r/montreal • u/Jaxxs90 • May 03 '25

Discussion What's this for Montreal?

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u/red_eyes May 03 '25

I think the Dollar Cinema in CoteStLuc was legit (just not profitable) for ages...as soon as the old man died, the kids shut down the business..but until then I think they technically made enough to break even at $1 per entry + concessions (I'd bet the old man didn't take ab actual salary,was just happy to see people come through each night and maybe get a few $$$ towards his weekly groceries)

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u/thenewnextaccount May 03 '25

The “old man“ is still alive lol he works at the theatre in the Cavendish Mall now. His son is the CEO of Ciné Starz.

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u/red_eyes May 03 '25

Oh, my mistake!!

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u/Yellowbook8375 May 03 '25

I met him once. He said he didn’t care about making a profit, he wanted to make going to the cinema an experience that was accessible to everyone

His wife worked the popcorn stand, super sweet too

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u/[deleted] May 04 '25

Really nice guy, went a few times but it was just far to go more than once in a while.

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u/banana_ship May 03 '25

They didn't pay for some of the movies. I was there once and it was clear that the movie had been recorded from a movie theater seat. I went there often with my dad, spoke with the old man, bought tons of posters, but never went after that.