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“The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is good food, good beer and good film, all at the same place!” That’s how we described ourselves in 1997, and that mission hasn’t changed and will never, ever change. For over two decades we’ve worked to make the Alamo Drafthouse experience the best cinematic experience in the world. Here’s how. We don’t just want to be another multiplex. Everyone who works at Alamo Drafthouse, from the managers to the servers to the kitchen staff, is passionate about film. To us, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe can be just as worthy of attention and celebration as a foreign language drama. Through our Drafthouse Recommends program we've committed ourselves to helping innovative and challenging films like GET OUT, THE FLORIDA PROJECT, and CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, and find an audience. Celebrating classic cinema is also something we take seriously. Whether it’s an interactive Movie Party presentation of a timeless classic, a chef-inspired feast with a menu paired to a film, or a re-evaluation of a lost gem, we love sharing the movies we love with Alamo Drafthouse audiences of all ages. When you see a movie at Alamo Drafthouse, you get cold drinks, delicious meals and tasty local beers, brought to your seat by a server. Need a free refill on your popcorn or soda? Raise an order card and we’ll get it taken care of quickly. Each Alamo Drafthouse's menu has food, snacks & dessert prepared fresh from locally sourced ingredients. Plus, our chefs regularly create special menus inspired by classic cinema and big upcoming blockbusters, like an all-Pakistani menu curated by Kumail Nanjiani for THE BIG SICK or a take on African flavors for BLACK PANTHER. Beer is our middle name at Alamo Drafthouse, so we make certain that every Alamo Drafthouse location highlights and promotes the best local craft breweries. Our bar staff also loves to innovate, and are constantly mixing up new cocktail creations that’ll elevate the cinematic experience.

At Cinépolis USA, we like to say we’re ‘more than a movie’. We say this because we are not just a cinema. We’re an international community of people from around the world who love innovation, film and hospitality. Above all, our people and our vigor define us. Cinépolis USA is a leading world-class cinema exhibitor that offers our guests enhanced movie-going experiences through our “Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas” and “Cinépolis” theater concepts, 4DX, and kid-approved Cinépolis Junior auditoriums. Our US operations are based in Dallas, and we opened our first US theater in Del Mar, CA in July 2011. Today, we have some of the top performing theaters in the country, currently operating a total of 21 luxury and premium theaters with a presence in Southern California, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Texas and Ohio. Additional theaters across the U.S. are planned to open in the next few years. Our México-based parent company, Cinépolis International, is the fourth largest movie theater exhibitor in the world. Cinépolis International was founded in Mexico in the city of Morelia, Michoacán in 1971. Today it has positioned itself as the world’s fourth largest movie theater circuit in the world, operating 712 cinema complexes, 5,771 screens and over 1,013,935 seats across 14 countries worldwide. It was the first cinema exhibitor in the world to pioneer the concept of luxury movie theaters, establishing the first luxury theater experience in 1999 in Mexico City. Worldwide, Cinépolis aspires to provide our guests with the best overall experience in film entertainment. Together, we employ a global workforce of more than 39,030 people to support our mission.

Conceived in 1993, Studio Movie Grill (“SMG”) was the first exhibitor to modernize the traditional movie-going experience by combining first-run movies with full-service, in-theater dining. In 2019, 50 films put SMG in the top 10 at the National Box Office and currently operates 19 locations in 7 states. Honoring its commitment to open hearts and minds, one story at a time, SMG’s legacy outreach programs include Special Needs Screenings and its loyalty program, SMG Access®, which supports underserved community members. Conceived in 2018, SMG Access®, in partnership with SMG Guests across the country, has earned over 44,000 free movies and meals. For additional information, visit studiomoviegrill.com.