<s>
Cineplex	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Cineplex	O
Galaxy	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Canadian	O
cinema	O
and	O
family	O
entertainment	O
centre	O
chain	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Toronto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
formed	O
in	O
2003	O
via	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Loews	O
Cineplex	O
's	O
Canadian	O
operations	O
(	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
assets	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Odeon	I-Application
chain	O
)	O
by	O
Onex	O
Corporation	O
and	O
Oaktree	O
Capital	O
Management	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
subsequent	O
merger	O
with	O
Onex	O
's	O
Galaxy	O
Entertainment	O
—	O
a	O
chain	O
of	O
cinemas	O
that	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
former	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Odeon	I-Application
executives	O
,	O
and	O
operated	O
primarily	O
in	O
smaller	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
subsequently	O
acquired	O
Famous	B-Application
Players	I-Application
from	O
National	O
Amusements	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
went	O
public	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
acquired	O
Empire	O
Theatres	O
 '	O
operations	O
in	O
Atlantic	O
Canada	O
and	O
parts	O
of	O
Ontario	B-Architecture
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
flagship	O
locations	O
operate	O
as	O
Scotiabank	O
Theatre	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
locations	O
use	O
brands	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
its	O
corporate	O
predecessors	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Famous	B-Application
Players	I-Application
,	O
SilverCity	O
,	O
Odeon	O
,	O
and	O
Galaxy	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
Cineplex	O
banner	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
owns	O
family	O
entertainment	O
centres	O
under	O
the	O
brands	O
the	O
Rec	O
Room	O
and	O
Playdium	B-Application
,	O
the	O
rewards	O
loyalty	O
program	O
Scene+	O
,	O
the	O
e-commerce	O
Cineplex	O
Store	O
,	O
film	O
distributor	O
Cineplex	O
Pictures	O
and	O
the	O
digital	O
advertising	O
business	O
Cineplex	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cineplex	O
stakes	O
a	O
partial	O
claim	O
to	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Famous	B-Application
Players	I-Application
Film	O
Company	O
(	O
later	O
Paramount	O
Pictures	O
)	O
,	O
founded	O
in	O
1912	O
by	O
Adolph	O
Zukor	O
,	O
as	O
Cineplex	O
's	O
earliest	O
predecessor	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
company	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
operations	O
in	O
Canada	O
until	O
1920	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
bought	O
Nathan	O
Nathanson	O
's	O
Paramount	O
Theatre	O
chain	O
,	O
which	O
Nathanson	O
had	O
established	O
four	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1923	O
,	O
Famous	B-Application
Players	I-Application
bought	O
out	O
rival	O
Allen	O
Theatres	O
,	O
acquiring	O
many	O
buildings	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odeon	O
merged	O
with	O
Cineplex	O
in	O
1984	O
to	O
form	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Odeon	I-Application
Corporation	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
acquired	O
by	O
Loews	O
Theatres	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
thereby	O
becoming	O
Loews	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxy	O
Entertainment	O
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
Ellis	O
Jacob	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Chief	O
Operating	O
Officer	O
of	O
Loews	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Stephen	O
Brown	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Cineplex	O
Chief	O
Financial	O
Officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
investments	O
from	O
Onex	O
Corporation	O
and	O
Famous	B-Application
Players	I-Application
,	O
the	O
new	O
company	O
focused	O
on	O
smaller	O
markets	O
that	O
were	O
usually	O
served	O
by	O
smaller	O
theatres	O
and	O
old	O
equipment	O
,	O
opening	O
large	O
,	O
major	O
chain-style	O
locations	O
under	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Cinemas	I-Application
banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Loews	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
(	O
a	O
1998	O
merger	O
of	O
Universal	O
Pictures	O
 '	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Odeon	I-Application
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
Loews	O
Theatres	O
)	O
underwent	O
bankruptcy	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
economic	O
recession	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2003	O
,	O
Loews	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
's	O
Canadian	O
operations	O
merged	O
with	O
Galaxy	O
Entertainment	O
as	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Income	I-Application
Fund	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Income	I-Application
Fund	I-Application
announced	O
its	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Famous	B-Application
Players	I-Application
from	O
Viacom	O
for	O
CA$500	O
million	O
(	O
about	O
US$397	O
million	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
satisfy	O
antitrust	O
concerns	O
,	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
announced	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
27	O
locations	O
in	O
Ontario	B-Architecture
and	O
western	O
Canada	O
to	O
Empire	O
Theatres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
AMC	O
Theatres	O
also	O
operated	O
in	O
Canada	O
and	O
was	O
ranked	O
third	O
behind	O
Cineplex	O
Galaxy	O
and	O
the	O
enlarged	O
Empire	O
Theatres	O
,	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Odeon	I-Application
and	O
AMC	O
Theatres	O
remained	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2005	O
,	O
Cineplex	O
Galaxy	O
changed	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
its	O
operating	O
subsidiary	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
LP	I-Application
to	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
LP	I-Application
,	O
to	O
reflect	O
their	O
expanded	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
announced	O
its	O
purchase	O
of	O
three	O
Cinema	O
City	O
theatres	O
in	O
western	O
Canada	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
two	O
theatres	O
in	O
Winnipeg	O
and	O
one	O
in	O
Edmonton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
bankruptcy	O
of	O
Fortune	O
Cinemas	O
,	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
acquired	O
(	O
or	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
re-acquired	O
)	O
some	O
of	O
Fortune	O
Cinemas	O
theatres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Starcité	O
Gatineau	O
(	O
Starcité	O
Hull	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Cavendish	O
theaters	O
were	O
reopened	O
as	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
theatres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cineplex	O
acquired	O
24	O
former	O
Empire	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
Atlantic	O
provinces	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
2	O
in	O
Ontario	B-Architecture
,	O
for	O
around	O
$200	O
million	O
(	O
Landmark	O
Cinemas	O
acquired	O
the	O
remainder	O
,	O
predominantly	O
in	O
Western	O
Canada	O
and	O
Ontario	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Ontario	B-Architecture
Superior	O
Court	O
of	O
Justice	O
ruled	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
Cineplex	O
,	O
and	O
ordered	O
Cineworld	O
to	O
pay	O
US$1	O
billion	O
in	O
damages	O
for	O
breach	O
of	O
contract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cineplex	O
's	O
flagship	O
banners	O
include	O
Cineplex	O
Cinemas	O
(	O
in	O
Quebec	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
older	O
locations	O
still	O
using	O
the	O
previous	O
"	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Odeon	I-Application
"	O
branding	O
,	O
and	O
Scotiabank	O
Theatre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selected	O
banners	O
originating	O
from	O
Famous	B-Application
Players	I-Application
are	O
still	O
used	O
by	O
some	O
locations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Famous	B-Application
Players	I-Application
and	O
SilverCity	O
(	O
in	O
Quebec	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
banners	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
others	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Coliseum	O
and	O
Colossus	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
largely	O
replaced	O
by	O
Cineplex	O
Cinemas	O
(	O
although	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Coliseum	O
and	O
Colossus	O
,	O
the	O
unique	O
architectural	O
features	O
of	O
these	O
theatres	O
have	O
been	O
preserved	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Scotiabank	O
Theatre	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Famous	B-Application
Players	I-Application
 '	O
Paramount	O
cinemas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Theatres	I-Application
brand	O
is	O
primarily	O
used	O
by	O
small	O
and	O
medium-market	O
locations	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
Cineplex	O
Cinemas	O
banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
first	O
piloted	O
in	O
Ontario	B-Architecture
in	O
2014	O
,	O
before	O
receiving	O
a	O
wider	O
roll-out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
five	O
Cineplex	O
locations	O
offer	O
IMAX	O
70	O
mm	O
film	O
playback	O
:	O
both	O
Scotiabank	O
Theatre	O
locations	O
in	O
Alberta	B-Protocol
,	O
plus	O
the	O
Langley	O
location	O
(	O
former	O
Colossus	O
)	O
in	O
Metro	O
Vancouver	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mississauga	O
and	O
Vaughan	O
locations	O
(	O
former	O
Coliseum	O
and	O
Colossus	O
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
Greater	O
Toronto	O
Area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UltraAVX	O
is	O
Cineplex	O
's	O
in-house	O
premium	O
large	O
format	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
auditoriums	O
with	O
larger	O
"	O
wall-to-wall	O
"	O
screens	O
and	O
4K	B-Architecture
projectors	O
,	O
Dolby	O
Atmos	O
surround	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
reserved	O
seating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
Cinescape	O
replaces	O
the	O
TechTown	O
and	O
Zero	O
Gravity	O
brands	O
deployed	O
by	O
Famous	B-Application
Players	I-Application
(	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Playdium	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Galaxy	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cineplex	O
CEO	O
Ellis	O
Jacob	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
chain	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
company	O
diversify	O
beyond	O
its	O
core	O
cinema	O
business	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
growing	O
streaming	O
industry	O
,	O
The	O
first	O
location	O
opened	O
in	O
Edmonton	O
,	O
Alberta	B-Protocol
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
at	O
the	O
South	O
Edmonton	O
Common	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
location	O
in	O
Toronto	O
,	O
Ontario	B-Architecture
at	O
the	O
Roundhouse	O
Park	O
opened	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
third	O
location	O
at	O
the	O
West	O
Edmonton	O
Mall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cineplex	O
owns	O
Playdium	B-Application
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
and	O
family	O
entertainment	O
centre	O
chain	O
focused	O
on	O
children	O
and	O
teens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chain	O
first	O
launched	O
in	O
1996	O
in	O
Mississauga	O
,	O
Ontario	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chain	O
was	O
relaunched	O
with	O
two	O
Ontario	B-Architecture
locations	O
in	O
2019	O
:	O
Brampton	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
retrofitting	O
the	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Odeon	I-Application
Orion	O
Gate	O
theatre	O
,	O
and	O
Whitby	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
Playdium	B-Application
location	O
opened	O
in	O
Dartmouth	O
,	O
Nova	O
Scotia	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cineplex	O
aims	O
to	O
have	O
10	O
to	O
15	O
Playdium	B-Application
locations	O
across	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
after	O
having	O
opened	O
such	O
an	O
attraction	O
at	O
The	O
Rec	O
Room	O
at	O
Roundhouse	O
Park	O
,	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
exclusive	O
Canadian	O
franchisee	O
of	O
The	B-General_Concept
Void	I-General_Concept
—	O
a	O
chain	O
of	O
mixed	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
entertainment	O
attractions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
Scene+	O
is	O
an	O
entertainment	O
rewards	O
program	O
jointly	O
owned	O
by	O
Scotiabank	O
and	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cold	O
beverages	O
include	O
the	O
Coca-Cola	O
lineup	O
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
Pepsi	O
lineup	O
used	O
at	O
locations	O
formerly	O
owned	O
by	O
Famous	B-Application
Players	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hot	O
beverages	O
include	O
Starbucks	B-Application
as	O
the	O
incumbent	O
provider	O
with	O
105	O
locations	O
,	O
all	O
which	O
offer	O
Pike	O
Place	O
Roast	O
coffee	O
(	O
regular	O
or	O
decaf	O
)	O
and	O
Tazo	O
tea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Hortons	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
full-service	O
restaurant	O
in	O
five	O
locations	O
,	O
with	O
Brossard	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
location	O
to	O
offer	O
both	O
Tim	O
Hortons	O
and	O
Starbucks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
theatres	O
,	O
Cineplex	O
offers	O
sale	O
of	O
alcohol	O
to	O
19+	O
guests	O
in	O
Ontario	B-Architecture
(	O
18+	O
in	O
Alberta	B-Protocol
)	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
VIP	O
theatres	O
albeit	O
from	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
beer	O
or	O
cider	O
beverages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
Chief	O
Executive	O
Officer	O
and	O
President	O
of	O
Cineplex	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
is	O
Ellis	O
Jacob	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
with	O
Jacob	O
are	O
Jordan	O
Banks	O
who	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
executive	O
,	O
Robert	O
Bruce	O
,	O
Joan	O
Dea	O
,	O
Ian	O
Greenberg	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
Astral	O
Media	O
,	O
Sarabjit	O
S	O
.	O
Marwah	O
,	O
Anthony	O
Munk	O
,	O
Edward	O
Sonshine	O
,	O
Christopher	O
Medlock	O
,	O
Robert	O
J	O
.	O
Steacy	O
and	O
Phyllis	O
Yaffe	O
,	O
who	O
serves	O
as	O
its	O
chair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motley	O
Fool	O
described	O
Cineplex	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
"	O
virtual	O
monopoly	B-Application
"	O
over	O
the	O
cinema	O
market	O
in	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
pro-life	O
supporters	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
lead	O
to	O
criticism	O
from	O
pro-choice	O
groups	O
due	O
to	O
disputes	O
over	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
content	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
Alberta	B-Protocol
Pro-Choice	O
Coalition	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
planned	O
to	O
hold	O
a	O
peaceful	O
protest	O
outside	O
Scotiabank	O
Theatre	O
Chinook	O
Centre	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2019	O
Toronto	O
International	O
Film	O
Festival	O
,	O
festival	O
organizers	O
stated	O
that	O
Cineplex	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
allow	O
films	O
distributed	O
by	O
an	O
online	O
video	O
service	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Amazon	B-Application
Video	I-Application
or	O
Netflix	O
)	O
to	O
be	O
screened	O
at	O
the	O
Scotiabank	O
Theatre	O
Toronto	O
(	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
considered	O
the	O
"	O
primary	O
"	O
venue	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
for	O
major	O
screenings	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
company	O
policy	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
services	O
do	O
not	O
adhere	O
to	O
industry-standard	O
theatrical	O
windows	O
.	O
</s>
