Who owns Cineplex Pictures?
Cineplex Pictures is owned by Cineplex (Canada, TSX: CGX).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Cineplex Inc. 2025 Annual Report. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Cineplex Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Toronto
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Film studios
- Parent ticker
- TSX: CGX
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cineplex Pictures
Cineplex Pictures is the film distribution arm of the Cineplex cinema chain. It does not make films: it works through distribution output deals and acquires the rights to feature films for release in theatres and for viewing at home in Canada. In 2025 it distributed Now You See Me: Now You Don't, Ballerina, The Housemaid and The Long Walk, and it has a distribution partnership with Lionsgate that covers titles including Michael and The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.
Ownership timeline of Cineplex Pictures
Where Cineplex Pictures sits in Cineplex
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Cineplex
Cineplex controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in film studios, and who owns them
The 19 brands in film studios on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is Disney, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 20th Century Studios | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lionsgate Films | Lionsgate | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Columbia Pictures | Sony | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Toei | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Anime Limited | TOHO | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Astro Shaw | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Studiocanal | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| Studio Dragon | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: Cineplex
Cineplex is a publicly listed company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSX: CGX.
Cineplex is the largest film exhibitor in Canada, an Ontario corporation headquartered in Toronto with 1,606 screens in 154 theatres at the end of 2025 and 16 entertainment venues under The Rec Room and Playdium names. It also sells cinema advertising, distributes films and holds a one-third interest in the Scene+ loyalty programme. It has been narrowing itself to those businesses: it sold its amusement-game supplier Player One Amusement Group on 1 February 2024, the Cineplex Store on 1 January 2025 and its digital signage business, Cineplex Digital Media, on 7 November 2025.
🇨🇦 Cineplex Pictures and other Canadian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 174 brands that began in Canada. 41 of them (24%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Cineplex Pictures is not one of them.
- Canada's Wonderland — Six Flags 🇺🇸
- CuriousCast — Corus 🇨🇦
- Degrassi — WildBrain 🇨🇦
- IMAX — IMAX 🇨🇦
- Landmark Cinemas — Kinepolis 🇧🇪
- Lionsgate Films — Lionsgate 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cineplex Pictures?
The parent company of Cineplex Pictures is Cineplex, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is Cineplex Pictures Canadian?
Yes. Cineplex Pictures originated in Canada and its owner, Cineplex, is also headquartered in Canada.
Is Cineplex Pictures still owned by Cineplex?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Cineplex Pictures is still owned by Cineplex. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Cineplex Inc. 2025 Annual Report — Cineplex Inc., Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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