Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), abbreviated REG, is a movie theater chain headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee.^[1] Regal operates the largest and most geographically diverse theater circuit in the United States, consisting of 6,775 screens in 548 locations in 39 states and the District of Columbia as of October 23, 2009. The three main theatre brands operated by Regal Entertainment Group are Regal Cinemas, Edwards Theatres, and United Artists Theatres.

These chains retain their exterior signage, but most indoor branding (popcorn bags, policy trailers) uses the Regal Entertainment Group name and logo. Where applicable, the REG logo is used alongside the three individual brands. Most new cinema construction uses the Regal Cinemas name, although Regal has built new Edwards locations in California and Idaho.^[2] Regal has acquired several smaller chains since this merger; these, however, have been rebranded as Regal Cinemas.

History before 2002[link]

Regal Cinemas[link]

A Regal Cinemas in New Rochelle, New York, a suburb of New York City

Regal Cinemas was established in 1989 in Knoxville, Tennessee, with Mike Campbell as CEO. Regal began to grow at a rapid pace, opening larger cinemas in suburban areas. Many of these contained a "premium" café (later called Cafe Del Moro) and a more upscale look than theaters of the time.

Regal Cinema embarked on an aggressive expansion throughout the decade, swallowing up smaller chains as well as building new, more modern multiplexes. Its largest acquisition during this original period was the 1998 combination of it and Act III Cinemas, although it had acquired some smaller chains as well in the mid-1990s, including the original Cobb Theatres, RC Theatres, and Cleveland-based National Theatre Corp.

By 2001, Regal was overextended like many other cinema chains, and went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

United Artists Theaters[link]

United Artists Theaters has its roots in the movie studio of the same name founded by Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and D. W. Griffith, but legally has always been separate from it. Joseph Schenck was brought in to become UA's president in 1924; as part of the deal, Schenck entered into a partnership with Chaplin and Pickford to buy and construct theatres using UA's name. Over time, the chain became separate from the studio and by the 1970s was part of a larger company, United Artists Communications.

UAC was an early pioneer in cable television, and aggressively bought smaller regional systems. By the end of the 1980s, John Malone's Tele-Communications, Inc. was majority owner; on June 8, 1991, it purchased the remainder of the company. Then on February 19, 1992, TCI sold the theatre chain in a leveraged buyout led by Merrill Lynch Capital Partners Inc and UA management.^[3]

United Artists Theaters was purchased in the late 1940s by the Naify Brothers, who owned theatres in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their company up to this time was called Golden State Theatres. About this time they also acquired the San Francisco Theatres owned by Samuel H Levin. These theatres were the Balboa, Alexandria, Coliseum, Vogue Metro, the Harding, and Coronet, which was opened in 1949. The UA Theatres main office was in San Francisco until 1988 when it was sold to TCI .

The theater chain, by now running as United Artists Theatre Circuit, had a rocky existence after the sale, posting years of consecutive losses. By the end of the 1990s, UA was whipped into financial shape by new CEO Kurt Hall, but that wasn't enough to save it from declaring bankruptcy in 2000 after the end of the multiplex building binge.

Edwards Theatres[link]

The Edwards Theatres Grand Palace 24 in Houston

Edwards Theatres was a family-owned chain in California, started in 1930 by William James Edwards Jr. It became one of California's best-known and most popular theater chains, and by Edwards' death in 1997, operated about 90 locations with 560 screens.^[4]

Edwards Theatres had its headquarters in Newport Beach, California.^[5]

His son, W. James Edwards III, became president and announced an ambitious expansion plan that would nearly double the company's screen count. The expansion plan gave Edwards a crushing debt load, and in 2000 it filed for bankruptcy.^{[citation needed]}

History after 2002[link]

When all three chains went into bankruptcy, investor Philip Anschutz bought substantial investments in all three companies, becoming majority owner. In March 2002, Anschutz announced plans to consolidate all three of his theatre holdings under a new parent company, Regal Entertainment Group. Regal's Mike Campbell and UA's Kurt Hall were named co-CEOs, with Campbell overseeing the theatre operations from Regal Cinemas' headquarters in Knoxville, and Kurt Hall heading up a new subsidiary, Regal Cinemedia, from the UA offices in Centennial, Colorado. The Edwards corporate offices were closed.

Regal and United Artists had attempted to merge before, in 1998, using a similar method. Investment firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst announced plans to acquire Regal, then merge it with UA (which would be bought by Hicks, Muse) and Act III (controlled by KKR), with the new company using the Regal Cinemas name. UA eventually dropped out of the merger, but the merger between Regal and Act III went through.

A 1995 model Regal facility in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

As Regal consolidated the three chains, CineMedia began work on a new digital distribution system to provide a new "preshow", replacing the slides and film advertisements with digital content. NBC and Turner Broadcasting were among the first to sign on to provide content for the venture, and the preshow, dubbed "The 2wenty", went online in February 2003; this pre-film preshow is now known as "Regal FirstLook". The new distribution system was also meant to be used for special events such as concerts. Regal CineMedia merged with AMC Theatres' National Cinema Network in 2005 to form National CineMedia. In effect, this was a takeover of NCN by Regal CineMedia, as Kurt Hall stayed on as CEO and AMC adopted Regal's preshow. Regal owned 50% of the new company before it went public.

Since the 2002 formation of REG, it has acquired several smaller chains. In April 2005, Eastern Federal, which was a fairly prominent theatre company in the Southeastern United States, was brought into the Regal family. It acquired San Ramon, California-based Signature Theatres from Phil Harris on September 30, 2004, and took over the US assets of Hoyts Cinemas in 2004. Unlike the merger with UA and Edwards, Regal has rebranded all of these theatres as Regal Cinemas.

In 2007, REG opened its first all digital projection theatre in Henderson, Nevada, the Fiesta Henderson Stadium 12. Fandango was sold by Regal to Comcast in 2007.

Regal Entertainment Group completed acquisition of Consolidated Theatres on May 1, 2008.^[6] In the transaction, Regal acquired Consolidated's 28 theaters and 400 screens for $210 million. Consolidated's concentrations of theatres in the Mid-Atlantic states of Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and North and South Carolina overlapped in some places with Regal's. As of a condition of approval of the merger, the United States Department of Justice required that Regal divest itself of several theaters in areas where it would have a monopoly. Regal agreed to sell off four theaters in the Asheville, Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina markets.

On May 18, 2009, Regal signed a deal with Sony to equip all of its theaters with 4k digital projection over the next three to five years.

In April 2010, Regal launched Regal Premium Experience (RPX), an upgraded theater format. Each RPX theater features a 60-foot screen, dual 30K lumen digital projectors, 100,000 watt sound system, and better seats with headrests. Both digital 2D and RealD Cinema films can be screened.^[7] As of March 2011, there were 11 operating RPX locations, with more announced.^[8]

Regal Foundation[link]

The Regal Foundation was organized in 2003 by Regal Entertainment Group in order to engage in charitable activities directly and by providing funds to other charitable organizations. The Regal Foundation holds a large in-theater donation drive during the summer months of the year known as "Stars of Hope". During this event patrons can donate $1 to the Regal Foundation. The names of donors are written on individual stars and posted on a "wall of fame" visible in that patrons respective theater.^[9]

Main competitors[link]

• AMC Theatres
• Cinemark Theatres

References[link]

External links[link]

	Tennessee portal
	Companies portal
	Film portal

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Regal Entertainment, Inc. is a Philippine filmmaking and entertainment firm, established by Lily Monteverde in 1962. It has produced movies of all genres.

Regal films[link]

• Scorpio Nights -
• Shake, Rattle and Roll -
• Relasyon -
• Tiyanak -
• Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure -
• Mano Po -
• Live Show (aka Toro) -
• Petrang Kabayo at ang Pilyang Kuting (1988) -

Movies released[link]

1976[link]

• Magsikap... Kayod Sa Umaga Kayod Sa Gabi
• Walang Karanasan
• Peter Pandesal

1980[link]

• Love Affair^{[disambiguation needed ]}
• Problem Child^{[disambiguation needed ]}
• Magnong Barumbado
• Nympha
• Temptation Island
• Katorse
• Uhaw Sa Kalayaan
• Wild Animals
• Underage
• Diborsiyada
• Waikiki
• Manila By Night/City After Dark

1982[link]

• Throwaway Child
• First Kiss, First Love
• Galawgaw
• Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?
• Mother Dear
• School Girls
• Relasyon
• Hindi Kita Malimot
• Anak
• No Other Love
• Diosa
• Diary Of Cristina Gaston
• The Story of Three Loves
• Boystown
• I Love You... I Hate You
• Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

1990[link]

• Starzan 3
• Flavor Of The Month
• Ibabaon kita sa Lupa
• Too Young
• Dyesebel
• Feel Na Feel
• Twist... Ako Si Ikaw, Ikaw Si Ako
• Lover's Delight
• Hotdog
• Durugin Ng Bala Si Peter Torres
• Tora Tora Bang Bang Bang
• Sgt. Clarin, Bala Para Sa Ulo Mo (Directed by: Arturo San Agustin)
• Ibabaon Kita Sa Lupa (Directed by: Toto Natividad)
• Little And Big Weapon
• Kahit Isumpa Mo Ako
• Crocodile Jones, Son Of Indiana Dundee
• Papa's Girl
• Ganda Babae, Ganda Lalake
• Pido Dida... Sabay Tayo
• Sgt. Gabo: Walang Patawad Kung Pumatay (Directed by: Mauro Gia Samonte)
• Hotdog
• Lesson's In Love
• Hahamakin Lahat (Directed by: Mel Chionglo)
• Kahit Singko Di Ko Babayaran Ang Buhay Mo!
• Kapitan Paile. hindi Kita Iiwanang Buhay! (Directed by: Dante Pangilinan)
• Hanggang Saan Ang Tapang Mo? (Directed by: Augusto Salvador)
• Student Body
• Walang Piring Ang Katarungan (Directed by: Jesus Jose)
• Hanggang Kailan Kita Papatay!
• Island Of Desire
• Kabayo Kids
• My Other Woman
• Regal Shocker- The Movie
• Prinsipe Abante At Ang Lihim Ng Ibong Adarna
• Small Meduim Large
• Para Sa yo Ang Huling Bala ko! (Directed by: Toto Natividad)
• Juan Tanga... Super Naman At Ang Kambal Na Tiyanak
• Leon at Tigre
• Nimfa
• Shake Rattle & Roll II

1992[link]

• Big Boy Bato: Kilabot ng Kankaloo (Directed by: Tedmond) (Released Date: 22 July 1992)
• Alyas Bot Kano (Directed by: Pepe Marcos) (Released Date: 22 January 1992)
• Mahal Kita Walang Iba
• Sam and Miguel
• Bakit Ako Mahihiya?
• Ang Siga at ang Sosyal (Directed by: Toto Natividad)
• Pretty Boy Hoodlum (Directed by: Joey del Rosario) (Released Date: 22 April 1992)
• Dudurugin Kita ng Bala ko (Directed by: Toto Natividad) (Released Date: 24 June 1992)
• Ikaw ang Lahat Sa Akin
• Kamay ni Cain (Directed by: Jose N. Carreon) (Released Date:27 May 1992)
• Ang Katawan ni Sophia
• Lacson: Batas ng Navotas (Directed by: Leonardo "Ding" Pascual) (Released Date: 9 September 1992)
• Iisa Pa Lamang (Directed by: Jose Javier Reyes) (Released Date: 13 May 1992)
• Shotgun Banjo (Directed by: Joey del Rosario) (Released Date: 30 September 1992)
• Sinungaling Mong Puso (Directed by: Maryo J. Delos Reyes) (Released Date: 18 November 1992)
• Shake Rattle and Roll 4 (Released Date: 25 December 1992 Official to 1992 MMFF)

1994[link]

• Ika-11 Utos: Mahalin mo Asawa mo (with Star Cinema)
• Shake Rattle & Roll V

2001[link]

• Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure

2003[link]

• Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut
• Nympha
• Xerex - The Movie
• Angel Sa Lupa
• Sanib
• Mano Po 2

2004[link]

• Gagamboy
• Kuya
• I Will Survive
• Singles
• Sabel
• Beautiful Life
• Forever My Love
• Pa-siyam
• So Happy Together
• Mano po III: My love
• Aishite Imasu (Mahal kita) 1941
• Sigaw

2005[link]

• Bahay ni Lola 2
• Happily Ever After
• Say That You Love Me
• Ispiritista ... Tay May Moomoo(with APT Films)
• Hari ng sablay
• Shake, Rattle and Roll 2k5
• Ako Legal Wife: Mano po 4?!
• Mulawin: The Movie (with GMA Films)

2006[link]

• Blue Moon
• I Will Always Love You (with GMA Films)
• Pamahiin
• Manay Po
• White Lady
• Eternity
• TxT (with APT Films)
• Gigil
• Super Noypi
• Shake, Rattle & Roll 8
• Mano Po 5: Gua Ai Di
• Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah: Ze Moveeh

2007[link]

• The Promise (with GMA Films)
• Happy Hearts
• Tiyanaks
• My Kuya's Wedding
• Hide and Seek
• Bahay Kubo
• Shake Rattle and Roll 9
• Desperadas

2008[link]

• My Best Friend's Girlfriend (with GMA Films)
• Manay Po! 2: Overload
• My Monster Mom (with GMA Films)
• Loving You
• Mag-ingat Ka Sa... Kulam
• One True Love (with GMA Films)
• Desperadas 2
• Shake, Rattle & Roll X

2009[link]

• When I Met U (with GMA Films)
• OMG (Oh, My Girl!)
• Tarot
• Nandito Ako...Nagmamahal Sa'Yo
• Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love
• Shake, Rattle & Roll XI

2010[link]

• You to Me Are Everything (with GMA Films)
• Mamarazzi
• White House
• Shake, Rattle & Roll XII
• Super Inday and the Golden Bibe

2011[link]

• My Valentine Girls(with GMA Films)
• Temptation Island(with GMA Films)
• My Neighbor's Wife
• Aswang
• Shake, Rattle & Roll 13
• Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

2012[link]

• The Mommy Returns

Upcoming Releases[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Regal Entertainment at the Internet Movie Database

References[link]

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