Cineplex Odeon Fairview Mall Cinemas
285 Geneva Street,
St. Catharines,
ON
L2N 2G1
285 Geneva Street,
St. Catharines,
ON
L2N 2G1
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Opened on July 10, 1992 by Cineplex Odeon with five screens, this complex was located within Fairview Mall, located in the northern end of the city. On May 23, 1997, four more screens were added, bringing the total to nine, with seating capacities of 391, 297, 209, 219, 254, 229, 161, 161, and 160 seats each.
The theatre was by all accounts successful. Indeed, when Cineplex merged with Famous Players in 2005 and was forced to sell some of its theatres to satisfy federal competition guidelines, it kept this theatre, choosing to sell a newer, more modern SilverCity theatre complex in the Pen Centre shopping mall to Empire Theatres (since taken over by Landmark Cinemas.)
Despite this, in late-2006, the landlord of Fairview Mall decided to terminate the theatre’s lease in order to provide space for a new Winners discount store in the mall, despite the objections of Cineplex. The theatre played its last shows on January 25, 2007, and since then, St. Catharines has only had one movie theatre complex, at the Pen Centre.
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Opened on July 10th, 1992 by Cineplex Odeon with 5 screens and screens 6-9 opened on May 23rd, 1997 in time for “Lost World: Jurassic Park”
Closing article:
This cinema’s opening films include “A League of Their Own,” “Universal Soldier,” “The Player,” “Howard’s End,” and “Prelude to a Kiss.” It was expanded to nine screens on May 23, 1997. The opening films include “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” (four screens), “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,” “Liar, Liar,” “The Fifth Element,” “Volcano,” and “Chasing Amy.” It closed on the evening of January 11, 2007, and was officially closed the day after. Its closing films include “Black Christmas,” “We Are Marshall,” “Rocky Balboa,” “Night at the Museum,” “Happy Feet,” “Charlotte’s Web,” “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Eragon,” and “The Holiday.”