- Cineplex Odeon
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name = Cineplex Odeon Corporation
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location_city = Toronto, Ontario
location_country = Canada
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key_people = Ellis Jacob (CEO )
industry = Asset Management
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num_employees = 3,810 (2008)cite web |url=http://zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=CA;CGX.UN&page=quotesearch|title=Company Profile for Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund (CA;CGX.UN) |accessdate=2008-10-08]
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homepage = [http://www.cineplex.com www.cineplex.com]
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intl =Cineplex Odeon Corporation was one of
North America 's largestmovie theatre operators, with theatres in its home country ofCanada and theUnited States . Cineplex Odeon Corporation is now operated byCineplex Entertainment in Canada andAMC Theatres in United States.Cineplex was founded in
April 19 ,1979 , by 1979,Garth Drabinsky andNat Taylor , when its first theatre complex opened in theToronto Eaton Centre , located inToronto ,Ontario , Canada.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. A film distribution outlet,Cineplex Odeon Films along with ahome 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.In May 1998, Cineplex Odeon Theatres merged with
New York City -based Loews Theatres (founded in 1904 byMarcus Loew ) to formLoews Cineplex Entertainment . Within a few years, Onex sold the U.S. unit, keeping the Canadian operations and formingCineplex Galaxy LP . Its cinema inBurlington, Washington is one of the locations with its original sign.In July 2005, Cineplex Galaxy LP acquired
Famous Players , its largest competitor in Canada, from Viacom, becoming the largest theatre chain in Canada. The company has since renamed itself to Cineplex Entertainment LP.AMC Theatres also has locations around theGreater Toronto Area in addition to the brand of Cineplex theatres.References
External links
* [http://www.cineplex.com Cineplex Entertainment LP Website]
* [http://www.amctheatres.com AMC Theatres Website]
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