Америкалық Harkins Theatres кинотеатрлар желісі

American movie theater chain

Harkins Theatres is an American movie theater chain with locations throughout the Southwestern United States. Harkins Theatres is privately owned and operated by its parent company, Harkins Enterprises, LLC. The company operates 31 theaters with 487 screens throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, and Oklahoma. It is the 7th largest movie theater circuit in North America and the largest family owned theater chain in the United States.

In 1931, at the age of 16, Dwight "Red" Harkins left Cincinnati, Ohio, for Los Angeles, California hoping to become involved in the film scene there. However, by the time he arrived in Tempe, Arizona, he could no longer afford to reach Los Angeles.

In 1934, Red Harkins built an outdoor theater in Tempe Beach Park, which lasted for only one summer. In 1940 Harkins built the College Theater (later Harkins Valley Art). The last theater opened by Red Harkins was the "Camelview 5" theater in 1973. The Camelview 5 closed down in December 2015 and the "Camelview at Fashion Square" location opened as a 14 theater space in the Scottsdale Fashion Square mall.

In the early 1990s, Harkins acquired several theaters operated by Mann Theatres. Most of the theaters acquired were a result of a lawsuit. Despite over 200,000 signatures in a preservation effort led primarily by KTAR's Pat McMahon, the theater was demolished in 1998. In 2003, a newer version of the Cine Capri theater opened at the Scottsdale 101 14 multiplex. Harkins Theatres also built Cine Capri auditoriums at its Bricktown 16 (Oklahoma City, OK), Northfield 18 (Denver, CO), Southlake 14 (Southlake, TX) and Tempe Marketplace 16 (Tempe, AZ) locations. The Southlake 14 location would close in 2020. In November 2004, Harkins opened its Yuma Palms 14 location in Yuma, Arizona. The first film shown at this location was The Polar Express. In 2023, with the closure and bulldozing of Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix, Harkins Metro 12 was also permanently closed on May 29 after 31 years in operation. According to William Olson, senior executive vice president for Concord Wilshire Companies and project leader for the Metrocenter redevelopment, a new version of the theater will be considered. In 2023, Harkins announced that they're opening up a "new family entertainment concept" in North Phoenix called BackLot in 2024. Themed after movie backlots, it will include a restaurant with a bar, a sports viewing area, bowling lanes, an outdoor patio, and immersive virtual reality experiences.

IMAX: Harkins has one IMAX location, which is located at Arizona Mills. On December 10, 2009, Harkins Theatres began to lease the IMAX theater and the first movie to be shown in the acquired theater was Avatar in IMAX 3D. CINÉ XL: Formally known as CINÉ 1, it is Harkins' premium large format. CINÉ XL provides Dolby Atmos sound, with a 4K laser projection. In 2016, Harkins announced that all Cine Capri reconstructions with the exception of the Scottsdale 101 theater to be rethemed. In 2018, Harkins announced that the biggest screen in select theaters would be retrofitted to CINÉ XL. CINÉ Grill: Harkins’ dine in theater concept with a scratch kitchen for food delivered to you in theater. These theaters also include an indoor/outdoor cocktail bar, lounge and outdoor patio.