“We made very, very sure in the contract that we were going to be allowed to do whatever we wanted regardless of what direction the franchise took.”

Tim and Carrie League · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Tim and Karrie League (2023)

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included language in the franchise agreement that guaranteed they could continue operating their theaters the way they wanted regardless of franchise system demands

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