Muvico Theaters
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| Muvico Theaters | |
| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 in Coral Springs, Florida |
| Headquarters | |
| Key people | Hamid Hashemi, founder |
| Slogan | The World's Premier Movie Experience |
| Website | www.muvico.com |
Muvico Theaters is a movie theater chain, which intended, in recent years, to rival newer large chains such as AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas.
Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Muvico has ten complexes in Florida . Muvico has also expanded out of the state Florida to include a complex's in Maryland (see Arundel Mills), Tennessee and soon East Rutherford, New Jersey. Muvico theaters are known for the themes that several theaters have, such as the Egyptian theme, the 50's drive-in theme, the French opera house theme. They are also known for the Premier Bar, which is currently at Centro Ybor 20 and Parisian 20. The Palace 20 goes even further with a full scale restaurant on top of the theater.
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[edit] History of Muvico
Muvico Theaters started in 1984 with the acquisition of Movie Center 3 theater in Coral Springs, Florida. Between 1985 to 1995, Muvico bought or built eight theaters totaling 59 screens; the California Club Six in North Miami was among these eight theaters. However, in 1995, Muvico sold all of its theaters and three leases, except for the Palm Harbor 10 located in Palm Harbor, Florida (which is the oldest Muvico theater operating today) The purpose of that sale was to allow Muvico to operate more efficiently against its competition -- namely, Regal Entertainment Group, Cinemark, and AMC Theatres. A year later, Muvico bought five theaters from United Artist Theaters in South and Central Florida, totaling 43 screens. Muvico built its first megaplex theater in 1998 in Orlando; it is called Muvico Pointe 21. They subsequently opened an 18-screen theater in Pompano Beach, Florida, and a 24-screen megaplex in Davie, Florida. In 2000, Muvico opened four more megaplexes in Florida and one in Arundel Mills in Hanover, Maryland, totaling 104 screens. In 2001, Muvico opened the Peabody Place 22 in Tennessee and the latest theater opened the end of 2006. Currently Muvico has a total of 249 screens.
[edit] Muvico Presently
Muvico is constructing a 14-screen theater in Boynton Beach, Florida and also has begun construction on an 24-screen theater in Chicago which will feature a Muvico Premier level concept. These additions will bring the total screens under Muvico ownership to 287. Muvico is also going forward with plans to build theaters in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virgina markets.
[edit] Corporate Staff
- President & C.E.O. - Mike Whalen
- Vice President of Accounting & Finance - Alan Rainbeau
- Vice President of Operations - Chuck DeWitt
- Vice President of Real Estate Development - Mike Wilson
- Vice President of Film - Hank Lightstone
- Vice President of Legal - Don Olander
- Director of Operations - Ed Taylor
- Director of Technical Services - Darryl Leversuch
- Director of Human Resources - James Herd
- Director of Purchasing - David Thollander
- Director of Food & Beverage - Tim McGriff
- Director of Information Technology - Dave Dearing
- Technical Services Manager - Ellis Berry
- Playroom Development Manager - Angela Goodey
- Senior Project Manager for Design & Construction - George Figler
- Project Manager for Costruction -Steve Crandal
- Marketing and Promotions Manager - Jodi Pine
- Facilities Manager - Ron Prussiano
[edit] Locations
[edit] Past locations
[edit] Florida
- Muvico Movie Center 3 - Coral Springs, FL (1984-1995)
- Muvico Apollo 8 - Hialeah, FL (1985-1995)
- Muvico Movie City 10 - Oakland Park, FL (1986-1995)
- Muvico Coral Springs 6 - Coral Springs, FL (1987-1995)
- Muvico California Club 6 - North Miami, FL (1988-1995)
- Muvico Britton 8 - Tampa, FL (1992-1995)
- Muvico Delray 10 - Delray Beach, FL (1991-1995)
- Muvico Town Center 7 - Boca Raton, FL (1996-1999)
- Muvico Republic Square 8 - Orlando, FL (1996-1998)
- Muvico Lake Howell 8 - Lake Howell, FL (1996-2000)
- Muvico Pompano 6 - Pompano Beach, FL (1996-1998)
[edit] Current locations
[edit] Florida
- Muvico Palm Harbor 10 - Palm Harbor, FL (1995) (No theme)
- Muvico Hialeah 14 - Hialeah, FL (November 13, 1996) (No theme)
- Muvico Pointe 21 - Orlando, FL (July 14, 1998) (Ship of Dreams theme)
- Muvico Pompano 18 - Pompano Beach, FL (October 20, 1998) (50's drive in theme)
- Muvico Paradise 24 - Davie, FL (March 12, 1999) (Egyptian temple theme)
- Muvico Starlight 20 - Tampa, FL (October 16, 1999) (50's drive in theme)
- Muvico Palace 20 - Boca Raton, FL (June 24, 2000) (Movie palace theme)
- Muvico Centro Ybor 20 - Tampa, FL (October 5, 2000) (Cuban theme)
- Muvico BayWalk 20 - St. Petersburg, FL (November 17, 2000) (Mediterranean theme)
- Muvico Parisian 20 - West Palm Beach, FL (December 22, 2000) (French opera house theme)
- Muvico Coconut Point 16 - Estero, FL (December 22, 2006) (Mediterranean theme)
[edit] Maryland
- Muvico Egyptian 24 - Hanover, MD (December 22, 2000) (Egyptian theme)
[edit] Tennessee
- Muvico Peabody Place 22 - Memphis, TN (June 15, 2001) (Train station theme)
[edit] Upcoming locations
[edit] Florida
- Muvico Boynton Beach 14 - Boynton Beach, FL (May 2007)
[edit] Illinois
- Muvico Rosemont 24 - Chicago, IL (August 2007)
[edit] New Jersey
- Muvico Xanadu 26 - East Rutherford, NJ (Opening 2008)
[edit] Pennsylvania
- Muvico Lehigh Valley 20 - Bethlehem Township, PA (Opening 2008)
[edit] Virginia
- Muvico Fredericksburg 14 (tentative name) - Fredericksburg, VA (Opening 2009)
[edit] External links
www.muvico.jobing.com
