Esso Plaza Cinemas
222 5th Avenue SW,
Calgary,
AB
T2P 4K3
222 5th Avenue SW,
Calgary,
AB
T2P 4K3
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Cineplex, Cineplex Odeon
Functions: Retail
Previous Names: Cine 9-Plex Cinemas, Cineplex Esso Plaza
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Cineplex opened the Cine 9-Plex Cinemas on November 13, 1981 in Calgary’s Esso Plaza (now Fifth Avenue Place). The largest of the theatre’s nine tiny screens, Cinema Five, seated 173, while the smallest, Cinema Four, seated 75. The nine theatres seated 834 in total.
Following the merger of Cineplex and the Odeon chain into Cineplex Odeon in 1984, the latter chain took over management of the theatre and renamed it the Esso Plaza Cinemas, which were closed in 1996. It has since been renovated for retail.
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I miss this theatre. I used to enjoy its $2 Tuesday deal in the early 90s.
Grand opening ad:
Cineplex Esso Plaza opening Fri, Nov 13, 1981 – 70 · Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
This cinema opened with the following films: “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears,” “The Psychic,” “Polyester,” “Lady and the Tramp” (1981 re-issue), “Eye of the Needle,” “Endless Love,” “Mommie Dearest,” “…All the Marbles,” and “So Fine.” It closed on the evening of May 25, 1996, with its final films being “Executive Decision,” “Broken Arrow,” “Sense and Sensibility,” “Toy Story,” “Fear,” “Happy Gilmore,” “Rumble in the Bronx,” and “Jumanji.”