Empire Theatres Rideau Centre
50 Rideau Street,
Ottawa,
ON
K1N 9J7
50 Rideau Street,
Ottawa,
ON
K1N 9J7
1 person
favorited this theater
Additional Info
Previously operated by: Cineplex Odeon, Famous Players
Previous Names: Cineplex Odeon Rideau Centre Cinemas, Empire Rideau Centre Cinemas
Nearby Theaters
Located on the third level of the the Rideau Centre in Ottawa. The 3-screen Cineplex-Odeon opened the Rideau Centre Cinemas on March 18, 1983.
It was closed on March 21, 2013.
Contributed by
Harry Hopkinson
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 12 comments)
Famous Players did indeed originally run the Rideau Centre Cinemas, not Cineplex (at least not until Cineplex briefly took it over after acquiring FP until it turned the theatre over to Empire).
Empire Rideau Centre Cinemas will be closed as of March 22, 2013 according to the Empire Theatres website.
That’s when they close the Empress Walk in Toronto. I wonder if there are others?
2003 photo and grand opening ad uploaded.
Famous Players Canadian Corporation did build and operate this very plain triple theatre for a few years. Empire Theatres took this over when Cineplex bought Famous Players and had to divest of a few situations. Now that Cineplex has bought Empire Theatres, this will now be a Cineplex theatre. I don’t believe Cinelex will operate this theatre too long, because it is not modern enough for today’s ompetitive theatres. When Empire operated this they sold the tickets at the candy bar which is very low class.
David this closed in March.
It was originally a Famous Players theatre upon opening. Like David said, Empire took it over after Cineplex bought FP and had to divest certain theatres. What I’ve always wondered is WHY did Empire get both this and World Exchange? Shouldn’t one have been kept by Cineplex to avoid being a monopoly downtown? Wasn’t that the point of Cineplex having to sell off competing locations?
“The Rocketeer” showed at the Rideau Centre in 70mm 6-Track THX Dolby Stereo SR beginning on Friday June 21, 1991 (the film’s nationwide release date).
This opened on March 18th, 1983 (Correction). The grand opening ad below:
Rideau centre cinemas opening Fri, Mar 18, 1983 – 50 · The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) · Newspapers.com
French-language grand opening ad from Le Droit posted.