TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 7, 2012) - Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX), via our Front Row Centre Events, is pleased to announce a new program focused on families - Family Favourites. Each week beginning February 18, 2012, a different family movie will be offered exclusively at participating Cineplex theatres on Saturday mornings at 11 a.m. (local time) at a discounted admission price of $2.50 for all ages. A portion of all ticket sales will be donated to the Starlight Children's Foundation.
"We wanted to create a regularly scheduled program that mom, dad and even the grandparents can enjoy with the kids," said Pat Marshall, Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, Cineplex Entertainment. "Families can share and celebrate the experience of taking a child to their first movie in a theatre or the return of a beloved movie back on the big screen with the selections that will be a part of our Family Favourites program."
Tickets are only $2.50 and can be purchased at participating theatre box offices, online at www.cineplex.com/family or our mobile site m.cineplex.com. Family Favourites will be presented year-round. The 2012 schedule includes:
| February 18, 2012 | February 25, 2012 | March 3, 2012 | ||
| The Muppet Movie (1979) | The Land Before Time (1988) | Jumanji (1995) | ||
| March 10, 2012 | March 17, 2012 | March 24, 2012 | ||
| Shrek (2001) | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) | Stuart Little (1999) | ||
| March 31, 2012 | April 7, 2012 | April 14, 2012 | ||
| The NeverEnding Story (1984) | An American Tail (1986) | The Great Muppet Caper (1981) | ||
| April 21, 2012 | April 28, 2012 | |||
| Babe (1995) | Madagascar (2005) | |||
Family Favourites will play at the following theatres:
| BRITISH COLUMBIA |
| Burnaby |
| SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas, 4700 Kingsway Avenue |
| Coquitlam |
| SilverCity Coquitlam and VIP Cinemas, 170 Schoolhouse Street |
| Kamloops |
| Cineplex Odeon Aberdeen Mall Cinemas, 700-1320 Trans Canada Highway |
| Kelowna |
| Famous Players Orchard Plaza 5 Cinemas, 160-1876 Cooper Road |
| Langford |
| Cineplex Odeon Westshore Cinemas, 2945 Jacklin Road |
| Langley |
| Colossus Langley Cinemas, 20090 91A Avenue |
| Mission |
| SilverCity Mission Cinemas, 32555 London Avenue |
| Nanaimo |
| Galaxy Cinemas Nanaimo, 213-4750 Rutherford Road |
| Pitt Meadows |
| Cineplex Odeon Meadowtown Cinemas, 19800 Lougheed Highway |
| Richmond |
| SilverCity Riverport Cinemas, 14211 Entertainment Way |
| Surrey |
| Cineplex Odeon Strawberry Hill Cinemas, 12161 72nd Avenue |
| ALBERTA |
| Calgary |
| Cineplex Odeon Sunridge Spectrum Cinemas, 400-2555 32nd Avenue |
| Scotiabank Theatre Chinook, 6455 Macleod Trail SW |
| Edmonton |
| Cineplex Odeon North Edmonton Cinemas, 14231-137th Avenue NW |
| Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas, 1525-99th Street NW |
| Red Deer |
| Galaxy Cinemas Red Deer, 357-37400 Highway #2 |
| MANITOBA |
| Winnipeg |
| SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas, 817 St. James Street |
| SASKATCHEWAN |
| Regina |
| Galaxy Cinemas Regina, 420 McCarthy Boulevard N |
| Saskatoon |
| Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon, 347 2nd Avenue |
| ONTARIO |
| Barrie |
| Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Drive |
| Belleville |
| Galaxy Cinemas Belleville, 160 Bell Boulevard |
| Brampton |
| SilverCity Brampton Cinemas, 50 Great Lakes Drive |
| Brantford |
| Galaxy Cinemas Brantford, 300 King George Road |
| Burlington |
| SilverCity Burlington Cinemas, 1250 Brant Street |
| Guelph |
| Galaxy Cinemas Guelph, 485 Woodlawn Road W |
| Hamilton |
| SilverCity Hamilton Mountain Cinemas, 795 Paramount Drive |
| Kingston |
| Cineplex Odeon Gardiners Road Cinemas, 626 Gardiners Road |
| London |
| SilverCity London Cinemas, 1680 Richmond Street |
| Milton |
| Galaxy Cinemas Milton, 1175 Maple Avenue |
| Mississauga |
| Coliseum Mississauga Cinemas, 309 Rathburn Road W |
| Newmarket |
| SilverCity Newmarket Cinemas and XSCAPE Entertainment Centre, 18151 Yonge Street |
| Niagara Falls |
| Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas, 7555 Montrose Road |
| Oshawa |
| Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas, 1351 Grandview Street N |
| Ottawa |
| Cineplex Odeon South Keys Cinemas, 2214 Bank Street |
| SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas, 2385 City Park Drive |
| Peterborough |
| Galaxy Cinemas Peterborough, 320 Water Street |
| Richmond Hill |
| SilverCity Richmond Hill Cinemas, 8725 Yonge Street |
| Toronto |
| Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre Cinemas, 22 Lebovic Avenue |
| Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas, 1025 The Queensway |
| Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas, 300 Borough Drive |
| SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas, 1800 Sheppard Avenue E |
| Vaughan |
| Colossus Vaughan Cinemas, 3555 Highway 7 W |
| Waterloo |
| Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo, 550 King Street N |
| Windsor |
| Cineplex Odeon Devonshire Mall Cinemas, 3100 Howard Avenue |
| QUEBEC |
| Brossard |
| Cineplex Odeon Brossard Cinemas, 9350 boul. Leduc |
| Gatineau |
| Starcité Gatineau Cinemas, 115 boul. Du Plateau |
| Kirkland |
| Coliseum Kirkland Cinemas, 3200 rue Jean Yves |
| Laval |
| Colossus Laval Cinemas, 2800 rue Cosmodôme |
| Montreal |
| Starcité Montreal Cinemas, 4825 ave. Pierre de Coubertin |
| Ste. Foy |
| Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy Cinemas, 1200 boul. Duplessis |
About Cineplex Entertainment
Cineplex Inc. ("Cineplex") is the largest motion picture exhibitor in Canada and owns, leases or has a joint-venture interest in 130 theatres with 1,352 screens serving approximately 70 million guests annually. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Cineplex operates theatres from British Columbia to Quebec and is the exclusive provider of UltraAVX™ and the largest exhibitor of digital 3D and IMAX projection technologies in the country. Proudly Canadian and with a workforce of approximately 10,000 employees, the company operates the following top tier brands: Cineplex Odeon, Galaxy, Famous Players, Colossus, Coliseum, SilverCity, Cinema City and Scotiabank Theatres. Cineplex shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "CGX". For more information, visit www.cineplex.com.
About Front Row Centre Events (FRC)
Brought to you by Cineplex Entertainment, Front Row Centre Events bring world class entertainment to your local Cineplex Entertainment theatre and other participating locations! Presented in high-definition with digital surround sound, guests can experience the best in original one-night only and series-based programming. With the Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD series, Broadway productions, live broadcasts direct from the stage of London's National Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet performances, classic films, concerts, live sporting events and documentaries, Front Row Centre Events put you in the centre of the action on the big screen!
Contact Information:
Cineplex Entertainment
Pat Marshall
Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations
416-323-6648
pat.marshall@cineplex.com
Cineplex Entertainment
Kyle Moffatt
Director, Communications and Investor Relations
416-323-6728
kyle.moffatt@cineplex.com
www.cineplex.com