Marcus Theaters Acquires St. Louis Park Movie HouseMarcus Theaters Acquires St. Louis Park Movie House Marcus Theaters, a division of the Marcus Corporation, announced plans to acquire the Showplace ICON Theater & Kitchen in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The acquisition includes an agreement with the property’s owner and the theater will reopen as Marcus West End Cinema on July 8th. Marcus West End Cinema will feature first-run films and continue to offer food, cocktails, and craft beers. Marcus will retain Showplace employees and offer its Magical Movie Rewards program to customers. “We are delighted to extend the Marcus Theatres experience to the West End retail scene,” said Mark Gramz, President of Marcus Theatres. “This acquisition demonstrates our continued confidence in the theater world.” The acquisition marks Marcus Theaters’ eighth theater in Minnesota and fourth in the metro area. The theater will join existing locations in Oakdale, Rosemount, and Shakopee. Showplace ICON, which closed this weekend, thanked customers for their support over the years and has issued refunds for advance ticket purchases.
The show continues at a popular St. Louis Park movie house that closed this weekend — with new owners.
Executives of Marcus Theaters, a division of the Marcus Corporation, announced Monday that they will acquire the Showplace ICON Theater & Kitchen, change the name to Marcus West End Cinema and show the first films starting July 8.
“We are delighted to extend the Marcus Theatres experience to the West End retail scene,” said Mark Gramz, President of Marcus Theatres. “It is an opportunity to continue to engage Marcus film fans and attract new ones, and to demonstrate our continued confidence in the theatre world as the summer blockbuster season gets underway.”
Marcus will take over the multiplex through an agreement with the property’s owner, officials with the Milwaukee-based company said. The West End location will be the company’s eighth theater in Minnesota and fourth in the metro area, joining Oakdale, Rosemount and Shakopee.
Showplace ICON, which offered moviegoers a menu of food, cocktails and craft beers, thanked customers for their “unwavering support, loyalty and enthusiasm over the many years.”
The theater also said it has automatically issued refunds to patrons who purchased tickets in advance. Patrons who purchased tickets for future Fandango and Atom screenings will receive refunds directly from those companies, Showplace officials said in a statement.
Marcus said it will retain Showplace employees and “welcome them to the Marcus family.” Customers can participate in Marcus Magical Movie Rewards at no charge.
Marcus is the fourth largest theatre company in the United States with 981 screens in 78 locations in 17 states.
