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  1. A multiplex is a movie theater complex with multiple screens or auditoriums within a single complex. They are usually housed in a specially designed building. Sometimes, an existing venue undergoes a renovation where the existing auditoriums are split into smaller ones, or more auditoriums are added in an extension or expansion of the building.

  2. A multiplex is a movie theater complex with multiple screens or auditoriums within a single complex. They are usually housed in a specially designed building. Sometimes, an existing venue undergoes a renovation where the existing auditoriums are split into smaller ones, or more auditoriums are added in an extension or expansion of the building.

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  4. Sep 12, 2021 · Years later, in 1987, the Luxury “ten-plex” theater in Portland, Oregon won two design awards for its architecture. Though terms like “12-plex” and “14-plex” and “mega-plex” were occasionally used, the growth in screen numbers finally made “multiplex” ubiquitous in the 1990s. Durwood’s vision had changed everything.

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  5. Jul 27, 2019 · Hanson examines the origins of the multiplex in the USA and considers the importance of the shopping mall, and the suburb as the focus for this new kind of cinema, purpose built and multiscreen. Taking as its starting point the aftermath of the Paramount Decrees in...

  6. Jul 16, 1999 · Stanley H. Durwood, an entertainment industry executive who is credited with inventing the multiplex movie theater, died Wednesday night at his Kansas City, Mo., home after a two-year illness....

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