an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message movietowne industry film exhibitor arts entertainment and recreation retailing food and beverage founded 2002 headquarters lot d movietowne boulevard audrey jeffers highway port of spain trinidad republic of trinidad and tobago key people derek chin chief executive products tickets popcorn drinks & confectionery number of employees 300 website movietowne movietowne is a privately owned cineplex chain in trinidad and tobago headquartered in the city of port of spain . it is the nation s largest cinema chain with four locations throughout the country ; port of spain chaguanas san fernando and lowlands tobago . a new development is currently being worked on and is scheduled to open in guyana in 2017 the first location outside of trinidad and tobago . movietowne was founded in november 2002 by local entrepreneur derek chin with support from three other businessmen ; ernesto abraham pierpont scott and winfield scott who all sit on the company s board . movietowne is more than just movies it has become a popular hot spot for dining shopping and live entertainment for local regional and international visitors . movietowne s flagship location currently has over 10 cinema screens 2 vip platinum cinema and lounge a shopping complex and world famous restaurants ; ruby tuesdays texas de brazil video arcades a banquet and conference centre an outdoor dining and entertainment area known as fiesta plaza and a recreational park with several rides and attractions known as carousel park . the complex is open 7 days a week and is open 363 days a year . expansion edit in 2013 work began in one of guyana s fastest growing urban areas known as turkeyen with movietowne being scheduled to open in 2017 . the project is estimated to cost 30 million us and is expected to create between 500 800 new job opportunities . movietowne guyana will accommodate 175 000 sq. ft. of retail dining and entertainment space with 1800 cinema seats in eight screens . massy stores trinidad s leading supermarket chain will be one of the retail shops in movietowne guyana . 1 movietowne is also expanding to san fernando with an estimated project cost of 15 million us . where it will accommodate retail and entertainment space with eight screens a vip platinum cinema and lounge restaurants video arcades and a live entertainment arena . movietowne san fernando will be the first establishment of this brand in the southern part of trinidad and also the fourth location in the republic of trinidad and tobago . 2 references edit kaieteur news online movie towne officially launched in guyana owners mum on land acquisition cost . retrieved 2011 11 09 . movietowne planning 300m complex in sando . retrieved 2012 03 10 . external links edit movietowne official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title movietowne & oldid 741950632 categories cinema chains in trinidad and tobagohidden categories articles with a promotional tone from september 2016all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing additional references from september 2016all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 30 september 2016 at 18 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view