AMC Tilghman Square 8
4608 Broadway,
Allentown,
PA
18104
4608 Broadway,
Allentown,
PA
18104
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https://www.mcall.com/business/mc-biz-regal-movie-theaters-closing-explainer-20201008-to55rw74ovg37fhcxqlxaaljoa-story.html Local report on the theater.
AMC to reacquire and reopen this location. https://variety.com/2020/film/news/amc-merger-take-over-carmike-theaters-1234752346/
Opened by AMC on May 24th, 1989. Grand opening ad posted.
The Tilgham 8 cinema closed on March 18, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic along with theatres all over the world. Though hoping to reopen and connecting with its audience through social media into July of 2020, the theatre was closed permanently on July 13, 2020 when New Visions Circuit went out of business. All of its other locations were closed permanently, as well.
Was in the area yesterday, still no permanent signs, just banners, the big one is showing some wear. Surprised they have not invested in signage yet, it has been a year or so since the spin-off from AMC. Seemed very busy for 4PM on one of our first decent weather Saturdays.
the theater is now hiring for bartenders. https://www.facebook.com/TilghmanSquare8/posts/1938884553092977
the signs are down and replaced by banners.
So the sign still say AMC? Wouldn’t AMC require them to remove the signs as soon as possible? I can’t believe AMC is not doing everything they can to get their name off locations they no longer own.
Thanks Scott. That’s good to hear. I know that their corporate office in Atlanta told me any updates or remodels to the Carmike chain are on hold until late 2018 early 2019. They won’t even change the sign which sucks
Mike — AMC is not in dire financial anything due to acquisition of Carmike or any other chain. The cause of their stock price declining so sharply was because of their investment in NCM (essentially an advertising company) and the way they chose to account for this on their financial statements. My understanding is that they reached a deadline and could no longer defer the loss and that accounting practices required them to recognize the loss.
Actually that’s standard AMC practice to reduce operating hours during off peak season on low volume theatres. No reason to operate for a hand full of people until the winter and summer holidays. They will expand again.
Oh ok. Actually AMC is in dire financial issues due to the acquisition of Carmike. I really foresee bankruptcy or them selling off a lot of the Carmike chain. The local theater here already has cut all shows before 4pm Mon-Thurs and the last shows on Sunday night.
They an off shoot of when AMC brought Carmike. New Vision is the holding company of those theaters that was not part of the deal.
Thanks Fred. I thought I had opened all comments. I never heard of New Vision theaters
Mikeoaklandpark check related websites
Who operates this theater now?
They should remove it
Was in the area yesterday, still sports the AMC signage.
http://articles.mcall.com/1987-01-09/business/2568742_1_amc-entertainment-amc-philadelphia-amc-plans Article on the plans to open the theatre from the Morning call.
articles.mcall.com
City May Get Eight-screen Movie House
January 09, 1987|The Morning Call
2-3 minutes
AMC Philadelphia Inc., a new subsidiary of American Multi-Cinema Inc., formed in conjunction with the recent acquisition of Budco Theaters Inc., is planning to open an eight-screen movie theater in Allentown.
The project, part of a major expansion of the company’s theater circuit in the Philadelphia area, was announced yesterday by Ron D. Leslie, president and chief operating officer of AMC Entertainment.
A spokesman for AMC said Earl Voelker, vice president of AMC’s northeast division, declined to comment on where the theater might be located. The spokesman said negotiations to find a site are continuing.
He also said existing Budco theaters will not be affected by the expansion. The firm shows movies at the Budco Plaza on Grape Street in Whitehall, the 25th Street mall in Easton and the Budco Quakertown theaters on Route 309.
AMC Philadelphia, which operates 156 screens in 51 complexes, plans to build seven new complexes and add screens to existing locations, including the Barn 5 in Doylestown.
In all, AMC operates 1,336 screens in 263 complexes located in 27 states.
“The Philadelphia market is underscreened relative to other metropolitan areas of comparable population density,” Leslie said.
AMC plans to develop a 14-screen complex and shopping center on the site of the present Pennsauken Drive-In, at Route 73 and Haddonfield Road in New Jersey. Under construction in Harrisburg is the Sporting Hill 8 complex.
AMC’s Granite Run 8 Theater in Media, Delaware County, is characteristic of the state-of-the-art complexes AMC plans to build. It features fully automated projection equipment and bi-amplified stereo surround-sound systems. Ergonomic seating features beverage-holder armrests, and all sight lines are computer-calculated. The computerized box office serves all theaters and allows for daily advance ticket sales.
AMC Entertainment, based in Kansas City, Mo., pioneered the multiplex cinema concept in 1963, and today more than 70 percent of the company’s screens are located in complexes with six or more auditoriums.
Grand opening ads in the photo section.
Opened with a preview on May 19th, 1989 and an official opening on the 24th. Article:
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New Vision’s management team previously founded Clearview, Access IT/Cinedigm, and Digiplex, a few went to work for Carmike and New Vision’s HQ is what was Digiplex’s corporate office. The company was formed right as the AMC merger was approved and backed by private equity. It’s interesting this time around AMC didn’t do a deal with a top ten chain (in the past they swap theaters and cash with Regal to satisfy the DOJ when they acquired Kerasotes and Loews Cineplex). This time around they sold two to the small Picture Show chain and the rest to New Vision. NV’s base this time around is much stronger than the kinds of mom and pop and small exhibitors that Digiplex and Clearview consolidated – the group includes a couple of recliners and bars, a dine-in theater, and a few premium large screens (Big D and IMAX). We shall see what the plan is for NV – if they like Digiplex and Clearview take the company public and grow or focus on running these locations and upgrade a few of the smaller/older theaters in their new portfolio.
Most people who goes to movie can’t tell the difference between one chain from another. I think AMC will post New Visions times just like Cinemark did for Rave Motion Picturs for the time being, as a matter of convenience for its customers
Anybody else find it interesting that this new chain that now has all of the “divested” AMC/Carmike locations is linked to AMC’s website like they are a division of AMC? How does that satisfy the Justice Department? Or is this just a temporary courtesy to guests so they aren’t confused during the transition?
Allentown Morning Call Article on the sale. http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-amc-new-vision-tilghman-square-8-20170413-story.html