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Posted by Ryan Powers (Member # 1059) on 01-10-2002, 12:38 AM:

Is there any list of all theater chains and their future locations? Several of the big chains have a construction page of where they are building soon on their website, but not all.

I live in North Carolina, and the only thing I can find for this state is.

14 screen Eastern Federal Theater for Raleigh, NC
New Theater for Downtown Winston Salem. (No info on who or what size, I would like to know anything about this if anyone has any info.)

Other locations in the United States:
Eastern Federal 14 plex in Florence, SC
AMC River East 21 - Chicago - Fall 2002
AMC The Parks at Arlington 18 - Dallas/Ft. Worth - Late 2002
AMC Eden Prairie Mall - Minneapolis - March 2002
Century Theaters- 20 Screens Daly City, CA- Summer 2002
Century Theaters- 12 Screens Downtown San Mateo,CA- Fall 2002
Century Theaters- 14 Screens Northridge Mall, Salinas, CA- Fall 2002
Century Theaters- 16 Screens North Sacramento, CA- Fall 2002
Century Theaters- 6 Screens Cine Arts at Santana Row, San Jose,CA- Spring 2002
Century Theaters- 16 Screens Crossroads Mall, Boulder,CO-Spring 2003
Century Theaters- 16 Screens Grand Pier, Chicago,IL- Spring 2003
Century Theaters- 20 Screens Huntington Beach, CA- Spring 2003
Century Theaters- 20 Screens Oakridge Mall, San Jose, CA- Spring 2003
Century Theaters- 25 Screens Sacramento Promenade, CA- Spring 2003
Century Theaters- 16 Screens Valco Fashion Park, Cupertino, CA- Spring 2003
Century Theaters- 16 Screens Monterey, CA- Spring 2003
Century Theaters- 16 Screens Downtown Sacramento, CA- Fall 2003
Century Theaters- 16 Screens Lakewood,CO- Fall 2003
Century Theaters- 12 Screens Downtown San Rafael, CA- Winter 2003
Century Theaters- 14 Screens Downtown Walnut Creek, CA- Winter 2003
Century Theaters- 20 Screens Newpark Mall, Newark, CA- Winter 2003
Century Theaters- 20 Screens Downtown Redwood City, CA- Spring 2004

I am sure there are others, so please add on to the list if there is not already a current list.
Thanks.
Ryan

Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 01-10-2002, 01:20 AM:

Cinema West is still building new and expanding existing locations!

Next to open is the Los Banos 6, Los Banos, CA (Memorial Day 2002-not Christmas 2001 as the site reads)
http://www.cinema-west.com/losinfo.html

Aaron

Posted by Mike Spaeth (Member # 524) on 01-10-2002, 01:35 AM:

Cinemark:

Holiday Village 4 (Park City, UT) ... early February

Posted by Jim Ziegler (Member # 86) on 01-10-2002, 03:44 AM:

Mike,

I think we have another one or two going up in Texas.. No where near the rate we used to throw em up...

Posted by Scott Madsen (Member # 167) on 01-10-2002, 12:14 PM:

Mann Theatres Minnesota-Champlin, MN 14 screen Feb 02
Crown Theatres-Downtown Minneapolis 16-18 screen Aug 02?

Posted by John Walsh (Member # 168) on 01-10-2002, 02:59 PM:

Scott wrote: "Crown Theatres-Downtown Minneapolis 16-18 screen Aug 02?"

Yes, we have several theater projects going.. one in Las Vegas as well

Like everyone, our revenues reduced compaired to last year. But, we're still doing pretty good, especially compaired to others. We've got a pretty good managment team, theaters in good locations, and quite frankly, have had some good luck!

Posted by Mike Jones (Member # 522) on 01-11-2002, 02:37 PM:

Angelika plans on eventually expanding to Los Angeles and Atlanta, this is according to a former boss of mine now at the Houston site. I believe the LA theatre would be first. Unsure of dates or even if this construction has been greenlighted.

Posted by Wes Hughes (Member # 981) on 01-11-2002, 02:46 PM:

We at Ambassador Entertainment are adding one screen to our four-plex by this Spring, and hope to be in construction on an 8-plex in a yet-to-be-disclosed city in NC by this time next year.

By the way, while there were plans for Eastern Federal to build in Raleigh, I am fairly sure those plans are cancelled...or at least on indefinite hold.

Posted by Dustin Mitchell (Member # 372) on 01-11-2002, 02:58 PM:

Cinemagic-7 screen in Hudson, Wisconsin (status unkown)
Cinemagic-12 screen in Rochester, Minnesota (ground broken)
independant-15 screen in Rochester, Minnesota (ground broken)

Posted by Ryan Powers (Member # 1059) on 01-11-2002, 04:03 PM:

Wes,

Mission Velley is adding a new screen? I thought that theater already had 5 screens. Are you talking about the Lumina theater in Chapel Hill? I miss those Ambassador Entertainment theaters. I used to go to the Rialto, and the Colony alot when I lived in Raleigh and wanted to see an independent.

When I went on Eastern Federal's website the other day I saw the article about the proposed new theater for Raleigh. I was kind of surprised myself. I thought it would go at that MarqE outdoor mall they keep fighting about off the beltline and Capital Blvd, but it's not. This one says the corner of I-540 and US-70 in the Brier Creek Shopping Center. That would be that mess of an intersection of Gleenwood Ave. near the Angus barn and the airport. It's seems like a kind of dumb place for a theater if you ask me. The Raleigh Grand is only about 3 or 4 miles away at best. Like you said it might have been canceled, although the article is pretty descriptive and some what recent. (Easternfederal.com/EFC News)

Posted by Mike Spaeth (Member # 524) on 01-12-2002, 01:27 AM:

I think Cinemark is also building a 14 in Paducah, KY.

Posted by Dustin Mitchell (Member # 372) on 01-13-2002, 01:04 PM:

Correction on my above post, the 15 screen indie is already open in Rochester, its called 'The Chateau.'

Posted by Wes Hughes (Member # 981) on 01-13-2002, 02:07 PM:

Ryan,

We are adding a 5th screen at the Lumina...it's going to be upstairs, over the arcade.

Mission Valley already has 5 screens...will possibly expand that theatre in the next couple of years.

I don't know what Eastern Federal's plans are for their Raleigh theatre. I cannot get their website to work right now to read the page you pointed to. But, like you, I think it is stupid to put a 14-plex 2.5 miles from the still-new Raleigh Grande, and also close to the not-yet-old Park Place 16 in Morrisville. The old man that has been the president of Eastern Federal for years died not too long ago...I wonder if that changed the plans at all?

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 01-26-2002, 05:28 AM:

A customer of ours is building a really deluxe 8 screener(with room for 4 more) in Park City Utah. Less than a block from where you turn to go up to Olympic Village!! Park City has been suffering for lack of any decent place to see a film for years now so this will be a refreshing place for those sophisticated folks up there to go.
Mark

Posted by Jim Ziegler (Member # 86) on 01-26-2002, 03:12 PM:

Cinemark has a state of the art 4 screen opening in Park City next month I believe.. Even though it is small, from what we have heard, it is packed with all sorts of toys (16mm and 35mm, DLP, all digital sound formats, etc)

Posted by Jeff Leyland (Member # 1092) on 01-28-2002, 07:15 PM:

Found article on Shopro Inc. putting a 17 in New Orleans with their "stealth" theatre design.

Also found article on bizjournals.com about Dickinson building a new 18 in Wichita.

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 01-29-2002, 01:38 PM:

Jeff,
So what exactly is a Stealth Theatre. I know Uncle Buck Kolkmeyer designed it, but thats all I know of it. Is this some sort of building thats invisible to moviegoers or something? I heard it has triangular/trapeziod shaped auditoriums which to me seems pretty bizarre. Anyone ever been to one of these pie works?

A customer here has a design for a theatre building that I thought was really cool. It would cost a fortune to build though as its shaped like the Starship Enterprise....Yea, really, ask Dave Williams if ya don't believe me! I wonder if the Stealth design is at all similar to his plan which was originally drawn over 15 years ago.
Mark @ GTS

Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 01-29-2002, 01:55 PM:

Found this article. It includes a pretty complete diagram of the proposed 17-screen "stealth" complex mentioned above, in New Orleans.

http://jazzlandfan.tripod.com/new.htm

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- dave
Stay away from the meadow...

Posted by Jeff Leyland (Member # 1092) on 03-24-2002, 03:31 PM:

In the San Antonio Business Journal, John Santikos is developing a new shopping center on the city's NW side. It will include the first theatre he has built since he first sold his old chain to ACT III. It will be a 16 screen called the Silverado with an old west theme.

Posted by Mike Jones (Member # 522) on 05-27-2002, 05:27 AM:

Does anyone have any word on the AMC opening of the River East 21 in Chicago slated for October? Is it still on track? Contemplating a move to the Windy City in the fall and this would surely get me out there easily. Thanks in advance guys!