List of Cineplex Entertainment movie theatres
This is a list of Canadian movie theatres operated by Cineplex Entertainment under its numerous brands, including Galaxy, Cineplex Odeon, SilverCity, Cinema City, Famous Players, Coliseum, Colossus, Scotiabank Theatre, Cineplex Cinemas, Cineplex Junxion and Cineplex VIP Cinemas.
Cineplex, however, has discontinued the Coliseum and Colossus banners, created by Famous Players in the late 1990s, replacing them with the Cineplex Cinemas (French: Cinémas Cineplex) banner, but the unique architectural features of these theatres have been preserved. As a result, theatres built in this fashion will feature the name of their former banner in the "Format" column of this list.
Banners
[edit]Cineplex Cinemas and Galaxy Cinemas
[edit]Cineplex Cinemas (French: Cinémas Cineplex) is the company's most widespread banner, with 102 locations as of June 2015. Although 42 of these locations carry the older Cineplex Odeon banner, the concept is the same. The newest locations feature a wide variety of movies and a variety of branded concessions. Locations range from small mall multiplexes to large, ultra-modern locations. Most locations are designated in larger populated cities.
Galaxy Cinemas is the predominant brand in mid-sized markets where there has historically been little or no competition, even prior to the Cineplex-Famous Players merger. There are 30 Galaxy locations as of 2019, all of which have been built since the mid-1990s, although some were renovated from (or replaced) smaller Cineplex Odeon or Famous Players locations. These locations feature six to twelve screens, branded concessions, and stadium-style seating, with a few locations offering UltraAVX and the Waterloo location offering a separate D-Box theatre. The Galaxy Saskatoon theatre built in 2006 was rebranded as Scotiabank Theatre Saskatoon and VIP, while former Galaxy locations in Sherwood Park and Regina were rebranded as Cineplex Cinemas in 2015.
Cineplex VIP Cinemas
[edit]Scotiabank Theatre
[edit]Legacy banners
[edit]Other
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Cineplex Junxion launched in 2022, with its first location being at Winnipeg's Kildonan Place (replacing a Famous Players at the same site). Junxion features larger amusement and restaurant areas, as well as a space for live entertainment performances.. The Kildonan site has six auditoriums, one of which being an UltraAVX screen.[1]
The Cinema City brand is used at one location in Winnipeg's Garden City area that predominately shows second-run films. The former Cinema City McGillivray in Winnipeg now plays first-run films and was renamed Cineplex Odeon McGillivray and VIP Cinemas in 2012. The Cinema City Movies 12 in Edmonton closed on January 8, 2023, due to age and unpopularity, and the Cineplex Cinemas Manning Town Centre up north outperformed it as well.
Cineplex also owns a minority interest in Alliance Cinemas, in partnership with Alliance Films. At its peak the chain had five locations; three locations have been sold or closed, while the two remaining locations have been up for sale since the summer of 2005.
In February 2013, Cineplex acquired Festival Cinemas, which owned two independent cinemas in Vancouver—Fifth Avenue Cinemas and Park Theatre.[2] In 2015, the Fifth Avenue Cinemas underwent a $2-million renovation influenced by its VIP Cinemas format.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Toneguzzi, Mario (January 29, 2023). "Cineplex Launches New 'Junxion' Entertainment Concept with Additional Canadian Locations Planned [Interviews]". Retail Insider. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Cineplex buys Vancouver independent theatres". CBC News. Vancouver. February 15, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ^ "Fifth Avenue Cinemas gets a $2-million makeover and expansion". The Georgia Straight. October 19, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2020.