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The first Dolby Cinema system to be installed in the UK is at the Odeon in Leicester Square. [14] This introduced a combination of Dolby Vision dual-laser projection system and a Dolby Atmos sound system. The Odeon is the largest single-screen cinema in the United Kingdom and one of the few with its circle and stalls remaining intact.
The square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west.The park at the centre of the square is bound by Cranbourn Street, to the north; Leicester Street, to the east; Irving Street, to the south; and a section of road designated simply as Leicester Square, to the west.
Odeon cinema in Reading, Berkshire in 1945 with filmgoers outside queuing for tickets. Odeon Cinemas was created in 1928 by entrepreneur Oscar Deutsch. [5] Odeon publicists liked to claim that the name of the cinemas was derived from his motto, "Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation", [5] but it had been used for cinemas in France and Italy in the 1920s, and the word is actually Ancient Greek ...
The Odeon Luxe West End is a two-screen cinema [1] on the south side of Leicester Square, London. It has historically been used for smaller film premieres and hosting the annual BFI London Film Festival. The site is on an adjacent side of the square to the much larger flagship Odeon Luxe Leicester Square.
The Empire, Leicester Square is a cinema currently operated by Cineworld [1] on the north side of Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom.. The Empire was originally built in 1884 as a variety theatre and was rebuilt for films in the 1920s.
Mr. Bean statue. Scenes in the Square is a film-themed sculpture trail in Leicester Square, London.Eight sculptures were installed in February 2020. These sculptures depict characters from the last 100 years of cinema including Laurel and Hardy, Mary Poppins, Batman, Bugs Bunny, Don Lockwood portrayed by Gene Kelly, Paddington Bear, Mr. Bean, and Wonder Woman.
Licence to Kill premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on 13 June 1989, [40] raising £200,000 (£628,493 in 2025 pounds [41]) for The Prince's Trust on the night. [ 40 ]
Two days later, on 2 December, it had a Royal Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in London [16] in the presence of Prince Charles and Princess Diana before opening to the public the following day. [17] [18] The film had a limited release in the US starting on Wednesday, 8 December 1982, followed by a wider release in January 1983. [2]