But it has not done well in single screen theatres.
The city hopes a first-run "big screen" theater and performing arts center will open here in 1994.
During its time it was the biggest wide screen theatre in the world, with a capacity of 1,500 seats.
The family decided to reopen the single screen theater and to bring movies back to Bridgton.
This single screen theatre still holds a good amount of its original architecture.
As suburban multiplex movie theaters were built, the single screen theater lost its audience.
It was a single screen theatre that sat some 1300 people.
The new eight screen theater opened in November 2011 after a $2.25 million renovation.
The original 4 screen theater was a typical early no frills design.
At the time, four screen theatres were considered huge and were not yet common.