Landmark Cinemas

Landmark Cinemas operates 41 theatres in Canada, with the heaviest concentration in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon. The chain has existed in various forms since 1965 and was acquired by Belgian exhibitor Kinepolis Group in 2017. Landmark's reputation among Western Canadian moviegoers has long been that the seats are better, the staff friendlier, and the audiences somehow quieter than at the competing Cineplex multiplex down the road.

Landmark's key differentiator is its heavy investment in full-recliner auditoriums. Almost every Landmark location has been retrofitted with electric recliner seating — the wide, leg-supporting kind you find in a business-class cabin. If you're in Western Canada and you haven't been to a cinema since 2015, a Landmark visit will be a pleasant surprise.

Landmark Cinemas Locations

The Landmark map is concentrated in Western Canada, with small presences in Ontario and the Maritimes:

• Alberta — Calgary (Country Hills, Market Mall, Shawnessy), Edmonton (City Centre, Clareview), Red Deer, Lethbridge, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat, Fort McMurray.
• British Columbia — Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Whistler, Cranbrook, Courtenay.
• Saskatchewan — Regina (Southland), Saskatoon, Prince Albert.
• Yukon — Whitehorse (the northernmost major cinema in Canada).
• Ontario — Ottawa (Kanata), Peterborough, Sarnia, Belleville, Orangeville.
• Atlantic — New Minas, Nova Scotia.

Landmark Ticket Prices

Landmark tickets tend to run slightly cheaper than Cineplex for comparable formats. A standard evening adult is typically $13 in most markets; matinees run $10. Landmark's premium format, Premier Dolby (Dolby Atmos + recliner seating), adds $3–$4 over standard. Tuesday pricing — similar to Cineplex Cheap Tuesday — is $6.99 across the chain for standard shows.

Landmark vs. Cineplex — A Regional Comparison

If you're in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna or Kamloops and you have the choice, which should you pick? A few patterns we've observed:

• Landmark usually wins on seating comfort — more consistent recliner coverage.
• Cineplex usually wins on premium formats — IMAX with Laser, ScreenX, and broader VIP coverage.
• Landmark often wins on staff and audience culture — anecdotally, Landmark audiences tend to be quieter.
• Cineplex wins on loyalty — SCENE+ is more useful than Landmark's own program.
• Landmark can be slower to get the biggest opening-weekend blockbusters, but it's not a strict rule.

Our own take: if you're going to a loud blockbuster and want IMAX, pick Cineplex. If you're going to an adult drama on a Tuesday night, Landmark is often the better call.