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Great Escape Theatres company history timeline

1997

The first theatre in the chain opened in Bedford, Indiana, in May 1997.

1998

Regal Cinemas, like a number of movie theater chains, fell victim to the financial strains of overexpansion, slipped into bankruptcy, and left its joint venture owners with little hope of making a profit on their 1998 investment.

In 1998, the company was taken private again in a $1.05 billion leveraged buyout led by Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. and Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst.

1999

He also demonstrated his penchant for diversifying his business interests--"Phil had a philosophy that you had to have a lot going on, because not all things would work out," a colleague noted in a September 6, 1999 interview with Fortune.

2000

When Qwest merged with United States West in 2000, the transaction increased Anschutz's net worth to an estimated $16.5 billion.

2004

Completion of the Digital Content Network was expected in March 2004, an entity that one analyst predicted would generate between $90 million and $100 million in annual advertising revenue.

2008

In 2008, Boscov filed bankruptcy under ten shops to close, including the Great escape harrisburg Mall.

2009

On 9 July 2009, the Harrisburg Malls were sold to three financial companies at the sheriff’s sale, following default on a $52.5 million loan from Feldman Liberty Adler.

The location in Fenton, Missouri, won Best Theater in the St Louis, Missouri area in the July 2009 issue of St Louis Magazine.

2010

A location was scheduled to open in Simpsonville, SC sometime in early 2010 and Dickson City, PA in late 2010.

2012

Great Escape Theatres was sold to Regal Cinemas for approximately $91m in December 2012.

2013

By 31 January 2013, Critics Choice members will earn ten more credits when their Regal Crown Club card is activated online.

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