April 2006

The Wichita, Kansas based firm of Spangenberg, Phillips Architecture has designed all three of the neo-art deco theatre complexes operated by Warren Theatres in Wichita, as well as the 7000 seat Warren megaplex currently under construction in Moore, Oklahoma.

Regent Theaters currently operates only two cinemas: the Regent Showcase in Los Angeles and the Regent Highland Park Village in Dallas, Texas. The chain is operated by the founders of the multiple-award-winning film production company Regent.

Formerly a chain operating 30 cinemas in three states, in 2004 most Signature Theatres locations were taken over by Regal Entertainment, but four theatres in Montana continue to be operated by Signature.

Southern California based regional chain UltraStar Cinemas operates multiplex theatres in San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino and Imperial counties, California, and has recently opened three theatres in Mexico through its subsidiary, Xtreme Cinemas. 

Small chain operating theatres in Philadelphia and in suburban Voorhees, New Jersey. 

Celebration Cinema operates ten theatres, from Wyoming to Michigan, including IMAX theatres in Grand Rapids and Lansing.

Destination Cinema has four giant screen theatres: the Niagara Falls IMAX theatre in Niagara Falls, Ontario; and the National Geographic Theatres in Victoria, BC, Grand Canyon, AZ, and at the Hearst Castle in California. 

Founded in 1920, Kansas-based Dickinson Theatres operates 39 theatres in 10 states, with a total of 357 screens.

Rainbow Cinemas and Magic Lantern Theatres is a Canadian chain which operates 18 theatres, from modern multiplexes such as the Woodbine in Toronto, to restored historic movie palaces such as Edmonton’s Garneau Theatre.

Consolidated Theatres is a regional chain based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and operates megaplex cinemas in Atlantic coast states from Maryland to Georgia.

Camera Cinemas is a small local chain operating theatres in the San Jose, California area.

Texas-based Starplex Cinemas now operates theatres in 9 states.

The portfolio of Dallas-based partners in Architecture includes theatres the firm has designed for Cinemark, Century Theaters and Starplex Theatres.

With offices in Phoenix and a branch in San Diego, CCBG Architects has designed several strikingly modern multiplex cinemas in various Arizona cities for the Harkins Theatres chain.

A specialized division of the Toronto firm Maclennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects, MJMA Cinemaworks has over the last few years designed more than 140 cinema projects in the U.S., Canada and Europe.  

This Toronto based firm specializing in cinemas, founded in 1992, has a global clientele, having designed theatres on four continents for such companies as Cineplex Odeon, Cinemex (Mexico City) and Shringar Cinemas (Mumbai, India.)

Warren Theatres LLC operates three luxury multiplexes in the Wichita, Kansas area under its own name, plus four other Wichita area multiplexes under the Palace Movies banner. It is currently building a 150,000 square foot 20 screen multiplex in Moore, Oklahoma.

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San Diego based Fehlman LaBarre specializes in retail, entertainment and mixed use complexes, and has designed a number of projects for Century Theaters. 

Thorp Associates P.C. is a Colorado based Architecture and Planning firm which has designed several modern multiplex cinemas, mostly in California and Colorado. The theaters range in size from 8 to 16 screens, and most are designed in a neo-art deco or neo-art moderne style.