AMC announced Thursday afternoon that it bought all the closed Cinetopia movie theaters in the nation, which includes three in the Portland area. The theaters could reopen as soon as Friday.

Cinetopia, the luxury living room-style movie theater chain, started in Vancouver before it expanded to Beaverton and Kansas City. It closed suddenly last week with little fanfare.

The AMC acquisition comes after considerable animosity between the two companies. Cinetopia sued AMC in May 2018 over competitive practices in the Kansas City area. Company officials indicated they would settle last week.

Now, AMC Executive Vice-President of U.S. Operations John McDonald said that the purchase will open the door to AMC in the Portland area. It joins a market largely dominated by Regal and Cinemark, as well as several independent theaters within Portland.

“While each theatre offers something a little different, what they all have in common is AMC’s commitment to providing the very best moviegoing experience,” McDonald said.

The inside of the theaters will be rebranded when they reopen, which should be within a few weeks. The Vancouver Mall location should be open Friday.

The exterior signage will still bear the Cinetopia names for awhile, but the format will have switched to riffs on the AMC brand:

The Beaverton location will be a AMC Dine-In and have a full menu of appetizers, entrees and desserts that are delivered to the customer’s theater.

The Vancouver location will become AMC Vancouver Mall 23. That theater will also have a specialty menu, as well as “the very best of cutting-edge moviegoing.”

Cinetopia in Mill Plain will become a regular AMC, now called AMC Classic.

All three are expected to eventually sell alcohol, but only the Beaverton theater will reopen its bar soon.

The AMC announcement said that tickets could be cheaper now, but did not set a price. Each location will offer a $5 ticket on Tuesday for the company’s membership program, which also allows members to watch three movies a week for a monthly price.

Tickets will be available at the theaters, on its mobile app and online through Fandango, MovieTickets, Atom Tickets and the company’s website AMCTheatres.com.