founder kevin l. mitchell headquarters dallas texas area served texas website showbiz cinemas showbiz cinemas is an american cinemas operator . it was founded by kevin l. mitchell son of cinemark theatres founder lee roy mitchell . by year end 2016 showbiz cinemas will own and operate 8 locations for a total of 75 screens under its name . additionally the company oversees another 5 locations under a management agreement with several owners bringing the complete screen count to 124 across 13 locations . contents 1 history 2 superior digital experience sdx 3 theatre practices 4 corporate information 5 references 6 external links history edit showbiz cinemas was founded in 2007 by kevin l. mitchell who serves as president and ceo of the company . prior to the company s founding mitchell worked with his father lee roy mitchell s company cinemark theatres . during his tenure cinemark grew from a local cinema company to an international firm with over 4 500 screens under management . 1 2 3 showbiz cinemas is headquartered in dallas texas . in 2014 4 showbiz cinemas revealed plans to double the circuit s size from 28 50 screens in 2015 . from there on out the company plans to build 2 3 new locations per year making showbiz cinemas one of the leading privately owned theatre operators in texas . the majority of the new complexes will represent showbiz cinemas new enriched footprint which features boutique bowling catered toward families casual gatherings for both youths and adults and corporate events . all four locations will feature sdx screens ; state of the art digital projection with 3d capabilities ; oversized leather seating ; pristine digital sound ; self serve concession areas and a full caf and bar that will offer theatre favorites in addition to an expanded menu that will enable both theatre and bowling guests to enjoy delicious items including brisket sliders flatbread pizzas angus burgers chicken tenders as well as hand scooped blue bell ice cream and a full selection of coffee . the bars will serve a complete selection of mixed drinks premium wines craft beers and frozen cocktails . location and details of the new sites are as follows baytown texas ; located at the southeast corner of i 10 and 146 10 screens including sdx and 14 bowling lanes . houston texas ; located at beltway 8 and highway 90 11 screens including sdx . houston texas ; fall creek located at beltway 8 and wilson road 10 screens including sdx and 14 bowling lanes . lindale texas ; located at i 20 and thedford crossing 10 screens including sdx and 14 bowling lanes . fort worth texas ; located at chisholm trail parkway and mcpherson 10 screens including sdx and 14 bowling lanes . as of march 2015 the company also has an additional 34 screens and 44 bowling lanes under negotiation . superior digital experience sdx edit sdx is showbiz cinemas signature premium large format auditorium ; amenities include oversized plush high quality leather seating ; a floor to ceiling wall to wall 70 ft. screen ; and immersive dolby atmos sound . 5 theatre practices edit showbiz cinemas was the first company in texas to offer d box theatre chairs in its cinemas which are programmed to provide motion effects for the movie goer specific to the film being watched . 6 the company also provides assistance programs to those unable to afford the theatre including 50 cent movie tickets 7 and discounted tickets for us veterans and underprivileged children . 8 9 showbiz cinemas have been the site for film premieres including the chuck norris documentary answering the call about norris 2007 visit with the combat troops overseas during the iraq war . the event was also used to support norris martial arts based program kickstart which teaches martial arts to at risk teenagers . 10 11 showbiz cinemas also partnered with the crossroads of texas film festival to host the chris kyle hometown premiere of american sniper benefiting the chris kyle frog foundation . 12 corporate information edit showbiz cinemas has received numerous awards of excellence including exhibitor of the year by tri state theatre owners association and voted readers choice for best place to watch a movie four years in a row . they are involved in numerous charitable organizations nationally and locally including chuck norris s kickstart kids and industry charities will rogers motion picture pioneer foundation and variety the children s charity . showbiz cinemas is also a member of the national association of theatre owners the national association of concessionaires and international council of shopping centers . in 2016 barco was awarded the bronze apex award from the digital signage expo for their work on showbiz cinemas baytown location . references edit kevin l. mitchell . cambridge who s who . retrieved august 15 2013 . executive profile lee roy mitchell . businessweek . retrieved august 15 2013 . uniting business leaders with altruistic action for animal welfare pdf . creature causes . february 15 2013 . retrieved august 15 2013 . showbiz cinemas announces new partnerships expansion plans bowling sdx and management team . business wire . business wire . retrieved october 27 2014 . lambert russell . photos & video of the new showbiz sdx theater in kingwood . hka texas . retrieved march 18 2015 . john p. meyer july 13 2011 . video waxahachie theater rolls out moving movie seats . pegasus news . retrieved august 12 2013 . family friendly movie outings on a budget . ktrk tv . june 6 2013 . retrieved august 12 2013 . free movie for vets thursday . waxahachietx.com . july 3 2012 . retrieved august 12 2013 . kroger distributes 2 000 free tickets to summer kid s movies at showbiz cinemas kingwood . this is kingwood . june 6 2013 . retrieved august 12 2013 . norris documentary shines light on troops overseas . waxahachietx.com . retrieved august 15 2013 . martial arts program for kids to start . the ellis county press . may 21 2009 . retrieved august 15 2013 . branca andrew . advanced screening of american sniper supports chris kyle frog foundation . waxahachie daily light . retrieved january 17 2015 . external links edit showbiz cinemas retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title showbiz cinemas & oldid 717073384 categories cinemas and movie theaters in texashidden categories texas articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 april 2016 at 15 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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