 & 2 opened on December 28, 1972. The 3rd screen was added on December 19, 1990, and screens 4-7 on August 26, 1988. The theatre closed in October 2020. It was taken over by Cinema Entertainment Corporation on May 1, 1986, and later by Marcus. Ads posted.
Ultrascreen opened on February 16th, 2007. 2007 grand opening ad
CEC West Acres 14 Ultrascreen opening 11 Feb 2007, Sun The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
Grand opening ad:
CEC West Acres 6 expansion. 18 Nov 1983, Fri The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
Article:
West Acres Cinema 6 opening article. 20 Nov 1983, Sun The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
Grand opening ad posted.
The Carmike Cinema 7, initially constructed by Midco Theatres, opened on December 16, 1988. Cinema Entertainment Corporation took over on June 15, 1989, renaming it the Century 7 on October 12, 1989. On October 13, 2000, the theatre expanded to 10 screens, including an Iwerks Extreme screen, which was converted to a regular screen in 2003 and later to an Ultrascreen in the 2010s. (Rewritten by AI)
Closed by Plitt on November 10th, 1983 and reopened on April 24th, 1997 as the Fargo Cinema Grill. Ad posted.
The Roxy theatre was renamed Broadway on October 30th, 1968 and started its adult policy on June 2nd, 1971. Ads posted.
The Broadway Theatre was renamed the Dakota Theatre on December 24, 1981, but closed on January 19, 1982, due to an unsuccessful discount policy. It reopened as the Broadway Theatre on January 29, 1982, and eventually closed again on February 27, 1986, after being prohibited from showing adult films.
Closed June 15th, 1989 after CEC buys the Carmike Cinemas.
South Cinema closing 16 Jun 1989, Fri The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
It was expanded to 3 screens on December 19th, 1980 and renamed South Cinema I-II-III and closed on June 15th, 1989.
Closed or stopped its newspaper ads in January, 1973.
Closed on October 3rd, 1973, with adult movies and replaced with a parking lot for the bank next door. Grand opening ad posted.
Closed October 25th, 1970.
Grand theatre closing 25 Oct 1970, Sun The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
Opened by ABC on November 19th, 1970.
ABC Lark theatre opening 19 Nov 1970, Thu The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com
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The Cinema 70 opened on September 27th, 1968.
Cinema 70 Cinerama opening 26 Sep 1968, Thu The Forum (Fargo, North Dakota) Newspapers.com