Emagine Entertainment Inc. is an American
movie theater chain based in
Troy
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,
Michigan
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, operating 28 cinemas in Michigan,
Illinois
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,
Indiana
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,
Minnesota
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, and
Wisconsin
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. Emagine is ranked as the 9th largest theatre chain in North America.
Emagine offers luxury seating in all of their theatres, as well as reserved seats and alcoholic beverages for adults.
History
The company began in 1997 and it was first known as Cinema Hollywood (now known as Emagine Birch Run) where they branched off to be known as Emagine Entertainment.
In 2016, Emagine expanded into Minnesota, acquiring Muller Family Theatres, with eight locations in the
Twin Cities metro area. Six of Muller's theaters were renovated and rebranded as Emagine in 2016, followed by the Rogers and Monticello locations a year later. Emagine opened a ninth Minnesota location in Eagan in 2019.
Emagine expanded into Illinois with a location in
Frankfort in late 2016. Two years later in 2018, the chain expanded into Wisconsin, opening a theater near Lake Geneva on August 28th.
In 2021, Emagine purchased four former
Goodrich Quality Theaters
Goodrich Theater NewCo, LLC. (GQT Movies, formerly GQTI) is a chain of 22 movie theaters, headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, representing a total of 174 screens in the United States. The majority of GQT Movies' locations are in Michigan, but ot ...
in
Kochville Township, Michigan;
Batavia, Illinois;
Portage, Indiana; and
Noblesville
Noblesville is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, a part of the north Indianapolis suburbs along the White River. The population was 51,969 at the 2010 census making it the state's 14th largest city/town ...
, Indiana.
Emagine opened their first sports lounge in their
Royal Oak, Michigan location in December 2021, with free admission and
WiFi
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access for online gambling.
See also
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Movie theater
External links
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References
{{Major USA Cinema Chains
Movie theatre chains in the United States
Companies based in Troy, Michigan
1997 establishments in Michigan