Former names | Paramount Theatre (1999-2005) |
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Location | 259 Richmond Street West Toronto, Ontario M5V 3M6 |
Coordinates | 43°38′55″N 79°23′28″W / 43.648622°N 79.391241°W |
Public transit | Osgoode station |
Owner | RioCan |
Operator | National Amusements (1998–2005) Cineplex Entertainment (2005–present) (Famous Players Limited Partnership) |
Seating type | Stadium seating |
Capacity | 4500 seats[1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1997[1] |
Opened | May 19, 1999[2] |
Architect | Michael Kirkland[2] |
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The Scotiabank Theatre Toronto (formerly Paramount Theatre Toronto) is a major movie theatre at the RioCan Hall in the Entertainment District of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada at Richmond and John Street owned by Cineplex Entertainment for the building and the lands owned by RioCan.[2] Opened in 1999, the venue screens theatrical films throughout the year, but is best known as one of the major venues for the annual Toronto International Film Festival alongside the nearby TIFF Bell Lightbox.