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Cineplex Odeon Corporation was one of North America's largest movie theatre operators and live theatre, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States.The Cineplex Odeon brand is still being used by Cineplex Entertainment at some theatres that were once owned by the Cineplex Odeon Corporation, with newer theatres using the Cineplex Cinemas (French: Cinémas Cineplex) brand.
Cinema City – discount chain in Western Canada, purchased by Cineplex; Cineplex Odeon Cinemas – operations in both Canada and the United States. Operations in each country is owned by separate companies. Cineplex Cinemas in Canada and AMC Theatres in the United States. Colossus (theatre) – a Famous Players brand, now owned by Cineplex
The company began in 1979 as Pan-Canadian Film Distributors, a partnership between film producer Garth Drabinsky and inventor Nat Taylor, [1] based in Toronto, Ontario. [2] At the time of its establishment in the United States, the Cineplex Odeon theatre chain and the tie-in studio were owned by the MCA entertainment group, also the then-owners of Universal Pictures. [3]
Cineplex Inc. (formerly Cineplex Entertainment and Cineplex Galaxy) is a Canadian operator of movie theater and family entertainment centers, headquartered in Toronto. It is the largest cinema chain in Canada; as of 2019, it operated 165 locations, and accounted for 75% of the domestic box office.
Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinemas Manulife Centre: 1974 present 2-12 Includes some luxury "VIP" theatres. Circle Theatre North Toronto: 1933 1956 1 Classic Theatre (originally named "The King's Royal Theatre") Greenwood and Gerrard 1914 1957 1 As of Dec. 1, 2017, it is The Redwood Theatre Cineplex Cinemas Scarborough Scarborough Town Centre: 1998 ...
In 2010, the company acquired the Carlton Cinemas theatre in downtown Toronto, a historic venue for independent and arthouse films which was closed by Cineplex Odeon in fall 2009. [5] The theatre reopened as part of the Magic Lantern chain on June 30, 2010 with a two-day program of free films, including Crazy Heart , Chloe , A Single Man ...
4DX is a 4D film presentation system developed by CJ 4DPlex, a subsidiary of South Korean cinema chain CJ CGV. It allows films to be augmented with various practical effects, including motion-seats, wind, strobelights, simulated snow, and scents. First debuted in 2009, it presents films in both stereoscopic 3D and monoscopic 2D formats. [1]
In 2010, it was re-opened under new management, Rainbow and Magic Lantern Theatres, [2] [4] who ran the cinema until 2016, when it was acquired by Imagine Cinemas. [5] [6] It was subsequently reopened in 2017. [1] The cinema is well known in Toronto for playing foreign, arthouse, and independent films that are often ignored by larger chain ...