7/6/2023 0 Comments Epic theater![]() ![]() AMC and Regal have their own large-screen formats. Tickets cost $20.Īt Epic’s Orlando, Deltona and Jacksonville locations, theaters with larger screens - up to 69 feet wide - fetch a higher price, as do 3-D movies almost everywhere. The nonprofit, alternative Enzian Theater in Maitland, for example, has a summer opera and ballet series filmed in high definition. The switch to digital has allowed theaters to offer concerts, opera and dance performances in addition to movies, said Patrick Corcoran, vice president at the National Association of Theatre Owners. Last year, Cinemark Artegon Marketplace spent $3 million to renovate its theater, including replacing traditional seating with oversize “luxury loungers.” Cobb Theatres in downtown Orlando touts its plush seats, digital surround sound and a full menu, including beer and wine. “Almost as soon as we get one built, the next big thing is out,” Weegee DeMarsh said. Sticky floors and second-run movies won’t cut it anymore as a business model. But in 20 years, the number has fallen from 7,215, National Association of Theatre Owners statistics show.Īlthough Hollywood films continue to bring in most of the customers, the bells and whistles keep them coming back, said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore, a Los Angeles company that measures consumer behavior. Nationwide, there were 5,484 indoor movie theaters in 2015, up slightly from the year before, when there were 5,463. Land and development costs are about $10 million per theater, depending on location, with another $2 million to $3 million for the interior, said Weegee DeMarsh, 35, Frank DeMarsh’s son and technical manager for Epic. One more is scheduled to be announced soon. The Mount Dora and Titusville locations are expected to be ready in 2017. Augustine, Hendersonville, N.C., and DeLand - its previous corporate headquarters. The company also owns theaters in Deltona, Clermont, Palm Coast, St. ![]()
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