28 September 2011

Five year old opens new Downtown Cinema complex

Five-year-old Harry Norwood of Wellington, atop a ladder, opening the new Downtown Cinemas movie theatre complex at Coastlands Shoppingtown in Paraparaumu last night). Harry is assisted by his granddad, Wayne Norwood (centre), a director of Cinema Holdings, and chairman, Bill Wallace.

Cinema Holdings has completely redesigned and refurbished the existing cinema site. The new complex contains three theatres, each seating 100 patrons with a fourth, a 3-D theatre, seating 140 patrons. One of the 100-seat theatres is a dedicated Cinema Gold screen offering quality, art-house cinema experience.

Downtown Cinemas is owned by Cinema Holdings, the country's fourth largest theatre chain, which operates cinemas under the Downtown, Cinema Gold and Paramount brands. Cinema Holdings, through Downtown Cinemas, has 21 years of experience in cinema management and was the first company in New Zealand to build a multiplex cinema development.

Cinema Holdings owns and operates: the three-screen Paramount Theatre in Wellington; the eight-screen Downtown Cinema multiplex and two-screen Cinema Gold in Palmerston North's Downtown Shopping Centre; and three-screen Cinema Gold in Havelock North.

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