[2] On 6 November 1980 they opened the Cinema City complex opposite the Perth Town Hall; that same day the Grand Theatre shut down and the building was later demolished in March 1990.

[2][7] In 1993, the renamed Grand Cinemas started expanding their suburban locations, beginning with the launch of their cineplex at Warwick, offering the first suburban cinema complex in Perth's upper northern suburbs (prior to that patrons had to travel to the Innaloo Greater Union complex further south).

In 1996 they expanded to Bunbury, and in the following years opened a number of cineplexes including taking over two former Greater Union sites in Hillarys and Joondalup.

[9] In November 2022, Grand Cinemas announced that it had called in administrators after being financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and immediately closed its Armadale and Joondalup cineplexes as a result.

[9] In December 2022, their three remaining operating cineplexes at Currambine, Warwick and Bunbury were sold to Hoyts.

The first Grand Cinemas Gold Lounge opened at their Warwick cineplex in 2014; it contained 2 screens and a bar.