Showcase Cinemas is a movie theater chain owned and operated by
National Amusements
National Amusements, Inc. is an American privately owned movie theater operator and mass media holding company incorporated in Maryland and based in Norwood, Massachusetts. The company owned 69 theaters and 667 screens throughout the United Stat ...
. It operates in the United States, Brazil (under the
UCI Cinemas
UCI Cinemas (''United Cinemas International'') is a brand of cinema, currently operating in Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Brazil, which has been owned since 2004 by Odeon Cinemas Group, whose owner is now AMC Theatres, except for the UCI Cinem ...
brand), the United Kingdom, and Argentina.
Operations
Showcase operates a total of 16 theaters in the United States: nine in the
Greater Boston
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area within
Massachusetts
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, and a further two in
Rhode Island
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; four in the
New York City
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suburbs;
and one in
Springdale, Ohio. These theaters operate under the brands Showcase Cinemas, Cinema de Lux, and (in the sole case of
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) Showcase SuperLux. Several now-shuttered locations in New York City formerly operated under the name Multiplex Cinemas.
The Cinema de Lux brand was established in 2008 to denote locations that offered in-theater dining options and
full bars with seat delivery service. All locations are wheelchair accessible and offer assistance devices for hearing- and sight-impaired customers.
Internationally, Showcase operates 8 theaters in Argentina, 29 in Brazil, and 16 in the United Kingdom.
Gallery
External links
Official website – United StatesOfficial website – ArgentinaOfficial website – United KingdomUCI Cinemas official website (Brazil)
References
{{Major UK Cinema Chains
Cinema chains in the United Kingdom
Economy of the Northeastern United States
Movie theatre chains in the United States