Imagine Cinemas Market Square
80 Front Street East,
Toronto,
ON
M5E 1T4
80 Front Street East,
Toronto,
ON
M5E 1T4
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Operated by: Imagine Cinemas
Previously operated by: Cineplex Odeon, Rainbow Cinemas
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Cineplex Odeon Market Square, Rainbow Cinemas Market Square
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
416.494.9371
Manager:
416.214.7006
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Located at 80 Front Street East, between Church Street and Jarvis Street. This 6 screen cinema opened on September 30, 1983 as the Cineplex Odeon Market Square.
It later operated as the Rainbow Cinema Market Square. It was taken over by Imagine Cinemas in 2016.
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William Mewes
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Thanks for putting this up wgmewes. I could swear it was there previously and disappeared. The folks at CT said not so. Many years ago on a visit to Toronto I saw For the Boys on the opening day.
When Cineplex closed up shop, almost everything was removed from the theatre. Rainbow made many improvements when they took over, but it’s still a far cry from the state of the art AMC Yonge and Dundas 24-plex located many blocks north of here. Mind you, it is less expensive to see a movie at the Market Square.
Jon, I’ve always found it interesting that almost all Rainbow cinemas are former Cineplex Odeons and no former Famous Players. Did they have some kind of deal or something? Can think of a few Cineplex theatres that should have become Rainbow including Upper James in Hamilton, Sherway in Toronto and Huron Market Place in London.
Tim, as far as I know it’s simply a coincidence that Rainbow ended up taking over a number of former Cineplex locations. The spaces became available and they managed to get a good deal on a lease.
robboehm , I thought there had been a listing also but I could be wrong.
I tried to snap a few other cinemas yesterday but there was too much traffic both vehicle and pedestrian.
I will try again early on a Sunday morning.
From what I understand from working two of the Rainbow locations, one of them being Market Square, was that a lot of the former Cineplex employees pre merger from as far back in the 80’s went to the Rainbow chain, maybe part of the preference as to taking over the former sights. Plus availble leases etc
This opened on September 30th, 1983. Grand opening ad in photo section.
Now operated by Imagine Cinemas.
https://imaginecinemas.com/cinema/market-square/
First location in downtown Toronto to upgrade to all leather recliner seating.
Cineplex first opened this six-screen cinema on September 30, 1983. Its opening films include “The Big Chill” (on two screens), “Angelo, My Love,” and “Hannah K” (on two screens). Noteworthy features included 70 mm film capability, Dolby Stereo sound, and a cafe. It closed on March 1, 2001, with its final films being “Down to Earth,” “Hannibal” (digital sound), “Saving Silverman,” “Snatch,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Traffic,” and “Chocolat.” Rainbow Cinemas re-opened it on June 18, 2003, with free second-run movies such as “The Pianist,” “Bowling for Columbine,” “Chicago,” “Far From Heaven,” “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,” “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” and “Comedian.” It then officially reopened two days later with new first-run movies such as “Hulk,” “Alex & Emma,” “Hollywood Homidice,” “Winged Migration,” “The Pianist,” “Ice Cream, Chocolate & Other,” “Consolations,” “Kathryn’s Place,” “So Far Away & Blue,” “Nowhere in Africa,” and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” In 2016, it was acquired by Imagine Cinemas, which added luxury recliner seats to every theatre.