Dec 12, 2025 - Culture

Get your popcorn ready: Take our Chicago movie theater history quiz

Justin Kaufmann

Illustration of a movie theater marquee with question marks on it — Annelise Capossela/Axios

The legendary 400 Movie Theaters in Rogers Park is under new management and will reopen after renovations, while the Music Box announced it is adding a third screen and taking over ownership of a theater outside Minneapolis.

All this talk of movie theaters has me nostalgic for some Cineplex history in this week's quiz!

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