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The Oakville Entertainment Centrum is a large regional shopping mall located at the northwest corner of The Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) & Winston Churchill Blvd. in Oakville, Ontario. [7] Its anchor tenants are the Cineplex Odeon Cinema, Homewood Suites by Hilton and Dave & Buster's. The plaza contains entertainment venues, such as Putting Edge ...
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 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.
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.
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 present 12 Features Xscape Entertainment Centre and two Party ...
Landmark Cinemas is the umbrella name originally covering the holdings of Towne Cinemas, Rokemay Cinemas, and occasionally May Theatres. It was adopted in 1974 after the purchase of Rothstein Theatres, which was the first big expansion for the company, adding about 15 locations (some closed immediately or sold and were never operated by Landmark).
However, G.T. Clarkson decaled that Allen Theatres was bankrupt, with $1.25 million in debts and 36 theatres, and it was sold to Famous Players for $650,000. [18] Allen's Danforth Theatre in Toronto managed to survive as an independent cinema, and it is now a music venue known as the Danforth Music Hall. [19]
In 2005, Cineplex acquired both theatres, with the SilverCity location being its main focus. [13] The SilverCity is now known as Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Eglinton and VIP, and the Famous Players closed on October 24, 2021. In Manitoba, Famous Players Kildonan Place Cinemas opened in 1989. It was the last theatre operating in Manitoba under the brand.