American Multi-Cinema, trading as AMC, operates 2,500 screens at 238 locations in AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IL, KS, LA, MA, MD, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TX, VA, WA and Washington, D.C. The movie theaters occupy spaces of 70,000 sq.ft. to 120,000 sq.ft. in downtowns, regional malls, power centers and vertical entertainment centers. Plans call for 30 openings in the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place nationwide.

For more information, contact Alan Benjamin, American Multi-Cinema, 2049 Century Park East, Los Angeles, CA 90067; 310-553-0515, Fax 553-1734.

Act III Theaters operates 129 locations in AK, ID, MO, NV, OR, TX and WA. The movie theaters occupy spaces of 22,000 sq.ft. to 80,000 sq.ft. in freestanding facilities and regional malls. Plans call for the addition of 171 screens through 1998. Expansion will take place in the existing markets.

For more information, contact Tim Reed, Act III Theaters, 919 Southwest Taylor #900, Portland, OR 97203; 503-221-0213, Fax 228-5032.

Marcus Theater Corp. operates 38 locations in IL and WI. The movie theaters occupy spaces of 45,000 sq.ft. to 50,000 sq.ft. in freestanding facilities, regional malls and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought in the existing markets.

For more information, contact Greg Marcus, Marcus Theater Corp., 250 East Wisconsin Avenue #1600, Milwaukee, WI 53202-4223; 414-274-0514, Fax 272-5878.

For more information, contact Arthur Stein, Central States Theater Corp., 505 Fifth Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309; 515-243-5287, Fax 243-5892.

Clearview Cinema Group, Inc. operates 200 screens at 40 locations in NJ and NY. The movie theaters occupy spaces of 20,000 sq.ft. to 35,000 sq.ft. in a variety of real estate settings. The company plans to add as many as 40 screens in the coming 18 months with expansion taking place in CT, NJ, NY and PA.

For more information, contact Brett Marx, Clearview Cinema Group, Inc., 97 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928; 973-377-4646, Fax 377-4303.

For more information, contact Frank Meogrossi, Silver Screen Real Estate, 3627 South Fundy Way, Aurora, CO 80013; 303-693-0242, Fax 693-6064, e-mail: fjm@aol.com.

Regal Cinemas operates 2,400 screens at 260 locations in AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA and WV. The theaters use spaces of 100,000 sq.ft. in freestanding facilities and strip centers. Expansion will take place nationwide. The nine-year-old company typically signs a 20-year lease. Demographic requirements call for a population of 100,000 in five miles earning $50,000 as the average income. The theater chain operates a four-unit family entertainment concept called Funscape at locations in Chesapeake, VA; Rochester and Syracuse, NY; Brandywine, DE and Fort Lauderdale, FL. In Fort Lauderdale, the company operates two sites, one as the traditional Funscape and one as The Escape, which draws an adult clientele and includes three bars. The three-year-old concept, with six units, trading as Funscape uses 95,000 sq.ft. offering a 13-screen theater, miniature golf, food courts serving Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Arby brands with a Sweet Treats selling baked goods and ice cream, children’s play areas, birthday party rooms, arcades, simulators and virtual reality games including a batting cage and golfing units, along with a Star Theater showing short, 70 millimeter films. Customers purchase "power cards" to use the amusements, rather than using tokens or money. Funscapes are located in mid-sized, suburban communities on the outskirts of large metropolitan cities in the eastern part of the United States. The company is opening Funscapes in Chicago, Knoxville and Nashville.

For more information, contact Keith Thompson, Regal Cinemas, 7132 Commercial Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918; 423-922-1123, Fax 922-3188.