Boxoffice Pro - April 2020

INDUSTRY TRADE TALK
TRADE TALK
SHOWBIZ EXPANDS
CINEMA ENTERTAINMENT
CONCEPT
ShowBiz Cinemas is adding two new
cinema entertainment centers to its
circuit. The theater chain will be opening
one of its signature Bowling, Movies and
More! entertainment centers at a new
development located in Idaho Falls, Idaho,
scheduled to open in December 2020.
ShowBiz will anchor the new 44-acre
development, which will also feature
retail, business, dining, and hospitality
establishments.
ShowBiz Cinemas’ Idaho Falls Bowling,
Movies and More! entertainment center
will feature 14 bowling lanes, a modern
arcade and redemption center, multiple
party rooms, a lane-side café, a full bar
with beer, wine, and cocktails, a modern
concessions area, and eight auditoriums,
all with recliner seating.
ShowBiz will also add boutique bowling,
a modern arcade, and luxury recliner seating
to its existing location in Waxahachie,
Texas. The project will expand the footprint
of ShowBiz Cinemas’ current Waxahachie
building, adding an additional 11,000
square feet along the front of the existing
structure. Along with the new construction,
ShowBiz will be remodeling all the sites’
auditoriums and its current lobby to
incorporate luxury recliner seating in all
auditoriums, a new and improved upscale
bar, and a modern self-service concessions
area. The $10.5 million expansion project
in Waxahachie will be built over multiple
phases to allow the location to remain
open during construction. The project is
scheduled for completion this fall.
ShowBiz opened its first Bowling,
Movies and More! Entertainment Center
in Baytown, Texas, in 2015. By the end of
2020, ShowBiz Cinemas will operate at
least six cinema entertainment centers
across the country. The circuit plans to
open multiple additional locations per
year going forward.
Image courtesy ShowBiz Cinemas
TED MUNDORFF NAMED
PRESIDENT AND COO
OF ARCLIGHT
Former Landmark Theatres
president and CEO Ted Mundorff is
returning to Arclight Cinemas as its new
president and chief operating officer.
Mundorff served as vice president and
film buyer at Pacific Theatres and ArcLight
Cinemas prior to joining Landmark. His
15-year tenure leading Landmark saw the
expansion of the specialty circuit, including
the opening of new flagship locations
in New York and Los Angeles. In that span,
Landmark opened in other key markets in
the United States, such as Denver, Indianapolis,
Washington, D.C., and Miami.
Arclight Cinemas ranks as the
24th-largest circuit in North America on
Boxoffice Pro’s 2020 Domestic Giants of
Exhibition list.
Commenting on the announcement,
Christopher Forman, ArcLight Cinemas’
chairman and CEO, said, “I’m thrilled
to be reuniting with Ted, an exhibition
executive whose deep love of film and
understanding of the customer experience
will be critical to the future of our brand.”
Mundorff added, “I am excited to be
working with Chris again, alongside the
entire ArcLight team. Since its founding,
ArcLight has been a leading innovator in
our industry, and I look forward to continuing
to deliver meaningful moviegoing
experiences to guests across the country.”
“By the end of 2020, ShowBiz
Cinemas will operate at least
six entertainment centers
across the country.”
16 April 2020