Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired the popular movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the two companies announced on Wednesday.

Sony, which will oversee the theaters under a new Sony Pictures Experiences division, says it “will preserve Alamo Drafthouse’s distinctive movie-dining experience,”

Sony is acquiring Alamo Drafthouse from Altamont Capital Partners, Fortress Investment Group, and Alamo founder Tim League — a group that took ownership of Alamo after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2021.

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    5 months ago

    Sony, which will oversee the theaters under a new Sony Pictures Experiences division, says it “will preserve Alamo Drafthouse’s distinctive movie-dining experience,”

    bullshit. this was the only theater chain i could go to anymore because they’re the only ones that kick anyone out who uses a smartphone or makes any noise during the film. serving food and booze was just a bonus.

    i just have zero interest in paying all that money to see a film in a theater just to have it ruined by a bunch of assholes who can’t out their phone away and stfu