Cineplex Odeon Corporation was one of North America's largest movie theatre operators, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States. Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Cineplex Odeon Corporation is now operated by Cineplex Entertainment in Canada and AMC Theatres in United States. For other uses see AMC AMC Theatres, officially known as AMC Entertainment Inc
Cineplex was founded in April 19, 1979, by 1979, Garth Drabinsky and Nat Taylor, when its first theatre complex opened in the Toronto Eaton Centre, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Garth Howard Drabinsky, OC, LLB, LLD (born October 27, 1949) is a Canadian film and Theatrical producer The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large Shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada, named after the now-defunct Eaton's Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec
In 1984, Cineplex bought out Canadian Odeon Theatres a unit of the UK firm Odeon Cinemas and operator of the Odeon cinemas in Canada, to become Cineplex Odeon. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of cinemas in Europe It is owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners. A film distribution outlet, Cineplex Odeon Films along with a home video distribution outlet, Cineplex Odeon Home Video (Later Cineplex Odeon Video), was established some time later, but the film distribution outlet ceased operations in 1997 and the home video outlet ceased in 2000. A film distributor is an independent company a Subsidiary company or occasionally an individual which acts as the final agent between a film production company Cineplex Odeon Films (also known as Cineplex Odeon Pictures) was the film distribution unit of the Canadian cinema chain Cineplex Odeon Corporation Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or hired for home entertainment Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
In May 1998, Cineplex Odeon Theatres merged with New York City-based Loews Theatres (founded in 1904 by Marcus Loew) to form Loews Cineplex Entertainment. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York Loews Theatres, aka Loews Incorporated, founded in 1904 by Marcus Loew, was the oldest theater chain operating in North America until it merged with Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Marcus Loew ( May 7, 1870 &ndash September 5, 1927) was an American business magnate and a pioneer of the Motion picture Loews Theatres, aka Loews Incorporated, founded in 1904 by Marcus Loew, was the oldest theater chain operating in North America until it merged with Within a few years, Onex sold the U. Onex Corporation ( is a Toronto based Private equity investment firm and Holding company. S. unit, keeping the Canadian operations and forming Cineplex Galaxy LP. Its cinema in Burlington, Washington is one of the locations with its original sign. Burlington is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States.
In July 2005, Cineplex Galaxy LP acquired Famous Players, its largest competitor in Canada, from Viacom, becoming the largest theatre chain in Canada. 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October The company has since renamed itself to Cineplex Entertainment LP.
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