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player ready...Downtown Evanston is slated to see a return to the movies later this year, after AMC Theatres announced that it had reached a lease agreement with GW Properties to acquire and open AMC Evanston 12.
Previously known as Evanston 18, with 18 screens, and operated by Cinemark, the reopened theater will feature AMC amenities such as AMC Stubs and a MacGuffins bar. A news release noted that GW Properties plans to close and renovate six of the screens and restaurant space for non-theater use.
“This constitutes our third announcement of a major market acquisition in the last two months, including the second acquisition announcement for a theatre in the Chicago metropolitan area, which remains a strong moviegoing market for AMC,” said AMC chair and CEO Adam Aron in the announcement.
In December 2021, AMC announced that it had acquired the 14-screen Lincoln Park multiplex formerly under the ArcLight brand, and is eyeing a late spring 2022 reopening.