Imagine Cinemas

Imagine Cinemas is an independently owned chain of cinemas, founded on February 2, 2005. The chain consists of 14 locations with a total of 90 screens in Ontario and British Columbia, making it the third-largest movie theatre chain in Canada, outside of Quebec, and the largest Canadian-owned chain.

Imagine Cinemas
TypePrivate
IndustryCinemas
PredecessorEmpire Theatres
FoundedFebruary 2, 2005 (February 2, 2005)
Headquarters
Canada
Area served
Canada
Key people
Chris Woodall
Sylvio Lesperance
Websiteimaginecinemas.com

History

On February 2, 2005, Imagine Cinemas opened their first theater in Tecumseh, Ontario. They also bought The Palace Theatre in Windsor, Ontario but closed the facility in 2012.[1]

In April 2014, Imagine announced the acquisition of Frederick Twin Cinemas in Kitchener, Ontario.[2]

On May 27, 2016, Imagine announced the acquisition of seven theatres in Ontario formerly owned and operated by Rainbow Cinemas.[3] The following year, they announced the opening a new theatre at the Alliston Mills Shopping Centre.[4] On August 2, 2018, Quebec owned media company UB Media won the rights to represent sales for Landmark Cinemas Canada and Imagine.[5]

October 30, 2019, they acquired Gem Theatre in Keswick, Ontario.[6]

References
  1. "Curtain closes on century-old Ont. cinema". cbc.ca. January 5, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. "Frederick Twin Cinemas closes for renovations under new owners". therecord.com. April 2, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  3. "Imagine Cinemas, announces the acquisition of Rainbow Centre Cinemas Inc. (RCCI) effective May 27, 2016". newswire.ca. May 27, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  4. Pritchard, Brad (May 24, 2017). "Imagine Cinemas bringing new movie theatre to Alliston". Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  5. Rody, Bree (August 2, 2018). "UB Media wins Landmark Cinemas and Imagine Cinemas". mediaincanada.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  6. Persico, Amanda (October 30, 2019). "Iconic Keswick theatre sold". yorkregion.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
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