The Point opened in 1985 and included a 10-screen multiplex cinema, referred to as the UK's first multiplex, although the UK had introduced multi-screen cinemas in 1930. The first company to run the cinema was AMC Theatres in conjunction with Milton Keynes Entertainment Corporation (MKEC). After opening similar multiplexes across the country, in 1989, AMC sold up its UK business to UCI. The cinema was still run in part by MKEC who took the profits from the ticket sales while UCI had the profits from the concession stands. The venue was an instant success and its opening caused, at least partially, the closure of the traditional cinemas in Bletchley and Newport Pagnell. In 1991, it hosted a royal première of Harrison Ford's "Presumed Innocent" and was attended by Sarah, Duchess of York.