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At its peak, Famous Players operated 101 theatres in 2003 with 882 screens. These consisted of various brand names, though Famous Players was the most prominent brand. As of 2025, only three locations with the Famous Players brand remain in operation: Cinéma Famous Players Carrefour Angrignon (LaSalle, QC) Famous Players 6 Cinemas (Prince ...
Famous People Players is a black light puppetry theatre company. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and tours worldwide. It is a non-profit organization that employs people with physical and intellectual disabilities. Those individuals share duties in dining room management, arts administration, and theatrical and visual arts performances.
Empire Theatres Limited was a movie theater chain in Canada, a subsidiary of Empire Company Ltd., the holding company of the Sobey family conglomerate.. In June 2013, Empire announced it would exit the movie theatre business, selling the vast majority of locations to Cineplex (24 in Atlantic Canada) and Landmark Cinemas (23, in Ontario and western Canada, including two locations originally ...
Owned by Famous Players until 1997 when it was sold to Alliance. Owned and operated by Cineplex from 2005 until close. [4] Danforth Music Hall: Danforth and Broadview 1919 2004 1 Originally named Allen's Danforth. Later, The Century, and also Titania. Now a live music venue. Donlands Theatre: Donlands and O'Connor 1 Currently a recording studio ...
They spent $200,000 to acquire property for the Allen Theatre and $125,000 to construct it by 1913. The Allen Theatre Company was formed with $50,000 in stock at $10 a share. [8] The Allen brothers changed their business' name to Famous Players Film Service. They gained the distribution rights for Paramount Pictures in 1914.
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.
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).
Originally opened by Famous Players as Coliseum Ottawa, this was Ottawa's first modern megaplex when it opened in 1998. The Britannia Drive-In (1949-1997) and Britannia 6 (1977-1998) were demolished to make way for the new theatre.