Movie House Cinemas

Movie House Cinemas Ltd is a chain of cinemas 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 2012 Movie House cinemas started giving out special copies of the Irish monthly technology and media magazine Click for free.[7]

In 2013, Movie House Cinemas began an advertising campaign for various services the company offered, during its own film screenings, featuring local comedian Barry "The Blender" Henderson (Famous for his YouTube show 'I Am Fighter').[8]

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.[9]

References
  1. "Movie House Cinemas". Discovernorthernireland. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. "End of an era as Dublin Road cinema officially closes and sign removed". 16 April 2020.
  3. Smith, Ryan (26 January 2017). "Movie House Cinemas release statement on future of Dublin Road site". belfastlive. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. "£500K refurbishment to commence at cinema". www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Moviehouse Cinema boss tells of devastation as firm fined £110k over E.coli outbreak". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  7. Click Facebook post referencing the NI Launch Party of the magazine
  8. https://www.youtube.com/user/MovieHouseCinemasLtd?feature=watch
  9. Ireland, Culture Northern (3 March 2015). "Kenneth Branagh Premieres Cinderella in Belfast". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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