List of cinemas in Toronto

This is a list of cinemas that exist or have existed in the city of Toronto, Canada.

Name	Location	Dates	Screens	Notes	Image
Academy Theatre	Bloor and Lansdowne	1934–1965	1
Albion Cinemas			3	Shows Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Bangali films.
Alhambra	568 Bloor Street, west of Bathurst	1910–1986	1	Also known as the King George, Baronet, and also the Eve, a porn cinema.
AMC Kennedy Commons 20	Kennedy and 401	1998–2012 (closed August 2012)	20
Avalon Theatre	2923 Danforth west of Victoria Park	1926–1955	1	Clyde Theatre until 1930
Avenue Theatre	Eglinton and Avenue	1938–1955	1
Backstage	Yonge and Bloor	c1970-c2000	2	Opened as part of the conversion of Loew's Uptown into a multiplex, but reached by a separate entrance; originally considered part of that multiplex, and called the Uptown Backstage.
Bay Theatre	Queen and Bay	1910–1965	1	Earliest purpose built cinema in Toronto.
Bayview Theatre	Leaside	1936–1961	1	Later was a live theatre venue known as the Bayview Playhouse. Now a drug store.
Beach Theatre	The Beaches	1919–1970	1	Remodeled into a shopping centre.
Beach Alliance Atlantis	1651 Queen Street East, Queen and Coxwell	post 1994–present	6	Built on the site of the former Greenwood Racetrack.
Beaver Theatre	The Junction	1913–1961	1
Bellevue Theatre	On College St. near Brunswick	1937–1958	1
Bell Lightbox	King and John	2010–present	5	Headquarters for the Toronto International Film Festival. Plays retrospectives and series as part of TIFF Cinematheque, along with new releases of independent, foreign, and Canadian films.
The Big Picture	Jones and Gerrard	^[1] Circa 1911.^[1]–present	1	Originally opened in 1910 as The Bonita and has gone through many incarnations since the 1970s (Greek, Hong Kong, Bollywood, Tamil) before becoming an independent cinema hub devoted to the best of art, schlock, indie and foreign programming from around the world. Toronto's oldest continuously running cinema has also been known as The Wellington, Krishna Cinema, Sri Lakshmi and Gerrard Cinema before re-opening in 2011 as an art house cinema, the Projection Booth. In 2013 it briefly closed due to a falling out among its owners and then re-opened as The Big Picture with Jonathan Hlibka as sole proprietor.^[2]
Biltmore Theatre	Yonge and Dundas	1948–1977	1
Birchcliff Theatre	Birch Cliff	1949–1974	1
The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema	Bathurst and Bloor	1905–present	1	In the past, known as the Madison, the Midtown, and the Bloor Cinema. Took the name Bloor when the old Bloor, now Lee's Palace, closed. Today, it is operated as the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, with documentary films predominantly featured, but hosting many of Toronto’s popular film festivals and also offering programming of interest to the cinema’s loyal following.	150px
Bloor Theatre	Bathurst and Bloor	1919–1957	1	Originally Allen's Bloor Theatre, Famous Players acquired it in 1923 and operated it until 1957. Became the Blue Orchid nightclub and has been Lee's Palace music venue since 1985.
Bloordale Theatre	Bloor and Dundas	Closed	1
Brighton Theatre	Roncesvalles	Closed	1
Broadview Theatre	Broadview and Gerrard	1941–1945	1
Cameo Theatre	Pape and Floyd East York	1934–1957	1
Capitol Fine Arts Theatre	Yonge and Eglinton	1923–1998	1	Converted to an event venue in 1998.
Carlton Cinemas	Yonge and Carlton	1981–present	9	Focus on foreign and independent film. Closed in 2009 by Cineplex Odeon; reopened in 2010 under the ownership of Rainbow and Magic Lantern Cinemas.^[3]
Carlton Theatre	Parliament and Carlton	1930–1954	1	Not to be confused with the far more famous Odeon Carlton; this was a much smaller theatre on Parliament Street just north of Carlton Street. After closing as a movie house, it was used as a CBC studio and is currently the Canadian Children's Dance Theatre.
Cedarbrae Cinemas 8	Markham and Lawrence	1969–2003	8
Centre Theatre	Bathurst and Dundas	1935–1977	1
Cinecity	Yonge and Charles	1966–1975	1
Cinema At The Toronto Dominion Centre	Toronto Dominion Centre	1967–1978	1
Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk 10	North York Centre	1999–present	10	Formerly a SilverCity and Empire Theatres from 2005-2013.
Cineplex Cinemas Queensway and VIP	The Queensway	2001–present	15-5	VIP Cinemas opened in January 2014. Formerly Cineplex Odeon
Cineplex Cinemas Yonge & Dundas Cinemas	10 Dundas East	2008–present	24	Most screens ever in the City of Toronto. Formerly AMC Yonge & Dundas 24
Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre	Golden Mile	2000–present	16
Cineplex Odeon Morningside	Sheppard and Morningside	1997–present	11
Cineplex Odeon Sheppard Grande	Yonge and Sheppard			Closed and relocated to Empress Walk in June 2013.
Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinemas	Manulife Centre	1974–present	2-12	Includes some luxury "VIP" theatres.
Circle Theatre	North Toronto	1933–1956	1
Classic Theatre	Greenwood and Gerrard	Closed	1	Today, Centre Of Gravity Vaudeville Theatre and Circus Training Studio
Coliseum Scarborough (unofficially Cineplex Cinemas Scarborough)	Scarborough Town Centre	1998–present	12	Features Coca-Cola Freestyle, Xscape Entertainment Centre and two Party Rooms.
College Theatre	College and Ossington	1924–1967	1
Comique Theatre	Yonge and Dundas	1908–1914	1
Community Theatre	East York	1937–1955	1
Coronet Theatre	Yonge and Gerrard	1951–1983	1	Originally named the Savoy; became the Coronet in 1963. Well known grindhouse in the 1970s. Now, a jewellery store.
Cumberland Four	Yorkville	1981-2012^[4]	4	Specialized in independent and foreign films and was a mainstay venue for the Toronto International Film Festival. Owned by Famous Players until 1997 when it was sold to Alliance. Owned and operated by Cineplex from 2005 until close.^[5]
The Music Hall	Danforth and Broadview	1919–2004	1	Originally named Allen's Danforth. Later, The Century, and also Titania.
Donlands Theatre	Donlands and O'Connor		1
Downtown Theatre	Yonge and Dundas	1948–1972	1	Current site of Yonge-Dundas Square.
Dufferin Drive-In	Dufferin and Steeles		1
Eastwood Theatre	Greenwood and Gerrard	1927–1972	1	Today, the India Centre.
Eaton Centre Cineplex	Toronto Eaton Centre	1979–2001	17-21	First venue in the Cineplex chain. Originally known as "Cineplex 18", then expanded to "Cineplex 21", then four auditoriums were combined into one. Considered the world's first megaplex.
Eclipse Theatre	Cabbagetown	1947–1951	1
Eglinton Theatre	Yonge and Avenue Road	1936–2003	1	Converted to an event venue.
Elane Theatre	Eglinton and Danforth	1963–1985	1
Elgin Theatre	Queen and Yonge	1913–1980s	1	Originally part of a twin live theatre, the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres. When the upstairs Winter Garden closed in 1928, the lower theatre was converted to a cinema, which was known variously as Loew's, the Elgin, and the Yonge. It was then closed and both theatres were restored and are now theatre venues.
Famous Players Canada Square	Canada Square Complex	1985–present	8
Fox Theatre	The Beaches	1914–present	1	Oldest theatre in continuous operation in Toronto.
Garden Theatre (later known as Elektra, Cinema Lumiere, Chang's)	290 College St, near Spadina	1916-1986	1	Opened as the Garden Theatre, so named because of its roof garden. It was a vaudeville venue before becoming the Garden Cinema in 1937.^[6]^[7] In 1950, the second floor was converted into the Garden Billiard Academy and then in 1960 the New Garden Billaird Academy. The cinema on the first floor was renamed the Elektra in 1965, closing in 1969. The entire building served as a pool hall until 1972 when Cinema Lumiere, a repertory art cinema, opened and operated until 1980 when it became Chang’s Theatre, a Chinese cinema featuring “Taiwanese porn with religious overtones". Chang's closed in 1983. 18 months later, the venue again became Cinema Lumiere in 1985, featuring art films, foreign and alternative films but closed again in 1986 when its roof collapsed during a rainstorm. The building later became a computer store and then a Home Hardware.^[8]^[9]
Gay Theatre	Parliament and Dundas	1950s	1
Glendale Theatre	Avenue between Lawrence and Wilson	Closed	1	Showed Cinerama features. Demolished.
Golden Classics	Spadina and Queen	1977–1990s	1	Chinese cinema. From 2010-2012 the building was home to the Toronto Underground Cinema.
Golden Mile Plaza Theatre	Victoria Park and Eglinton	1954–1986	2
Granada Theatre	417 Danforth Avenue	Closed 1960	1
Grover Theatre	Danforth and Main	Early 1920's- abt 1963	1
Hollywood Theatre	Yonge and St. Clair	1930–1999	2
Humber Cinema	Bloor West Village	1948–2003; 2011–present.	4	One of the five original Odeon theaters built in Toronto. Closed in 2003 due to poor attendance. Reopened in April 2011 by Rui Pereira (owner of the Kingsway Cinema).^[10] Expanded from 2 to 4 cinemas in 2012.
Imperial	Yonge and Dundas	1927–1988	1-6	Originally a single cinema and vaudeville house called the Pantages; renamed the Imperial in 1930 and exclusively a movie house; converted 1973 to the 6-screen Imperial Six; converted back to single-screen Pantages 1987; closed 1988 and eventually converted to become one of Toronto's main stage venues, first called the Pantages again, then the Canon, and now the Ed Mirvish Theatre.
Island Theatre	Toronto Islands	c. 1949–1955	1
Joy Theatre	Queen and Jones	Closed	1	Today, a restaurant.
Kingsway Theatre	The Kingsway	1939–2006; 2009–present	1	Today, running first run and recent releases.[1]
Lansdowne Theatre	Bloor and Lansdowne	1936–1958	1
Madison	4950 Yonge St., north of Sheppard
Market Square	Front and Jarvis	1983–present	6	Opened as the Cineplex Odeon Market Square, now the Rainbow Cinemas Market Square
Metro Theatre	Bloor and Christie	1939–2013	3	Has been an adult movie theatre since 1978; the last such cinema in Toronto. In August 2012 it was announced that the Metro would become home to the art schlock indie foreign cinematic model under the same management of Projection Booth. However, after a falling out among the owners, The Metro closed permanently in December 2013.^[11]^[12]
Mount Pleasant Cinema	Mount Pleasant and Eglinton		1
New Yorker Theatre	Yonge and Bloor	1919–unknown	1	Opened as the Victoria in 1919. Demolished, but some of the facade used in the Panasonic Theatre on the site.
Odeon	Queen and Lansdowne	1930–1981	1	Not connected to the Odeon chain.
Odeon Carlton	Yonge and Carlton	1947–1973	1	Demolished.
Odeon Danforth	Pape and Danforth	1947–unknown	2	Now a fitness centre.
Odeon Fairlawn	Yonge and Lawrence	1947–1985	2	Demolished.
Odeon Hyland	Yonge and St. Clair	1948–2003	2	Demolished.
Odeon York	Yonge and Eglinton	1969–2001^[13]	2	Closed due to a court decision about accessibility. Became an event venue, then a fitness club, then a condo sales center, then demolished 2012.
Ontario Place Cinesphere	Ontario Place	1971–closed as part of government decision to close Ontario place in 2012	1	The world's first permanent IMAX theatre.
Opera House	Queen and Broadview	Opened 1909	1	Today, a music venue.
Orpheum Theatre	Queen and Bathurst		1
Oxford Theatre	Danforth and Coxwell	Opened in 1928, renovated May 1937	1
Palace Theatre	Danforth and Pape	1924–1987	3
Paradise Theatre	Bloor and Dovercourt	Closed 2006	1
Park Theatre	Yonge and Lawrence	1921–1984	1	Opened as the Bedford Theatre. Renamed Park Theatre in 1949.
Parkdale Theatre	Parkdale, Toronto	1924–1970	1
Parkway Drive-in	Woodbine and Steeles		1
Parliament Theatre	Parliament and Gerrard	1929–1963	1
Pickford Theatre	Queen and Spadina	1910–1940s	1	Opened as the Auditorium in 1908. Was renamed the Avenue Theatre in 1913.
Plaza Theatre	Hudson's Bay Centre	1976–2001	2
Prince of Wales Theatre	Danforth and Woodbine	1927–1966	1
Radio City	Bathurst and St. Clair	1936–1975	1
Red Mill	Yonge and Queen	1906–unknown	1	Toronto's first "permanent" movie theatre. Originally named the Theatorium.
Regent Theatre	Davisville	1927–present	1
Revue Cinema	Roncesvalles	1912–present	1
Rialto Theatre	Yonge and Shuter	Early 20th century	1
Rio Theatre	Yonge and Gerrard	1913–1991	1	Opened as The Big Nickel Theatre in 1913. By 1922 it had been renamed National Theatre and was renamed Rio Theatre in 1943 serving as a grindhouse until it closed in 1991.
Roxy Theatre	The Danforth	1936–2006	3	Opened as the Allenby Theatre.
Royal Alexandra Theatre	Theatre District		1	Major performing arts venue that also served for a time as a cinema.
Royal Cinema	College Street between Grace and Clinton	1939–present	1
Runnymede Theatre	Bloor West Village	1927–1999	2
Scarboro	Kingston and Victoria Park	1936–unknown	1	Was for a time a pool hall. Today, rebuilt as condos.
Scotiabank Theatre Toronto	John and Richmond	1999–present	14	Originally named the Paramount. Features Coca-Cola Freestyle.
Shea's Hippodrome	Queen and Bay	1909–1954	1	Former vaudeville theatre that became one of Canada's largest cinemas.
Sheraton Centre	Sheraton Centre		2	Closed.
Sherway Cinemas	Sherway Gardens	1971–2001	13	Replaced by Queensway in 2001. Now a Sears store.
SilverCity Fairview	Fairview Mall	1970–present	9	Originally Cineplex Odeon Fairview, became Rainbow Cinemas Willowdale from 1988-2008 with 8 screens. The theatre features a Screening Room and Lounge.
SilverCity Yonge-Eglinton	Yonge and Eglinton	1998^[14]-present	9
SilverCity Yorkdale	Yorkdale Shopping Centre	1963–present	3?-10	First shopping mall cinema in Canada. Rebuilt 1999 at a new location in the mall.
Skyway 6 Cinemas	Airport Road	1980–1999	6
Standard Theatre	Spadina and Dundas	1921–1994	1	Began as a Yiddish live theatre, becoming a cinema in the mid-1930s first as the Strand, then as the Victory. Was a live burlesque theatre from 1959 until the mid-1970s. As the Mandarin and the Golden Harvest was a Chinese-language cinema from the late-1970s until it closed.
Stanford Theatre	Queen and Spadina	Early 20th century	1
Teck Theatre	Queen and Broadview		1
Tivoli Theatre	Yonge and Richmond	Closed 1965	1	Site of the first talking film in Toronto in 1928.
Towne Cinema	Yonge and Bloor	1949–1985	1
Underground Cinema	Spadina and Queen	2010–2012^[15]	1	Repertory cinema opened in what was formerly the Golden Classics venue.
University Theatre	100 Bloor Street West	1949–1986	1	For a time the largest cinema in Canada. Demolished except for the facade, which was incorporated into a store.
Uptown Theatre	Yonge and Bloor	1920–2003	3-5	Originally the single-screen Loew's Uptown Theatre. Converted into one of the world's first multiplexes. At that time the Backstage Theatre, then called the Uptown Backstage, was considered part of it. Eventually closed due to a court decision on accessibility, and demolished.
Victory (see Standard Theatre, above)	Northeast corner of Spadina and Dundas
Westwood Theatre	Bloor and Kipling	1951–1998	3	Demolished.
Willow Theatre	Yonge and Ellerslie	1950s–1987		Demolished; site is now a condominium.
Woodside Cinemas	Brimwood	1977–present	3	Currently shows Hindi, Tamil, and Punjabi films.