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Due to overwhelming popular demand, the NARUTO™ THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW will be showing in Canada for one day only - on June 23rd. Advance tickets on sale now at participating box offices or www.cineplex.com
Toronto, ON (CGX.UN) and San Francisco, CA, May 25, 2007 – Cineplex Entertainment and VIZ Media, one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, announced today that advance tickets are on sale now for the special one-day-only Canadian event of the first NarutoTM feature film, NARUTO THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW, opening nationwide on Saturday June 23, 2007.
Advance tickets can be purchased online at www.cineplex.com as well as at participating Cineplex Entertainment theatre box offices; admission for children is $8.95 + tax and general admission is $9.95 + tax. “Cineplex Entertainment is very pleased to provide this one-day-only Canadian screening of NARUTO THE MOVIE: CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW to our guests across the country,” said Pat Marshall, Vice-President, Communications and Investor Relations for Cineplex Entertainment. “We wanted to offer our guests the opportunity to experience this animated movie on the big screen in high definition and surround sound.” NARUTO is now one of the most popular and successful manga and anime properties in North America. The general storyline of both the NARUTO manga and animated series depict the adventures of a young boy named Uzumaki Naruto who trains to become a ninja. Naruto, cursed with the spirit of the nine-tailed fox demon sealed within his body, is forced to live a bullied life discriminated against by his fellow villagers. But Naruto is resilient and undaunted and his determination often inspires those around him. Through the adventures, the young ninja learns the importance of friendship, teamwork, loyalty, hard work, creativity, ingenuity and right vs. wrong. Cineplex Entertainment will present NARUTO THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW on Saturday June 23rd at the following select theatres throughout Canada: ONTARIO – Event will begin at 10 am EST | SilverCity Yonge and Eglinton Cinemas2300 Yonge StreetToronto, ON | Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas1025 The QueenswayToronto, ON | | Colossus Vaughan Cinemas3555 Hwy #7 WVaughan, ON | Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas300 Borough DriveScarborough, ON | | SilverCity London Cinemas1680 Richmond Street,London, ON | SilverCity Burlington Cinemas1250 Brant StreetBurlington, ON | | SilverCity Sudbury Cinemas355 Barrydowne RoadSudbury, ON | SilverCity Windsor Cinemas4611 Walker RoadWindsor, ON | | SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas2385 City Park DriveGloucester, ON | SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas771 Golf Link RoadAncaster, ON | | Galaxy Cinemas Peterborough320 Water StreetPeterborough, ON | Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo550 King Street NWaterloo, ON | | Galaxy Cinemas Guelph485 Woodlawn Road NGuelph, ON | Galaxy Cinemas Sault Ste. Marie293 Bay StreetSault Ste. Marie, ON | | Galaxy Cinemas North Bay300 Lakeshore DriveNorth Bay, ON | Galaxy Cinemas Barrie72 Commerce Park DriveBarrie, ON | | Cineplex Odeon Gardiner’s Road Cinemas636 Gardiner’s RoadKingston, ON | |
About Cineplex Entertainment LP Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Cineplex Entertainment LP owns, leases or has a joint-venture interest in 129 theatres with 1,297 screens serving approximately 60 million guests annually. Cineplex Entertainment LP is the largest motion picture exhibitor in Canada operating the following brands: Cineplex Odeon, Galaxy, Famous Players (including Coliseum, Colossus and SilverCity) and Scotiabank Theatres. The units of Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund, which owns approximately 75.7% of Cineplex Entertainment LP, are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol CGX.UN). For more information, visit us at www.cineplex.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan’s largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan Production Co., Ltd. (ShoPro Japan), VIZ Media is a leader in the publishing and distribution of Japanese manga for English speaking audiences in North America and a global licensor of Japanese manga and animation. The company offers an integrated product line including, magazines such as SHONEN JUMP and SHOJO BEAT, graphic novels, videos, DVDs, audio soundtracks and develops and markets animated entertainment from initial production, television placement and distribution, to merchandise licensing and promotions for audiences and consumers of all ages. Contact VIZ Media at 295 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA 94133; Phone (415) 546-7073; Fax (415) 546-7086; and web site at www.VIZ.com. |