theatres predecessors empire theatres founded 1965 1 headquarters calgary alberta 1 number of locations 45 1 area served western canada and ontario key people neil campbell coo number of employees approx . 1600 website landmark cinemas landmark cinemas inc. is a movie theatre chain that operates 45 theatres across the four western provinces of canada and in ontario . the chain was founded in 1965 . the company s corporate office is located in calgary alberta . contents 1 acquisitions 2 operations 2.1 theatres 2.1.1 british columbia 2.1.2 saskatchewan 2.1.3 manitoba 2.1.4 yukon 2.1.5 alberta 2.1.6 ontario 2.1.7 former theatres 2.2 premium screens 3 references 4 external links acquisitions edit landmark cinemas first major expansion took place in 1984 when it purchased most of the alberta and british columbia assets of canadian odeon theaters as part of that chain s merger into cineplex odeon corporation now cineplex entertainment . on june 27 2013 landmark cinemas announced the purchase of 23 theatres in ontario and western canada from empire theatres . it later added the kanata and whitby locations that were to be sold to cineplex entertainment plus ottawa s world exchange plaza . 2 this transaction made landmark the second largest cinema chain in canada with 54 locations and 359 screens . the sale also included five imax screens in calgary kitchener whitby kingston and ottawa s kanata location 3 and three empire extra screens in calgary waterloo and ottawa s orleans location . 4 5 empire promotional offers such as reel deal tuesdays and university college student combo were carried over by landmark but only some locations offer these discounts . empire theatres in ontario and western canada closed on october 29 2013 after the evening shows which also closed empire theatres permanently . on october 31 2013 the theatres reopened as landmark cinemas . the sale closed on october 31 2013 . 6 branding name changes occurred in 2014 at the former empire theatres locations . landmark cinemas only operated the world exchange plaza theatre on a management contract for two months in 2013 from october 25 to december 29 when its lease expired . 7 8 operations edit theatres edit theatre name city format former owner premium large format british columbia edit showcase 5 campbell river traditional caprice showcase theatres n a rialto courtenay traditional n a columbia cranbrook traditional n a centre cinema dawson creek traditional n a aurora cinema centre fort st. john traditional n a paramount kamloops traditional famous players n a grand 10 kelowna stadium caprice showcase theatres n a avalon cinema centre nanaimo stadium n a landmark 10 new westminster stadium n a landmark 7 penticton stadium n a paramount port alberni traditional famous players n a guildford surrey silvercity national general cinemas famous players empire theatres n a university 4 victoria traditional famous players empire theatres n a capitol encore west kelowna traditional caprice showcase theatres n a landmark 8 & xtreme west kelowna stadium landmark xtreme saskatchewan edit soo weyburn traditional n a tower yorkton traditional n a manitoba edit capitol 9 brandon stadium empire theatres n a garry selkirk traditional n a southland 5 winkler traditional empire theatres n a towne 8 winnipeg traditional cineplex odeon n a grant park 8 winnipeg stadium national general cinemas cineplex odeon empire theatres n a yukon edit qwanlin mall whitehorse traditional n a yukon cinema centre whitehorse traditional n a alberta edit roxy airdrie traditional n a oasis brooks traditional n a country hills calgary silvercity famous players empire theatres digital imax shawnessy calgary coliseum famous players empire theatres extra experience cardium drayton valley traditional n a city centre edmonton traditional cineplex odeon empire theatres n a nova edson traditional n a landmark six fort mcmurray traditional may theatres n a spruce grove spruce grove traditional magic lantern theatres empire theatres n a sylvan lake sylvan lake traditional n a ontario edit bolton bolton contemporary empire theatres n a jackson square hamilton contemporary famous players empire theatres n a kingston kingston contemporary empire theatres digital imax kitchener kitchener silvercity famous players empire theatres digital imax kanata ottawa amc theatres amc theatres empire theatres digital imax london london traditional famous players empire theatres n a orleans ottawa contemporary empire theatres extra experience pen centre st. catharines silvercity famous players empire theatres n a waterloo waterloo contemporary empire theatres extra experience whitby whitby amc theatres amc theatres empire theatres digital imax former theatres edit theatre name city format former owner alberta gaiety theatre grande prairie traditional globe theatre calgary traditional cineplex odeon jan cinema grande prairie traditional jasper cinema centre edmonton traditional cineplex odeon landmark 10 clareview edmonton traditional cineplex odeon empire theatres lyric theatre grande prairie traditional prairie cinema centre grande prairie traditional towne cinema centre edmonton traditional may theatres wapiti drive in grande prairie drive in british columbia armond theatre cranbrook traditional famous players bay theatre nanaimo traditional famous players coronet theatre prince george traditional famous players crest theatre dawson creek traditional esplanade north vancouver traditional famous players empire theatres galaxy theatre campbell river traditional grand 6 cinemas abbotsford traditional cineplex odeon lido theatre fort st. john traditional mission theatre mission traditional paramount theatre chilliwack traditional famous players paramount theatre kelowna traditional famous players penmar cinema centre penticton traditional royal theatre trail traditional towne cinema vernon traditional famous players towne cinema centre abbotsford traditional vic theatre victoria traditional cineplex odeon westbank drive in west kelowna drive in manitoba globe theatre winnipeg traditional famous players ontario landmark cinemas square one mississauga traditional cineplex odeon empire theatres world exchange plaza ottawa traditional cineplex odeon empire theatres saskatchewan c & h drive in lloydminster drive in cinema 6 drive in regina drive in cineplex odeon roxy theatre saskatoon traditional cineplex odeon premium screens edit landmark cinemas features ten premium large format screens . these require an additional cost compared to a regular admission and offer reserved seating . the company currently operates five digital imax screens . one is in calgary alberta country hills and four are in ontario at the kingston kitchener kanata and whitby locations . all of these were previously owned by empire theatres and with the exception of kingston were in turn previously owned by amc theatres kanata and whitby or famous players silvercity in calgary and kitchener . extra experience formerly known as empire extra is a large screen theatre concept debuted by empire theatres and acquired by landmark . this technology is available at four locations calgary shawnessy orleans waterloo and winnipeg grant park 8 . the technology was installed by empire with the exception of the winnipeg location where landmark installed the technology in may 2015 and premiered pitch perfect 2 on extra . 9 these theatres use a barco 2k projector a custom designed 7.1 surround sound system and faux leather seats . 10 xtreme is available exclusively at the west kelowna bc location . it is a landmark cinemas brand similar to the extra experience but in lieu of extra s 7.1 surround sound xtreme uses barco auro 11.1 surround sound . references edit a b c about us . landmarkcinemas.com . retrieved 2013 06 28 . http www.competitionbureau.gc.ca eic site cb bc.nsf eng 03617.html imax movies combo . landmark cinemas . retrieved 2016 06 16 . empire company announces sale of empire theatres . canada newswire . cnw group . june 27 2013 . retrieved july 13 2013 . landmark cinemas of canada announces acquisition of twenty empire theatres . mmd newswire . mass media distribution . june 27 2013 . retrieved july 13 2013 . http www.mmdnewswire.com landmark cinemas canada 130252.html http www.ottawacitizen.com cinema chain taking over world exchange theatre hopes keep open 9084663 story.html http www.ottawacitizen.com last movie shown landmark world exchange 9312756 story.html pitch please win passes to pitch perfect 2 . 103.1 virgin radio winnipeg . retrieved march 5 2016 . charlebois brieanna . tell us about us comment . access date requires url help external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title landmark cinemas & oldid 742363036 categories movie theatre chains in canadacompanies based in calgaryentertainment companies established in 19651965 establishments in albertahidden categories pages using citations with accessdate 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