Cinemark's Century Theatres to Accept Credit Cards.PLANO Plano (plā`nō), city (1990 pop. 128,713), Collin co., N Tex., less than 20 mi (32 km) NE of Dallas; inc. 1873. In a farm and livestock area on the blackland prairie, Plano is a booming financial and commercial center, with headquarters of many , TX -- Cinemark USA, Inc. has announced that all of their Century Theatre locations will begin accepting Mastercard([R]) and Visa([R]) credit cards beginning Friday, November 17, 2006. Credit cards can now be used in all of Cinemark's Century theatre locations to purchase tickets at the box office and concession stand Concession stand is the term used to refer to a place where patrons can purchase snacks or food at a cinema, fair, Stadium, or other entertainment venue. Some events or venues contract out the right to sell food to third parties. items. All other Cinemark locations do accept credit cards. "We are always looking to improve the movie-going experience for our customers," says Alan Stock, President of Cinemark USA, Inc. "Credit cards will help speed up box office and concession lines and get patrons into their seats much faster." Cinemark USA, Inc. operates 400 theatres and 4,499 screens currently in 37 states in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and internationally in 13 countries, mainly in Mexico, South and Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. . True stadium seating, wall-to-wall screens and digital sound are all hallmarks of a Cinemark theatre. Cinemark was also among the first theatre exhibitors to offer advanced real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. internet ticketing at its own website. Visit Cinemark.com for more information and to look up showtimes or purchase tickets. |
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