Showcase Cinemas

Showcase Cinemas

Showcase Cinemas is a movie theater chain owned by National Amusements of Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. The company was one of the first to open multiplex cinemas in the United Kingdom in the 1980s; it now operates 19 cinemas across the UK.

National Amusements, Inc., is a world leader in the motion picture exhibition industry having more than 1,500 screens in the U.S., U.K., Latin America and Russia. It operates theaters around the world under its Showcase, Multiplex, Cinema de Lux, and KinoStar brands. It is a closely held company run by the third generation of the Redstone family. The company is also an equal partner in the online ticketing service, MovieTickets.com, and is the parent company of both Viacom and CBS Corporation.

Showcase Cinemas plans to expand by opening IMAX sites in the UK. It also has a new Cinema de Lux brand that aims to 'redefine the cinema experience by bringing together the latest films and events, contemporary dining, impeccable service and a full range of distinctive amenities'. There are currently plans to open one in Bristol (in Cabot Circus and opens 25th September 2008). Cinema De Lux, Derby (in Westfield Derby) opened 16th May 2008 and Cinema De Lux, Leicester (in Highcross Leicester) opened on 5th September.

Current locations in the UK

*Birmingham
*Bristol
*Cardiff (Nantgarw Parc)
*Coventry
*Derby (Showcase)
*Derby (Cinema de Lux)
*Dudley
*Glasgow - Known as Glasgow East as it is actually located in Coatbridge.
*Greenhithe (Bluewater Shopping Centre)
*Leeds (Known as being in Leeds, Although it is in fact in Birstall in the neighboring borough of Kirklees.)
*Leicester (Cinema de Lux)
*Liverpool
*London — Newham
*London — Wood Green
*Manchester
*Middlesbrough (Teesside Leisure Park, often incorrectly listed as Stockton-on-Tees)
*Nottingham
*Paisley
*Peterborough
*Reading
*Walsall

Current Locations in the US

*California
*Connecticut
*Iowa
*Kentucky
*Massachusetts
*Michigan
*New Jersey
*New York
*Ohio
*Pennsylvania
*Rhode Island
*Virginia

Current Locations in Latin America

*Argentina
*Brazil
*Chile

Current Locations in Russia

*Moscow

External links

* [http://www.showcasecinemas.com/ Showcase Cinemas US]
* [http://www.showcasecinemas.co.uk/ Showcase Cinemas UK]
* [http://www.todoshowcase.com Showcase Argentina & Chile]


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