Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Revenues:
Admissions	$ 309,782	$ 325,365	$ 341,552
Concessions and other	172,427	162,657	166,962
Total operating revenues	482,209	488,022	508,514
Operating costs and expenses:
Film exhibition costs	167,385	179,724	189,042
Concession costs	19,895	17,806	17,187
Other theatre operating costs	203,012	209,482	207,607
General and administrative expenses	19,084	17,570	16,139
Severance agreement charges (Note 20)	845		5,462
Depreciation and amortization	32,258	31,801	33,867
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment	333	(667)	(436)
Write-off of note receivable	750
Impairment of long-lived assets	3,489	8,025	17,548
Total operating costs and expenses	447,051	463,741	486,416
Operating income	35,158	24,281	22,098
Interest expense	34,113	35,985	33,067
Loss on extinguishment of debt		2,573
Income (loss) before income tax and income from unconsolidated affiliates	1,045	(14,277)	(10,969)
Income tax expense (benefit) (Note 9)	10,375	(615)	4,250
Income from unconsolidated affiliates	1,797	1,181
Loss from continuing operations	(7,533)	(12,481)	(15,219)
Loss from discontinued operations (Note 13)	(177)	(98)	(194)
Net loss	$ (7,710)	$ (12,579)	$ (15,413)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	12,807	12,751	12,678
Diluted	12,807	12,751	12,678
Loss per common share (Basic and Diluted):
Loss from continuing operations	$ (0.59)	$ (0.98)	$ (1.20)
Loss from discontinued operations	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.02)
Net loss	$ (0.60)	$ (0.99)	$ (1.22)