Melville Theatre

Melville Theatre is an independent, single-screen movie theatre located at 223 Third Avenue West in Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada. Melville is described by the theatre as Saskatchewan's smallest city, with a population of just under 5,000 people. The theatre is the only movie theatre in Melville and serves the surrounding area. It opened on February 10, 1995, following a period of approximately 15 years during which Melville had no movie theatre at all. The building that now houses the theatre was previously a paint and wallpaper store known as City Paint, which operated in Melville for many years; after City Paint closed, the building sat vacant for about three years before Frank Cox purchased it from its former owners in October 1994 and renovated it into a cinema. The theatre's first screening was Dumb and Dumber, starring Jim Carrey. Its biggest show by number of tickets sold to date has been Titanic, which played for a total of four weeks over three separate bookings: originally on 35mm film from February 20 to March 5 and April 24 to 30, 1998, and again in digital Real D 3D from April 20 to 26, 2012. The venue has one screen, 153 seats, and two wheelchair spaces, and is wheelchair accessible. It generally offers one show per night, seven nights per week, with Saturday and Sunday afternoon matinees when appropriate movies are available. The theatre is closed only two days per year, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (December 24 and 25), and remains open on all other days including holidays. Melville Theatre used industry-standard 35mm film until March 31, 2011, after which it transitioned to digital projection. The theatre maintains a 24-hour movie information phone line at (306) 728-4448 and a website where customers can find what's playing and coming soon, join an email mailing list, check prices, purchase gift cards, and learn about party and popcorn offerings. As an independently owned, community-focused cinema in a small Saskatchewan city, Melville Theatre operates as a local entertainment venue and gathering place.

Melville Theatre is an independent movie theatre in Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada. According to the theatre's own history, Melville had no movie theatre at all for approximately 15 years before Melville Theatre was established. The building at 223 Third Avenue West that now houses the theatre was previously a paint and wallpaper store called City Paint, which carried on business in Melville for many years. After City Paint closed its doors, the building remained vacant for about three years. Frank Cox purchased the building from its former owners in October 1994 and renovated it into a movie theatre. The theatre opened on February 10, 1995. The first movie played at Melville Theatre was Dumb and Dumber, starring Jim Carrey. The venue has one screen, 153 seats, and two wheelchair spaces, and is wheelchair accessible. It generally runs one show per night, seven nights per week, with Saturday and Sunday afternoon matinees when appropriate movies are available. The theatre is closed only two days per year, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (December 24 and 25), and is open all other days including holidays. The biggest show by number of tickets sold to date has been Titanic, which played for a total of four weeks over three separate bookings. Titanic was originally shown on 35mm film from February 20 to March 5 and April 24 to 30, 1998. It was shown again in digital Real D 3D from April 20 to 26, 2012. Melville Theatre used industry-standard 35mm film until March 31, 2011, after which it transitioned to digital projection. The theatre provides a 24-hour movie information phone line at (306) 728-4448 and a website with information on what's playing and coming soon, an email mailing list, prices, gift cards, and party and popcorn offerings.

• 2012

  Titanic shown again in digital Real D 3D from April 20 to 26.

• 2011

  Last use of industry-standard 35mm film; transition to digital projection.

• 1998

  Titanic shown on 35mm film from February 20 to March 5 and April 24 to 30.

• 1995

  Melville Theatre opened; first movie shown was Dumb and Dumber starring Jim Carrey.

• 1994

  Frank Cox purchased the former City Paint building from its former owners.

Community-focused, independently owned single-screen cinema serving Melville, Saskatchewan, and surrounding area.

• Movie screenings

• Saturday and Sunday afternoon matinees

• Gift cards

• Party and popcorn offerings

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