Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Revenues:
Admissions	$ 83,258	$ 61,080
Concessions and other	47,564	34,704
Total operating revenues	130,822	95,784
Operating costs and expenses:
Film exhibition costs	43,544	32,096
Concession costs	5,597	3,869
Other theatre operating costs	52,621	49,083
General and administrative expenses	5,000	4,734
Depreciation and amortization	7,790	7,793
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment	248	(20)
Impairment of long-lived assets	1,486	161
Total operating costs and expenses	116,286	97,716
Operating income (loss)	14,536	(1,932)
Interest expense	8,263	9,153
Income (loss) before income tax and loss from unconsolidated affiliates	6,273	(11,085)
Income tax expense (Note 4)	2,412	6,486
Loss from unconsolidated affiliates (Note 10)		(801)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	3,318	(18,372)
Loss from discontinued operations (Note 6)	(86)	(26)
Net income (loss)	$ 3,232	$ (18,398)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	12,824	12,784
Diluted	12,942	12,784
Net income (loss) per common share (Basic and Diluted):
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.26	$ (1.44)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ (0.01)
Net income (loss)	$ 0.25	$ (1.44)