MegaBox

MegaBox is a worldwide brand of cinemas starting in the US in the early 1950s. They originated in California with drive-in outdoor cinemas boasting "reasonable prices".
== History ==
Starting in 1951, MegaBox began showing primitive 3D movies for a brief period before the craze of 3D movies declined. The business evolved into developing pioneering projection equipment, as the brand spread nationally, making breakthroughs with their High Definition Projection Screen in 1961, and their Immersive 3D Sound System in 1976. Their cinemas became iconic for their large cube-shaped buildings, with their first completed cinema being listed as an important building by the United States Building Preservation Society.
When 3D movies began to make a resurgence in the 1980s, MegaBox jumped back on the trend and used the popularity of 3D movies to help them spread worldwide. By 1983 they became one of the largest cinema chains in the world, with over 7000 locations across America alone.
They offered a few unique features, due to the shape and size of their buildings they had more screens and were able to have more showings of more movies per day. They had a high quantity of 3D showing with a whole floor dedicated to 3D movies. 24 hour open hours were available with more risqué adult films late at night or independent local films for free during quieter hours.
What became a small part of pop-culture was their unique ticket design for 3D movies. The tickets for screenings of 3D movies came in the form of their 3D glasses. Tickets were a pair of 3D glasses in a basic rectangular shape with a cutout for the nose. Above the eyes was a black stretch of card with the ticket’s details printed on.
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