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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Cinemas |
| Predecessor | Rainbow Cinemas |
| Founded | February 2, 2005; 19 years ago (February 2, 2005) |
| Headquarters | Canada |
| Area served | Canada |
| Key people | Greg Spencer Gina Facca |
| Website | imaginecinemas |
Imagine Cinemas is an independently owned chain of cinemas, founded on February 2, 2005. The chain consists of 11 locations with a total of 72 screens in Ontario making it the third-largest movie theatre chain in Canada, outside of Quebec, and the largest independent Canadian-owned chain.
History
On February 2, 2005, Imagine Cinemas opened its first theatre in Tecumseh, Ontario. They also bought The Palace Theatre in Windsor, Ontario but closed the facility in 2012.
In April 2014, Imagine announced the acquisition of Frederick Twin Cinemas in Kitchener, Ontario.
On May 27, 2016, Imagine announced the acquisition of seven theatres in Ontario formerly owned and operated by Rainbow Cinemas. The following year, they announced the opening a new theatre at the Alliston Mills Shopping Centre. On August 2, 2018, Quebec owned media company UB Media won the rights to represent sales for Landmark Cinemas Canada and Imagine.
October 30, 2019, they acquired Gem Theatre in Keswick, Ontario.
Whistler Village 8 Cinema was closed on Jan 6, 2023.
References
- "Curtain closes on century-old Ont. cinema". cbc.ca. January 5, 2012. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- "Frederick Twin Cinemas closes for renovations under new owners". therecord.com. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- "Imagine Cinemas, announces the acquisition of Rainbow Centre Cinemas Inc. (RCCI) effective May 27, 2016". newswire.ca. May 27, 2016. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- Pritchard, Brad (May 24, 2017). "Imagine Cinemas bringing new movie theatre to Alliston". Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- Rody, Bree (August 2, 2018). "UB Media wins Landmark Cinemas and Imagine Cinemas". mediaincanada.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- Persico, Amanda (October 30, 2019). "Iconic Keswick theatre sold". yorkregion.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
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