Theatres · Northern Ireland
Omniplex Cinema
Omniplex Cinema in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
Omniplex Cinema is a cinema or movie theatre in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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From the Wikipedia article
Omniplex Holdings Unlimited Company (trading as Omniplex Cinemas) is an Irish cinema chain which started in the Republic of Ireland in 1991. Following this they expanded to Derry, Northern Ireland in 1993. In late 2023, it entered the markets in England and Scotland by acquiring the former Empire Cinemas after their bankruptcy. It is operated by Paul Anderson. It operates cinemas throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom. In 2013, Omniplex began a €14.5m investment and renovation in a number of its cinemas including the rolling out across Ireland of its large screen format OmniplexMAXX. Omniplex owns 44 cinemas, with 22 cinemas in the Republic of Ireland and 22 cinemas in the United Kingdom. Omniplex also owns a small shopping centre portfolio which consists of the Swan Centre in Rathmines and Scotch Hall Shopping Centre in Drogheda.
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Background
History
in Glasgow, Scotland. ]] The Anderson family have a long history in the film and cinema business dating back to 1948 when Kevin Anderson (Paul Anderson's father now retired) first started a film distribution business. The first films acquired were The Hills of Donegal and The Rose of Tralee, which were distributed to cinemas across Ireland. The first cinema was purchased in Lucan in 1955. The Andersons continued to acquire, redevelop and sell cinemas across Ireland over the subsequent decades. Their biggest acquisition came when they bought the Rank Cinemas portfolio in 1988, which included Dublin's flagship Savoy cinema and The Screen cinema, which the Andersons jointly owned as part of…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5104, -6.7656
- Established
- 1991
- Official site
- www.omniplex.ie
Sources
- wikidata: Q38785171 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Omniplex Cinemas (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Omniplex Cinema?
- Omniplex Cinema is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- When was Omniplex Cinema built?
- Built or established in 1991.
- Who owns Omniplex Cinema?
- Omniplex Cinema is owned by Anderson family.