Former type Private Key people Anne Ragains, CEO Ceased operations November 2012 | Defunct November 2012 Successor Regal Entertainment Group Parent organization Regal Entertainment Group | |
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Industry Motion Picture Exhibition Website www.greatescapetheatres.com Founded May 1997, Bedford, Indiana, United States | ||
Great Escape Theatres was a movie-theatre chain that operated movie theatres primarily in the Midwestern United States. The chain had its headquarters in New Albany, Indiana, located just across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. In November 2012, Alliance Entertainment (parent company of Great Escape) sold its movie theatre portfolio (except for the Princess 4 in Oxford, Ohio) to Regal Entertainment Group.
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Company history
The company was operated by Alliance Entertainment. The first theatre in the chain opened in Bedford, Indiana, in May 1997. The company thereafter opened locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Nebraska, Missouri and Georgia.
A statement on the company's website noted that they focused on mid-size market areas consisting of populations between 100,000 and 400,000 people.
Great Escape Theatres was sold to Regal Cinemas for approximately $91m in December 2012.
The company operated 305 screens at 26 locations. Thirty-eight additional screens were planned for construction in 2009 and 2010. The chain employed a workforce of over 500 people.
The location in Fenton, Missouri, won Best Theater in the St. Louis, Missouri area in the July 2009 issue of St. Louis Magazine.
A location opened in Simpsonville, South Carolina, in early 2010 and Dickson City, Pennsylvania, in late 2010.
Management
The following individuals composed the operating team for Great Escape Theatres.
Customer perks
Great Escape Theatres offered such customer service incentives as online ticket purchase and free concession refills on all large sizes.
Great Escape Theatres also offered an incentive program known as the Critics Choice card. The Critics Choice card is a loyalty card program that allowed members to earn points towards free concessions and other items.