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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$10.4M
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Destination Cinema, Inc. (DCI) is a pioneer in the destination theater industry and continues to develop innovative ways for tourism venues around the world to drive traffic, enhance the visitor experience, stimulate greater visitor satisfaction, and improve profitability.

Chief Executive Officer
Bob Perkins
Number of Employees 12
Contact Information

4155 Harrison Blvd 201

Ogden, Utah 84403

www.destination...

(801) 392-2001

NAICS Code Motion Picture and Video Production: 512110

News & Analysis

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  • Destination Cinema, Inc

    - 2004-08-01

    Ogden -- DESTINATION CINEMA, INC., which owns and operates giant screen theaters in tourist locations throughout North America, announced today the opening of its newly expanded and re-named venue at the Grand Canyon, now to be known as the National Geographic Visitor Center at the Grand Canyon. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

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  • Destination Cinema opens updated Grand Canyon site

    - 2004-06-18

    OGDEN -- Destination Cinema Inc. has opened its newly expanded and renamed venue at the Grand Canyon. The company, which owns and operates giant-screen theaters at tourist sites in North America, has dubbed the venue the National Geographic Visitor Center at the Grand Canyon. The center...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Bob Perkins Chief Executive Officer
Mark Katz President of Distribution, National Geographic Giant Screen Film Distribution
Cindy Jensen Chief Financial Officer
Murray Mold Vice President Sales and Marketing
Andy Beauchamp Corporate Director of Retail
Brent Kok Regional Director of Operations
Gil Perez Regional Director of Operations
John Markley Director of Business Development
Paul Nielson Director of Accounting
Reed Smoot Director of Photography
Roger Payne Co-Director of the Imax Film Whales
Dorene Roberts Office Manager
Paul Nelson Controller
Dr Nicholas Reeves Egyptologist, Film Consultant
Lisa Truitt Co-Producer
Mark Lehner Egyptologist, Film Consultant
Scott Harper Film Accountant
Scott Swofford Co-Producer
Zahi Hawass Egyptologist, Film Consultant
Bruce Neibaur Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Christopher Liedel Board of Directors

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Destination Cinema Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current

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Destination Cinema Inc. President of Distribution, National Geographic Giant Screen Film Distribution Current

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Destination Cinema Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Destination Cinema Inc. Manager Current

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Destination Cinema Inc. Vice President Sales and Marketing Current
Destination Cinema Inc. Director of Marketing Former

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Destination Cinema Inc. Corporate Director of Retail Current

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Destination Cinema Inc. Regional Director of Operations Current

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Destination Cinema Inc. Regional Director of Operations Current

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Destination Cinema Inc. Director of Business Development Current

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Destination Cinema Inc. Director of Accounting Current

Smoot has served as director of photography on dozens of feature films including Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, The Windwalker, and the Academy Award-winning documentary feature, The Great American Cowboy. He also worked on another large-format film, Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets.

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Destination Cinema Inc. Director of Photography Current

Dr. Roger Payne is best known for his discovery (with Scott McVay) that humpback whales sing songs, and for his theory that the sounds of fin and blue whales can be heard across oceans. He has studied the behavior of whales since 1967 and is founder and President of the Ocean Alliance. His BA degree is from Harvard University, and his Ph.D. from Cornell.

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Ocean Alliance, Inc President Current
Ocean Alliance, Inc Founder Current
Destination Cinema Inc. Co-Director of the Imax Film Whales Current
National Wildlife Federation Co-Director of the Imax Film Whales Current
National Wildlife Federation Presenter Former
Imax Corporation Current
Wild Music Current
Ocean Alliance, Inc Board of Directors Current
Cornell University PhD Former
Harvard University BA Degree Former

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Destination Cinema Inc. Office Manager Current

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Destination Cinema Inc. Controller Current

Reeves, an Egyptological advisor to the Freud Museum in London and the Myers Museum at Eton College, is an authority on the tomb robbing and history of exploration in the Valley of the Kings. He has authored several books including Valley of the Kings: the Decline of a Royal Necropolis and The Complete Tutankhamun.

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Destination Cinema Inc. Egyptologist, Film Consultant Current

Truitt, from National Geographic Television, co-produced "Mysteries of Egypt" with Scott Swofford. Prior to working on this film, she produced the NBC television special Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge. She has won several awards for her work, including the People's Choice award at the International Nature Film Festival. Lisa also co-produced NG's most recent large-format film, Lewis & Clark: Great Joruney West.

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Lewis Clark, Inc. Former

While serving as technical advisor on the film, he has also been involved in the enormous task of mapping the Sphinx. He is currently working on the Giza project, looking for signs of the work force which built the three great pyramids that are the only survivors of the ancient world's classic seven wonders.

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Destination Cinema Inc. Egyptologist, Film Consultant Current

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Destination Cinema Inc. Film Accountant Current

Swofford has years of experience in large-format film. He has produced such captivating films as Amazon, which was recently nominated for an Academy Award, The Great American West, and the large-format film Shackelton's Antarctic Adenture.

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Destination Cinema Inc. Co-Producer Current

Dr. Hawass is one of world's foremost Egyptologists and current Director General of the Giza Plateau, Saqqara and Bahria Oasis archaeological sites for the Egyptian Antiquities Organization. He has published numerous articles and written several books on the history and archaeology of Egypt -- most recently, Silent Images: Women in Pharaonic Egypt.

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Destination Cinema Inc. Egyptologist, Film Consultant Current

Neibaur has won many awards for his dramatic filmmaking talents, including an Emmy Award for a television special on the 200th anniversary of the Constitution. He has also directed Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West and the motion pictures Wildest Dreams, The Buttercream Gang, and Friendship's Field.

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Lewis Clark, Inc. Former

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National Geographic Society Chief Financial Officer Current
Destination Cinema Inc. Board of Directors Current
NOVICA United, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ringier AG Senior Vice President of Operations Former
National Philanthropic Trust Chair Current
Glimpse Abroad Chair Former
The Glimpse Foundation Chair Former
Georgia State University Master's Degree In Decision Science Former
Bowling Green State University Bachelor's Degree Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Former