{{Short description|Canadian cinema chain}} {{Infobox company | name = Alliance Cinemas | logo = frameless|class=skin-invert | type = Subsidiary | traded_as = | genre = | foundation = {{Start date and age|1998|08|14}}<ref name="icgc" /> | founder = | defunct = {{End date and age|2021|01|01}} | location_city = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | location = | locations = 6 (at peak) | area_served = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | key_people = | industry = Film exhibitor | products = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = {{Unbulleted list | Alliance Atlantis (1998–2007) | Cineplex Entertainment (2007–2021) }} | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = | footnotes = | intl = }} thumb|A picture of the Alliance Cinemas Beach Cinemas locations taken in 2011.
'''Alliance Cinemas''' (previously '''Alliance Atlantis Cinemas''' and '''Alliance Atlantis Beaches Cinemas''',<ref name="icgc">{{cite web|url=https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=3521222|title=Federal Corporation Information - 352122-2 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada|website=www.ic.gc.ca|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref><ref name="opstart">{{cite web|url=https://www.opstart.ca/search-results/?q=alliance+cinemas&js=1|title=alliance cinemas {{!}} Opstart|website=www.opstart.ca|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref> also known as '''Alliance Beach Cinemas''') was a theatre chain, which operated 6 theatres at its peak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allianceatlantiscinemas.com/location/location.asp|title=Alliance Atlantic Cinemas|access-date=2019-08-23|archive-date=2007-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404122718/http://www.allianceatlantiscinemas.com/location/location.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is now owned by Cineplex Entertainment.
==History== In July 2005, following Cineplex's acquisition of main rival Famous Players Theatres, the group was put up for sale. In 2005, the Fifth Avenue Cinemas and Park Theatre Cinemas locations in Vancouver were sold to Festival Cinemas,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allianceatlantiscinemas.com/location/location_van.asp|title=Locations, Alliance Atlantis Cinemas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041210053827/http://www.allianceatlantiscinemas.com/location/location_van.asp|archive-date=December 10, 2004|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/article/big-firms-drop-old-theatres|title=Big firms drop old theatres|date=2005-03-10|website=Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly|language=en|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/article/schein-y-new-park-theatre-packing-them-in|title=Schein-y new Park Theatre packing them in|date=2005-06-02|website=Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly|language=en|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref> which has since been sold to Cineplex Entertainment on March 1, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cineplex-buys-vancouver-independent-theatres-1.1380567|title=Cineplex buys Vancouver independent theatres|date=February 15, 2013|website=CBC|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> Around 2006, the University 4 Cinemas location in Victoria was sold to Empire Theatres,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allianceatlantiscinemas.com/location/locuni.asp|title=Alliance Atlantis Cinemas - University 4 Cinemas|date=2006-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510010239/http://www.allianceatlantiscinemas.com/location/locuni.asp|archive-date=2006-05-10|access-date=2019-08-23|url-status=live}}</ref> which was later sold to Landmark Cinemas on October 31, 2013. Landmark Cinemas currently operates the theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.landmarkcinemas.com/showtimes/victoria-university-heights|title=Landmark Cinemas showtimes & movie listings in Victoria, BC|website=Landmark Cinemas|language=en|access-date=2019-08-23}}{{Dead link|date=March 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> In 2007, The Bayview Village Cinemas location in Toronto shut down, potentially due to a failure to reach a lease agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2007/05/04/bayview_village_cinemas_abruptly_closed.html|title=Bayview Village cinemas abruptly closed {{!}} The Star|website=thestar.com|date=4 May 2007|language=en|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref> The Cumberland 4 Cinemas location in Yorkville, Toronto was shut down in May 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/cumberland-theatre-closing-after-30-years-in-yorkville-1.1280308|title=Cumberland theatre closing after 30 years in Yorkville {{!}} CBC News|date=May 6, 2012|website=CBC|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> This left the company with only the Beaches Cinemas location left.
On January 1, 2019, Alliance Cinemas officially "joined" the Cineplex brand of movie theatres and now requires patrons to purchase tickets on cineplex.com or in the theatre. The theatre now allows patrons to utilize the Scene loyalty program. The Beach location was the last to rebrand on January 1, 2021.
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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://allianceatlantiscinemas.com http://allianceatlantiscinemas.com] - allianceatlantiscinemas.com on the Wayback Machine
{{Cinema chains in Canada}}
Category:Cineplex Entertainment Category:Cinema and movie theatre chains in Canada Category:Defunct cinema and movie theater chains Category:Former cinemas and movie theatres in Canada Category:Entertainment companies established in 1998