Hollywood Connection
2500 Mouthland Drive,
Valparaiso,
IN
46383
2500 Mouthland Drive,
Valparaiso,
IN
46383
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This opened on May 15, 1998 inside an old Walmart building by Carmike Cinemas. It had seven screens and a large amusement area. It closed in April 2000.
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MIKE RIVEST
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Grand opening ad
Carmike Hollywood Connection Fri, May 15, 1998 – 26 · The Times (Munster, Indiana) · Newspapers.com
Would this be the shortest life of a multiplex?
The Hollywood Connection closed August 24, 2000. Carmike declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier in the month and was able to close most of the wildly underperforming portfolio of its family destination entertainment complexes that had second run movies paired with indoor activities ranging from laser tag to bumper cars and roller coasters. Among the problems in the Walmart conversions for Carmike were the 50-50 revenue split, the high cost of conversions, the concept of paying up front for a 5-hour movie/fun pass with second run films, the vibe, the… well… you get the idea. Both ahead of its time and yet poorly executed due to the terms of the rev split. The locations built outside of the Walmart locations from the ground up in Utah and Georgia were able to run first run content and one former H’Connect even made it through to the AMC merger.