Cineplex Entertainment LP, based in Toronto, Ontario, is a limited partnership which operates Canada's largest chain of movie theatres. Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund TSX: CGX.un owns approximately 50.5% of the company's equity; Onex Corporation is the sole voting partner and owns 27% of the group. Image File history File links Cineplexentertainment. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... A limited partnership is a form of partnership similar to a general partnership, except that in addition to one or more general partners (GPs), there are one or more limited partners (LPs). ... A typical megaplex (AMC Rolling Hills 20 in Rolling Hills Estates, California). ... The Toronto Stock Exchange (also known as the TSX) is Canadas largest stock exchange, North Americas third largest stock exchange, and the sixth largest in the world. ... Onex Corporation is a Toronto based investment firm. ...

History

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Early development

Famous Players Canadian Corporation was founded in 1920 when Paramount Pictures bought Nathan Nathanson's Paramount Theatre chain that was established four years earlier. The Canadian Paramount Theatre chain was not affiliated with the American Paramount Theatres. The Famous Players Theatres chain was always strongly linked with Paramount Pictures and was a wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount Communications by the time that firm was acquired by Viacom in 1994. Some of the most high-profile and popular theatres in the Famous Players chain over the years included the Imperial and the Uptown in Toronto, and the Capitol, the Orpheum and the Strand in Vancouver. Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The Canon Theatre is one of Torontos live entertainment venues. ... The Uptown Theatre was a historic movie theatre in Toronto, Canada which was demolished in 2003. ... The Orpheum Theatre with advertising for the movie Lady Luck. ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ...

Odeon Theatres of Canada was started by former Famous Players executive Nathan Nathanson and his son Paul in 1941. It was not initially affiliated with the British Odeon Cinemas circuit, but it gained common ownership with that chain following a sale to the Rank Organisation in 1946. Odeon Canada merged with the Canadian Theatres chain in 1978 and became known as Canadian Odeon Theatres from that point on. For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of cinemas in the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

On April 19, 1979, Nathan (Nat) Taylor, inventor of the multiscreen theater, and Garth Drabinsky opened the first Cineplex location, an 18-screen complex in the basement of the Toronto Eaton Centre, which was for years, the largest multiplex (in terms of screens) in the world. After successfully challenging the Famous Players/Canadian Odeon duopoly and their exclusive contracts with major studios, they proceeded to purchase Canadian Odeon, having brought on the Bronfman family as a major investor, forming Cineplex Odeon Corporation. There was once again a duopoly, albeit a much more competitive one. April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... Garth Howard Drabinsky, OC , LL.B , LL.D (born October 27, 1949) is a Canadian film and theatrical producer and entrepreneur. ... The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada, named after the now-defunct Eatons department store chain. ... The Bronfman family, one of the most influential Jewish families in the world, was made famous by Samuel Bronfman (1891-1971), who made a fortune in the distilled alcoholic beverages business during the 20th century through his Seagram Company. ...

Expansion and competition

In the 1980s, not content with having lept from one location to dozens across the country, Drabinsky began buying up regional circuits throughout the United States, which took the Cineplex Odeon Theatres name as well. Back in Canada, Drabinsky used his new position to aggressively challenge Famous Players Theatres, opening more, ultramodern multiplexes nationwide. The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ...

Most famously, Famous Players Theatres allowed the lease on a property containing the entrance of one of its flagship Toronto locations, the Imperial Six, to lapse in 1986. Cineplex immediately took over the lease, denying Famous Players Theatres access to the portion the latter chain already owned outright. Famous eventually sold its property to Cineplex Odeon Cinemas on the condition it never again be used to show filmed entertainment. Cineplex's live theatre division renovated the theatre and, as the Pantages, The Phantom of the Opera ran there for ten years. The theatre is now known as the Canon Theatre. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Gaston Leroux novel. ... The Canon Theatre is one of Torontos live entertainment venues. ...

Cineplex also established a distribution unit, Cineplex Odeon Films, during this period; its assets were largely sold to Alliance Atlantis in 1998. Cineplex Odeon Films was the film distribution unit of the Canadian cinema chain Cineplex Odeon Corporation, and, during its heyday, was Canadas largest independent film distribution company (according to a 1991 claim). ... Alliance Atlantis Alliance Atlantis is a Toronto-based media company. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Throughout the 1990s, Famous Players took the reins of expansion. Under chairman John Bailey, Famous Players re-built its entire infrastructure from 1997 to 2003 with new "megaplex" stadium-seated theatre brands such as SilverCity and Coloseum, which featured extensive food courts and video games. Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... John Moran Bailey (1904 - 1975) was a U.S. political figure. ...

It was also believed to be the first exhibitor in the world to have automated box offices.

Also during this time, AMC Theatres entered the Canadian market, and most of the traditional ties between the existing chains and the major studios began to unwind, putting all three chains in full-on competition in several major markets. AMC Promenade 16 multiplex in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, California. ...

Consolidation

By May 1998, Drabinsky had lost control of Cineplex to the Bronfmans' Seagram, which subsequently merged Cineplex Odeon Theatres with Sony's Loews Cineplex Theatres. The resulting firm, Loews Cineplex Entertainment, subsequently suffered due to the economic recession of the early 2000s, leading to a buyout led by Onex. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Seagram Company Ltd. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Loews Theatre, Jersey City, New Jersey Loews Theatres, founded in 1904 by Mark Loewsburgenstein, was the oldest theatre chain operating in North America until it merged with AMC Theatres on January 26, 2006. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ...

Meanwhile, Galaxy Entertainment Inc. was created in 1999 by Ellis Jacob, a former COO of Cineplex, and Steven Brown, a former Cineplex CFO. With investments from Onex and Famous Players, the new company focused on smaller markets which were usually served by smaller theatres and old equipment, opening large, major chain-style locations under the Galaxy Cinemas banner. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

In October 2003, Loews Cineplex Theatres merged its Canadian operations with Galaxy Cinemas , forming Cineplex Galaxy Cinemas. Mr. Jacob became the chief executive of Cineplex Galaxy Cinemas. Onex was the controllng shareholder of both Loews Cineplex Theatres and Galaxy Cinemas at the time of the merger, but sold its interest in Loews in June 2004. It maintained control of Cineplex Galaxy Cinemas. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2004, Famous Players Theatres locations in the Maritimes, none of which were branded-concept theatres, were sold to the region's dominant exhibitor, Empire Theatres. Canadian Odeon locations in the region had been sold to Empire in the late 1970s or early 1980s, prior to the former's acquisition by Cineplex Odeon Cinemas. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Maritime provinces. ... Empire Theatres TSX: EPC.P is Canadas second largest movie theatre circuit, and the only major circuit operating in Atlantic Canada. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

On June 13, 2005, Cineplex Galaxy Cinemas announced its acquisition of Famous Players Theatres from Viacom for $500 million or about US$397 million. This deal was completed July 22. To satisfy competition concerns, on August 22 the sale of 27 locations in Ontario and western Canada to Empire Theatres was announced. June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Viacom (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIAb) is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures movie studio and DreamWorks). ... ISO 4217 Code CAD User(s) Canada Inflation 2. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages None Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... Western Canada is a geographic region of Canada, also known as simply the West, generally considered to be west of the province of Ontario. ... Empire Theatres TSX: EPC.P is Canadas second largest movie theatre circuit, and the only major circuit operating in Atlantic Canada. ...

On March 31, 2006, Cineplex Entertainment announced it sold 7 more theatres in Quebec to Chelsea based Fortune Cinemas Inc. The assets of Alliance Atlantis Cinemas are still on sale.

Eight days after Cineplex Galaxy Cinemas Announced its Purchase of Famous Players Theatres, Loews Cineplex Theatres and AMC Theatres announced a merger; while AMC Theatres also operates in Canada and will be ranked third behind Cineplex Galaxy Cinemas and the enlarged Empire Theatres, Cineplex Odeon Cinemas and AMC Theatres will remain competitors in Canada, at least for now. The company adopted its current name on October 3, 2005. Kansas MO-based AMC Entertainment Incorporated was founded 1920 and one of the largest theater operators in North America. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Theatres

After divestitures relating to the Famous Players Theatres Acquisition, Cineplex will operate 130 locations with 1267 screens in locations from British Columbia to Quebec. They can be organized as follows: Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of...

• Cineplex Odeon Cinemas: The company's most widespread banner, generally indicating a more expansive movie house with a wide variety of movies and concessions available, although locations run the gamut from small mall multiplexes to large, ultra-modern locations. Many locations in smaller markets are being renovated into or replaced by Galaxy locations.
• Galaxy Cinemas: Cineplex's predominant brand in mid-sized markets which house little or no competition. Essentially a slightly smaller version of Silvercity, these locations feature six or more screens, branded concessions and stadium-style seating.
• Famous Players Theatres: Traditional theatres with small numbers of screens and traditional concessions. A number of these locations still operate in downtown or mall locations across Canada, although many have been replaced or supplanted by larger-format theatres.
• Famous Players Silvercity: Famous Players sub-banner; mid- to large-size locations found in many cities not large enough to support a Coliseum or Colossus, or in smaller neighbourhoods of major cities. Similar to Galaxy, above. There is one in West Edmonton Mall and one in Metropolis @ Metrotown.
• Famous Players Coliseum: Famous Players sub-banner; round, stand-alone locations often found in the suburbs of major cities (in the Toronto suburbs of Scarborough and Mississauga, the Montreal suburb of Kirkland, and the west end of Ottawa). Coliseum was the first of the branded concepts introduced by Famous Players. These locations are usually slightly larger than Silvercity theatres and feature additional branded concessions. Previously, there was a Coliseum in Calgary, which has recently been acquired by Empire Theatres and rebranded as the Studio 10 MacLeod Trail.
• Famous Players Colossus: Famous Players sub-banner; stand-alone megaplex locations even larger than Coliseums; they were opened in response to similar-sized cinemas being opened in Canada by AMC Theatres. Locations are in Laval, Vaughan and Langley, which are respectively suburbs of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
• Famous Players Paramount: Famous Players sub-banner; flagship downtown locations in cities such as Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. Despite the chain's sale, the Paramount name – which is still owned by Viacom through Paramount Pictures – is still in use at all four locations. Effective 2007, naming rights to these locations, as well as one other location not yet revealed, will be owned by Scotiabank, under a five year agreement. [1]
• Famous Players IMAX Theatres: IMAX theatres with eight story screens and stadium seating, within one of the above-named theatres.

The above figures also include Cineplex's minority interest in Alliance Atlantis Cinemas, in partnership with the movie distribution unit of Alliance Atlantis Communications. One location has already been sold, with a second sale pending; the three other locations remain up for sale. For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ... West Edmonton Mall (WEM), located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is the largest shopping mall in North America. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... Motto: Location City Information Established: 1 January 1850 (township), 1 January 1967 (borough), June 1983 (city), 1 January 1998 (amalgamated) Area: 187. ... Motto: Pride in our past, Faith in our future Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Region Peel Established 1974 City Mayor Hazel McCallion Governing Body Mississauga City Council MPs Navdeep Singh Bains, Albina Guarnieri, Wajid Khan, Omar Alghabra, Paul Szabo MPPs Bob Delaney, Vic Dhillon, Peter Fonseca, Tim Peterson, Harinder Takhar... Kirkland within the Island of Montreal. ... Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Established 1850 as Bytown City Mayor Larry OBrien Governing body Ottawa City Council MPs / MPPs Members of Parliament (MPs) Mauril Bélanger (LPC), Paul Dewar (NDP), John Baird (CPC), Royal Galipeau (CPC), David McGuinty (LPC),Pierre Lemieux... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Multiplex (movie theater). ... AMC Promenade 16 multiplex in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, California. ... Motto: Unité, progrès, grandeur (Unity, Progress, Greatness) City of Laval Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded Established 1965 [] City Mayor Gilles Vaillancourt (since 1989) Area    - City 247. ... Vaughan (2006 population 245,000)[2] is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Mayor Kurt Alberts Councillors Charlie Fox Howie Vickberg Grant Ward Jordan Bateman Steve Ferguson Kim Richter Mel Kositsky Bob Long Population (Estimated) 92,000 Area 303 square kilometres Incorporation Date April 26, 1873 Member of Parliament Mark Warawa (Conservative) Member of the Legislative Assembly Mary Polak (BC Liberal Party), Langley... Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province Québec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area    - City 366. ... Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Scotiabank (TSX: BNS NYSE: BNS), formally known as The Bank of Nova Scotia, is one of Canadas Big Five banks. ... IMAX theatre at the Melbourne Museum complex, Australia. ... For other uses of the term Atlantis see Atlantis (disambiguation) Alliance Atlantis Cinemas is a small theatre chain nominally headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia which presently operates three small urban theatres in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Alliance Atlantis Alliance Atlantis is a Toronto-based media company. ...

Controversy

In an action described as "commercial censorship", Cineplex rejected a cinema ad campaign arranged by Campus Crusade for Christ, tied to the film version of the Da Vinci Code. The 10-second ad, without overt religious content, invited viewers to a CCC-linked website for an alternative point of view to that of the movie. In canceling the campaign on 17 May 2006, Cineplex officials stated that the chain has a policy against such ads, as they are potentially offensive to religious sensibilities. Each March, U.S. college students spend Spring Break participating in “Big Break,” a Campus Crusade outreach to Panama City Beach vacationers Campus Crusade for Christ is an interdenominational Christian mission organization, focusing on evangelism and discipleship in over 190 countries around the world. ... The Da Vinci Code book cover The Da Vinci Code is a novel written by American author Dan Brown and published in 2003 by Doubleday Fiction (ISBN 0385504209). ...

See also

• List of Cineplex Odeon theatres
• List of Famous Players theatres
• List of Galaxy Cinemas theatres

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References

• "A little more free speech, please", editorial, Montreal Gazette, 31 May 2006

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/editorial/story.html?id=eaf7a2a8-4526-4d31-a8ef-df6d609a8da5

• "Nathan L. Nathanson Introduces Canadian Odeon", Paul S. Moore, Canadian Journal of Film Studies, Fall 2003. URL accessed on October 11, 2005.
• "From The Editor", Take One, May 2001. URL accessed on October 11, 2005.
• Famous Players Theatres Famous Facts; URL accessed on October 11, 2005.
• Cineplex Odeon Cinemas / Galaxy Cinemas History; URL accessed on October 11, 2005.
• Cineplex Galaxy Cinemas Buying Famous Players Theatres Movie Chain From Viacom for $500 million, CBC News. URL accessed on October 11, 2005.
• Purchase Agreement between Viacom, Viacom Canada and Cineplex Galaxy Cinemas, June 10, 2005. URL accessed on October 12, 2005.
• http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&searchText=false&showText=all&actionFor=587161

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External links

• Cineplex Entertainment LP Website