His grandfather, Phillip Smith, was the founder of General Cinema, a movie theater chain which once operated 620 screens across the nation.

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The MPAA has been involved in the dispute since last week's meeting, which was held at the Cinema-Con movie theater industry convention in Las Vegas.

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In May, a movie theater in Houston, TX and owned by AMC American Multi-Cinema, reported to state regulators that two tritium EXIT signs had been stolen.

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