Cines Maremagnum

Cines Maremagnum (also known as Cine Maremagnum) was a multiplex cinema located at Moll d'Espanya, number 5, in the Port Vell leisure area of Barcelona, Spain. It opened in 1995 and was one of the first multiplexes to be established in the city. The complex comprised eight screens and was managed by the Cinesa chain, which also owned and operated other Barcelona cinemas including Cinesa Diagonal, Diagonal Mar, Heron City and La Maquinista. The cinema was part of the Moll d'Espanya leisure zone, a waterfront area inaugurated in 1995 following the urban reforms carried out for the 1992 Olympic Games. This zone was designated for recreational, commercial and cultural uses. The Maremagnum multiplex included a 3D projection screen, as did the nearby IMAX Port Vell cinema, which closed in September 2014. Both were situated in the same leisure district. Over the years the area and the cinema faced challenges. The broader Maremagnum complex suffered a period of crisis, including a notable 2002 incident involving the death of Wilson Pacheco at the hands of three bouncers from one of the complex's nightclubs. In September 2005, after a 14-month renovation costing 14 million euros, a relaunch plan was presented. The complex's managers sought to shed its image of conflict, and by 2007 the four nightclubs on site had closed, shifting the focus toward daytime and family-oriented leisure. The cinema sector also experienced a notable loss of spectators, particularly for nighttime screenings, partly due to safety concerns in the area. Cines Maremagnum closed its doors on 31 December 2015. Raúl Cabrera, marketing director of the Cinesa chain, stated that the closure was not caused by the crisis or a decline in cinema consumption as such, but rather by the expiration of the contract; they decided not to renew it because, according to Cabrera, the cinema offering in Barcelona was already covered by the chain's other venues. Cinesa offered the ten employees at the Maremagnum screens new positions at the multiplexes it subsequently opened in Cornellà. The last film shown on its screens was Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.

Cines Maremagnum opened in 1995 as part of the Moll d'Espanya leisure zone in Barcelona's Port Vell, an area inaugurated in 1995 following urban reforms for the 1992 Olympic Games. It was one of the first multiplexes installed in the city and comprised eight screens. The cinema was managed by the Cinesa chain, which also owned Cinesa Diagonal, Diagonal Mar, Heron City and La Maquinista. The multiplex featured a 3D projection screen, as did the nearby IMAX Port Vell cinema, which closed in September 2014. The surrounding Maremagnum complex experienced difficulties over the years. In 2002, Wilson Pacheco, an Ecuadorian man, died at the hands of three bouncers from one of the complex's nightclubs, an event that contributed to a period of crisis and an image of conflict. In September 2005, after a renovation lasting 14 months and involving an investment of 14 million euros, a relaunch plan was presented. From then on, the complex's managers sought to clean up its image, and by 2007 the four nightclubs on site had closed, eliminating nighttime leisure and focusing more on daytime and family-oriented activities. The cinema sector also saw a notable loss of spectators in the years prior to closure, particularly for nighttime sessions, attributed in part to poor security in the area. Cines Maremagnum closed on 31 December 2015. Raúl Cabrera, marketing director of the Cinesa chain, stated that the closure was not due to the crisis or a decline in cinema consumption as such, but was limited to the fact that, upon the contract's expiration, they decided not to renew it because the cinema offering in Barcelona was already covered by the chain's other venues. Cinesa offered the ten employees at the Maremagnum screens new positions at the multiplexes it subsequently opened in Cornellà. The last film on its screens was Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.

• 2015

  Cines Maremagnum closes on 31 December; the last film screened is Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.

• 2014

  IMAX Port Vell, located in the same leisure area, closes in September.

• 2007

  The four nightclubs in the Maremagnum complex close, shifting focus to daytime and family leisure.

• 2005

  After a 14-month renovation costing 14 million euros, a relaunch plan is presented for the Maremagnum complex.

• 2002

  Death of Wilson Pacheco at the hands of nightclub bouncers in the Maremagnum complex, contributing to a period of crisis.

• 1995

  Cines Maremagnum opens as an eight-screen multiplex in the Moll d'Espanya leisure zone, Port Vell, Barcelona.

A waterfront multiplex in Barcelona's Port Vell leisure district, operated by the Cinesa chain as part of its Barcelona cinema network.

• Cinema screenings

  Eight-screen multiplex offering mainstream film screenings.

• 3D film screenings

  The multiplex included a 3D projection screen.

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