Great Escape Theatres
| Private | |
| Industry | Motion Picture Exhibition |
| Successor | Regal Entertainment Group |
| Founded | May 1997, Bedford, Indiana United States |
| Defunct | November 2012 |
| Headquarters | New Albany, Indiana, United States |
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Key people
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Anne Ragains, CEO |
| Website | www.greatescapetheatres.com |
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.
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.
The following individuals composed the operating team for Great Escape Theatres.
Great Escape Theatres offered such customer service incentives as online ticket purchase and free concession refills on all large sizes.
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