More than a dozen Emagine movie theaters will soon be owned by a European cinema group you probably never heard of. Is your local theater one of them?

Troy, Michigan based Emagine Entertainment has agreed to a $105 million deal with Kinepolis out of Belgium. The acquisition is expected to be a done deal by year’s end.

Emagine has 13 movie theaters in Michigan. The ones included in the deal are located in Birch Run, Canton, Hartland, Macomb, Novi, Saginaw, Saline, Rochester Hills, and Royal Oak.

The two Birmingham locations, along with Woodhaven, and Farmington Hills are not part of the acquisition.

Out of state Emagine theaters included in the deal are in Geneva, WI, Noblesville and Portage, IN, and Batavia and Frankfort, IL.

All nine Minnesota theaters are not part of the acquisi

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