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Greg Marcus, CEO of Marcus Corp., was shocked when Arclight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres went dark. "I happened to notice that. It caught my attention," he joked. "I said, 'What? Arclight is not reopening?' Arclight's reopening. I'll take that bet with anybody who wants to bet me on that. Those theaters are so…

Marcus Corp., which runs the fourth-largest movie theater circuit in the U.S., posted fourth-quarter results below Wall Street forecasts, but execs point to brighter days in the next few months. “If the film schedule holds,” CFO Doug Neis said during a conference call with analysts, “we have much higher hopes that…

The nation's fourth-biggest cinema chain Marcus Theatres saw revenue plunge and swing to the red in its most recent third-quarter earnings released Tuesday. It beat Wall Street forecasts, however, and emphasized its solid financials underpinned by the fact it owns most of its theaters. Family-owned Marcus, based in…

UPDATED with CEO comments from conference call, 9:09 AM: When its theaters open their doors, exhibitor Marcus Theaters will roll out a "low to no contact" experience for customers including a mobile app to buy concessions they can retrieve at a pickup location, executives said on a call Tuesday, laying out what the…

Milwaukee-based exhibitor Marcus Theatres is paying $126 million to acquire Movie Tavern, a theater chain known for fine dining and luxury seating. After the deal, Marcus will remain the No. 4 theater circuit in the U.S. but will exceed 1,000 total screens for the first time, reaching 1,098 screens in 90 locations…

Online movie ticket sales destination Fandango announced this morning that it will become the preferred online/mobile ticketing partner to Milwaukee-based theatrical exhibitor Marcus Theatres, comprising 685 screens. Adding Marcus, the fifth-largest exhib chain stateside, to its roster makes Fandango the largest…