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By Mike Rivest
TIMELINE
1990
OPENINGS
Esplanade 6
Richmond Centre 6
CLOSINGS
Richmond Square 2
Stanley
1991
OPENINGS
CLOSINGS
Lougheed Mall 3
Plaza
West Van
1992
OPENINGS
Starlight
CHANGES
Varsity sold by Famous Players, still opened
1993
CLOSINGS
Park Royal 3
Royal Centre 10
1994
CLOSINGS
Starlight
1995
OPENINGS
Caprice
Caprice 3 Newton
Caprice 4 White Rock
Edison Electric Gallery
Lougheed Mall (Reopening)
Rialto 3 in White Rock
CHANGES
Dolphin 3rd screen added
1996
OPENINGS
5Th Avenue 5
CHANGES
Guildford 4-6 screens
1997
OPENINGS
Park Royal Reopened
Plaza Reopened
SilverCity Riverport 12
Towne Cinema Centre 9
CLOSINGS
Edison Electric Gallery
1998
OPENINGS
The Blinding Light!
Grande at Strawberry Hill 12
SilverCity Coquiltam 20
SilverCity Metropolis 10
SilverCity Riverport 12-18+IMAX
CHANGES
Guildford to SilverCity Guildford 12
CLOSINGS
Plaza
1999
OPENINGS
Colossus Langley 18 and IMAX
Bollywood
Tinseltown 12
CLOSINGS
Caprice (Downtown)
Paradise
Richport 2
Scott 72 4
CHANGES
Coquilam 6 to Pinetree 6
2000
OPENINGS
SilverCity Mission 12
CHANGES
Caprice White Rock 4 to Criterion White Rock 4
CLOSINGS
2001
OPENINGS
CHANGES
Pinetree 6 dumped by Cineplex Odeon
Hollywood 4 to Bollywood 4
CLOSINGS
Clearbrook 6
Park Royal
Station Square (Cineplex Odeon)
2002
OPENINGS
Fox
CLOSINGS
Abderdeen Centre
Lougheed Mall 3
Town 4 in Abbotsford (Landmark)
Vancouver Centre 2 (Famous Players)
2003
CLOSINGS
Bollywood 4
Blinding Light!
Fox
Hillcrest Drive-In
2004
Meadowtown 10
Twilight Drive-In