Theatres Open with Highly Anticipated Titles
including Black Widow, F9 The Fast Saga and Space Jam: A
New Legacy
It's Game On at Locations of The Rec Room and
Playdium Across the Province
TORONTO, July 9, 2021 /CNW/ - (TSX: CGX) – Cineplex,
Canada's leading entertainment and
media company, announced today that its theatres in Ontario will reopen on Friday, July 16, 2021, much to the delight of
movie-lovers across the province. Ontario theatres will open with enhanced
safety and cleaning measures and a 50% capacity to a maximum of
1,000 guests per building, in accordance with the details of Stage
3 of the Roadmap to Reopen Ontario as announced today by the
Province. Cineplex's entertainment venues – including its locations
of The Rec Room and Playdium – will also reopen with physical
distancing to a maximum of 1,000 guests per building indoors
and 75% outdoors on patios, while strictly adhering to local
guidelines as set by public health authorities.
"Our team has been waiting for this day and are thrilled that
next week we will finally be able to reopen our doors in
Ontario," said Ellis Jacob, President and CEO, Cineplex. "We
can now enjoy movies the way that they're meant to be seen, with
Cineplex providing the escape of the big screen and big sound that
we have all been missing for so long."
As part of the reopening, Cineplex will be showing highly
anticipated new releases including Black Widow, F9 The
Fast Saga, Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Conjuring:
The Devil Made Me Do It, A Quiet Place Part II,
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, The Forever
Purge and The Boss Baby: Family Business. More
information on showtimes and tickets will be available
Cineplex.com, the Cineplex app or your local theatre starting
Wednesday.
Guests visiting Cineplex's theatres and entertainment venues
will be able to focus on the magic of the big screen and have fun
on the games floor with VenueSafeTM, a set of protocols
and procedures that Cineplex follows each and every day to keep
employees and guests safe, in accordance with local provincial
guidelines. Committed to its guests' safe escape, these protocols
include, reduced capacity and enhanced cleaning, safety signage
throughout its facilities, reserved seating at theatres and a
games-floor configuration at its entertainment venues designed
specifically to ensure proper physical distancing between games.
Cineplex theatres have safely welcomed millions of guests over the
course of the pandemic and there have been zero resulting cases of
COVID-19 in Ontario, Canada, or
the world.
Cineplex operates a network of 161 theatres and 12 entertainment
venues across Canada, all of which
have reopened, with the exception of those in Manitoba. On Friday,
July 16, 2021, it will reopen as many of its 68 theatres and
five entertainment venues across Ontario as possible. The Company also looks
forward to the Grand Opening of The Rec Room at Park Place in
Barrie on July 26, 2021.
Additional Onsite Media Protocols
Reporters will be
permitted inside theatres during operating hours to capture footage
and interview local spokespeople (select markets), but for health
and safety reasons we ask that media kindly contact a member of the
Cineplex Communications team before arrival by emailing
PressRoom@Cineplex.com. In order to ensure physical distancing and
limit the number of news media in theatres, B-roll is available to
complement reporters' stories.
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