B & B Chanute Roxy Cinema 4

B & B Chanute Roxy Cinema 4 is a movie theater in Chanute, Kansas, United States, operated as part of the B&B Theatres circuit. B&B Theatres is a family-owned American cinema chain whose name stands for the Bills and Bagby families, two Missouri movie-theater families that joined forces in business and marriage in 1980. The chain traces its roots to 1924, when Elmer Bills, Sr. bought the Lyric Theatre in Salisbury, Missouri, and founded Bills Theatres; in 1936 he hired ten-year-old Sterling Bagby as a concession clerk, and Bagby later built the Bagby Traveling Picture Show and a Kansas circuit of drive-ins and indoor theaters. The merged company has grown into one of the largest exhibitors in the United States. As a B&B Theatres location, the Chanute Roxy Cinema 4 carries the group's mission "to create magical entertainment experiences." B&B Theatres describes itself as the fifth-largest theater chain in America, with 564 screens at 57 locations across 16 states (Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington), plus 130 bowling lanes and more than 530 arcade games. The circuit operates three distinct restaurant brands — Sterling's, Johnnie's Jazz Bar & Grille and Marquee Bar & Grille — and features formats including Marquee Suites, PLF GRAND SCREEN, screenPLAY!, MX4D, SCREEN-X, 4DX, MAX RELAX, Lyric and 21+ auditoriums. Availability of these amenities varies by location, so a specific site such as the Chanute Roxy Cinema 4 offers the subset of movies, concessions, dining and entertainment experiences configured for that market. The Chanute location is a local, small-market cinema in southeast Kansas, part of the group's historic strength in the Midwest and Plains states. B&B Theatres' core values are family, fun, joy, innovation and integrity, and its loyalty program, Backstage Pass, lets guests select a preferred location, log in or sign up, and earn rewards. The company remains privately held and family-owned, with no public ticker.

The history of B&B Theatres, the parent circuit of B & B Chanute Roxy Cinema 4, begins in 1924 when Elmer Bills, Sr. bought the Lyric Theatre in Salisbury, Missouri, and founded Bills Theatres. It was at that theater that he met his future wife, Johnnie, who played piano accompaniment for silent movies. Their son, Elmer Bills, Jr., was born into the business. In 1936 the elder Elmer hired ten-year-old Sterling Bagby as a concession clerk. Sterling grew up, served in World War II, and returned home to marry Pauline, a ticket seller in Higbee, Missouri. Together they started the Bagby Traveling Picture Show, roaming rural Missouri with films, projection equipment, seats and a snack bar, screening movies in barns, schools and parks. Their company eventually evolved into a Kansas circuit of drive-in theaters and "hardtops," the family nickname for indoor theaters. Meanwhile, Elmer Bills, Jr. met his future wife, Amy, when both were thirteen — he later called her "the best popcorn girl I ever hired" — and he went on to graduate from the University of Missouri. In 1980 the Bills and Bagby families joined forces, in business and in marriage, creating B&B Theatres — the name standing for Bills and Bagby. That merger of two family exhibition traditions is the foundation of the modern company. From that base, B&B Theatres expanded across the Midwest and beyond. By the 2020s the company described itself as the fifth-largest theater chain in America, with 564 screens at 57 locations in 16 states: Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington. The circuit diversified beyond traditional moviegoing, adding 130 bowling lanes and more than 530 arcade games, and developing three distinct restaurant brands: Sterling's, Johnnie's Jazz Bar & Grille and Marquee Bar & Grille. It also introduced premium and specialty auditorium formats, including Marquee Suites, PLF GRAND SCREEN, screenPLAY!, MX4D, SCREEN-X, 4DX, MAX RELAX, Lyric and 21+ auditoriums. The company's stated mission is "to create magical entertainment experiences," and its core values are family, fun, joy, innovation and integrity. B & B Chanute Roxy Cinema 4 is one of the circuit's locations, a movie theater in Chanute, Kansas, in the United States. It carries the B&B Theatres brand and operates within the group's network of cinemas, offering first-run films and the location-specific mix of concessions, dining and entertainment amenities that B&B provides. The chain's loyalty program, Backstage Pass, allows guests to select a preferred location and log in or sign up to their loyalty account. B&B Theatres remains privately held and family-owned.

• 1980

  The Bills and Bagby families join forces in business and marriage, forming B&B Theatres.

• 1936

  Elmer Bills, Sr. hires ten-year-old Sterling Bagby as a concession clerk.

• 1924

  Elmer Bills, Sr. buys the Lyric Theatre in Salisbury, Missouri, and founds Bills Theatres.

• B&B Theatres grows to 564 screens at 57 locations in 16 states, with 130 bowling lanes and 530+ arcade games.

A local, family-oriented cinema within the B&B Theatres circuit, offering movies and, where available, dining and entertainment beyond the screen.

• Movie screenings and tickets

• Concessions and restaurant dining

• Arcade games and bowling

• Private parties and events

• Backstage Pass loyalty program

1. 1Movie Showtimes & Tickets — B&B Theatresbbtheatres.com
2. 2About Us | Our History — B&B Theatresbbtheatres.com
3. 3Backstage about — B&B Theatresbbtheatres.com
4. 4B & B Chanute Roxy Cinema 4 — Wikidatawikidata.org