Martin Theatres

Carmike Cinemas, Inc.

Former type	Subsidiary
Industry	Entertainment
Fate	Acquired by AMC Theatres
Predecessor	Martin Theatres
Founded	1982; 35 years ago (1982)
Founder	Carl Patrick, Sr.
Defunct	December 21, 2016 (currently soon-to-be-defunct brand of AMC)
Headquarters	Columbus, GA, United States
Number of locations	276 (as of 03/2016)
Area served	Primarily Rural and suburban areas
Key people	Roland C. Smith Chairman of the Board S. David Passman (President & CEO) Fred Van Noy COO Richard Hare CFO
Revenue	$634.8 million (2013)
Operating income	$59.5 million (2013)
Net income	$5.7 million (2013)
Number of employees	7,800 (2013)
Subsidiaries	Eastwynn Theatres, Inc. George G. Kerasotes Corporation GKC Indiana Theatres, Inc. GKC Michigan Theatres, Inc. GKC Theatres, Inc. Military Services, Inc. Sundance Cinemas
Website	https://www.amctheatres.com/

Carmike Cinemas was a motion picture exhibitor headquartered in Columbus, Georgia. As of March 2016, the company had 276 theaters with 2,954 screens in 41 states, and was the fourth largest movie theater in the United States. The company bills itself as "America's Hometown Theatre" and Carmike theaters are largely positioned in rural or suburban areas with populations under 200,000. The company's theaters operate under various names and will generally have a name followed by the number of auditoriums at that location; for example, "Carmike 15".

On March 4, 2016, AMC Theatres announced its intent to acquire Carmike Cinemas. The deal was closed on December 21, 2016; the Carmike locations will be amalgamated under the AMC name.

Carmike was founded when Carl L. Patrick, Sr. acquired Martin Theatres from Fuqua Industries in 1982. The company's name was derived from a combination of the first names of Carl L. Patrick, Sr.'s two sons, Carl Jr. and Michael, hence "Carmike".

In 1996, Carmike purchased Fox Theatres Corp. (which had 61 screens in their chain), and Maxi Saver Cinemas (which had 18 screens in their chain), both primarily in Pennsylvania. In 1997, Carmike partnered with Walmart (then known as Wal-Mart) to start the Hollywood Connection, starting with a location in Columbus, Georgia. Amenities include a modern multiplex or megaplex movie theater with 5-15 screens, indoor miniature golf, a roller skating rink, a laser tag arena, and a video game arcade. At the time, Carmike was wanting this field to be extremely profitable. While the Columbus, GA location is still open, other locations in West Valley City, UT (a suburb of Salt Lake City), DeKalb, IL, Valparaiso, IN (a suburb of Chicago), and Goshen, IN have closed.