TY - JOUR T1 - Now Playing at Theatres Every-where JF - Turnaround Management SP - 23 LP - 33 VL - 2002 IS - 1 AU - M. Freddie Reiss AU - Cynthia Nelson AU - John Yozzo Y1 - 2002/03/20 UR - http://guides.pm-research.com/content/2002/1/23.abstract N2 - The building spree of movie house megaplexes in late 1990's resulted in 6 of the 10 largest theatre chains filing for bankruptcy. Simply put: too many screens for too few patrons. The saga of Edwards Theatres Circuit is a case in point. Bankruptcy enabled the company to void the expensive leases for unprofitable theatres. But there was much more to the demise and rise of this company, as the turnaround specialists describe in this firsthand account. ER -