General Cinema

GC Companies, Inc.

Trade name	General Cinema (1986–2002)
Formerly	Midwest Drive-In Theaters (1939–60) General Drive-In Corporation (1960–64) General Cinema Corporation (1964–93)
Industry	Entertainment (movie theatres)
Founded	1935; 89 years ago (1935)
Defunct	March 29, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-03-29)
Fate	Folded into AMC Theatres
Successor	AMC Theatres
Headquarters	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Number of locations	66 (2002)
Key people	Philip Smith, founder
Owner	Harcourt General (1993)
Subsidiaries	General Cinema Theatres, Inc. Hoyts General Cinema South America, Inc.

General Cinema Corporation, also known as General Cinema, GCC, or General Cinema Theatres, was a chain of movie theaters in the United States. At its peak, the company operated about 1,500 screens,^[1] some of which were among the first cinemas certified by THX. The company operated for approximately 67 years, from 1935 until 2002.