Following conversion to a 4-screen, it reopened as the ABC Film Centre on 19 June 1980 (not 1981). When it was taken over by Cannon in 1986, it was rebranded as the Cannon Film Centre. When it closed in July 1993, it was replaced at the same time by the MGM 10-screen on the Dublin Road, barely 5 minutes walking distance from the old cinema.
Movieland officially opened on 19 March 1999. The report in the local paper said it had a seating capacity of almost 1,000. One of the six screens had a small stage for shows and seminars. There was also a restaurant on the first floor.
The cinema opened on 30 June 1989. Following a change of ownership, the name changed to ESI Cinemas aka Euro Screen International from 4 September 1998. It reverted to its original name around 9 May 2002. Centrepoint closed for films on 31 May 2005.
The Crystals Arena leisure centre opened in 1986; it was owned by the local council and operated by a private company. The venture was not a commercial success and the complex closed within a short time. The lease was acquired by Regal Theatres, a company headed by Ronnie Rutherford (Rutherford reopened the Strand, Holywood Road, Belfast for films in 1988). The Crystals Arena reopened as the Bangor Cineplex Icebowl on 15 December 1989 and included a 4-screen cinema. By 1994 the business had been acquired by Ward Anderson. By 12
December 1997 the bowling alley and ice rink had gone and three screens had been added (bringing the total to seven). A further three screens were promised (by Easter 1998) but these never materialised. At the same time the cinema was rebranded as Multiplex Bangor. By early
December 2007 the cinema had been rebranded as Omniplex.
Following conversion to a 4-screen, it reopened as the ABC Film Centre on 19 June 1980 (not 1981). When it was taken over by Cannon in 1986, it was rebranded as the Cannon Film Centre. When it closed in July 1993, it was replaced at the same time by the MGM 10-screen on the Dublin Road, barely 5 minutes walking distance from the old cinema.
Movieland officially opened on 19 March 1999. The report in the local paper said it had a seating capacity of almost 1,000. One of the six screens had a small stage for shows and seminars. There was also a restaurant on the first floor.
Three new screens (including a MAXX giant screen) were added in December 2015, bringing the total number of screens to eleven.
The cinema opened on 30 June 1989. Following a change of ownership, the name changed to ESI Cinemas aka Euro Screen International from 4 September 1998. It reverted to its original name around 9 May 2002. Centrepoint closed for films on 31 May 2005.
The Crystals Arena leisure centre opened in 1986; it was owned by the local council and operated by a private company. The venture was not a commercial success and the complex closed within a short time. The lease was acquired by Regal Theatres, a company headed by Ronnie Rutherford (Rutherford reopened the Strand, Holywood Road, Belfast for films in 1988). The Crystals Arena reopened as the Bangor Cineplex Icebowl on 15 December 1989 and included a 4-screen cinema. By 1994 the business had been acquired by Ward Anderson. By 12 December 1997 the bowling alley and ice rink had gone and three screens had been added (bringing the total to seven). A further three screens were promised (by Easter 1998) but these never materialised. At the same time the cinema was rebranded as Multiplex Bangor. By early December 2007 the cinema had been rebranded as Omniplex.