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Landmark Cinemas has just announced a brand-new premium theatre coming to Grove on 17 in Edmonton’s Tamarack neighbourhood.

Construction is scheduled to begin in August 2019 with completion expected for early Summer 2020, according to a release from Landmark.

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Picture this: It’s just you, a big bucket of popcorn, a bag of your favourite candy, and the COMFIEST reclining chair. You’ll feel like you’re at a Lazy-Boy showroom.

The theatre will include luxury leather seats that feature full motorized reclining to increase personal space and comfort.

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Bill Walker, Chief Executive Officer of Landmark Cinemas, stated in the release that experiencing a movie on the big screen in the comfort of a powered recliner seat is simply an incredible entertainment experience.

“We are thrilled to bring our luxury recliner movie-going experience to Grove On 17 and are confident that movie lovers in Tamarack, and the surrounding areas, will make this their movie-going destination,” he said.

According to the release, the stadium-style seating will offer complimentary reserved seating and will also feature a state-of-the-art Barco laser projector, providing a dynamic range of colours and sharp images that are described as “an unsurpassed presentation experience.”

The eight-screen theatre will be located at Grove on 17 and, in conjunction with the retail space in the surrounding areas, the combined space will bring the area to a total of one million square feet of mixed-use development space.

The theatre is slated to open in early Summer 2020, just in time for the new the Fast and the Furious movie or the new Scooby-Doo instalment. Whatever floats your boat reclines your seat!

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Landmark Cinema of Canada Inc. is a Canadian cinema chain. Based in Calgary and The chain was founded on May 7, 1965,^{[citation needed]} it operates 45 theatres with 317 screens,^[2] primarily in Ontario, Central, and Western Canada; its holdings include much of the former Empire Theatres chain, which it acquired in late 2013, and selected Famous Players locations divested in its purchase by Cineplex Entertainment. Endless space 2 trainer. Behind Cineplex, it is the second-largest cinema chain in Canada. It was acquired by Belgian company Kinepolis in 2017 for $123 million.

History[edit]

Landmark Cinemas' first major expansion took place in 1984, when it purchased most of the Alberta and British Columbia assets of Canadian Odeon Theatres as part of that chain's merger into Cineplex Odeon Corporation, now Cineplex Entertainment.

In late 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.^[3] 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,^[4] and three Empire Extra screens in Calgary, Waterloo, and Ottawa's Orleans location.^[5][6] 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 31, 2013 after the evening shows which also closed Empire Theatres permanently. The sale closed on October 31, 2013 and on November 1, 2013, the theatres reopened as Landmark Cinemas.^[7] Branding name changes occurred in late 2013 at the former Empire Theatres locations. Landmark Cinemas only operated the World Exchange Plaza theatre on a management contract for only two months in late 2013, from November 1 to December 31 when its lease expired.^[8][9]

In September 2017, Landmark announced its sale to the Belgian exhibitor Kinepolis for $123 million, pending regulatory approval.^[10][11] On December 8, 2017 Landmark announced the completion of the sale to Kinepolis Group.^[12]

Operations[edit]

Premium seating[edit]

Reserve Recline Relax is a premium theatre offering available at no additional charge at 19 Landmark Cinemas locations, plus one Edmonton location coming soon. Seats are reserved in advance and consist of larger, sofa-like chairs comparable to Cineplex VIP Cinemas, though without the legal drinking age requirement or alcohol service. To make room for these seats, theatres now have 60% fewer seats.^[13]

Premiere Seats are smaller than Reserve Recline Relax seats, and only replace one or two rows of traditional seats per auditorium. These seats are exclusive to the Cranbrook, BC location.

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 three locations: 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.^[14] These theatres use a Barco 2K projector, a custom-designed 7.1 surround sound system and faux leather seats.^[15]
• 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 Dolby Atmos (formerly Barco Auro 11.1) surround sound, and recliner seating.
• Laser Ultra is available at three locations: two in Calgary, AB, and one in Regina, SK. These premium screens 4K laser projectors, Dolby Atmos surround sound, and recliner seating.

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Former theatres[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'About Us'. Landmarkcinemas.com. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
2. ^ ^abhttps://www.landmarkcinemas.com/about/
3. ^http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/03617.html
4. ^'IMAX Movies Combo'. Landmark Cinemas. Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
5. ^'Empire Company Announces Sale of Empire Theatres'. Canada Newswire. CNW Group. June 27, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
6. ^'Landmark Cinemas of Canada Announces Acquisition of Twenty Empire Theatres'. MMD Newswire. Mass Media Distribution. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
7. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-10-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. ^https://ottawacitizen.com/Cinema+chain+taking+over+World+Exchange+theatre+hopes+keep+open/9084663/story.html
9. ^https://ottawacitizen.com/Last+movie+shown+Landmark+World+Exchange/9312756/story.html
10. ^https://triwest.ca/kinepolis-group-nv-reaches-agreement-to-purchase-landmark-cinemas-canada-lp/
11. ^'Landmark Cinemas chain sold to Belgian firm for $123M'. Canadian Press. 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
12. ^https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/kinepolis-group-nv-completes-acquisition-of-landmark-cinemas-canada-lp-662850303.html
13. ^'Recliner Seats'. Landmark Cinemas. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
14. ^'Pitch, Please - Win Passes to Pitch Perfect 2'. 103.1 Virgin Radio Winnipeg. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
15. ^Charlebois, Brieanna. 'Tell Us About Us Comment'.

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