Famous Players

Famous Players Limited Partnership
FormerlyFamous Players Canadian Corporation
Famous Players Ltd.
Famous Players Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Predecessors
FoundedJanuary 23, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-01-23)
FounderNathan Nathanson
(founder of earliest ancestor circuit)
Defunct2005; 19 years ago (2005) (Sold to Cineplex Galaxy)
Fate
SuccessorCineplex Entertainment Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters146 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5S 1P3
Number of locations
  • 101 (2003)[1]
    • 882 screens
  • 47 (2024)
Area served
Canada
Key people
John Bailey, President & CEO
Number of employees
7,400 (2003)
ParentGulf+Western Canada (1971–1989)
Paramount Communications (1989–1994)
National Amusements (Viacom) (1994–2005)
Cineplex Entertainment (2005–present)
Divisions
SubsidiariesFamous Players Media
Famous Players Development Corporation
Websitecineplex.com

Famous Players Limited Partnership[2] was a Canadian-based subsidiary of Cineplex Entertainment. As an independent company, it existed as a film exhibitor and cable television service provider. Famous Players operated numerous movie theatre locations in Canada from British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador. The company was owned by Viacom Canada but was sold to Cineplex Galaxy LP (now Cineplex Entertainment) in 2005.

The Famous Players brand name and its sub-banners continued to be used in the majority of its theatres until 2022 when Cineplex phased out the name in favour of the "Cineplex Cinemas" banner, although the SilverCity name continues to be used. Prior to its retirement, Famous Players operated its theatres under its traditional namesake, SilverCity, Paramount, Coliseum, and Colossus brands.

  1. ^ "Famous Players: About Famous Players". Archived from the original on 2002-06-03.
  2. ^ "Cineplex Annual Information" (PDF). irfiles.cineplex.com. March 28, 2018.