The Muvico Egyptian theater in Florida was my main go-to theater for years, and it still was after it got acquired by Cinemark in 2009. I still remember the Dolby Egypt logo they played before every movie. Such great memories…
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
Is that theatre still standing?
@APPictures9
Жыл бұрын
@@undergroundretail Yes. I actually went there last week.
@Undecided0
2 ай бұрын
I worked at the Muvico Egyptian location in Arundel Mills Mall in Maryland when I was still in high school. It opened with the mall back in 2000.
@kryptoncowboy
Жыл бұрын
AMC's biggest mistake was to purchase Carmike. Actually Carmike's existence in general was a mistake.
@treytaylor6129
Жыл бұрын
Their biggest mistake was trying to run any theater outside NY, LA or Chicago. Management was too incompetent to understand how to operate in smaller markets and had no regard for costs.
@Drknnja
4 ай бұрын
Wanda was the one that used AMC revenue to fund the Carmike purchase as they were using their own revenue to fund AMC operations and capital improvements.
@kascnef
3 ай бұрын
@@Drknnjaand now amc is closing the classic cinemas
@ThePoreproductions
Жыл бұрын
Dang, this list contains a lot of theater chains that were acquired by AMC.
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately 😔. Regal acquired a few of them as well.
@ShadowOfTheVoid
2 ай бұрын
That General Cinemas location was the Regency Exchange 8 in Augusta. It was behind the now-closed Regency Mall, which also had a smaller three-screen General Cinemas theater. Sadly, the Regency Exchange 8 closed in 2000 after 13 years in business and was demolished in 2017. I saw so many movies in those theaters in the 80s & 90s. There used to be a lot more theaters in the area back then, but now we're down to just two Georgia Theater Company locations and two Regal locations. Fortunately, Georgia Theater Company runs some good theaters, but General Cinemas holds a special place in my memories as those two locations were my family's go-to theaters back in the day. The "Space Candy" reel and the other pre-show reels will be stuck in my head for the rest of my life.
@marsman57
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the credit on using my clip. I appreciate it.
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
No problem! It was Great Footage!
@Undecided0
2 ай бұрын
The Magic Johnson Theater in Harlem is still open & still has the Magic Johnson branding.
@undergroundretail
2 ай бұрын
Interesting! I need to check it out.
@redhottopics3454
Жыл бұрын
Edward's Cinema in cali!!! I used to go to go to the one Fontana California when I was growing up
@muggsyaxton8085
Жыл бұрын
Jerry Lewis Cinemas - they were pre-fab buildings with the idea you only needed two people to operate them. One for concessions and the other for the projector. And they were pitched as a way a family could break into the movie business.
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
Great Recommendation!
@muggsyaxton8085
Жыл бұрын
@@undergroundretail thank you! I was hoping you'd see it because there's a ton of great stuff (and plenty of pictures) about them, and I think your subs would dig it 😀
@ThePirateprincess23
11 ай бұрын
When I was a kid, I used to frequently go to either AMC or United Artist to go see first run films. United Artist even had 3 locations in my hometown, with 2 of those locations a little under 2 minutes away from each other. Sadly all three of those locations were sold between 1997 to the mid-2010s, with one being fully demolished in 2021 along with the dead mall (which was called East Hills Mall- Bakersfield in case anyone is interested) that was located in (the mall itself went downhill in 2009 with the combined closures of Mervyns, Gottschalks, and Harris department stores). One location was turned a Big Lots store while the third was sold to Starplex Cinemas (which despite the fact that they played good movies for $1.00 per person, they had the worst reputation of the dirtiest restrooms for a long time) before being sold again to AMC, which became their 2nd location in my hometown. AMC's first location was a few miles down the street from their current location. Their first location closed around 2000 and was sold to Dollar Tree.
@veggiepepperoni
Жыл бұрын
Over here admiring the research that went into this! Also I loved the Great Escape that was in McDonough..it's a Regal now but still had the old logo last time we saw a movie there. :)
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
Thank You for Watching! I drove Past the one in McDonough this Past Monday and the old logo is still there.
@bluetarantulaproductions6179
6 ай бұрын
I really miss my home town's old movie theater "Sword & Sheild". It shut down not long after Galaxy Cinemas (now owned by Cineplex Odeon) moved into my home town's mall as an expansion back in the early 2000's.
@joezegers
Жыл бұрын
Another good example is Multiplex, which was started by National Amusements in the 1980s and 1990s. Most of the Multiplex cinemas were rebranded as Showcase Cinemas (such as Cross County), were sold to Rave/Cinemark (such as Hazlet), or were closed down for good (such as Commack).
@jeromehoward1249
8 ай бұрын
United Artists, Kent Theatres, and Eastern Federal Theatres also exist way back in the day. I had been to a small six screen movie cineplex that used to be a General Cinema in Orlando, FL before it left. It would be nice if AMC were to bring back GCC as a new theater chain.
@PurplePuppy2006
Жыл бұрын
Sorry I’m late to comment, but AWSOME video dude in my opinion u explain these stores like no other. I’ve never heard of any of these movie theaters probably because I never really liked going to them. Otherwise can’t wait for the next one 😊❤
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for Watching and Commenting. Some of these I've never heard of either hahaha.
@krisstarring
Жыл бұрын
Can't not include General Cinema!
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
It’ll be mentioned 🤫
@cameronheidelauf9623
Жыл бұрын
Apparently the hoyts cinemas is a Australian based company was created in Melbourne Victoria Australia 🇦🇺 here and then they decided too expanded the cinemas to America shopping mall's
@alexanderwhittle7671
11 ай бұрын
How about Wehrenberg Theatres, which was founded in 1904?
@undergroundretail
7 ай бұрын
Great Suggestion! I need to look into them.
@davidsquires154
Жыл бұрын
What ever happened to Star 🌟 Theaters? There was one 1⃣ on Gratiot near 15 Mile Road in Clinton Township,Michigan. The Former Star 🌟 Theater is now a AMC Theater.
@Drknnja
Жыл бұрын
Loeks Star theaters were absorbed into Sony/Loews theaters back in the 90's before the Loews Cineplex merger.
@jeremybaker7462
Ай бұрын
I guess it counts under Regal but Commonwealth Theaters that was rebranded to United Artist Theaters and Regal bought out what was left.
@ec9414
4 ай бұрын
How about a 2nd video? You could include Litchfield Theatres.
@undergroundretail
4 ай бұрын
Great Suggestion!
@shampooh8r
Жыл бұрын
We used to have this movie theater called Cinema 4 which was I believe was an independent movie theater that didn't belong in any chain, sadly we lost it when Hurricane Harvey hit our town in 2017. Now it's a furniture store. Long before Cinema 4 there was a smaller movie theater that had 2 screens called Cinema 35, I guess when Cinema 4 was built, Cinema 35 kind of went out of business. Now it's a restaurant called The Groove.
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
Interesting! I'll defiantly have to look these up. It's odd seeing a former Movie Theatre be turned into a restaurant or a store.
@shampooh8r
Жыл бұрын
@@undergroundretail Thank you.
@marsman57
Жыл бұрын
I like this video, but I think New Vision was a bit of a perplexing inclusion. They were all Carmikes and only existed under that name for less than 3 years. I think it would have been better to include Edwards or United Artists instead.
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
You are completely right! FUN FACT "New Vision" replaced "United Artists" during the final draft of writing the script. This was done to keep the video from being too long. 😔
@nataliebohay5019
3 ай бұрын
What about Showcase Cinemas? Or United Artists Theaters? I bet that those two defunct theater chains were not mentioned.
@MrSpike320
Жыл бұрын
There was a United Artists Theater in my home town from the early '80's up until about 1999. Does anyone know what happened to that chain??
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
I tried to find some history of that chain and it was hard to come by.
@wafflesforbrains9502
11 ай бұрын
My local United Artist was bought by Regal and this year was bought by Cinemark
@Drknnja
11 ай бұрын
UA was acquired in bankruptcy by Phil Anschutz who also bought Edwards theaters and Regal Cinemas. Eventually combining them all under the Regal Entertainment Group banner.
@jhrvta
Жыл бұрын
Missing a lot of west coast theaters (Mann, Pacific).
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
I’ll make sure to include some in a future video 😃
@ThePirateprincess23
11 ай бұрын
I do remember Pacific Theaters. My local Pacific Theater opened in 1997 and was one of the 15 locations that was sold to Reading International Inc in 2007. Other than addition of an IMAX screen on December 18, 2015 (with Star Wars: The Force Awakens being the first movie to play at this location), nothing else has really changed since it was Pacific Theaters.
@1rhpsfan
10 ай бұрын
What about Mann Theaters? The company that owned the Chinese Theater? (That Chinese Theater, you know, with the footprints?)
@undergroundretail
7 ай бұрын
Great Suggestion! I need to look into that one,
@piccolo1906
2 ай бұрын
i didn't know magic theaters were gone
@mdf3530
Жыл бұрын
Neither AMC nor Regal are doing well right now. I tend to go to a couple of smaller regional chains, Emagine and Marcus.
@Embargoman
Жыл бұрын
One will be Crown Theaters that some are acquired by other companies.
@georgesenda1952
Жыл бұрын
Mann's Theaters which had an odd history. They renamed the one in Pittsburg, Ca as the Maya Theater.
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
I need to look into that chain.
@georgesenda1952
Жыл бұрын
@@undergroundretail The Mann's owner bought the famous Graumman's Chinese theater in Hollywood & he was married to the late & beautiful redhead Rhonda Fleming for years who was one of the most stunning women to be on the big or small screen.
@MikeyFortune
10 ай бұрын
Mann acquired the former National General Theaters.
@ShellymanStudios
Жыл бұрын
And AMC bought of our 7 BowTie Cinemas in Connecticut in 2022 😂
@crb4059
2 ай бұрын
Another one was united artists theatres.
@undergroundretail
2 ай бұрын
Great Suggestion! I mentioned them at the end. 😀
@Embargoman
Жыл бұрын
One theater to mention is Wometco in South Florida.
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
Great Suggestion!
@donmccullen1973
Жыл бұрын
I could add some more names. Westland, Commonwealth, Mann, just to name a few.
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
Those are great suggestions! Wish I would’ve included those.
@binkle76
3 ай бұрын
You missed a major player in the Midwest- Wehrenberg Theaters. Started in 1906 in St. Louis and was bought by Marcus Theaters about ten years ago. They had an iconic jingle that anyone over 30 in the STL metro area still knows by heart to this day. kzitem.info/news/bejne/z4GelqFuhnaGp2U&pp=ygUVd2VocmVuYmVyZyB0aGVtZSBzb25n
@andrewweisneck1102
10 ай бұрын
You're missing Music Makers Theaters.
@undergroundretail
10 ай бұрын
Great Suggestion!
@kascnef
3 ай бұрын
Loews cineplex was great and during the sony era they were profitable. Ditto for cineplex Odeon
@Drknnja
3 ай бұрын
Cineplex Odeon was the Enron of the exhibition industry. After the Drabinsky embezzlement it was a long term survival mission until being acquired by Sony and spun off into Loews Cineplex. Those former Cineplex Odeon directors started Galaxy theaters and reacquired Cineplex Odeon Canadian assets after the '01 Bankruptcy.
@davidmikelberg1445
2 ай бұрын
The cost of "administration"?
@MaryAgnesDad89
Жыл бұрын
Cineplex Odeon???
@undergroundretail
7 ай бұрын
Great Suggestion!
@robertgraziano
5 ай бұрын
A majority of people go to the movies now to eat......that's why I don't.
@NekoArc
Жыл бұрын
🔥
@undergroundretail
Жыл бұрын
Thankksssss
@themovietheatre
9 ай бұрын
United Artists, Publix,
@undergroundretail
8 ай бұрын
Great Suggestion! United Artist didn't have too much of a bio I could locate and never knew Publix was a name of a theatre chain.
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