Muvico Theaters
Company type | Private company |
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Founded | 1984 in Coral Springs, Florida |
Defunct | 2017 |
Fate | Acquired by AMC Theatres |
Headquarters | Oakland Park, Florida |
Muvico Theaters was a movie theater chain headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[1][2] Muvico had seven complexes in Florida, one in the Chicago metropolitan area (Rosemont), and one in Thousand Oaks, California. Muvico's theaters were known for the use of decorative themes at several theaters, such as the Egyptian, 1950s drive-in, French opera house, Mediterranean palace, and 1920s grand movie palace themes.
Corporate history
Muvico Theaters started in 1984 with the acquisition of the Movie Center 3 theater in
A year later, Muvico bought five theaters from
In 2000, Muvico opened four more megaplexes in Florida and one in Arundel Mills in Hanover, Maryland, totaling 104 screens. In 2001, Muvico opened the Peabody Place 22 in Memphis, Tennessee with a train station theme. Muvico sold Pointe Orlando 21 to Regal Cinemas and opened new theaters in Coconut Pointe, FL and in Boynton Beach, FL. In 2007, the Baywalk 20 theater in St. Petersburg opened an IMAX theater specifically for the launch of Spider-Man 3, with an IMAX theater also added to the Parisian 20 location in West Palm Beach, FL.
Muvico opened an 18-screen theater in
Muvico sold its Maryland Egyptian 24 location and three of its Florida locations, The Palace 20 in
In late 2010, Muvico equipped two of its South Florida locations with
On November 4, 2013, Carmike Cinemas agreed to purchase Muvico Theaters for just under $31.8 million. The deal closed at the end of 2013.[8] In December 2016, Carmike was in turn acquired by AMC Theatres.[9][10][11][12][13]
References
- ^ "Contact Us Archived 2011-01-11 at the Wayback Machine." Muvico. Retrieved on January 7, 2011. "Address: MUVICO THEATERS 3101 N. Federal Hwy. 6th Floor Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306-1042."
- ^ "City Boundaries." Oakland Park, Florida. Retrieved on September 23, 2018. The map is on the first page and schools are listed in subsequent pages.
- ^ "Muvico Rosemont 18". DDG. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ "Bogart's At The Premier - CLOSED - Rosemont, IL". Yelp. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ "AMC Rosemont 18, Low Ticket Prices Starting at $4.99+tax (before 2pm) plus FREE Parking". www.amctheatres.com. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ Theaters, Muvico. "MUVICO ENTERTAINMENT TO UNVEIL NEW STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY AT THE GRAND RE-OPENING OF THE HIALEAH 12 MOVIE COMPLEX-" (PDF). MUVICO ENTERTAINMENT TO UNVEIL NEW STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY AT THE GRAND RE-OPENING OF THE HIALEAH 12 MOVIE COMPLEX-. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "Carmike Cinemas to Acquire Nine Entertainment Complexes with 147 Screens from Muvico Theaters". The Wall Street Journal. November 4, 2013.
- ^ "Peachtree Mall theater now showing new movies at reduced prices". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ^ Szalai, Georg (December 21, 2016). "AMC Theatres Closes Carmike Cinemas Acquisition to Become Largest U.S. Exhibitor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "AMC to drop Carmike brand, add AMC Classic brand for smaller, less-visited theaters". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "AMC Entertainment CEO Talks Up Premium VOD & Rebranding Plans". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Carmike 10 becomes AMC Classic, with first-run flicks at a discount". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
External links
- Muvico Theaters at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Bogart's Bar & Grill Official Site