Company Continues to Expand Roster of High-Profile Exhibitor Partners
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- MovieTickets.com
(www.movietickets.com), the world's most powerful Internet movie ticketing
service, today announced a partnership with Starplex Cinemas, a Dallas-based
theater chain operating 23 theaters and 216 screens nationwide.
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"The addition of Starplex Cinemas to our roster of partner theaters is
highly beneficial for both parties," said Joel Cohen, executive vice president
and general manager, MovieTickets.com. "It aligns us with a theater chain
that boasts a solid reputation in the many regions it serves, as well as an
ambitious long-term growth plan. In turn, MovieTickets.com will now offer
Starplex Cinemas greater visibility and reach thanks to our robust affiliate
program."
At present, Starplex Cinemas operates theater locations in California,
Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and
Washington. Future locations in Tennessee, Delaware and Illinois are planned
for 2008. The Starplex chain is known for customer service; creative,
consumer-centric contests and promotions; and community involvement.
"We're pleased to partner with MovieTickets.com as they offer an extensive
affiliate program, providing much more Internet visibility for our inventory,"
said Traci Hoey, marketing director, Starplex Cinemas. "We expect
MovieTickets.com's reach to prove quite valuable to us and our patrons."
MovieTickets.com exhibitors include: Academy 8 Theaters (P & G Theaters),
Access Digital Theatres, All Star Entertainment, AMC Theatres, Amherst Cinema
Art Center, Arena Grand Theatre (Columbus Hospitality), Ashbrie Cinemas,
Atlantic Theaters (Movies at Midway), Atlas Cinemas, B&B Theaters, Bank Street
Theatre, Bowtie Cinemas, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Bryn Mawr Movie Theatre
Co., Camera Cinemas, Celebrity Theatres, Channelside Cinemas, Cinema Centers,
Cinema Four-Quad (Quad Cinema), Cinemagic Movies, Cinemagic Theatres (MN),
Cinemall, Cineplex Odeon, Classic Cinemas, Clearview Cinemas, Cleveland
Cinemas, Consolidated Theatres, Cornelius Cinemas, Dickinson Theatres, Drexel
Theatres, Eastern Shores (O'Neil Theaters NE), Emagine Entertainment (Cinema
Hollywood), Entertainment Retail (Hollywood Hits), Elvis Cinemas, Eveningstar
Cinema, Famous Players, Film Forum, Fine Arts Theatre -- Beverly Hills, Fox
Bay Cinema Grill, Foxmoor Movies, Galaxy Cinemas (Canada), Galaxy Cinemas
(GA), Greater Huntington Theatres, Greenville Cinemas (Camelot Cinemas),
Hallett Cinemas, Harkins Theatres, HLB Entertainment (Palace 9, Majestic 10),
Hollywood Cinema 9, Hollywood Premier Cinemas, Howell Theater, IFC Center,
Jarvis Conservatory, Kew Gardens (and Cobble Hill) Krikorian Premiere
Theatres, Landmark Theatres (and Ritz Theatres), M Park 4, Main Street
Cinemas, Malco Theatres, Mann Theatres, Marcus Theatres, Marquee Cinemas,
Metropolitan Theatres, Mission Grove Theaters, MJR Theatres, MnM Theatres,
MovieMax Theatres, NAOS Entertainment, Narberth Theatre, National Amusements,
Nelsonville Movies 10, North American Cinema, Oasis Cinema, Omniplex Theatre
Group, O'Neil Theatres (Louisiana), Pacific Theatres, Paris Theater, Penn
Cinema, Phoenix Theatres (MI), Phoenix Theatres (TN), Pickwick Theatres,
Premiere Cinemas, Rail Road Square Cinema, Rave Motion Pictures, Reading
Cinemas USA (City Cinemas, Angelika), Regency 8 Cinema, Rio Entertainment,
Riviera Cinemas, Roxy Theatres, Sayville Theatre, Scotiabank Theatres, Sea
Turtle Cinemas, Showplace Cinemas Silver Screen Cinemas, Spotlight Theatres,
Star Vu Drive-In, Starplex Cinemas, Studio Movie Grill, Sunrise Cinemas, Tango
Theaters, Tower Theaters, Trans-Lux Cinemas, UltraStar Cinemas, Village
Theaters, Watson Theatre, Warren Theatres, Wellfleet Cinemas, and Westates
Theatres.
For more information or to speak with a MovieTickets.com representative,
contact Formula at (310) 578-7050 or via e-mail at casey@formulapr.com.
About Starplex Cinemas
Starplex Cinemas, based in Dallas, operates 23 theaters and 216 screens in
Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Jersey, Washington, Florida, Indiana, Nebraska,
Ohio and California. In addition, five theaters are scheduled to open in
2008. For more information, please visit www.starplexcinemas.com.
About MovieTickets.com
MovieTickets.com (www.movietickets.com), the world's most powerful
Internet movie ticketing service, offers moviegoers a convenient way to buy
movie tickets in advance. MovieTickets.com enables consumers to buy tickets
online for movie screens across the United States, as well as in Canada at
MovieTickets.ca; in the U.K. at MovieTickets.co.uk; in Ireland at
MovieTickets.ie; from any Internet-enabled wireless device at
mobile.MovieTickets.com; and from any phone at 877-789-MOVIE. Formed in 2000,
MovieTickets.com is a joint venture between AMC Entertainment, Hollywood Media
Corp. (Nasdaq: HOLL), National Amusements, Famous Players, Marcus Theatres
(NYSE: MCS), Viacom (NYSE: VIA) and America Online, and leverages the
collective theater chain expertise to deliver consumers a premium movie
ticketing experience. Its elite collection of partner theaters consistently
represents over 50 percent of the top 50 and over 50 percent of the top 100
grossing theaters in North America on any given weekend. The MovieTickets.com
theater chain group, which includes 108 theater chains, is about five times
the number of chains of its nearest competitor.
SOURCE MovieTickets.com
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