Cineplex movie theatres across Canada welcomed nearly 700,000 guests last Sunday, National Cinema Day, for a 25 percent increase over last year. It also marked the second busiest day in Cineplex history.
The Movie Theatre Association of Canada (MTAC) and the Cinema Foundation based in the U.S. welcomed moviegoers across Canada and the U.S. to celebrate a day at the movies for the second annual National Cinema Day. The one-day only event was held at more than 3,000 participating locations with more than 30,000 screens across North America.
Cineplex guests enjoyed a variety of exciting films on National Cinema Day including summer blockbuster Barbie, Blue Beetle, Oppenheimer, and Gran Turismo – Based on a True Story, which opened this weekend. Included in the top watched movies were two international titles, Mastaney and Gadar 2.
"A big thank-you to our guests for joining us in making this National Cinema Day one to remember, marking the second busiest day of all time, behind Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in December 2016," said Ellis Jacob, president and CEO, Cineplex. "Experiencing movie magic on the big screen continues to bring people together, and I want to thank our teams for welcoming movie lovers from coast to coast to our theatres."
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