Megaplex

A megaplex is a movie theater complex that is far larger than a multiplex. Megaplex theaters generally feature more than 20 screens (some more than 30), with stadium seating and other amenities often not found at smaller movie theaters.

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Movie theater - Multiplex - Stadium seating

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The first megaplex in the world is generally considered to be Kinepolis Brussels in Brussels, Belgium, which opened in 1988 with 25 screens. The first megaplex in the United States was AMC Theatres' Grand 24 in Dallas, Texas, which did not open until 1995.

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Kinepolis - Brussels, Belgium - 1988 - United States - AMC Theatres - Dallas, Texas - 1995

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This AMC megaplex sparked a wave of megaplexes across the country, financed in part by private equity money and causing a dramatic shift in the face of cities across America. In each town, a megaplex would often put the town's multiplexes out of business, and were often coupled with other big box stores that were reaching their zenith at the time. This expansion was executed much too quickly, and almost all the major movie theatre companies went bankrupt at this time (although their operations were not much affected),

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Private equity - Big box

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Megaplex is also the name of the Microsoft Windows-compatible clone of the MS-DOS computer game Supaplex.

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Megaplex - Microsoft Windows - Clone - MS-DOS - Computer game

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