All 164 Theatres and 10 Entertainment Venues
Across Canada Open as of This Friday
Welcoming Guests Back to the Big Screen with
Exciting New Releases like Tenet and The Spongebob Movie:
Sponge on the Run
TORONTO, Aug. 20, 2020 /CNW/ - (TSX: CGX) – Cineplex, one
of Canada's leading entertainment
and media companies, will be the first of the major film exhibitors
in the world to reopen its entire circuit of theatres when its
remaining theatres open this Friday. From coast-to-coast, all 164
Cineplex theatres and 1,687 screens across Canada will be open as of tomorrow, including
the Company's 22 VIP Cinemas locations.
To welcome movie-lovers back to the big screen, theatres will be
showing exciting North American firsts, including the highly
anticipated Christopher Nolan film
Tenet in Cineplex theatres August
27, with special advance screenings the night before. Plus,
new releases The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run and
Unhinged are in theatres now. Advance tickets for
Tenet, as well as tickets for other new films, are available
at Cineplex.com or on the Cineplex app.
"As Canada's only national film
exhibitor, we are proud to safely welcome movie-lovers back for
some much-deserved fun and escape. For over 100 years we've
entertained our guests and we are so excited to get back to what we
do best," said Ellis Jacob,
President and CEO, Cineplex. "I want to assure our guests and
employees that alongside this great milestone, we have implemented
industry-leading health and safety protocols and will continue
updating and evolving our practices as necessary to keep everyone
healthy and safe. Thank you, Canada, for your kindness and your trust in
us."
Cineplex's top priority continues to be the health and safety of
its employees and guests and creating a safe, comfortable and
welcoming environment. All theatres are open with enhanced safety
and cleaning measures as well as procedures to allow for physical
distancing both inside and outside auditoriums.
Across all its businesses Cineplex has implemented best
practices and learnings from global counterparts and worked in
partnership with leading public health and infectious disease
experts to maximize safety precautions for all team members and
guests. Some of these new measures include:
- Offering reserved seating in all auditoriums; seating options
are automatically blocked off to ensure proper distance in every
direction between guests
- Reducing capacity in all auditoriums to allow for physical
distancing
- Enhancing cleaning practices throughout its facilities, with
particular focus on high-contact surfaces, restrooms and seats
- Encouraging debit and credit payments
- Ensuring employees and guests have the personal protective
equipment they need and respecting all locally and municipally
mandated guidelines
- Making hand sanitizer readily available for guests and
employees throughout its buildings.
For more information, visit your local theatre page on the
Cineplex site and Cineplex's new landing page that outlines
the Company's safe reopening.
The company began its safe reopening in Alberta on June
26. Since then, Cineplex has taken a phased approach to
reopening its circuit of theatres and entertainment venues across
the country. The Rec Room and Playdium locations are also now open
with enhanced safety and cleaning measures. For more information,
visit The Rec Room's new health and safety landing page and
Playdium's new health and safety landing page.
About Cineplex
Cineplex (TSX: CGX) is a top-tier
Canadian brand that operates in the film entertainment and content,
amusement and leisure, and media sectors. As a leading
entertainment and media company, Cineplex welcomes millions of
guests annually through its circuit of theatres and location-based
entertainment ("LBE") venues across the country. In addition to
being Canada's largest and most
innovative film exhibitor, Cineplex also operates successful
businesses in digital commerce (CineplexStore.com), food service,
alternative programming (Cineplex Events), cinema media (Cineplex
Media), digital place-based media (Cineplex Digital Media "CDM")
and amusement solutions (Player One Amusement Group "P1AG").
Additionally, Cineplex operates an LBE business through
Canada's newest destinations for
'Eats & Entertainment' (The Rec Room), and entertainment
complexes specifically designed for teens and families (Playdium).
Cineplex is a joint venture partner in SCENE, Canada's largest entertainment loyalty
program.
Proudly recognized as having one of the country's Most Admired
Corporate Cultures, Cineplex employs approximately 13,000 people in
its offices across Canada and
the United States. To learn more
visit Cineplex.com or download the Cineplex App.
SOURCE Cineplex