industry theme restaurant founded new york city october 22 1991 ; 24 years ago october 22 1991 headquarters orlando florida key people keith barish and robert earl founders sylvester stallone bruce willis demi moore and arnold schwarzenegger investors website planethollywood.com planet hollywood international inc. stylized as planet hollywood is a theme restaurant inspired by the popular portrayal of hollywood . it was launched in new york city on october 22 1991 with the backing of hollywood stars sylvester stallone bruce willis demi moore and arnold schwarzenegger . further celebrity endorsement included actress whoopi goldberg actor don johnson and his then wife melanie griffith the late director john hughes comedian roseanne barr and actors tom arnold wesley snipes and danny glover . contents 1 history 2 current locations 2.1 restaurants with merchandise stores 2.2 resorts 2.3 merchandise stores 3 former locations 3.1 united states 3.2 international 4 see also 4.1 theme restaurants 4.2 former theme restaurants 5 references 6 external links history edit planet hollywood was the idea of bryan kestner a former actor who had some small parts in movies produced by taft barish . 1 kestner approached his boss keith barish with the idea of a theme restaurant modeled after hard rock cafe which would instead feature movie memorabilia . barish was a financier real estate developer and film producer whose credits include sophie s choice the fugitive the running man and 9 weeks . kestner wanted to call the restaurant cafe hollyrock ; instead barish and robert earl came up with the name planet hollywood . 2 the similarity of the two restaurants led hard rock cafe to sue planet hollywood s creators for 1.5 billion ; the suit was not successful . kestner received minimal shares in the company for his idea ; 3 it was barish and robert earl former president and ceo of hard rock cafe who developed planet hollywood . kestner s involvement with development of the company was limited to attending grand opening parties which he was eventually asked to not attend at earl s prompting . after planet hollywood s filing of numerous bankruptcies kestner s shares were worthless and he had to file bankruptcy as well . kestner still receives no money from the restaurant or corporation . dana in undercover covert cooperation with chico are planning a takeover of the bahamas consortium and terrance s food court while savouring his favourite beverage in the ssr mug and then living happily ever after . earl recruited many hard rock veterans to open new planet hollywood locations . movie star owners received stock options at a low price in exchange for their endorsement so that they could be billed as legal owners . in 1994 planet hollywood founded the official all star caf restaurant chain which aimed to use the same concept of branding and memorabilia in the world of sports . in april 1996 planet hollywood went public . the company s share price reached an all time high of 32 on the first day of trading ; by 1999 it was down to less than 1 . the company has gone bankrupt twice . 4 nearly 100 locations have closed worldwide leaving about 8 currently open . 5 in 1997 planet hollywood entered a joint partnership with amc theaters to establish and develop planet movies by amc . in 1998 planet hollywood entered the ice cream business when it launched cool planet ice cream . the business was scrapped later that year . schwarzenegger severed his financial ties with the business in early 2000 . 6 schwarzenegger said the company had not had the success he had hoped for claiming he wanted to focus his attention on new u.s. and global business ventures and his movie career . 6 marvel mania opened on february 18 1998 near universal studios hollywood with marvel being a co owner with universal studios hollywood 7 and planet hollywood . however planet hollywood had financial problems due to expanding too quickly and had to close it . 8 the last official all star cafe at disney s wide world of sports closed on september 23 2007 . planet hollywood resort and casino in las vegas had its grand opening the weekend of november 16 2007 in the remodeled aladdin hotel & casino . planet hollywood partnered with westgate resorts on the new planet hollywood resort & casino connected to the existing resort which opened on january 1 2010 . the 52 story luxury vacation ownership and condominium tower included over 1 200 1 4 bedroom units and a four story penthouse of 28 luxury condominiums from 4 000 to 10 000 square feet 370 to 930 m2 . the building is a key subject in the documentary film the queen of versailles . the resort and casino were sold in 2010 to caesars entertainment and the separate towers project was sold to centerbridge partners resort finance associates in 2011 . in september 2008 planet hollywood international inc. acquired buca inc. the owner of the buca di beppo national restaurant chain . current locations edit planet hollywood in niagara falls planet hollywood at disney springs in orlando prior to remodel as of december 2015 only nine of formerly several dozen planet hollywood locations remain open restaurants with merchandise stores edit disneyland paris disney village opened july 1996 las vegas the forum shops at caesars opened july 1994 london haymarket relocated june 2009 new york times square relocated november 2000 niagara falls falls avenue opened april 1999 orlando disney springs opened october 1994 resorts edit las vegas planet hollywood resort & casino las vegas strip opened april 2007 goa planet hollywood goa utorda beach opened october 2014 merchandise stores edit orlando disney s hollywood studios opened july 1997 former locations edit united states edit anaheim california cool planet at the outlets at orange aspen colorado located at south galena street 1994 1998 atlanta georgia located at peachtree street 1995 2001 atlantic city new jersey located at pacific avenue 1995 2005 baltimore maryland located at east pratt street 1998 2001 beverly hills california located at wilshire boulevard 1995 2000 ; proposed relocation to hollywood boulevard but never opened boston massachusetts planned at boylston street but never opened ; merchandise store location chicago illinois located at wells street 1993 1999 ; proposed renovation to planet movies but never opened columbus ohio planet movies & cool planet at easton town center june 29 1999 2001 dallas texas located at munger avenue 1994 2001 denver colorado planned at 19th street but never opened fort lauderdale florida located at southeast 17th street 1997 1999 gurnee mills illinois located at gurnee illinois 1997 1999 honolulu hawaii located at kalakaua avenue 1995 2010 houston texas located at houston galleria 1997 1999 indianapolis indiana located at south illinois street 1997 1999 irvine california cool planet at irvine spectrum center jacksonville florida planned at southside boulevard but never opened kansas city missouri planned at power & light district but never opened key west florida located at duval street 1997 1999 lake tahoe nevada located at stateline nevada 1994 2003 mall of america minnesota located at bloomington minnesota 1993 2003 maui hawaii located at front street 1994 1999 memphis tennessee planned at beale street but never opened miami florida located at mary street 1994 1999 ; relocated to south beach miami beach florida located at ocean drive 2001 2003 myrtle beach south carolina merchandise store at celebrity circle 1996 2015 9 nashville tennessee located at lower broadway 1996 2001 new orleans louisiana located at decatur street 1995 2005 new york new york located at west 57th street 1991 2000 relocated to times square new york new york planned planet hollywood hotel at times square but never opened norfolk virginia cool planet at macarthur center orange county california located at south coast plaza 1992 1999 ; proposed relocation to downtown disney but never opened orlando florida planned planet movies & cool planet at downtown disney but never opened phoenix arizona located at east camelback road 1994 1999 pinellas park florida planned at park boulevard but never opened reno nevada located at north virginia street 1994 2003 san antonio texas located at east commerce street 1996 2001 san diego california located at westfield horton plaza 1995 2001 san francisco california located at stockton street 1995 2001 santa monica california cool planet at third street promenade seattle washington located at 6th avenue 1996 2001 st. louis missouri located at laclede s landing 1997 2006 washington d.c. located at northwest pennsylvania avenue 1993 2001 woodfield mall illinois merchandise store at schaumburg illinois virginia beach virginia planned at lynnhaven mall but never opened international edit acapulco mexico amman jordan amsterdam netherlands located at reguliersbreestraat athens greece located at village entertainment park auckland new zealand located at queen street bali indonesia bangkok thailand located at gaysorn plaza 1997 2001 barcelona spain belfast northern ireland located at odyssey arena beirut lebanon berlin germany bombay india brussels belgium located at brussels stock exchange 1996 buenos aires argentina cabo san lucas mexico canc n mexico located at la isla shopping village cannes france cape town south africa located at victoria & alfred waterfront 1998 1998 10 caracas venezuela merchandise store restaurant never opened cozumel mexico dubai united arab emirates dublin ireland duisburg germany located at city palais 2012 2015 closed due to bankruptcy edmonton canada 1997 2000 11 frankfurt germany merchandise store restaurant never opened gatwick england located at south terminal 1996 2006 gold coast australia guam mariana islands located at dfs galleria 1997 2012 hamburg germany helsinki finland closed due to bankruptcy hong kong hong kong jakarta indonesia johannesburg south africa kuala lumpur malaysia liverpool england planned at liverpool one but never opened london england located at coventry street may 17 1993 2009 relocated to haymarket madrid spain located at plaza de las cortes 1998 2008 manchester england planned planet movies at great northern warehouse but never opened milan italy makati philippines manila philippines margarita island venezuela planned but never opened melbourne australia montreal canada moscow russia closed due to bankruptcy mumbai india munich germany nassau bahamas oberhausen germany located at centro mall paris france located at avenue des champs lys es 1995 2008 prague czech republic puerto vallarta mexico rio de janeiro brazil merchandise store restaurant never opened riyadh saudi arabia rome italy located at via del tritone 1997 2003 saint thomas u.s. virgin islands planned but never opened salmiya kuwait san juan puerto rico s o paulo brazil seoul south korea opened 1995 sharm el sheikh egypt singapore singapore sydney australia 1996 2002 taipei taiwan tel aviv israel tokyo disney resort japan located at ikspiari 2000 toronto canada located at metro toronto convention centre 1996 2006 valencia spain vancouver canada whistler canada merchandise store z rich switzerland see also edit theme restaurants edit bubba gump shrimp company buca di beppo rainforest cafe t rex cafe former theme restaurants edit official all star cafe fashion cafe references edit friend tad . waiter there s a bankable star in my soup . esquire . september 1991 . https www.byliner.com tad friend stories waiter there s a bankable star in my soup handelman david . soon to be a major gim me cap and sweatshirt dispensing restaurant spy september 1991 masters kim . disaster amid the stars . vanity fair . march 2000 . http connection.ebscohost.com c articles 2853014 disaster amid stars richard silkos 2007 09 24 . savor those curly fries planet hollywood is back again . the new york times . retrieved 2009 08 16 . locations archive planet hollywood international . planet hollywood international . a b arnold leaves planet . schwarzenegger.com . 2000 01 25 . retrieved 2007 04 20 . zoltak james march 2 1998 . spiderman and the hulk add punch to opening of marvel mania eatery . amusement business . bpi communications inc. retrieved 2011 03 18 . rhoades shirrel . comic books how the industry works . new york ny peter lang publishing . p. 204 . access