List of Cineplex Entertainment movie theatres

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This is a list of Canadian movie theatres operated by Cineplex Entertainment, under the Galaxy, Cineplex Odeon, SilverCity, Cinema City, Famous Players, Colossus, Scotiabank Theatre, Cineplex Cinemas and Cineplex VIP Cinemas brandings.

Current banners

Cineplex Cinemas and Cineplex Odeon

Cineplex Cinemas (French: Cinémas Cineplex is the company's most widespread banner, with 90 locations as of June 2015. Although 42 of these locaitons 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.

SilverCity and StarCité

A panoramic view of StarCité Gatineau.

The group runs 20 SilverCity cinemas outside of Quebec, plus two StarCité locations in the Gatineau and Montreal cities of Quebec. The brand originated by Famous Players and was continued by Cineplex since both companies' merger. The last location built was at Fairview Mall. Each theatre has 7 to 20 screens, with the majority having 10 or 12 screens. Twelve locations feature UltraAVX in one of their screens, while another four locations use UltraAVX for two of their screens. Seven locations feature IMAX Digital in one of their screens. Six locations feature an Xscape arcade.

Many locations formerly branded as SilverCity or StarCité have since been closed, sold or rebranded. Notably, SilverCity Mississauga opened in 1997 as the first location under the banner, but closed on May 1, 2014.[1] Also closed was the StarCité at Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, which opened on April 12, 2000 and closed on February 27, 2007. Cineplex acquired it in 2005 and sold it to Fortune Cinemas in 2006 because a nearly identical theatre next door, Cineplex Odeon Ste-Foy, is in operation since May 2000.[2] Another five SilverCity locations were sold to Empire Theatres in 2005, which sold four of these to Landmark Cinemas and one (Empress Walk) back to Cineplex in 2013. The 2010s saw the latter location, along with at least four other former SilverCity locations now owned by Cineplex, get rebranded to other Cineplex brands.

Galaxy

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. All 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 or more screens, branded concessions and stadium-style seating, much like SilverCity. There are 33 Galaxy Cinemas locations as of December 2015. The Galaxy Saskatoon theatre built in 2006 was rebranded as Scotiabank Theatre and VIP. The Galaxy Sherwood Park and the Galaxy Regina theatre was rebranded under the Cineplex Cinemas brand in 2015.

Famous Players

Famous Players Pickering

The Famous Players brand encompasses a number of different banners and theatre designs, many of which were developed during the chain's suburban expansion, such as power centres in the late 1990s. The Famous Players banner by itself is now primarily used on seven relatively "traditional" theatres, with three to ten screens and traditional concessions at each location. Except for the Prince Rupert location, each theatre has two to four RealD 3D digital screens.

Cineplex VIP Cinemas

Cineplex Cinemas Lansdowne & VIP in Ottawa features one UltraAVX and four VIP theatres on the third floor.

Cineplex currently has 15 Cineplex VIP Cinemas presented by Scotiabank. Cineplex debuted this purpose-built concept around 1998 at Cineplex Odeon Varsity & VIP in Toronto, Ontario. VIP Cinemas are an enclosed space separate from the rest of the theatre, but implementation varies per theatre. For example, Lansdowne is a condensed location in Ottawa that has the VIP ticket booth on the first floor and the four VIP screens in one section of the third floor. The Queensway location at Etobicoke, on the other hand, has a separate building and entrance for its VIP cinemas and lounge. Cineplex VIP Don Mills is first VIP-only location. It features five screens, three which are 3D-capable.[3]

The VIP area has a stylized entrance, licensed lounge and bar with alcohol available to be served, alternative and traditional concessions food/drink products available in the lounge space, at a concession stand, and through in-theatre service. Due to the service of alcoholic beverages to guests, these spaces are only for guests who are 19+ (18+ in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec). Inside each auditorium, there is reserved luxury seating complete (in most locations) with wide, leather, recliner-style seats and swing-out tray-tables. The movie selection is also adapted to this demographic, with a higher proportion of titles rated 14A and 18A, and such movies can even be exclusive to VIP within locations that play them. For example, the screenings for No Escape and Straight Outta Compton at the Lansdowne location are exclusive to VIP.[4]

Scotiabank Theatre

Scotiabank Theatre Toronto

Eight Cineplex complexes use the Scotiabank Theatre banner, though in the case of Montreal, Cinémas Banque Scotia is the main banner instead. Naming is based on the customer-loyalty program agreement made in 2007 between Cineplex and Scotiabank.[5] These are treated as a flagship theatre for their area/region, and represents a premium corporate brand within the company, offering corporate and group events to wealthier/privileged clientle (stockholders, company executives, etc.) in addition to the assorted amenities offered through Cineplex Entertainment locations of other brands.

Each location features:

The first four locations opened in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver by Famous Players as Paramount theatres.[6] Cineplex had to discontinue the Paramount branding when it acquired the theatres, so it rebranded them to Scotiabank.

Another four locations were later opened by Cineplex. Two of these, Edmonton and Saskatoon, were formerly branded as SilverCity and Galaxy respectively. Saskatoon also features VIP Cinemas. The Halifax and St. John's locations were originally owned by Empire Theatres, but were purchased by Cineplex and rebranded as Cineplex Cinemas in October 2013, then to Scotiabank Theatre in November 2014.

Other

The Cinema City brand is used at two locations, one in Winnipeg and one in Edmonton, that predominately show second-run films. The former Cinema City McGillivray now plays first-run films and was renamed to Cineplex Odeon McGillivray and VIP Cinemas in 2012.

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 summer 2005.

On February 15, 2013, Cineplex Entertainment announced that they would buy Festival Cinemas which included the Park Theatre and Fifth Avenue Cinemas. The sale was closed on March 1, 2013.[7]

Former banners

Cineplex has discontinued the Coliseum and Colossus banners, replacing them with the Cineplex Cinemas (French: Cinémas Cineplex) banner, but the unique architectural features of these theatres has 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.

Coliseum

Cineplex Cinemas Ottawa, formerly branded as Coliseum, features a round façade.

Five larger suburban theatres were originally built by Famous Players under the Coliseum (French: Colisée) banner, and are notable for their round façade. The first location was opened in Mississauga on May 16, 1997.[8] Additional locations were opened throughout 1998 in Calgary, Ottawa and Scarborough and in late 1999 in Kirkland. Four of the five Coliseums that were a part of the 2005 acquisition from Cineplex have since been rebranded and renamed to Cineplex Cinemas.

All four feature 12 screens, of which one is UltraAVX; Scarborough also has a D-Box screen and a second UltraAVX screen among its 12 screens, while Mississauga has a thirteenth screen with digital IMAX technology. Scarborough and Ottawa also each feature an Xscape Entertainment Centre, replacing the older TechTown arcades at these locations.

The former Coliseum Shawnessy in Calgary was acquired by Empire Theatres on September 30, 2005 which was later sold to Landmark Cinemas on October 29, 2013. The round façade at Shawnessy remains intact and the theatre also features a screen with The Extra Experience, a competing technology by Landmark comparable to UltraAVX.

Colossus

Cinémas Cineplex Laval, formerly branded as Colossus, features an UFO design in its foyer.

Larger than Coliseum were Famous Players' three Colossus theatres, re-branded to Cineplex Cinemas since 2015. The brand focused on city suburbs and was built to challenge then-competitor AMC Theatres entry into the Canadian market. Each Colossus features 19 screens, or 18 in Laval, using the following technologies: Real D 3D (seven to eight screens), UltraAVX (one or two screens), D-Box (one screen) and IMAX (one screen, excluding Laval). The theatres had a distinctive UFO design in their foyer.

All locations feature an Xscape Entertainment Centre to replace their older TechTown arcades. Colossus debuted on February 12, 1999 in the Vaughan suburb of North York in Toronto. One of its screens was the first IMAX 3D theatre in Ontario.[9] The second location opened in the Langley suburb of Vancouver on May 19, 1999.[10] The final Colossus was opened in the Laval suburb of Montreal on November 17, 2000.

Current theatres

Theatre name City Premium Large Format
Cineplex Cinemas Abbotsford & VIP Abbotsford UltraAVX
SilverCity Metropolis Burnaby UltraAVX
Galaxy Cinemas Chilliwack Chilliwack UltraAVX
SilverCity Coquitlam & VIP Cinemas Coquitlam UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon Aberdeen Mall Cinemas Kamloops N/A
Famous Players Orchard Plaza 5 Cinemas Kelowna N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Langley Langley UltraAVX and IMAX
SilverCity Mission Cinemas Mission N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Nanaimo Nanaimo N/A
Cineplex Odeon Park & Tilford North Vancouver N/A
Cineplex Odeon Meadowtown Cinemas Pitt Meadows N/A
Famous Players 6 Cinemas Prince George N/A
Famous Players Prince Rupert Cinemas Prince Rupert N/A
SilverCity Riverport Cinemas Richmond UltraAVX and IMAX
Cineplex Cinemas Strawberry Hill Surrey UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas Vancouver N/A
Fifth Avenue Cinemas Vancouver N/A
Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver Vancouver UltraAVX (two)</small
Park Theatre Vancouver N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Vernon Vernon N/A
Cineplex Odeon Victoria Cinemas Victoria N/A
Cineplex Odeon Westshore Victoria UltraAVX
SilverCity Victoria Cinemas VictoriaIMAX
Cineplex Cinemas Marine Gateway and VIP Vancouver UltraAVX
Scotiabank Theatre Chinook Calgary UltraAVX (two) and IMAX (one)
Cineplex Odeon Crowfoot Crossing Cinemas Calgary N/A
Cineplex Odeon Eau Claire Market Cinemas Calgary N/A
Cineplex Odeon Sunridge Spectrum Cinemas Calgary UltraAVX (two)
Cineplex Odeon Westhills Cinemas Calgary UltraAVX
SilverCity CrossIron Mills Cinemas & XSCAPE Entertainment Centre Calgary UltraAVX
Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton Edmonton UltraAVX (two) and IMAX (one)
Cineplex Cinemas Manning Town Centre Edmonton UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon North Edmonton Cinemas Edmonton UltraAVX (two)
Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas Edmonton UltraAVX (two)
Cinema City Movies 12 Edmonton N/A
Cineplex Odeon Windermere & VIP Cinemas Edmonton UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon Grande Prairie Grande Prairie N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge Lethbridge N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Medicine Hat Medicine Hat N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Red Deer Red Deer UltraAVX
Cineplex Cinemas Sherwood Park (formerly Galaxy) Sherwood Park UltraAVX
Galaxy Cinemas Moose Jaw Moose Jaw N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Prince Albert Prince Albert N/A
Cineplex Odeon Southland Mall Cinemas Regina N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Regina (formerly Galaxy Cinemas Regina) (UltraAVX) Regina UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon Centre Cinemas Saskatoon N/A
Scotiabank Theatre Saskatoon & VIP (formerly Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon) (UltraAVX) Saskatoon UltraAVX
Famous Players Kildonan Place Cinemas Winnipeg N/A
Cineplex Odeon McGillivray and VIP Cinemas Winnipeg N/A
Cinema City Northgate Winnipeg N/A
SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas WinnipegIMAX
SilverCity St. Vital Cinemas & XSCAPE Entertainment Centre Winnipeg UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon Ajax Cinemas Ajax N/A
SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas AncasterIMAX
Cineplex Odeon Aurora Cinemas Aurora N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie Barrie N/A
Bayfield Cinemas[11] Barrie N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Belleville Belleville N/A
Cineplex Odeon Orion Gate Brampton N/A
SilverCity Brampton Cinemas Brampton UltraAVX
Galaxy Cinemas Brantford Brantford N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Brockville Brockville N/A
SilverCity Burlington Cinemas Burlington N/A
Cineplex Odeon Clarington Place Cinemas Bowmanville N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Cambridge Cambridge N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Chatham Chatham N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Collingwood Collingwood N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Cornwall Cornwall N/A
SilverCity Newmarket Cinemas and XSCAPE Entertainment Centre East Gwillimbury UltraAVX
Cineplex Cinemas Queensway Etobicoke UltraAVX
Cineplex VIP Cinemas Queensway Etobicoke N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Guelph Guelph N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Pergola Commons Guelph UltraAVX
SilverCity Hamilton Mountain Cinemas Hamilton/Stoney Creek UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon Gardiners Road Cinemas Kingston UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon Westmount & VIP Cinemas London UltraAVX
SilverCity London Cinemas LondonIMAX
Cineplex Cinemas Markham & VIP MarkhamIMAX
Galaxy Cinemas Midland Midland N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Milton Milton UltraAVX
Cineplex Cinemas Mississauga MississaugaIMAX
Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park 16 MississaugaIMAX
Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas Niagara Falls UltraAVX
Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk North YorkIMAX
SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas North York UltraAVX
Cineplex Cinemas Yorkdale North York UltraAVX
Galaxy Cinemas North Bay North Bay N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Oakville & VIP Oakville UltraAVX
Cineplex Cinemas Winston Churchill 24 Oakville UltraAVX and IMAX
Galaxy Cinemas Orangeville Orangeville N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Orillia Orillia N/A
Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas Oshawa UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon Barrhaven Cinemas Ottawa N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Lansdowne & VIP Ottawa UltraAVX
Cineplex Cinemas Ottawa Ottawa UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon South Keys Ottawa N/A
SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas OttawaIMAX
Galaxy Cinemas Owen Sound Owen Sound N/A
Famous Players Pickering 8 Pickering N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Peterborough Peterborough N/A
SilverCity Richmond Hill Cinemas (UltraAVX) Richmond Hill UltraAVX (two)
Galaxy Cinemas Sarnia (UltraAVX) Sarnia UltraAVX
Galaxy Cinemas Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie N/A
Cineplex Odeon Morningside Scarborough N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Scarborough Scarborough UltraAVX (two)
Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre Cinemas Scarborough UltraAVX
Galaxy Cinemas St. Thomas St. Thomas N/A
SilverCity Sudbury Cinemas Sudbury UltraAVX
SilverCity Thunder Bay Cinemas Thunder Bay N/A
Cineplex Odeon Varsity & VIP Cinemas Toronto N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Eglinton & VIP Toronto UltraAVX
Scotiabank Theatre Toronto Toronto UltraAVX and IMAX
Famous Players Canada Square Cinemas Toronto N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas & VIP Toronto UltraAVX and IMAX
The Beach Cinemas - Alliance Cinemas Toronto N/A
Cineplex VIP Cinemas Don Mills Toronto N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Vaughan Vaughan UltraAVX and IMAX
Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo Waterloo N/A
Cineplex Odeon Seaway Mall Cinemas Welland N/A
Cineplex Odeon Devonshire Mall Cinemas Windsor N/A
SilverCity Windsor Cinemas WindsorIMAX
Cineplex Odeon Beauport Cinemas (UltraAVX) Beauport UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon Boucherville Cinemas Boucherville N/A
Cineplex Odeon Brossard & VIP Cinemas Brossard UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon Delson Cinemas Delson N/A
Cineplex Odeon Carrefour Dorion Cinemas Dorion N/A
Starcité Gatineau Cinemas Gatineau UltraAVX
Colisée Kirkland Cinemas Kirkland UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon Place LaSalle Cinemas LaSalle N/A
Famous Players Carrefour Angrignon Cinemas LaSalle N/A
Cinémas Cineplex Laval Laval UltraAVX
Scotiabank Theatre Montreal Montreal UltraAVX and IMAX
StarCité Montreal Cinemas Montreal UltraAVX
Cineplex Odeon Forum 22 Montreal UltraAVX and IMAX
Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin Montreal N/A
Cineplex Odeon Cavendish Mall Cinemas Montreal N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Sherbrooke Rock Forest N/A
Cineplex Odeon Saint-Bruno Cinemas Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville N/A
Galaxy Cinemas Capitol St. Jean Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu N/A
Cineplex Odeon Sainte-Foy Cinemas Sainte-Foy UltraAVX
Galaxy Cinemas Victoriaville Victoriaville N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Dieppe Dieppe UltraAVX
Cineplex Cinemas Fredericton Fredericton N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Miramichi Miramichi N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Trinity Drive Moncton N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Saint John Saint John N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Amherst Amherst N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Antigonish Antigonish N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Bridgewater Bridgewater N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Dartmouth Crossing Dartmouth UltraAVX
Scotiabank Theatre Halifax HalifaxIMAX
Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane Halifax N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Oxford Halifax N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Lower Sackville Lower Sackville N/A
Cineplex Cinemas New Glasgow New Glasgow N/A
Cineplex Cinemas New Minas New Minas N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Sydney Sydney N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Truro Truto N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Yarmouth Yarmouth N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Charlottetown Charlottetown N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Summerside Summerside N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Millbrook Corner Brook N/A
Cineplex Cinemas Mount Pearl Mount Pearl N/A
Scotiabank Theatre St. John's St. John'sIMAX
Theatre name City Premium Large Format

Upcoming theatres

Alberta

Calgary

Edmonton

Ontario

Barrie

Kitchener

Newfoundland

St. John's

Former theatres

British Columbia

Richmond

Alberta

Calgary

Edmonton

Ontario

Etobicoke

Markham

Mississauga

North York

Scarborough

St. Catharines

Toronto

New Brunswick

Rothesay

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cineplex.com/Promos/TheatreClosed
  2. ↑ Martel, Denise (February 27, 2007). "Plus que 65 écrans à Québec". Canoe. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cineplex VIP Don Mills". Cineplex Entertainment. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cineplex Cinemas Lansdowne & VIP". Cineplex Entertainment. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Scotiabank to put its name on Cineplex theatres". CBC News (CBC). 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  6. ↑ "Famous Players Paramount Theatres". Famous Players. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ http://mediafiles.cineplex.com/_att/aab4c9d4-c8d6-4996-bd94-46b3f7cb5c25/Festival_Theatre_Press_Release_EN.pdf
  8. ↑ Mike Rivest. "Cineplex Cinemas Mississauga". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  9. ↑ Mike Rivest. "Cineplex Cinemas Vaughan". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ Mike Rivest. "Cineplex Cinemas Langley". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ http://mediafiles.cineplex.com/_att/9c809ca5-43ef-4e89-b9ea-fec025ac8830/Bayfield%20press%20release%20-%20FINAL.pdf
  12. ↑ http://www.cineplex.com/Promos/TheatreClosed
  13. ↑ http://country94.ca/news/711616993/kv-cinemas-will-close

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