Competition record
Syufy Enterprises
Deep profile · 1 linked library matter
Syufy was Raymond Syufy's regional cinema circuit, including first-run theaters in Las Vegas. The government challenged that Las Vegas position, and the library records the matter as won by the plaintiff.
Overview
Raymond Syufy built a regional theater circuit in the western United States. The screens that matter in the case are first-run houses, the ones that play a film in the opening weeks, when the studio and the exhibitor make most of the money. In Las Vegas, Syufy held a commanding position in that first-run business.
The government challenged Syufy's Las Vegas position in the exhibition market. First-run film in one city is a local market: a resident does not drive to another metropolitan area for an ordinary Friday night, and a distributor licensing a print cares who controls the good screens in town. The library records the matter as won by the plaintiff.
The library records the matter as won by the plaintiff. The company in that record is a regional exhibitor, and the market is first-run film in one city. The government challenge was aimed at Syufy's hold on those Las Vegas screens.
Competition footprint
First-run exhibition in Las Vegas is the market the government put in issue.
A regional circuit can be dominant in one city without being a national chain.
The library status is won by the plaintiff. The remedy's precise terms are not expanded here.
Consumer & business angle
Las Vegas moviegoers choosing a new release were choosing among screens Syufy largely controlled.
Film distributors licensing first-run engagements in that city had one exhibitor as the unavoidable customer.
What to watch
- How the library's plaintiff-win label is read against later writing on Las Vegas exhibition.
- Local first-run markets where one circuit's acquisitions again leave a city with a single opener.
Markets
first-run movie theaters · local film exhibition · local cinema exhibition
Also known as: syufy, raymond syufy