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CANADIAN GIANTS OF EXHIBITm An Alphabetical Listing of Canadian Tlieatre Circuits ALLIANCE CINEMAS 200-1788 West 5th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. V6] 1P2 PHONE: (604) 734-8700 FAX: (604) 734-7489 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Leonard Schein, CEO YEAR FOUNDED: 1978 SCREENS: 11 LOCATED IN: B.C., Ontario AMC THEATRES OF CANADA 1240 Bay St., Ste. 205 Toronto, Ont. M5R 2A7 PHONE: (416) 920-8333 FAX: (416) 920-3662 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Thorn Velde, Sr. VP, Operations Cliff Narbey, Dir., Business Affairs Eric Bauman, Dir., Film Buying Larry Whittenberger, Dir., Ops. YEAR FOUNDED: 1924 SCREENS: 44 LOCATED IN: Ontario CAPRICE SHOWCASE THEATRES 963 Granville St., 2nd Floor Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 1L3 PHONE: (604) 683-8038 FAX: (604) 683-8077 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Terry Weir, President WilUam G. Nowrie, Sr. VP/GM Michael W. Mah, VP, Dvlpmnt/Ops Christopher C. Weir, VP, Island Ops Dene Joyal, Head Booker/Film Buyer Lome lioming. Chief Financial Consultant Rickardo Sarwar, Controller Shane F. Weir, Legal Consultant Harry Golin, Technical Service Mgr. YEAR FOUNDED: 1967 SCREENS: 54 LOCATED IN: British Columbia CINEMA CITY 3633 99th St. Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6K6 PHONE: (780) 463-5783 FAX: (780) 463-5893 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Lamar E. Gwaltney Lamar A. (Andy) Gwaltney SCREENS: 28 LOCATED IN: Alberta, Manitoba CINEMARK CANADA 3900 Dallas Parkway, Suite 500 Piano, TX 75093 PHONE: (972) 665-1000 FAX: (972) 665-1004 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Lee Roy Mitchell, Chairman and CEO Alan Stock, President Tandy Mitchell, Exec. VP Jerry Brand, VP, Film Licensing Robert Carmony, Sr. VP, Operations Mike Cavalier, General Counsel Walter Hebert, VP, Purchasing Randy Hester, VP, Mktg./Comm. Don Harton, VP, Construction Margaret Richards, VP, Real Estate JeffStedman,Sr.VP,CFO Philip Wood, VP, Management Information Systems Terrel Falk, VP, Large Format Theatres YEAR FOUNDED: 1984 SCREENS: 24 LOCATED IN: Alberta CINEMAS GUZZO 1055 Chemin du Coteau Terrebonne, Quebec }6W 5Y8 PHONE: (450) 961-2945 FAX: (450) 961-9349 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Angelo Guzzo, President Vince Guzzo, Exec. VP Mario Quattrociocche, Dir., Ops. Annie-Claude Guzzo, VP, Legal Affairs YEAR FOUNDED: 1974 SCREENS: 80 LOCATED IN: Quebec CINEPLEX ODEON 1303 Yonge St. Toronto, Ont. M4T 2Y9 PHONE: (416) 323-6600 FAX: (416) 323-6677 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Allen Karp, Chairman and CEO Jim Vassos, Sr. VP and CEO Michael Kennedy, Sr. VP, Film Marci Davies, Sr. VP, Mktg./Comm. Dan McGrath, Sr. VP, Operations Sam DiMichele, Sr. VP, Real Estate YEAR FOUNDED: 1979 SCREENS: 800 LOCATED IN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan EMPIRE THEATRES 115 King St., Stellarton, NS BOK ISO PHONE: (902) 755-7620 FAX: (902) 755-7640 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Stuart G. Eraser, President Kevin J. MacLeod, Dir., Operations Jean Rundle, Comptroller YEAR FOUNDED: 1978 SCREENS: 116 LOCATED IN: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island FAMOUS FLAYERS 146 Bloor St. W. Toronto, Ont. M5S 1P3 PHONE: (416) 969-7800 FAX: (416) 964-5839 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: John Bailey, President Ton Kars, Sr. Exec. VP and CFO Damien Cheng, Sr. VP, Business Planning Roger Harris, Sr. VP and GM, Theatre Ops. and Marketing Brian Holberton, Sr. VP, Design and Construction Michael Scher, Sr. VP, Secretary and General Counsel Joe Strebinger, Sr. VP, Film Laura Brillinger, VP, IMAX Ops. Dean Einarson, VP, Finance and Controller Dennis Kucheraway, VP, Corp. PR Stuart Pollock, VP, Marketing Jeff Rush, VP, Concessions Hartmut Sahl, VP, Design and Construction Doug Smith, VP, Human Resources and Industrial Relations YEAR FOUNDED: 1920 SCREENS: 659 LOCATED IN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan FESTIVAL CINEMAS 2236 Queen St. E. Toronto, Ont. M4E 1G2 PHONE: (416) 690-0667 FAX: (416) 690-0755 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Tom Litvinskas Jerry Szxzur YEAR FOUNDED: 1974 SCREENS: 6 LOCATED IN: Ontario GALAXY ENTERTAINMENT INC. 745 Mt. Pleasant Rd., Suite 300 Toronto, Ont. M4S 2N4 PHONE: (416) 481-1186 FAX: (416) 481-5244 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Norman Stem, President Stephen Brown, CFO/VP Dale Doody, Exec. Assistant Wendy Ciampaglia, Theatre Operations and Accouting Shellie Goldberg, Booking Cindy Morris, Adv. & Concessions YEAR FOUNDED: 1998 SCREENS: 34 LOCATED IN: Ontario GOLDEN THEATRES 17215 Smokey Point Dr., Suite B Ariington, WA 98223 PHONE: (360) 653-9899 FAX: (360) 653-1720 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Al Dabestani, Owner Surinder Uppal, President SCREENS: 15 LOCATED IN: Ontario HARRIS ROAD ENTERTAINMENT GROUP 19190 Lougheed Hwy. Pitt Meadows, B.C. V3Y 2H6 PHONE: (604) 465-0528 FAX: (604) 465-0587 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Joanne Bondar, President Paul Bondar, General Manager Bill Bondar, Business Manager YEAR FOUNDED: 1990 SCREENS: 9 LOCATED IN: British Columbia, Manitoba LANDMARK CINEMAS OF CANADA 522 11th Ave. SW, 4th Hoor Calgary, Alberta T2R 0C8 PHONE: (403) 262-4255 FAX: (403) 266-1529 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Hector H. Ross, Chairman Brian F. Mcintosh, President Frank Ketfaier, Sr. VP Charles May, VP Barry Myers, VP Philip H. May, Secretary Chuck Bradley, Operations Manager Kevin Norman, Film Buying and Booking Don Langkaas, Mgr., Advertising and Creative Services Gordon Imlach, Mgr., Marketing and Promotion YEAR FOUNDED: 1965 SCREENS: 95 LOCATED IN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, the Yukon MAGIC LANTERN THEATRE! 14306 115th Ave. Edmonton, Alberta T5L 4J7 PHONE: (780) 482-1611 FAX: (780) 482-3520 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Tom Hutchinson, President ^ S YEAR FOUNDED: 1979 SCREENS: 34 « LOCATED IN: Alberta, Northwe Territories, Saskatchewan MAY THEATRES (1984) LIMIT) 4905-50 Ave. Uoydminster, Saskatchewan S9V ( PHONE: (306) 825-3884 FAX: (306) 825-6172 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Colin May, VP; Mike May, VP YEAR FOUNDED: 1946 SCREENS: 26 LOCATED IN: Alberta, Saskatchcn THE MOVIE MILL 1710 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge, Alberta TIK 2R6 PHONE: (403) 381-1251 FAX: (403) 381-1256 ; EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Leonard Binning, President YEAR FOUNDED: 1994 SCREENS: 7 LOCATED IN: Alberta PREMIER OPERATING COl 1262 Don Mills Rd., Suite 92 Don Mills, Ont. M3B 2W7 PHONE: (416) 443-1645 FAX: (416) 443-1760 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Barry Allen, President Brian Allen, VP and Secretary YEAR FOUNDED: 1909 SCREENS: 19 LOCATED IN: Ontario STINSON THEATRES Box 142, Barrie, Ont. L4M 4S9 PHONE: (705) 726-8190 FAX: (705) 721-9579 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Robert Stinson, President Cathy Watson, Booker and Buyer Cliff Wilson, GM YEAR FOUNDED: 1969 SCREENS: 39 LOCATED IN: Ontario TARRANT ENTERPRISES 56 Charles St. Newmarket, Ont. L3Y 3V8 PHONE: (905) 898-4072 FAX: (905) 898-7629 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: June Tarrant, President YEAR FOUNDED: 1975 SCREENS: 29 LOCATED IN: Ontario A THEATRE NEAR YOU 17215 Smokey Point Dr., Suite B Ariington, WA 98223 PHONE: (360) 653-9899 FAX: (360) 653-1720 EXECUTIVE ROSTER: Al Dabestani, Chairman and Ownc Jack Clark, Owner Surinder Uppal, President SCREENS: 8 LOCATED IN: British Columbia 42 BOXOFFICE For inclusion in next year's directory, fax BOXOFHCE at 626-396-0248.
May, 1999 43 howCanada Extra: Exhibition Overview THE GREAT DIVIDE Famous Sailed Away Witli "Titanic," but Cineplex Will Bring "Menace" to Society by Christine James " 'W'ow do Canadian moviegoers choose j—I w hich theatre to attend? If the movie L AtheywanttoseeisaBuaiaVista,MGM, iramount or Warner Bros, release, they'll go a Famous; if it's fipom Columbia, Fox or ni\ersal. they'll go to a Cineplex. Though i< may not be true all the time (a recent check Cineplex Odeon's website revealed a list of oduct Irom all the majors—though only in •lect sites—^while Famous showtimes in cerin locales were similarly complete), Canaan consumers accept the fact that certain io\ies play at certain theatres—î.e., most of le studios have exclusivity deals with each of i.e two chains. Maybe it's not as intrusive a problem as it as a decade ago, when these deals were iflexible; only in recent years have the chains egun permitting their films to be shown on le other's screens in non-competing zones ibout 10-20 city blocks or more away from ne another). Perfiaps this is why Canadian io\iegoers seem tolerant of the situation. As one Torontonian put it, "There's a 'ineplex and Famous side by side, and we on' t even know which is which. And we don ' t are. We look in the paper and see what's laying where." Adds another film fan firom 'Vancouver, "As Famous Players and Cineplex lave ahnost identical theatres, [the fact that •nly one of the two will play a given film] loesn't matter. Things might change, howver, ifFamous Players starts building more of heir new Silver City theatres. The screen is aiger, there are more movies, seats are better. Old [there are] more food choices. [But those hat they have built in this region so far] are vay out in the sticks, so they might as well not :xist as far as I am concerned." Even exhibitors know this to be true. "Consumers couldn't care less who owns the movie heatre, as long as the theatre is a quality . enue." says Dean Leland, director of marketng fOT Canada's third-largest chain. Empire Fheatres, and a member of the board of the Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada (MPTAC). "So it's incumbent upon Famous or Cineplex or ourselves to ensure that we're in the game and playing with the right tools, so to speak, so that we're offering great sound and a big picture and nice, big, comfortable seats." While customers don't seem to mind the arrangement, not everyone is happy with it: Quebec-based Cinemas Guzzo has filed a lawsuit against Famous and Cineplex for obstructing the growing chain's receipt of product "Guys like Warner Bros, give us all of their product; Columbia allocates product," Guzzo VP Vince Guzzo tells BOXOFTICE. "Let's put it this way: We are getting some product, enough product to exist for the time being, until we get an answer from the Competition Bureau." Says Richard Paradis, president of the Canadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters (CAFDE), "I think people are just [taking a wait-and-see attitude regarding] the court action, because nobody really understands what Guzzo's intentions are. There are areas in the country where there aren't enough screens, and yet they're settling themselves in areas where there are screens. It's like opening a drugstore in firont of another drugstore. And we don't understand why." ''Consumers couldn't care less who owns the movie theatre, as lon^ as the theatre is a quality venue. So it's inaimbent upon [exhibitors] to ensure that we're offering great sound and a btg picture and nice, big, comfortable seats," — Dean Leland, ipire Theatres Though Guzzo asserts he has received letters ofsupport fix)m fellow independent theatre owners, Paradis says he has not heard any grievances ftt)m the smaller chains with regard to their status in the distribution hierarchy. 'The little theatres don't seem to be complaining much. It's this new phaiomenon of diese big meg^lexes diat tfie Guzzo Group have been siting up. The small independoits won't [usually] be in the cities. They'll be in smaller towns. And they UOTmally will get the product" Another issue the arrangement raises is the fairness of, for example. Famous Players' lock on the mind-boggling boxoffice success of 'Titanic." But as Leland points out "As the cycle goes, the traditional suppliers of Famous Players versus the traditional suppliers of Cineplex all have their good years and their not-so-good years. So it tends to average out" Case in point: It's Cineplex who will have the year's (decade's? century's?) most anticipated film, "Star Wars: Episode I—^The Phantom Menace," which should rake in quite a few space dollars. feels that Leland Canadian exhibition issues are "probably not unlike the U.S .—the challenge being ofcourse the ever-increasing film rental costs. Those tend to creep up, especially with some of the bigger name films. You're always waiting for the other shoe to drop to see what that percentage is going to be. TTiere's the handicap access concern; there's ever-constant pressure on that to make sure we're in compliance with all those regulations. In general, [we're concemed about] the increase of our overhead versus film costs, payroll costs and costs of maintaining and building new facilities that keep up with the times. Stadium seating is that much more expensive to build than a conventional theatre. All the wild and wonderful sound systems, the advertising and mariceting costs that we incur in promoting both theatres and the films that we play—[it all adds up in] the cost of staying in die game these days." Increased competition and the entrance of outside circuits such as AMC are part of what has catalyzed the cinema renaissance in Canada, says Paradis. "The peq)le in the industry have decided that there's some money to be made in this, that there's an increased demand; people are going to movies mca^ and more. In Canada, the numbers have come up in the last two years. People are going, they're paying for their tickets, they're buying pop- COTn. So exhibitors are putting up these new complexes, and they've got pool tables, they've got evaything in tiiere. So it's like a renewal of the theatre circuits, and, for the time being, it looks pretty good because peq)le are going." Adds Leland, "I think all of us as exhibitcx^ sit back somewhat nervously and wonder how it's all going to fold out and what consolidation will happen and that sort of thing. Because if theatres keep expanding the way they are, certainly the moviegoer population isn't expanding at that rate. We only have 30 million people in this country, and a big portion of those are concentrated in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. The rest are spread out far and wide. "So it will be interesting to see how it all unfolds." HH
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