Cinemark to purchase land for 14-screen Frisco theater

A. Lee Graham Reporter   Cinemark Holdings Inc. of Plano has contracted to purchase land for a new 14-screen, all-digital movie theater in Frisco. The venue will be part of Frisco North, a 320-acre, mixed-use project being developed by partners Ernest Mahard and Forest City Enterprises. Frisco North, on the southwest corner of Dallas North Tollway and U.S. 380, will feature retail anchors, entertainment venues, specialty stores and restaurants, as well as other mixed-use components.  “We are very excited as this new complex will be the second Cinemark NextGenmovie theater that we will be offering to our guests in Frisco,” said CEO Tim Warner in a news release. “This theater will be part of a premier shopping destination being developed by Forest City and will quickly become recognized as a preferred location to enjoy a great moviegoing experience,” Warner said. Cinemark operated 467 theaters with 5,259 screens in 39 states, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and 10 other Latin American countries as of March 31, 2013. More information is available at www.cinemark.com.   lgraham@bizpress.net