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Following the construction of two new theaters, the theater reopened for business on December 20, 1974. Southgate 1 reopened with the recently-opened action thriller film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_(1974_film) Earthquake]'', while Southgate 2 opened five days later on Christmas Day with the new buddy comedy film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebie_and_the_Bean Freebie and the Bean]'', and Southgate 3 opened with the recently-released disaster film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_1975 Airport 1975]''.<ref name=cinematreasures/>
At an unknown date, the original 1969 auditorium was split into two. In 1986, Nicholas George Theatres was sold to [[AMC Theatres]], allowing AMC to expand into the Detroit area.<ref>[https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150628/NEWS/306289975/metro-detroits-movie-theater-business-model-changes-focus-then "Metro Detroit's movie theater business model changes focus, then changes again"], [[Crain's Detroit Business]], June 28, 2015.</ref>
[[File:AMC Southgate 4 Theatres post-closure.jpg|thumb|right|AMC Southgate 4 Theatres in 1992, shortly after its permanent closure.]]
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