Planet Hollywood

**Planet Hollywood International Inc.** (stylized as **planet hollywood**, **planet Hollywood observatory**, and **ph**) is a themed restaurant chain inspired by the popular portrayal of Hollywood. The company was jointly-owned by Promus and Earl Holdings. Planet Hollywood is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Earl Holdings since 2020.

It was launched in New York City on October 22, 1991, with the backing of Hollywood stars Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The actors recruited were paid for their appearances and endorsements through an employee stock ownership plan. Further celebrity endorsement included actors Whoopi Goldberg, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Don Johnson, Melanie Griffith, Tom Arnold, Wesley Snipes, and Danny Glover; director John Hughes; and comedian Roseanne Barr.

## History

Planet Hollywood acquired Margaritaville Holdings in 2009 for an undisclosed amount. Same can be said for their recent acquisition of Hooters. In 2015, Earl Holdings acquired 50% of Planet Hollywood.

## Chains

### Buca di Beppo

In September 2008, Planet Hollywood International Inc. acquired Buca, Inc., the owner of the Buca di Beppo a national restaurant chain.

### Cool Planet Cafe

Cool Planet Cafe is a joint venture chain of ice cream shops owned by Planet Hollywood International with a movie theme. Host Marriott Services is partnering on developing an additional 10 locations in a joint venture with Planet Hollywood.

Cool Planet Ice Cream, which was launched with its ice cream shops, was made by Dreyer's and was available in grocery stores with flavors like Blue Berry-More and Die-Hard Chocolate.

Planet Hollywood International founded the Cool Planet Cafe in September 1997 with the announcement of Whoopi Goldberg from the Planet Hollywood's star stable as the main promoter of the chain; its private-label Cool Planet Ice Cream and planned to open 10 Cool Planets in 1998. The company then partnered with Marriott Services Corp. for the cafes in June 1998 with plans to open nine locations where Marriott already has operations with no locations finalized. Termi-Nutter sundaes were mentioned as being part of the menu.

In August 1998, the first Cool Planet Cafe opened in the Third Street Promenade retail district of Santa Monica, California. At that time, the Host Marriott joint venture had scheduled five locations to be opened by July 1999 and two more by December 1999.

### Earl of Sandwich

Earl of Sandwich (2004-present) is a restaurant franchise based in Orlando, Florida, United States.

### Marvel Mania

Marvel Mania restaurant (1998-present) is a Marvel Comics-themed restaurant planned to be expanded into a chain. The corporation and Marvel Entertainment Group agreed in 1996 to launch the Marvel Mania comic book character-based restaurant concept. The joint venture had an option on Times Square Theater for a location that expired in December 1996. The first location opened in January 1998 near Universal Studios Hollywood with Marvel being a co-owner with Universal Studios Hollywood and Planet Hollywood.

### [./https://usastorefanon.fandom.com/wiki/Official\_All-Star\_Cafe Official All-Star Café] (brand)

* Official All-Star Café
* Official All-Star Hotel

### Planet Hollywood (brand)

* [./https://usastorefanon.fandom.com/wiki/Planet\_Hollywood\_(restaurant) Planet Hollywood Restaurants]
* [./https://usastorefanon.fandom.com/wiki/Planet\_Hollywood\_Resorts Planet Hollywood Resorts]

### [./https://usastorefanon.fandom.com/wiki/Planet\_Movies\_by\_AMC Planet Movies by AMC]

Planet Movies by AMC (July 1999-present) movie multiplexes of 30 screens maximum in complexes with Planet Hollywood and All-Star Cafe restaurants and Cool Planet ice cream parlors. In May 1998, the corporation agreed to its first United Kingdom location for Planet Movies by AMC in Manchester.

### [./https://usastorefanon.fandom.com/wiki/Sound\_Republic Sound Republic]

Sound Republic was a music-theme restaurant chain in a joint venture with MTV Networks. Some locations would have concert halls (four out of six) and there would be recruit music celebrities. Sound Republic was announced by Planet Hollywood International on June 8, 1998, with plans to open six locations over two years with the first in London mid-1998. In the third quarter of 1998, the second location was to open in New York City. London and New York City would have halls with 600 to 800-seat and 1,200- to 1,400-seat respectively.

## See also

* Planet Hollywood/Locations
* Disney Regional Entertainment - competitor
* Hard Rock Café - competitor

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