Springdale's Showcase Cinema de Lux 18 has a new owner. Belgium-based Kinepolis Group closed on the theater at 12064 Springfield Pike on Thursday, Sept. 17, according to property records.

The sale was part of a $30 million portfolio deal in which Kinepolis acquired 13 Showcase Cinemas locations across the country from Harbor Lights Entertainment, formerly National Amusements Inc. Local 12 reported the Springdale closing, citing the Cincinnati Business Courier.

Kinepolis made the purchase through its U.S. subsidiary, Troy, Michigan-based Emagine Entertainment, which already operates theaters in Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Minnesota. The Springdale location is the only Ohio property in the deal, which also includes seven theaters in Massachusetts, four in New York and one in Rhode Island.

The Showcase name is staying. Kinepolis said it will continue operating all 13 locations under the existing Showcase Cinemas brand and prioritize continuity for customers while considering the needs of employees and other stakeholders, according to Boxoffice Pro.

Eddy Duquenne, CEO of Kinepolis Group, said in a Sept. 14 statement that the deal "allows us to expand our market position in the US from Michigan to the East Coast."

The 13 acquired theaters add 164 screens and roughly 17,800 seats to Kinepolis's portfolio. Those locations drew about 4 million visitors in 2025 and generated more than $90 million in revenue, according to Boxoffice Pro. About 80% of auditoriums feature recliner seating in stadium-style layouts with premium large-format screens.

Kinepolis already operates 122 cinemas and more than 1,300 screens worldwide, spanning seven European countries, Canada and the U.S., Deadline reported when the deal was announced June 11.

The seller, Harbor Lights Entertainment, took over National Amusements after the Ellison family and RedBird Capital acquired the company from Shari Redstone in August 2025. Deadline reported the new owners had planned to sell the theater chain.

The $30 million enterprise value includes debt and is largely covered by the real estate value of the properties. In 2025, Showcase's theaters were cash-flow break-even, according to Deadline.

The acquisition comes during a strong stretch for the movie business. The domestic summer box office hit $4.76 billion between May 1 and Sept. 7, the highest summer total on record, according to CNBC.

No specific operational changes or renovation plans for the Springdale location have been announced. Kinepolis has not released a timeline for integrating the theater into Emagine's operations.