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=== 2020s === In December 2022, HOYTS acquired three cinemas in WA from [[The_Movie_Masters_Cinema_Group#Grand_Cinemas|Grand Cinemas]] after the company went into administration.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Sean |date=2022-12-23 |title=Hoyts buys three cinemas from failed WA chain |url=https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/movies/hoyts-buys-three-cinemas-from-was-collapsed-grand-cinemas-c-9258108 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=The West Australian |language=en}}</ref> In April 2023, they acquired an additional cinema from Grand.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tan |first=Christopher |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/local-news/perthnow-stirling/the-show-goes-on-hoyts-moves-into-northern-suburbs-after-grand-cinemas-calls-it-quits-c-10183275 |title=Hoyts moves into northern suburbs after Grand Cinemas calls it quits |date=1 April 2023|accessdate=1 April 2023}}</ref> That month, Wanda Film also began seeking buyers for Hoyts.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Sarah |last2=Sood |first2=Kanika |last3=Rapaport |first3=Emma |date=2023-04-03 |title=Lights, camera, action! Credit Suisse, Nomura reboot $1b Hoyts sale |url=https://www.afr.com/street-talk/lights-camera-actions-credit-suisse-reboots-hoyts-cinemas-sale-20230403-p5cxk9 |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=[[Australian Financial Review]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=fraterapr2023>{{cite web | last=Frater | first=Patrick | title=China's Wanda Seeks Buyers for Australia's Hoyts Cinema Chain | website=Variety | date=12 April 2023 | url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/china-wanda-selling-hoyts-australia-1235580396/ | access-date=14 August 2023}}</ref> The sale of Beijing Wanda Investment, which had a controlling stake in Wanda Film, to China Ruyi in December 2023 put any potential sale of Hoyts up in the air.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buckingham-Jones |first=Sam |date=2024-02-04 |title=Hoyts sale up in the air after Chinese businessman snaps up parent |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/hoyts-sale-up-in-the-air-after-chinese-businessman-snaps-up-parent-20240201-p5f1ob |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref>
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