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Odeon UCI
Odeon United Cinemas International is the Europe's leading theater chain and the largest theater chain in the United Kingdom. It is wholly owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners. Odeon UCI also operates in Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria and Brazil. It is one of the largest motion picture exhibitors outside of North America. Odeon Cinemas was founded by Oscar Deutsch in 1928. The first theater opened by Deutsch was located in Brierley Hill, West Midlands but the first theater opened under the “Odeon” brand was located in Perry Barr, Birmingham, UK. The name "Nickelodeon" had appeared at the beginning of 20th Century and was widely used to describe small theaters in the United States. By 1930, "Odeon" was a household name and the cinemas known for their maritime-inspired Art Deco architecture. This style was first used in 1930 on the cinema at Perry Barr in Birmingham, which was bought by Deutsch to expand the chain. He liked the style so much that he commissioned the architect, Harry Weedon, to design his future buildings. In 1941, Odeon was acquired by J. Arthur Rank who had interests in film production and distribution. Odeon remained a part of The Rank Organization for a further 58 years. An extensive re-branding campaign in 1998 further re-enforced Odeon's position as market leader in the UK and introduced "Fanatical About Film" to British moviegoers. The re-branding and refurbishment campaign culminated in the 3 million pounds upgrade of the flagship cinema, the Odeon Leicester Square. On February 21, 2000, Odeon was sold to Cinven, who merged the newly re-branded Odeon chain with their existing ABC cinema chain. The resulting chain of cinemas were all re-branded and Odeon enjoyed over two years of continuing positive growth. Following this success, Cinven sold Odeon to a consortium of investors early in 2003. The principal partners in the purchase were Germany-based WestLB AG, The Entertainment Group, and Robert Tchenguiz of Rotch. Private equity firm Terra Firma acquired Odeon in September 2004 and UCI in October 2004. UCI was formed as a partnership of Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios initially to build cinemas in the UK. UCI operates theaters in Ireland, Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy and Portugal. UCI has become the leading exhibitor chain in Spain by purchasing the Warner Lusomundo Sogecable theater chain as well as the AMC circuit in Spain and Portugal. It has also strengthened its position in the Italian market by acquiring three theaters from Europlex and is now the market leader in Italy. Odeon Cinema locations ENGLAND Allerton Aylesbury Bath Banbury Basingstoke Birmingham Blackpool Bournemouth Bournemouth Bracknell Brighton Bristol Bromborough Canterbury Chatham Chelmsford Colchester Coventry Darlington Derby Epsom Esher Exeter Gateshead Guildford Harrogate Hastings Hatfield Hemel Hempstead Hereford Huddersfield Kettering Kingston-upon-Thames Kingston-upon-Hull Odeon Leeds-Bradford Leicester Lincoln Liverpool (2) London - Barnet London - Beckenham London - Camden Town London - Covent Garden London - Gerrards Cross London - Greenwich London - Holloway London - Kensington London - Kingston-upon-Thames London - Lee Valley London - Leicester Sq London - Marble Arch London - Muswell Hill London - Panton St, Westminster London - Putney London - Richmond London - South Woodford London - Streatham London - Surrey Quays London - Swiss Cottage London - Tottenham Court Road London - Uxbridge London - West End London - Whiteleys London - Wimbledon Maidenhead Maidstone Manchester (contains one IMAX screen) Mansfield Milton Keynes Norwich Nuneaton Oxford - George St Oxford - Magdalen St Plymouth Port Solent Preston Rochdale Salisbury Sheffield Silverlink Southampton Southend Stoke-on-Trent Tamworth Taunton Telford Trafford Royal Tunbridge Wells Warrington West Thurrock Weston-super-Mare Worcester NORTHERN IRELAND Belfast - Victoria Sq SCOTLAND Ayr Dumfries Dundee Dunfermline East Kilbride Edinburgh - Lothian Rd Edinburgh - Wester Hailes Edinburgh - Fort Kinnaird Glasgow - Springfield Quay Glasgow Kilmarnock WALES Bridgend Cardiff Swansea Wrexham UCI locations BRAZIL Curitiba Fortaleza Juiz de Fora Recife (3) Rio de Janeiro (2) Rio Preto Salvador (2) São Paulo (2) GERMANY and AUSTRIA city / screens / seats (total: 249 screens; 60,520 seats. Germany: 211 / 52,778) Bad Oeynhausen / 8 / 2,000 Berlin am Eastgate / 8 / 1,544 Berlin Colosseum / 10 / 2,814 Berlin Friedrichshain / 8 / 2,099 Berlin Gropius / 6 / 1,787 Berlin Zoo / 9 / 2,758 Bochum / 14 / 3,354 Cottbus / 9 / 2,228 Dessau / 7 / 1,381 Dresden / 9 / 2,639 Duisburg / 8 / 2,028 Düsseldorf / 9 / 2,786 Flensburg / 8 / 1,998 Gera / 8 / 1,734 Graz / 8 / 2,019 Hamburg Othmarschen / 9 / 2,695 Hamburg Mundsburg / 8 / 2,038 Hamburg Smart City / 9 / 2,504 Kaiserslautern / 8 / 2,128 Köln Hürth / 14 / 2,347 Leipzig / 10 / 2,244 Neuss / 7 / 1,897 Paderborn / 8 / 1,819 Potsdam / 8 / 2,175 Vienna MEC / 21 / 3,521 Vienna SCS / 9 / 2,202 Wilhelmshaven / 9 / 1,781 IRELAND Dublin - Blanchardstown Dublin - Coolock Dublin - Tallaght Branded as Storm Cinemas Limerick Waterford Naas Portlaoise Cavan ITALY Arezzo Bicocca Casoria Certosa Como Cremona Curno Ferrara Fiumara Lissone Marconi Meridiana Molfetta Pioltello Sinalunga Verona PORTUGAL El Corte Ingles Lisboa Arrabida Shopping Gaia . . . . Terra Firma London office: Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited - 2 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AP, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7015 9500 Frankfurt office: Terrafirma GmbH - 46-50, Garden Towers, Neue Mainzer Strasse, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Tel: +49 (0) 69 380 756 000 Odeon UCI Tel: (ticket hotline) 0871 22 44 007, (gift hotline) 0800 88 89 11, (Internet helpline) 0871 224 1999, (textphone) 18001 0808 1560 609 Germany: United Cinemas International Multiplex GmbH - 156 Oskar-Hoffmann-Str., D-44789, Bochum, Germany Ireland: Odeon/UCI Ltd - Festival Park, Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom ST1 5SN. Tel: (ticket hotline) 1520 88 00 00, (Internet Helpline) 1520 927 007, (gift hotline) 1800 560 117 Portugal: administrative@ucicinemas.pt Spain: info@cinesa.es, compras@cinesa.es, recursos.humanos@cinesa.es © Preems.com |
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