STAR WARS GRAND OPENING DATES IN CANADA

STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE
June 24,1977 except as noted see the commercial

ALBERTA
Calgary: Uptown 2, North Hill, Stampede Drive-In SEE AD
Edmonton: Odeon 1, Meadowlark, Twin 1 Drive-In SEE AD

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver: Vogue, Dumbar, Fraser, Westminster Drive-In SEE AD

MANITOBA
Winnipeg: Grant Park, Kings SEE AD

NEWFOUNDLAND
Avalon Mall 1: November 4 SEE AD

NOVA SCOTIA
Halifax: Casino on July 15 SEE AD

ONTARIO:
Toronto: Varsity 1 & 2 (#2 had it in Dolby stereo), Fairview 2, Finch, Sheridian Mississauga, Danforth, Skyway Plaza, 400 Drive-In, Te Pee Drive-In SEE AD
Ottawa (opened July 22): Somerset, Aladdin Drive-In, Auto Sky Drive-In SEE AD

QUEBEC
Drummondville en Français Decembre 23: Drummond
Montreal in English June 24: Place Bonaventure 1, Place Victoria, Cote De Neiges 1 & 2, Ciné-Parc Chateauguay, Ciné-Parc St. Eustache SEE THE MONTREAL STAR AD
Montreal en Français Decembre 23: Champlain 1, Verdun, Odeon 1 Laval, Brossard 3 VOIR L'ANNOUNCE
Quebec en Français: Le Dauphin VOIR L'ANNOUNCE
St. Hyacinthe en Français Decembre 23: Cinéma de Paris
St. Jean en Français Decembre 23: Capitol
St. Jerome en Français Decembre 23: Rex

SASKATCHEWAN
Regina: Roxy July 29 SEE AD (coming soon)

STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
May 23,1980 except as noted

ALBERTA
Calgary: FP Pallister Square 1 (70mm) SEE AD
Edmonton: FP Paramount (70mm) SEE AD

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver: FP Stanley (70mm) SEE AD

MANITOBA
Winnipeg: O Odeon Drive-In, Garrick 2, Kings (June 18) SEE AD

NEWFOUNDLAND
St. John's: FP Avalon 1 (June 18) SEE AD

NOVA SCOTIA
Halifax: O Casino June 18 SEE AD

ONTARIO
Ottawa: No showings due to a labour dispute at all circuit theatres, nearest drive-in: Cardinal, ON (June 18) SEE AD
Toronto: FP University (70mm) SEE AD

QUEBEC
Drummondville en Français: Drummond (Aout 8)
Granby en Français: Palace (Aout 8)
Joliette en Français: Cinéma 1 (Aout 8)
Montreal English: O Place Du Canada (70mm) SEE AD
Montreal en Français: O Champlain 1, Brossard 3, Odeon Laval 1, Verdun, Ciné-Parc Odeon 1, CIné-Parc Chateauguay 1 (Aout 8) VOIR L'ANNOUNCE
Quebec en Français: Le Dauphin (Aout 8) VOIR L'ANNOUNCE
St-Hyacinthe en Français: Cinéma de Paris (Aout 8)
St-Jean en Français: Capitol (Aout 8)
Sorel en Français: Rio (Aout 8)

SASKATCHEWAN
Regina: FP Metropolitan (June 18) SEE AD

STAR WARS EPISODE VI: THE RETURN OF THE JEDI
May 25,1983 except as noted

ALBERTA: 
Calgary: Palace 70MM/6

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver:   O Vogue 70MM/6 SEE AD

MANITOBA
Winnipeg: O Grant Park SEE AD

NOVA SCOTIA
Halifax: FP Scotia Square 70MM/6 SEE AD

ONTARIO
Ottawa: O Somerset SEE AD
Toronto: FP Cumberland Four La Réserve ($6.00 Reserve Seat), University, Cedarbrae, Runnymede 1, Towne & Countrye all in 70MM/6 SEE AD

QUEBEC
Montréal in English: U Imperial, U Claremont (27 May) 70MM/6
Montréal en Français: U Le Parisien 1 (22 Juin) 70MM/6 VOIR L'ANNOUNCE
Quebec in English: U Canadien 70MM/6 SEE AD
Quebec en Français: U Le Galeries de la Capitole 6 (29 Juin) VOIR L'ANNOUNCE 

SASKATCHEWAN
Regina: Odeon Centre (May 26) SEE AD

STAR WARS SPECIAL EDITION

ONTARIO: ALL DIGITAL 

• Ottawa: CO St. Laurent, Orleans, Cinéma 9 Gatineau, Somerset, FP Britannia En Français Cinéma 9 Gatineau SEE AD

• Toronto: CO York, Eaton Centre, Madison, Fairview, Elgin Mills, Erin Mills, Promenade, Sherway, Woodbine, 410 & 7, Oakville, Champlain, Showcase Burlington, Clarington Place, FP Cumberland, Cedarbrae, Square One, Markville, TARRENT Movieplex 9 Pickering, Film Factory Newmarket SEE AD

QUEBEC: ALL DIGITAL

• Montreal: CO Atwater, Lasalle, Cote Des Neiges, Cavendish Mall, Carrefour Laval, Boucherville, Brossard, Plaza Delson, FP Point Claire, Dorval, GUZZO Lacordaire 

• En Français: CO Berri, Lasalle, Longueuil, Galeries Laval, Boucherville, Carrefour Dorion, Plaza Delson, GUZZO Langelier, Terrebonne, Ste Therese, oth: Chateauguay Encore, Repentigny, St. Basile SEE AD

• St. Adele: Cinema Pine

• St-Hyacinthe en Français: Le Paris

• St. Jean en Français: Capitol

• St. Jerome en Français: Carrefour du Nord

STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH

ALBERTA

• Banff: Lux

• Calgary: CINEPLEX: Crowfoot (3), Eau Claire (2), Sunset Spectrum (4), FAMOUS PLAYERS: Coliseum (3), Paramount (4), SilverCity Country Hills (4), Westhills (2) (22 screens)

• Camrose: Duggan

• Cocharne: Movie House

• Cold Lake: Grand Square

• Edmonton: CINEPLEX: City Centre (2), Clareview(2), Galaxy Sherwood Park (3), North Edmonton (4), South Edmonton (6), FAMOUS PLAYERS: SilverCity (4), Westmount OTHERS: Gemini (23 screens)

• Fort McMurray: Fort

• Grande Prairie: LANDMARK: Jan, Lyric

• Jasper: Chaba

• Lacombe: Reel to Reel

• Leduc: Cinema

• Lethbridge: CINEPLEX: Park Place (3)

• Medicine Hat: CINEPLEX: Grande (3)

• Okotoks: Cinema

• Peace River: Cinema 72

• Red Deer: Uptown

• St. Paul: Elite

• Wainwright: Alma

• Wetaskiwin: Cinemas

MANITOBA

• Winnipeg: CINEPLEX: Grant Park (2), FAMOUS PLAYERS: Garden City, Kildonan Place, SilverCity Polo Park (4), SilverCity St. Vital (3), LANDMARK: Towne 8 (12 screens)

• Brandon: Capitol (2)

• Winkler: LANDMARK: Southland

NEW BRUNSWICK

• Bathurst: Apollo

• Fredericton: EMPIRE: Empire 10 (2)

• Mirachai: EMPIRE: Studio 5

• Moncton: EMPIRE: Crystal Palace 8 (2), Empire 8 (2)

• Saint John: EMPIRE: Empire 4 Rothsay, Studio 10 (3)

NEWFOUNDLAND

• Corner Brook: EMPIRE: Millbrook

• St. John's: EMPIRE: Studio 12 (3), Empire 6

NORTH WEST TERRITORIES

• Yellowknife: Capitol

NOVA SCOTIA

• Amhurst: EMPIRE: Paramount

• Bridgewater: EMPIRE: Studio 7

• Halifax: EMPIRE: Bayers Lake (4), Empire 5 Penhorn, Empire 6 Bedford, Empire 6 Dartmouth, Empire 8 Park Lane (2), Studio 7 (10 screens in Halifax)

• Kentville: EMPIRE: Empire 7

• New Glasgow: EMPIRE: Studio 7

• Sydney: EMPIRE: Studio 10 (2)

• Truro: EMPIRE: Studio 7

ONTARIO:

• Armprior: TBA

• Barrie: CINEPLEX: Grande (3)

• Belleville: Famous Players 8 (2)

• Bracebridge: Norwood

• Brantford: CINEPLEX: Brantford Mall (2)

• Chatham: STINSON: Cinema 6

• Cobourg: Northumberland

• Collingwood: STINSON: Collingwood

• Cornwall: Galaxy (2)

• Hamilton: CINEPLEX: Upper James (3), FAMOUS PLAYERS: Jackson Square, SilverCity Ancaster (6), SilverCity Burlington (3)(13 total)

• Huntsville: TBA

• Kingston: CINEPLEX: Gardiners Road (3), FAMOUS PLAYERS: Capitol

• Kitchener: CINEPLEX: Galaxy Cambridge Centre (2), Conestoga Mall (2), Guelph (2), FAMOUS PLAYERS: Kings College, SilverCity (3) (total 10)

• Lindsay: Century

• London: CINEPLEX: Huron Market Place, Westmount (2), FAMOUS PLAYERS: SilverCity (4), Wellington (2) (total 9)

• Midland: Galaxy

• Niagara Region: CINEPLEX: Fairview Mall (2), Niagara Sq. (3), Seaway, FAMOUS PLAYERS: SilverCity (3), OTHERS: Can-View Drive-In (total 11)

• North Bay: Galaxy (2)

• Oranngeville: Galaxy

• Orillia: Galaxy

• Ottawa-Gatineau in English: AMC: Kanata 24 (5), CINEPLEX: Orleans Town Centre, South Keys (3), World Exchange (2), FAMOUS PLAYERS: Coliseum (3), SilverCity Glouchester (5), Starcite Hull (3), OTHERS: Cinemas 9

• Ottawa-Gatineau en Français: FAMOUS PLAYERS: Starcite Hull, OTHERS: Cinema 9 (25 total screens in Ottawa.)

• Owen Sound: Galaxy

• Pembroke: Algonquin

• Peterborough: Galaxy (2)

• Renfrew: TBA

• Sarnia: FAMOUS PLAYERS: Lamberton Mall  (2)

• Sudbury: FAMOUS PLAYERS: SilverCity (3)

• St. Thomas: GALAXY: Thomas Mall

• Thunder Bay: FAMOUS PLAYERS: SilverCity (3)

• Timmins: STINSON: Cinema 6

• Toronto: AMC: Winston Churchill (7 including 1 digital projection), Whitby (4), ALLIANCE ATLANTIS: Beaches 6, CINEPLEX: 401 and Morningside (3), Ajax (2), Clarington (3), Eglinton Town Square (4), Elgin Mills (2), First Markham (3), Orion Gate Grande (3), Queensway (6), Sheppard Centre Grande (4), Varsity (2), FAMOUS PLAYERS: Coliseum Mississauga (5), Coliseum Scarborough (4), Colossus (5 including 1 digital projection), Gateway, Oshawa, Paramount (5), Pickering (2), SilverCity Brampton (4), SilverCity Newmarket (4), SilverCity Yonge and Eglinton (3), SilverCity Yorkdale (4), RAINBOW: Fairview (2), Woodbine (88 total in Toronto.)

• Trenton: TBA

• Windsor: CINEPLEX: Devonshire (3), FAMOUS PLAYERS: SilverCity (3), PALACE: Palace, Lakeshore (3)

• Woodstock: Gallery Cinemas 

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

• Charlottetown: EMPIRE: Studio 8 (2)

• Summerside: EMPIRE: Studio 5

QUEBEC

• Alma: Complex J. Gagnon

• Baie Comeau: TBA

• Chicoutimi: CINE ENTERPRISE: Jonquieres. Odyssee

• Drummondville: Capitol TBA

• Granby: Elysee

• Joliette: TBA

• Louiseville: Pixel

• Montreal in English: CINEPLEX: Cavendish, Cote des Neiges, Lasalle (2), St. Bruno, FAMOUS PLAYERS: Coliseé (4), Colossus Laval (3), Paramount (6 inc 1 Digital Projection), Starcite, Versailles, GUZZO: Des Sources (3), Mega-Plex deux Montages (2), Mega-Plex Lacordaire (3), Mega-Plex Pont Viau, Mega-Plex Spheretech (3), Mega-Plex Taschereau (3),  OTHERS: Carnaval, St. Eustache (total 38 screens)

• Montréal en Français: CINE ENTERPRISES: Trimophe, St. Basile, CINEPLEX: Boucherville (2), Carrefour Dorion (2), Chateauguay Encore, Cine-Parc Boucherville, Cine-Parc Chateauguay, Delson, Lasalle (2), Quartier Latin (4), St. Bruno (2), FAMOUS PLAYERS: Colossus (2), Starcite (4), GUZZO: Langelier, Mega-Plex Deux Mont. (3), Mega-Plex Place Jacques Cartier (3), Mega-Plex Lacordaire, Mega-Plex Pont-Viau (3), Mega-Plex Spheretech, Mega-Plex Taschereau (2), Mega-Plex Terrebonne (3), Paradis, St. Therese (2), MATHERS: Cine-Parc St. Eustache, St. Eustache (2) (total 47 screens)

• Quebec City in English: FAMOUS PLAYERS: Starcite (2)

• Quebec en Français: CINEPLEX: Beauport (4), Cine-Parc de la Colline, Place Charest (2), Ste. Foy (4), FAMOUS PLAYERS: Galeries de la Capitole (2), LIDO TBA

• Rimouski: TBA

• Riviere du Loup: TBA

• Rouyn-Noranda: TBA

• St. Adele: TBA

• St. Hycainthe: Cinema 8 (2)

• St. Jean sur Richleau: CINEPLEX: Capitol

• St. Jerome: Carrefour Du Nord (3)

• St. Marie: TBA

• Sept Isles: Cine-Centre

• Shawinigan: Place Biermans

• Sherbrooke in English: Galaxy Sherbrooke

• Sherbrooke en Français: Galaxy Sherbrooke (2)

• St. Georges: TBA

• Trois Rivieres: CINE ENTERPRISE: Galeries du Cap. CINEPLEX: Fleur de Lys (2)

SASKATCHEWAN 

• Lloydminster: May Cinema

• Meadow Lake:

• Moose Jaw: Galaxy

• North Battleford: Capitol

• Prince Albert: Galaxy:

• Regina: CINEPLEX: Galaxy Normanview (3), Southland (2)

• Saskatoon: CINEPLEX: Centre (2), Pacific (2)

YUKON

• Whitehorse: Yukon Cinema Centre

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