As of Sep 23rd Flightplan is showing.
Domino may start on October 14 but they might hold out for Doom on October 21.
Get Rich or Die Tryin' should open on November 9, 2005.
As for Doom or Domino that depends how long Plaza will have have to hold the film. Plaza only wants short runs of aboyt 2 or 3 weeks at the most and studios like longer 4 or 6 week runs so it will depend on what they can work out.
Please note that all features and release dates are tentative and subject to change.
Edition: METRO FINAL CHASER
Section: NWS
Page: 1A;
October 11, 1988
After a series of weekend shootings, beatings and fights that left one man dead and several people injured, five Detroit area theaters have canceled the movie, “Tougher Than Leather,” which stars rap music group Run-DMC.
On Friday night, a man was fatally shot at the Adams Theatre in downtown Detroit, another man was shot and wounded outside the AMC Northland 2 in Southfield, shots were fired outside the Showcase Cinemas in Dearborn, and a youth was beaten with a baseball bat at Eastland mall, near the Beacon East.
Less serious incidents occurred at some theaters Saturday and Sunday.
All four theaters and the Ford-Wyoming Drive-In in Dearborn have pulled “Tougher Than Leather.”
The movie, described by Run-DMC band member Darryl (D.M.C.) McDaniels as a “black exploitation” film, will continue at the Ann Arbor Showcase Cinemas, where fights broke out in the parking lot Friday night, said Showcase Cinema spokesman Jerry Dozier.
The film also will stay at the Showcase Cinemas in Sterling Heights and Pontiac and at the Canton Cinema-6, where no trouble has been reported.
Members of Run-DMC, on a European tour, were unavailable for comment, but publicist Bill Adler said: “We deplore this, but we have to absolutely deny any responsibility for this violence. The movie is a Clint Eastwood-style story of murder and revenge… . However, we don’t believe that there’s anything in the movie to incite people to violence.”
Adler, who grew up in Detroit and graduated from Southfield High School in 1969, said: “I’m afraid that these incidents say more about Detroit than they do about Run-DMC and their movie.”
New Line Cinema in New York, the film’s distributor, said the movie had been pulled from only two other theaters since its national opening Sept. 16.
New Line released a statement Monday saying: “We believe in Run-DMC’s anti-violence, anti-drug and pro-education messages that are clearly inherent in their music, public appearance and community services. We are sorry that a few individuals do not share these viewpoints.”
But whatever anti-violence message is contained in the movie, it apparently didn’t get through to some patrons this weekend.
At the movie’s downtown opening at the Adams on Friday night, Melvin Jackson, 20, of Detroit, was shot in the back and died a half hour later. There was no indication what prompted the shooting. The theater canceled the remaining weekend showings.
At the Beacon East, 20 police officers from four suburban departments battled 150 theater patrons Friday night after the first showing of “Tougher Than Leather,” and more disturbances broke out Saturday night.
Larry Crocker Jr., 19, of Detroit, was arraigned Sunday on a felony assault charge. Police Chief Gary Ford said Crocker and five others chased four youths into Eastland mall late Friday night and beat one with an aluminum baseball bat. He said both the victims and the suspected assailants told police they had seen “Tougher Than Leather.”
Police said the victim, a 13-year-old Detroiter, was treated for bruises at Detroit’s St. John Hospital and released Saturday.
Lt. Douglas Garascia said Maurice Davis, 20, of Detroit, was charged with disturbing the peace and released on $100 bond. Four juvenile accomplices, all from Detroit, were handed over to Wayne County youth authorities, he said.
Garascia said an usher was injured and a security guard punched in the nose at the theater Saturday night, and police ticketed two people.
On Sunday night, eight teenagers assaulted a person with bricks at a gas station at Kelly and Vernier, not far from the theater, Garascia said.
At the Northland on Friday night, a 19-year-old Detroit man standing in the parking lot was hit in the chest by a shot fired from a passing car, said Southfield Police Officer Gary Conat.
The man is in good condition at Providence Hospital in Southfield; neither the police nor the hospital would release his name.
Southfield police said two youths kicked in three plate glass windows at the theater Sunday night. Kelsey Lang Baker, 18, of Detroit, was charged Monday in Southfield’s 46th District Court with resisting and obstructing a police officer and malicious damage of property. A 17-year-old has not been charged.
Outside the Showcase Cinemas in Dearborn on Friday night, shots were fired from a passing car into a group of youths standing in the parking lot, police Lt. Raymond Wysocki said. No injuries were reported.
Wysocki said police made three arrests near the theater Friday night on concealed weapon and disorderly conduct charges. He would not give names.
In Pittsfield Township, police broke up several fights outside the Ann Arbor Showcase Cinemas on Friday and arrested one man for throwing a beer bottle, Sgt. Donald O'Farrell said. The man was released pending review, he said.
Run-DMC publicist Adler said: “Anything can touch off this kind of violence. It could have happened at a picnic, a ball game, or a church social.”
A 16-year-old Detroit boy was being held Friday in the Wayne County Youth Home on charges that he shot two teens during an argument over a girl last weekend at the Adams Theatre downtown.
The teenager in custody after Saturday’s shootings of Dozshon Johnson, 18, and his cousin, Michael Johnson, 17, was arrested Thursday after students at Northwestern High School told police he had been involved, according to Wayne County Juvenile Court records.
The shootings followed a fatal shooting in October of a man inside the theater. The incidents apparently led operators of the movie house to close it this week.
According to court reports, the teenager in custody was a member of a group of youths involved in a fight with the Johnsons during an intermission. Friends of the 16-year-old told police one of the Johnsons had teased a girlfriend of a friend of the accused youth.
A fistfight erupted in the aisle with the two Johnsons gaining the upper hand. Security guard Willie Evans, 21, told police he was trying to break up the fight when the lights went out for the start of the second movie. Evans said he then went to call police because the situation was out of control.
As Evans was leaving, the teenager allegedly pulled a .32- caliber revolver and went after the Johnsons, firing six shots and wounding Dozshon in the leg and back and Michael in the chest and shoulder. Dozshon remained hospitalized in stable condition Friday. Michael was released from a hospital Friday.
Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor Thomas Doetsch said the youth would be charged as an adult next week with two counts of assault with intent to murder and possession of a firearm during a felony.
A 20-year-old man was shot to death early Saturday at the opening of a movie starring the rap music group Run-DMC, police said. The Adams Theatre, where the shooting took place, subsequently canceled a planned two-week run of the movie, “Tougher Than Leather.”
Melvin Jackson was shot in the back at 12:04 a.m. and died at 12:38 a.m. at Detroit Receiving Hospital, police said.
Jackson was wearing a Burns security guard uniform, but was not an employe, said Lovell Pertner, theater manager. The theater was full at the time of the shooting, but there were no other injuries, she said.
“It’s pretty awful. I had just left for home when it happened,” said Pertner, who has managed the theater since 1980. “We’ve never had anything like this happen before.”
Theater officials said they anticipated trouble at the showing and had hired extra security guards.
Officers in a police scout car near the theater heard several gunshots inside the building and found Jackson on the floor when they arrived, police said.
STARTS FRIDAY AT THE LOEWS STATE
Viruddh 12:20 I 3:20 I 6:20 I 9:20
Wedding Crashers ® 12:15 I 3:30 I 6:45 I 10:00
Dus 3:00 I 9:50
Sarkar 12:00 I 6:40
Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? 12:05 I 3:05 I 6:15 I 9:30
Warner Brothers is investigating Page Manor about several recent DVD plays at the Page Manor. The movies include original House on Haunted and House of Wax.
Other companies are looking into the illegal plays are Anchor Bay Entertainment Corp. for the DVD play of Day of the Dead and Platinum Disc Corp. for the Gate.
New Line Cinema is looking into last year’s play of the Original Ninja Turtles. Other movies include illegal plays of Halloween, Nightmare of Elm Street 5 from their Halloween Fest. Page Manor on some of these engagements did not add the times to newspapers just on papers posted to the door and or marquee. There are pictures from these times for proof.
The Page Manor is barley making through its second year. The theater now offers free movies all day on Thursday to armed forces and college students. The hopes are to bring in patrons from Wright State and W.PA.F.B. The hope is with free movies they will buy concessions and make some money (since that is the only real way any theater makes money). The amazing thing is I was on my way to Regal Saturday night and was driving by Page Manor. I stoped and went in asking if I could use the restroom. The girl at the concession said yes. I made my past the side theater and “Day of the Dead†was playing. I looked in and no more than 20 or so was watching the movie. That was for $1.00!! I left and drove to Regal. I got my ticket for my movie. I noticed that “Day of the Dead†was still playing for $9.25! Regal is less than four miles up the road from Page Manor! I got my popcorn and drink and ran into “Day of the Deadâ€. The place was packed!!! Page Manor is poorly managed and has no advertising. The employees are usually goofy off with a crowd of friends or outside smoking. The kids on weekends are out of control and employees seem not to care since most of them are their friends.
UA East 85th St is another theatre Regal Entertainment Group is putting a beating to.
Regal switch this theatre to a basically all art format that is not doing that great.
This week is “March of the Penguins”.
They will keep this format until they kill this theatre off and will than close it.
This is also done by National Amusements / Multiplex Cinemas / Showcase Cinemas a division of Viacom. <-
That was a mouth full. ;–)
N/A will switch to an art format in theatres final six months or so to draw attendance down so they are “forced to close due a decline in attendance†or “for business reasonsâ€.
This is what Regal now will also use to close a location.
Not as often anymore N/A would go sub-run to shutter locations but now uses the “art format†to close a location.
UA East 85th St is another theatre Regal Entertainment Group is putting a beating to.
Regal switch this theatre to a basically all art format that is not doing that great.
This week is “March of the Penguins”.
They will keep this format until they kill this theatre off and will than close it.
This is also done by National Amusements / Multiplex Cinemas / Showcase Cinemas as division of Viacom. <–
That was a mouth full. ;–)
N/A will switch to an art format in theatres final six months or so to draw attendance down so they are “forced to close due a decline in attendance†or “for business reasonsâ€.
This is what Regal now will also use to close a location.
Not as often anymore N/A would go sub-run to shutter locations but now uses the “art format†to close a location.
Regal Entertainment is currently buying even more theatre chains.
Regal acquired 52 Hoys locations representing 554 screens in 2003.
In April of this year 29 theatres with 314 screens from R/C Theatres was sold to Regal.
Regal is also taking over 22 Eastern Federal multiplexes.
Regal is simply cutting cost and closing smaller theatres.
Crossybay 1 only has 3 screens and was not worth operating.
Crossybay 2 should be safe for now, however in today’s CineWorld it is now 15 years old and that is like 90 years old in today’s CineWorld.
Regal is looking at buying at least 2 more chains before years end if it is not modern with at least 10 screens with Stadium Seating and Digital Sound all around…
Than look for one day soon the marquee to read:
CROSSBAY 2 NOW CLOSED PLEASE VISIT
REGAL HOLLYWOOD 22
With the merger of AMC Theatres and Loews
New Yorkers will face more closings.
The State was already set to close this August before the merger with AMC.
The problem with AMC is they have a “goal†or a “plan” to operate ONLY multiplex cinemas.
AMC believes strongly that the day of smaller theatre less than 10 and a minimum of 8 screens is a thing of the past.
When AMC takes control look for the 72nd Street East Cinema to be one of the first to close.
AMC will likely not sell any theatres as they rather have them gutted so no one can use them, unless they want to basically rebuild them as AMC usually leaves just the shell.
AMC could sale any location they don’t want, however AMC is not big on selling locations to another company that could make that location a rival to AMC.
With the merger of AMC Theatres and Loews
New Yorkers will face more closings.
The State was already set to close this August before the merger with AMC.
The problem with AMC is they have a “goal†or a “plan” to operate ONLY multiplex cinemas.
AMC believes strongly that the day of smaller theatre less than 10 and a minimum of 8 screens is a thing of the past.
When AMC takes control look for the 72nd Street East Cinema to be one of the first to close.
AMC will likely not sell any theatres as they rather have them gutted so no one can use them, unless they want to basically rebuild them as AMC usually leaves just the shell.
AMC could sale any location they don’t want, however AMC is not big on selling locations to another company that could make that location a rival to AMC.
As of Sep 23rd Flightplan is showing.
Domino may start on October 14 but they might hold out for Doom on October 21.
Get Rich or Die Tryin' should open on November 9, 2005.
As for Doom or Domino that depends how long Plaza will have have to hold the film. Plaza only wants short runs of aboyt 2 or 3 weeks at the most and studios like longer 4 or 6 week runs so it will depend on what they can work out.
Please note that all features and release dates are tentative and subject to change.
LOEWS CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT
Loews State Theatre 4
————————— SHOWING THURSDAY 09/29/2005 —————————
Dil Jo Bhi Kahey (NR)
06:00 pm | 09:10 pm
Hustle & Flow ®
06:20 pm | 09:40 pm ENDS TONIGHT!
Salaam Namaste (NR)
08:00 pm
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (PG-13)
06:10 pm | 09:30 pm ENDS TONIGHT!
————————— STARTS FRIDAY 09/30/2005 —————————
Dil Jo Bhi Kahey (NR)
06:00 pm | 09:10 pm
Four Brothers ®
06:20 pm | 09:20 pm NEW!
Red Eye (PG-13)
06:30 pm | 09:30 pm NEW!
Salaam Namaste (NR)
08:00 pm
Detroit Free Press…
AMID VIOLENCE, 5 THEATERS \ DROP NEW RUN-DMC FLICK
Author: MICHAEL BETZOLD, GEORGEA KOVANIS, , ROBERT MUSIAL, Free Press Staff Writers
Copyright © 1988 Detroit Free Press
Record Number: 8802140312
Edition: METRO FINAL CHASER
Section: NWS
Page: 1A;
October 11, 1988
After a series of weekend shootings, beatings and fights that left one man dead and several people injured, five Detroit area theaters have canceled the movie, “Tougher Than Leather,” which stars rap music group Run-DMC.
On Friday night, a man was fatally shot at the Adams Theatre in downtown Detroit, another man was shot and wounded outside the AMC Northland 2 in Southfield, shots were fired outside the Showcase Cinemas in Dearborn, and a youth was beaten with a baseball bat at Eastland mall, near the Beacon East.
Less serious incidents occurred at some theaters Saturday and Sunday.
All four theaters and the Ford-Wyoming Drive-In in Dearborn have pulled “Tougher Than Leather.”
The movie, described by Run-DMC band member Darryl (D.M.C.) McDaniels as a “black exploitation” film, will continue at the Ann Arbor Showcase Cinemas, where fights broke out in the parking lot Friday night, said Showcase Cinema spokesman Jerry Dozier.
The film also will stay at the Showcase Cinemas in Sterling Heights and Pontiac and at the Canton Cinema-6, where no trouble has been reported.
Members of Run-DMC, on a European tour, were unavailable for comment, but publicist Bill Adler said: “We deplore this, but we have to absolutely deny any responsibility for this violence. The movie is a Clint Eastwood-style story of murder and revenge… . However, we don’t believe that there’s anything in the movie to incite people to violence.”
Adler, who grew up in Detroit and graduated from Southfield High School in 1969, said: “I’m afraid that these incidents say more about Detroit than they do about Run-DMC and their movie.”
New Line Cinema in New York, the film’s distributor, said the movie had been pulled from only two other theaters since its national opening Sept. 16.
New Line released a statement Monday saying: “We believe in Run-DMC’s anti-violence, anti-drug and pro-education messages that are clearly inherent in their music, public appearance and community services. We are sorry that a few individuals do not share these viewpoints.”
But whatever anti-violence message is contained in the movie, it apparently didn’t get through to some patrons this weekend.
At the movie’s downtown opening at the Adams on Friday night, Melvin Jackson, 20, of Detroit, was shot in the back and died a half hour later. There was no indication what prompted the shooting. The theater canceled the remaining weekend showings.
At the Beacon East, 20 police officers from four suburban departments battled 150 theater patrons Friday night after the first showing of “Tougher Than Leather,” and more disturbances broke out Saturday night.
Larry Crocker Jr., 19, of Detroit, was arraigned Sunday on a felony assault charge. Police Chief Gary Ford said Crocker and five others chased four youths into Eastland mall late Friday night and beat one with an aluminum baseball bat. He said both the victims and the suspected assailants told police they had seen “Tougher Than Leather.”
Police said the victim, a 13-year-old Detroiter, was treated for bruises at Detroit’s St. John Hospital and released Saturday.
Lt. Douglas Garascia said Maurice Davis, 20, of Detroit, was charged with disturbing the peace and released on $100 bond. Four juvenile accomplices, all from Detroit, were handed over to Wayne County youth authorities, he said.
Garascia said an usher was injured and a security guard punched in the nose at the theater Saturday night, and police ticketed two people.
On Sunday night, eight teenagers assaulted a person with bricks at a gas station at Kelly and Vernier, not far from the theater, Garascia said.
At the Northland on Friday night, a 19-year-old Detroit man standing in the parking lot was hit in the chest by a shot fired from a passing car, said Southfield Police Officer Gary Conat.
The man is in good condition at Providence Hospital in Southfield; neither the police nor the hospital would release his name.
Southfield police said two youths kicked in three plate glass windows at the theater Sunday night. Kelsey Lang Baker, 18, of Detroit, was charged Monday in Southfield’s 46th District Court with resisting and obstructing a police officer and malicious damage of property. A 17-year-old has not been charged.
Outside the Showcase Cinemas in Dearborn on Friday night, shots were fired from a passing car into a group of youths standing in the parking lot, police Lt. Raymond Wysocki said. No injuries were reported.
Wysocki said police made three arrests near the theater Friday night on concealed weapon and disorderly conduct charges. He would not give names.
In Pittsfield Township, police broke up several fights outside the Ann Arbor Showcase Cinemas on Friday and arrested one man for throwing a beer bottle, Sgt. Donald O'Farrell said. The man was released pending review, he said.
Run-DMC publicist Adler said: “Anything can touch off this kind of violence. It could have happened at a picnic, a ball game, or a church social.”
Detroit Free Press…TEEN ARRESTED IN DOWNTOWN THEATER SHOOTINGS
Author: JACK KRESNAK Free Press Staff Writer
Copyright © 1988 Detroit Free Press
Record Number: 8802200250
Edition: METRO FINAL
Section: NWS
Page: 3A;
November 19, 1988
A 16-year-old Detroit boy was being held Friday in the Wayne County Youth Home on charges that he shot two teens during an argument over a girl last weekend at the Adams Theatre downtown.
The teenager in custody after Saturday’s shootings of Dozshon Johnson, 18, and his cousin, Michael Johnson, 17, was arrested Thursday after students at Northwestern High School told police he had been involved, according to Wayne County Juvenile Court records.
The shootings followed a fatal shooting in October of a man inside the theater. The incidents apparently led operators of the movie house to close it this week.
According to court reports, the teenager in custody was a member of a group of youths involved in a fight with the Johnsons during an intermission. Friends of the 16-year-old told police one of the Johnsons had teased a girlfriend of a friend of the accused youth.
A fistfight erupted in the aisle with the two Johnsons gaining the upper hand. Security guard Willie Evans, 21, told police he was trying to break up the fight when the lights went out for the start of the second movie. Evans said he then went to call police because the situation was out of control.
As Evans was leaving, the teenager allegedly pulled a .32- caliber revolver and went after the Johnsons, firing six shots and wounding Dozshon in the leg and back and Michael in the chest and shoulder. Dozshon remained hospitalized in stable condition Friday. Michael was released from a hospital Friday.
Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor Thomas Doetsch said the youth would be charged as an adult next week with two counts of assault with intent to murder and possession of a firearm during a felony.
Detroit Free Press…MAN SHOT TO DEATH AT THEATER
Author: Free Press staff and wire reports
Copyright © 1988 Detroit Free Press
Record Number: 8802140075
Edition: METRO FINAL
Section: NWS
Page: 14A;
October 9, 1988
A 20-year-old man was shot to death early Saturday at the opening of a movie starring the rap music group Run-DMC, police said. The Adams Theatre, where the shooting took place, subsequently canceled a planned two-week run of the movie, “Tougher Than Leather.”
Melvin Jackson was shot in the back at 12:04 a.m. and died at 12:38 a.m. at Detroit Receiving Hospital, police said.
Jackson was wearing a Burns security guard uniform, but was not an employe, said Lovell Pertner, theater manager. The theater was full at the time of the shooting, but there were no other injuries, she said.
“It’s pretty awful. I had just left for home when it happened,” said Pertner, who has managed the theater since 1980. “We’ve never had anything like this happen before.”
Theater officials said they anticipated trouble at the showing and had hired extra security guards.
Officers in a police scout car near the theater heard several gunshots inside the building and found Jackson on the floor when they arrived, police said.
STARTS FRIDAY AT THE LOEWS STATE
Viruddh 12:20 I 3:20 I 6:20 I 9:20
Wedding Crashers ® 12:15 I 3:30 I 6:45 I 10:00
Dus 3:00 I 9:50
Sarkar 12:00 I 6:40
Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? 12:05 I 3:05 I 6:15 I 9:30
DARK WATER SHOWS FOR 2 WEEKS!!!!
Warner Brothers is investigating Page Manor about several recent DVD plays at the Page Manor. The movies include original House on Haunted and House of Wax.
Other companies are looking into the illegal plays are Anchor Bay Entertainment Corp. for the DVD play of Day of the Dead and Platinum Disc Corp. for the Gate.
New Line Cinema is looking into last year’s play of the Original Ninja Turtles. Other movies include illegal plays of Halloween, Nightmare of Elm Street 5 from their Halloween Fest. Page Manor on some of these engagements did not add the times to newspapers just on papers posted to the door and or marquee. There are pictures from these times for proof.
The Wedding Crashers openes here this Friday
The Page Manor is barley making through its second year. The theater now offers free movies all day on Thursday to armed forces and college students. The hopes are to bring in patrons from Wright State and W.PA.F.B. The hope is with free movies they will buy concessions and make some money (since that is the only real way any theater makes money). The amazing thing is I was on my way to Regal Saturday night and was driving by Page Manor. I stoped and went in asking if I could use the restroom. The girl at the concession said yes. I made my past the side theater and “Day of the Dead†was playing. I looked in and no more than 20 or so was watching the movie. That was for $1.00!! I left and drove to Regal. I got my ticket for my movie. I noticed that “Day of the Dead†was still playing for $9.25! Regal is less than four miles up the road from Page Manor! I got my popcorn and drink and ran into “Day of the Deadâ€. The place was packed!!! Page Manor is poorly managed and has no advertising. The employees are usually goofy off with a crowd of friends or outside smoking. The kids on weekends are out of control and employees seem not to care since most of them are their friends.
Classic lost it’s lease they didn’t sell the site. My bad A 5PLEX IS FOR SALE IN Delaware, Oh. Chillicothe will close.
Here is link to the story:
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Classic Theatres has sold Athena Theatre. Classic Theatres is closing it’s final two locations.
UA East 85th St is another theatre Regal Entertainment Group is putting a beating to.
Regal switch this theatre to a basically all art format that is not doing that great.
This week is “March of the Penguins”.
They will keep this format until they kill this theatre off and will than close it.
This is also done by National Amusements / Multiplex Cinemas / Showcase Cinemas a division of Viacom. <-
That was a mouth full. ;–)
N/A will switch to an art format in theatres final six months or so to draw attendance down so they are “forced to close due a decline in attendance†or “for business reasonsâ€.
This is what Regal now will also use to close a location.
Not as often anymore N/A would go sub-run to shutter locations but now uses the “art format†to close a location.
UA East 85th St is another theatre Regal Entertainment Group is putting a beating to.
Regal switch this theatre to a basically all art format that is not doing that great.
This week is “March of the Penguins”.
They will keep this format until they kill this theatre off and will than close it.
This is also done by National Amusements / Multiplex Cinemas / Showcase Cinemas as division of Viacom. <–
That was a mouth full. ;–)
N/A will switch to an art format in theatres final six months or so to draw attendance down so they are “forced to close due a decline in attendance†or “for business reasonsâ€.
This is what Regal now will also use to close a location.
Not as often anymore N/A would go sub-run to shutter locations but now uses the “art format†to close a location.
If anyone wants to know what kind of business Loews State is doing, look at the facts.
Batman Begins opened on Wednesday June 15th. Batman Begins played its final day if I am not mistaken this past Thursday July 7th.
That is about three weeks. That is a very short engagement for such a film.
This week is “Dark Water†Loews has again a three-week agreement with Touchstone Pictures.
It is also a sad day when you make more profit leasing screens on a more or less permit bases to groups for Bollywood films.
Madagascar also had only a three or four week run at the State.
Regal Entertainment is currently buying even more theatre chains.
Regal acquired 52 Hoys locations representing 554 screens in 2003.
In April of this year 29 theatres with 314 screens from R/C Theatres was sold to Regal.
Regal is also taking over 22 Eastern Federal multiplexes.
Regal is simply cutting cost and closing smaller theatres.
Crossybay 1 only has 3 screens and was not worth operating.
Crossybay 2 should be safe for now, however in today’s CineWorld it is now 15 years old and that is like 90 years old in today’s CineWorld.
Regal is looking at buying at least 2 more chains before years end if it is not modern with at least 10 screens with Stadium Seating and Digital Sound all around…
Than look for one day soon the marquee to read:
CROSSBAY 2 NOW CLOSED PLEASE VISIT
REGAL HOLLYWOOD 22
AMC will likely make some exceptions Loews Village 7 would stay open just because CC Village is near by.
AMC would not want City Cinemas to have that area all to them self.
AS far as the other LOEWS go, if they are making money AMC may not close a 6plex.
AMC would rather have 8 to 10 screens but a 6plex is a wait and see game.
AMC sees a twin, triplex or quad as something not worth keeping open, as profits are extremely limited with such a low screen count.
With the merger of AMC Theatres and Loews
New Yorkers will face more closings.
The State was already set to close this August before the merger with AMC.
The problem with AMC is they have a “goal†or a “plan” to operate ONLY multiplex cinemas.
AMC believes strongly that the day of smaller theatre less than 10 and a minimum of 8 screens is a thing of the past.
When AMC takes control look for the 72nd Street East Cinema to be one of the first to close.
AMC will likely not sell any theatres as they rather have them gutted so no one can use them, unless they want to basically rebuild them as AMC usually leaves just the shell.
AMC could sale any location they don’t want, however AMC is not big on selling locations to another company that could make that location a rival to AMC.
With the merger of AMC Theatres and Loews
New Yorkers will face more closings.
The State was already set to close this August before the merger with AMC.
The problem with AMC is they have a “goal†or a “plan” to operate ONLY multiplex cinemas.
AMC believes strongly that the day of smaller theatre less than 10 and a minimum of 8 screens is a thing of the past.
When AMC takes control look for the 72nd Street East Cinema to be one of the first to close.
AMC will likely not sell any theatres as they rather have them gutted so no one can use them, unless they want to basically rebuild them as AMC usually leaves just the shell.
AMC could sale any location they don’t want, however AMC is not big on selling locations to another company that could make that location a rival to AMC.
UA Crossbay 1 the 3 screener cinema is closed and will be gutted for other use.