Movie House Cinemas Explained

Movie House Cinemas Ltd is a cinema chain based in Northern Ireland. The company predominantly covers County Antrim, however it also has cinemas in County Londonderry. The company’s head office is in Belfast.^[1]

Cinemas

• Movie House Cityside (Yorkgate), Belfast, Co. Antrim.
• Movie House Dublin Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim.
  • (Now closed to make way for software firm Kainos who recently purchased the site)^{[2] [3]}
• Movie House Glengormley, Co. Antrim
  • Notably the first multiplex cinema to open in Northern Ireland.^[4]
• Movie House Maghera, Co. Londonderry.
• Movie House Coleraine (Jet Centre), Co. Londonderry.
  • Also has a ten-pin bowling alley, soft play area (Alley Cats), and arcade.^[5]

History

The company first started operating in 1990.^[6]

In 2013, Movie House Cinemas began an advertising campaign for various services the company offered, during its own film screenings, featuring local comedian Collin Geddis as Barry "The Blender" Henderson (known for his YouTube show 'I Am Fighter').^[7]

In 2015 Belfast-born Kenneth Branagh attended a screening of his film Cinderella at the Dublin Road site in support of local charities Into Film and Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Movie House Cinemas. Discovernorthernireland. 9 Jan 2019.
2. Web site: End of an era as Dublin Road cinema officially closes and sign removed. 16 April 2020.
3. Web site: Movie House Cinemas release statement on future of Dublin Road site. Smith. Ryan. 2017-01-26. belfastlive. 2019-01-09.
4. Web site: £500K refurbishment to commence at cinema. www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk. 25 April 2018 . en. 2019-01-09.
5. Web site: Movie House Cinemas Ltd - Northern Ireland - Contact Us . 2013-07-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130726005756/http://www.moviehouse.co.uk/contact-us . 2013-07-26 .
6. News: Moviehouse Cinema boss tells of devastation as firm fined £110k over E.coli outbreak. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2019-01-09. en-GB. 0307-1235.
7. https://www.youtube.com/user/MovieHouseCinemasLtd?feature=watch
8. Web site: Kenneth Branagh Premieres Cinderella in Belfast. Ireland. Culture Northern. 2015-03-03. Culture Northern Ireland. 2019-01-09.