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The Ontario Mills 30 Theatres Complex in Ontario, Canada

A megaplex is a movie theater complex with many screens. Definitions vary (the lower limit may be 12, 16, or 20); a theater with fewer screens is referred to as 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. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A typical AMC Theatres multiplex. ... A 30-screen AMC Theatres movie theatre (actually a megaplex) at the Ontario Mills shopping mall in Ontario, California. ... A 30-screen AMC Theatres movie theatre (actually a megaplex) at the Ontario Mills shopping mall in Ontario, California. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages None Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... A typical multiplex (AMC Promenade 16 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California). ... Multiplex may mean: Multiplex (comics), a DC Comics character. ... Example of stadium seating. ...

For several years the world's largest theater was the 18 screen Cineplex in Toronto's Eaton Centre, and this is often considered as the forerunner to modern megaplexes. 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 opened in 1995. Interior of the Toronto Eaton Centre, looking south. ... The first megaplex in the world is generally considered to be Kinepolis Brussels in Brussels, Belgium, which opened in 1988 with 25 screens. ... For other uses, see Brussels (disambiguation). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A 16-screen AMC Theatres multiplex in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, California. ...      Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Mayor Laura Miller Area    - City 997. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Grand 24 megaplex sparked a wave of megaplexes across the United States. This was financed in part by private equity money and caused a dramatic shift in the American urban landscape. As usual, AMC Theatres led the way in increasing the number of screens, and built many megaplexes with 30 screens. Private equity is a broad term that refers to any type of equity investment in an asset in which the equity is not freely tradable on a public stock market. ...

In each town, a megaplex would often put the town's smaller theaters — even the multiplexes — out of business. They were often coupled with other big box stores that were reaching their zenith at the time. The expansion was executed much too quickly, and almost all the major movie theater companies went bankrupt at this time, although the daily operations of the local theaters were not much affected. A big box is a box that is big. ...

The largest megaplex in the Southern Hemisphere is the 30-screen Megaplex Marion in Adelaide, South Australia. The auditoriums sit on top of Westfield Marion, which is the largest shopping complex in Adelaide. The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is south of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On Earth it contains five continents (Antarctica, Australia, most of South America, parts of Africa and Asia) as well as four oceans (South... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ... Westfield Marion is the largest shopping complex in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ...

References

• Marlene Edmunds, "Kinepolis Keeps The Plexes Coming," Variety, June 15, 1998, p. 74.
• William Echikson, "Taking The Megaplex On The Road," Business Week, no. 3547 (Oct. 6, 1997), p. 21.
• Short film on the creation of the Cineplex