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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.
As part of the partnership, Scotiabank also acquired naming rights to additional Cineplex flagship locations to add them to their Scotiabank Theatre banner. [7] In June 2012, Cineplex started offering an additional 10% off on Tuesday movie ticket prices to Scene members. [8]
Of these, Cineplex only preserved the first two brands, which amount to 20 locations as of 2019. The Coliseum and Colossus theatres sold to Cineplex were renamed to Cineplex Cinemas, though the unique features of the original brands were preserved. Similarly, Paramount theatres now use the Scotiabank Theatre brand since 2007. [citation needed]
Cineplex's control over the market allowed them to increase prices. They were criticized, including by Mayor Ed Koch, for raising ticket prices from USD$5 to USD$7 in New York City. [42] In April 1998, Cineplex Odeon Theatres merged with New York City-based Loews Theatres (founded in 1904 by Marcus Loew) to form Loews Cineplex Entertainment.
In 2005, the Fifth Avenue Cinemas and Park Theatre Cinemas locations in Vancouver were sold to Festival Cinemas, [4] [5] [6] which has since been sold to Cineplex Entertainment on March 1, 2013. [7] Around 2006, the University 4 Cinemas location in Victoria was sold to Empire Theatres , [ 8 ] which was later sold to Landmark Cinemas on October ...
On June 27, 2013 Empire Theatres announced that it planned to sell the theatres at the two Centrums in Whitby and Kanata to Cineplex Entertainment, which would have rebranded them as Cineplex Cinemas. They were sold to Landmark Cinemas instead. [1] [2] [3] On October 29, 2013, Empire Theatres closed its Whitby and Kanata locations. They ...
The festival has been staged at the Scotiabank Theatre since 2017. [5] The festival was formed in association with the Toronto International Film Festival Group, but operates independently of TIFF. It serves commonly, but not exclusively, as the Toronto premiere venue for films which premiered elsewhere on the Canadian or international film ...