National Amusements
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National Amusements, Inc. is an American privately owned movie theater operator and mass media holding company incorporated in Maryland and based in Norwood, Massachusetts.[2]
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Formerly | Northeast Theater Corporation (1936–1959) |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 1936; 88 years ago (1936) in Dedham, Massachusetts |
Founder | Michael Redstone |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | Shari Redstone (president) |
Products | Movie theaters |
Owner | Shari Redstone |
Number of employees | 23,900 (2017) |
Divisions | Showcase Cinemas |
Subsidiaries | Paramount Global (9.76% of total shares and 77.4% of total voting power)[1] UCI Cinemas (Brazil) |
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The company owns more than 1,500 cinema theaters throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, and Latin America under several brands, such as Showcase Cinemas, Multiplex Cinemas, and Cinema de Lux. It is the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global.