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Drama between Netflix and Cineplex continues to stream straight into TIFF
A general view of the Scotiabank Cineplex Movie Theatre in Toronto on Friday, July 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Chris Young
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Increase in recreation businesses at malls points to fast-evolving trend
Bramalea City Centre in Brampton, Ont., is a former retail big box was leased to recreation business Activate. The mall’s owner Morguard Investments Limited wants to see more recreation centres in its 17 Canadian malls. Photo courtesy of Morguard Morguard Investments Limited
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Hollywood strikes stretching beyond this year would be ‘problematic’, says Cineplex CEO
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Margot Robbie in a scene from "Barbie." Cineplex Inc. says it reaped the rewards of a strong slate of films at the box office last quarter, with smash hits Barbie and Oppenheimer leading the charge since. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Warner Bros. Pictures via AP, File
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Barbie, Oppenheimer deliver record month for Cineplex theatres
FILE PHOTO: A Cineplex movie theatre sign looms over Yonge street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Theatres cash in on Barbie and Oppenheimer demand with higher ticket prices at some screenings
FILE PHOTO: People attend a Cineplex movie cinema after indoor dining restaurants, gyms and cinemas re-open under Phase 3 rules from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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Tens of thousands of Canadian moviegoers are ready for the ‘Barbenheimer’ experience
This combination of images shows Margot Robbie in a scene from "Barbie," left, and Cillian Murphy in a scene from "Oppenheimer." (Warner Bros Pictures/Universal Pictures via AP)
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Canada’s competition commissioner doubles down on claims that Cineplex uses ‘deceptive’ marketing
FILE PHOTO: The Cineplex logo is seen outside a movie theatre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
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Cineplex box office revenues in June near pre-COVID levels ahead of Barbie, Oppenheimer releases
FILE PHOTO: The Cineplex logo is seen outside a movie theatre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
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Cineplex says Competition Bureau movie ticket price-dripping case should be dismissed
A Cineplex Odeon Theatre is shown in Toronto on December 16, 2019. Cineplex Inc. saw its first-quarter loss narrow compared with a year ago as its revenue increased nearly 50 per cent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
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Competition Bureau sues Cineplex over online booking fees
A Cineplex Odeon Theatre is shown in Toronto on December 16, 2019. Cineplex Inc. saw its first-quarter loss narrow compared with a year ago as its revenue increased nearly 50 per cent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
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Busy film slate has Cineplex CEO confident about future as first-quarter loss narrows
FILE PHOTO: A Cineplex movie theatre sign looms over Yonge street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Cineplex CEO says he’s open to more ticket price experiments after charging less to see 80 For Brady
Cineplex Odeon Theater at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto on Monday December 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
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Cineplex’s distribution deal with Lionsgate sends ripples through Canadian film industry
FILE PHOTO: A Cineplex movie theatre sign looms over Yonge street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Cineplex opens first Junxion entertainment, gaming and dining complex in Winnipeg
FILE PHOTO: A Cineplex movie theatre sign looms over Yonge street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Cineplex reports $30.9-million third-quarter profit as theatre attendance, revenue both rise
FILE PHOTO: A Cineplex movie theatre sign looms over Yonge street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Major cinemas back away from screening South Indian films after vandalism triggers talk of turf war
"Do you recognize these two people? This happened today from 5:38-5:42 p.m. and we are devastated," Film.ca Cinemas tweeted out Wednesday Feb 23, 2022 night along with security footage that shows the individuals approaching the building and committing the act. In the two-minute-long video, the notably young-looking duo can be seen walking up to the local theatre at Spears Rd. and Kerr St. with hoods pulled up, masks on and hands in their pockets before they enter without paying, walk into a theatre that had viewers inside watching a film, and slash across more than half of the screen with a knife.
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Cineplex posts box office revenue of $23-million in September amid limited Hollywood content
FILE PHOTO: A Cineplex movie theatre sign looms over Yonge street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Thursday’s small-cap stocks to watch: Cineplex falls following U.S. court ruling
People attend a Cineplex movie cinema in Toronto on July 31, 2020.
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U.S. court ruling in Cineworld bankruptcy proceedings halts Cineplex case in Ontario
FILE PHOTO: A Cineplex movie theatre sign looms over Yonge street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Canada’s Cineplex reportedly makes approach for Cineworld’s U.S. franchise
FILE PHOTO: A Cineworld cinema near Manchester, Britain, October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble
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Cineplex reports August box office revenue of $36-million after strong July
Cineplex Odeon in South Edmonton Common, Friday, May 20, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)
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Thursday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Air Transat aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, on April 8, 2020.
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Evening Update: Manhunt continues for mass stabbing suspect after RCMP say he’s not in the James Smith Cree Nation community
In this image taken from video, Canadian law enforcement personnel surrounded a residence on the James Smith Cree First Nation reservation in Saskatchewan, Sept. 6, 2022.
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Tensions between Cineplex and streamers like Netflix spill into TIFF’s comeback year
TORONTO, ONTARIO - DECEMBER 16: "The Matrix Resurrections" Canadian premiere dominates Cineplex's Scotiabank Theatre on December 16, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Ernesto Distefano/Getty Images)
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Did Tom Cruise save every theatre chain except Cineworld?
Andrew Willis
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Monday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Cineplex Inc. says it generated positive net income for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Cineplex employees serve customers popcorn and other snacks at a Cineplex theatre in downtown Toronto on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Cineplex posts first quarterly profit since pandemic as Top Gun fuels box office boom
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Tom Cruise portraying Capt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in a scene from "Top Gun: Maverick." The widow and son of the man who wrote the 1983 article that inspired the original “Top Gun” are suing Paramount Pictures over its sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick.” (Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures via AP)
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Did the consumer backlash against inflation start this week?
Rob Carrick
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Cineplex adds $1.50 booking fee for online ticket purchases to ‘further invest’ in digital infrastructure
Cineplex Odeon Theater at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto on Monday December 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
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Saving the summer movie season with Cineplex’s Ellis Jacob, king of Canada’s film industry
CEO of Cineplex, Ellis Jacob poses for a photograph on Thursday, Feb., 11, 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Sobeys partners with Scotiabank and Cineplex on Scene+ loyalty program, drops Air Miles
A Sobeys grocery store is seen in Halifax on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Cineplex ‘not rushing’ to increase price of movie tickets despite first-quarter losses, CEO says
FILE PHOTO: A Cineplex movie theatre sign looms over Yonge street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Cineplex cuts quarterly loss as new movie viewing habits gain traction
A Cineplex Odeon Cinemas is shown in Oshawa on Friday Jan. 21.
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Cineplex up the ante as its legal battle with Cineworld moves to Ontario Court of Appeal
FILE PHOTO: A Cineworld in Leicester Square, London, Britain, October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
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Cineworld argues judge ‘erred’ in decision to award damages to Cineplex
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Cineworld in Leicester's Square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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Cineplex temporarily lays off 6,000 part-time workers due to COVID-related theatre closures
A Cineplex Theatre at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto on Monday December 16, 2019. Cineplex Inc. says the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled in its favour in a breach of contract lawsuit against its former suitor and U.K. theatre operator Cineworld Group PLC. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim