Landmark Grant Park
1120 Grant Avenue,
Winnipeg,
MB
R3M 2A6
1120 Grant Avenue,
Winnipeg,
MB
R3M 2A6
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Additional Info
Operated by: Landmark Cinemas of Canada
Previously operated by: Cineplex Odeon, National General Theatres, Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd.
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Grant Park Cinerama Theatre, Grant Park Cinemas, Empire Grant Park 8 Cinemas
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
204.453.4084
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The Grant Park Cinerama Theatre opened on August 13, 1969 with one giant Cinerama screen which showed the film "Krakatoa: East Of Java" starring Maximilian Schell. Built by National General Theatres, it was sold to Odeon Theatres (Canada) in the 1970’s, and later, to Cineplex Odeon.
The Grant Park was split into four screens on December 22, 1989 and four more stadium seating cinemas were added on December 22, 1998. The Grant Park Cinemas now has 2,200 seats. The theatre was sold to the Empire Theatres chain by Cineplex Entertainment in September 2005. On October 31, 2013 it was taken over by Landmark Cinemas.
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Chad Irish
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This theatre was sold by Cineplex Galaxy LP (now Cineplex Entertainment) to Empire Theatres effective September 30, 2005.
After National General, the Canadian Theatres circuit ran the Grant Park from 1975 to 1978, then Odeon took over in 1978 and ran it until it went to Cineplex Odeon in 1984.
Landmark Cinemas took over the Grant Park 8 in 2013 following the split of Empire Theatres' assets, so this would now be the Landmark Grant Park.
Opened on August 13th, 1969, four screens on December 22nd, 1989 8 screens on December 22nd, 1989. Grand opening ads posted.
In the bird’s-eye view I posted, it appears theatres 2 and 3 occupy the original single screen auditorium.
Theatres 1 and 4 added in 1989. Theatres 5 through 8 added 1998.
This is a really great theatre.
Both Canadian Odeon and Cineplex merged in July 1984, and the Cineplex Odeon identity was introduced the following year in 1985.
To clarify, National General Cinemas opened the theatre with one screen on August 13, 1969, with its opening film being “Krakatoa, East of Jawa” in Cinerama. Canadian Theatres took over in 1975. It later merged with Odeon Theatres of Canada in 1978, forming Canadian Odeon Theatres. In 1984, Canadian Odeon and Cineplex merged, forming Cineplex Odeon. This cinema expanded to four screens on December 22, 1989, reopening with “She-Devil,” “The War of the Roses,” “The Wizard,” and “Always.” The original screen was split to become screens 2 and 3, while the two additional screens were 1 and 4. On August 28, 1998, four more screens were added, now totalling eight. It reopened with “There’s Something About Mary,” “Small Soldiers” (matinees), “Why Do Fools Fall in Love,” “Madeline” (one early matinee), “The Mask of Zorro” (afternoon and evening), “Ever After,” “54,” “Blade” (evening), “Saving Private Ryan,” and “Dance with Me.” On September 30, 2005, it was sold to Empire Theatres. On October 31, 2013, it was sold to Landmark Cinemas.