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The HOYTS Group of companies in Australia and New Zealand includes HOYTS Cinemas, a cinema chain, and Val Morgan, which sells advertising on cinema screens and digital billboards. The company was established by dentist Arthur Russell in Melbourne , Victoria in 1908, showing films in a hired hall.
Alliance Cinemas – after selling its BC locations, it now operates only one theater in Toronto; Cinémas Guzzo – 10 locations and 142 screens in the Montreal area; Cineplex Cinemas – Canada's largest and North America's fifth-largest movie theater company, with 162 locations and 1,635 screens
In October 2010, Hoyts announced that it will acquire AMC for an unknown amount. The purchase was completed in November 2010. Hoyts has stated on their website that AMC customers will now have access to a wider variety of films, promotions, competitions and cinema offers. Hoyts have also promised to increase 3D facilities for the cinema chain.
A 'Hunger Games' Prequel, a 'Captain Marvel' sequel and a whole bunch of potential Oscar nominees.
In the 1990s, Cinemark Theatres was one of the first chains to incorporate stadium-style seating into their theatres. [24] In 1997, several disabled individuals filed a lawsuit against Cinemark, alleging that their stadium style seats forced patrons who used wheelchairs to sit in the front row of the theatre, effectively rendering them unable to see the screen without assuming a horizontal ...
The grand re-opening of the State Cinema was attended by Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam after it was purchased by the government-funded Australian Film Institute in 1976. It was purchased by North Hobart businessman John Kelly in 2002, who revitalised the theatre, expanding the building to include 11 screens, a rooftop cinema, cafe, bar and ...
The Plaza Theatre was built during a golden age of cinema-going in[Australia and was opened on 11 April 1930. [1] designed as a 2000-seat cinema by Eric Heath for Hoyts. [2] The theatre's organ was built circa 1923 by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of North Tonawanda, New York and was installed at the Plaza in 1937 from the Wintergarden Theatre ...
The film was released on March 14, 2014, [38] with a majority of its showings held by AMC Theatres. [39] In Australia there was a handful of "fan screenings" held at select Hoyts cinemas in each state. On this same day, the film also became available to rent and buy through video on demand and online platforms. [40]