Cineplex has announced that it will be opening six of their theatres in Alberta this Friday, June 26.  

Three of these are in Edmonton and the other three in Calgary. Their other 13 theatres, including Cineplex Odeon Grande Prairie Cinemas, will open Friday, July 3. 

Theatres opening will have enhanced safety and cleaning measure and social distancing.  

Some of the new measures include reserved seating, blocking off seating options to ensure proper distance in every direction, reduced capacity, accepting debit, credit and gift card payments only, limiting food offerings to popcorn and other core concessions and having hand sanitizer readily available.  

“The past three months have given us a new appreciation for the importance of friends and family and the power of shared experiences with those we love,” said Ellis Jacob, President and CEO, Cineplex. “Entertaining is what we do best, and we simply can’t wait to safely welcome guests back to our theatres and The Rec Room for some much-deserved entertainment, fun and escape.” 

Cineplex will be offering $5 tickets and showing popular new releases that may have been missed in theatres.