Loews Theatres

Background

Started by Marcus Loew in 1904. The company would get fame across the film industry by forming the Metro-Goldywn-Mayer studio in 1924. Loew's distributed the studio's titles. However, Loew's parted ways with MGM in 1959 due to the effects of United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. The company would remain separate from MGM for over four decades. In 1986, it was sold to Tri-Star Pictures (then a joint-venture between HBO and Columbia Pictures), which was later renamed to Columbia Pictures Entertainment that following year. In 1989, CPE was later bought out by Sony and in 1994, it was renamed to Sony Theatres but in 1996, it was reverted back into the Loews name. The company later merged with Cineplex Odeon in 1998 to form Loews Cineplex Entertainment, but declared bankruptcy in 2001. In 2004, Onex sold Loews Cineplex to investors. In 2006, Loews Cineplex merged with AMC Theatres.

1st Trailer (1984-1996)

Nicknames: "Thank you for coming to Loews"

Logo: TBA.

Variants: A variant featuring Sesame Street characters exists.

FX/SFX: TBA.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct, as it was only seen in theaters during its lifespan.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Trailer (1994-1996)

Nicknames: TBA.

Logo: TBA.

FX/SFX: TBA.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: TBA.

3rd Trailer (1996-1998)

Nicknames: "Sesame Street at Loews", "Don't Forget to Watch the Movie"

Logo: TBA.

FX/SFX: TBA.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct in their US theatres, but it was later used by their former Spanish branch Yelmo Cineplex until the 2000s.

Editor's Note: TBA

4th Trailer (1998-1999)

Nicknames: "Sesame Street at Loews II", "Brief History of Motion Pictures"

Logo: TBA.

Variants: A version of the opening shot with text for Loews Cineplex's other subsidiaries such as Cineplex Odeon also exists.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: TBA

5th Trailer (1996-2005?)

Nicknames: TBA.

Logo: We see the Loews Theatres logo in a space background before breaking apart to reveal a silhouette of the audience with the screen with lyrics to the familiar Loews jingle before the bouncing ball transforms into a orb with the Loews Theatres logo in it while a shooting star reading "Enjoy the Show!" appears.

Variants: TBA.

FX/SFX: TBA.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Trivia: This was parodied in a 1998 episode of Saturday Night Live.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

6th Trailer (1999-2001)

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Logo: Wee see a view of New York City from sunset, then it fades into Times Square at night and later fades into a Loews Cineplex theater with a limo stopping at the entrance with hundreds of people gathering there. After that it fades into another shot of Times Square before transitioning into another show from above before fading into earth with a searchlight coming from New York, another coming from Illinois and another coming from California. All three searchlights then form the Loews Cineplex symbol, while the Loews Cineplex wordmark appears on the right.

FX/SFX: A incredible mix of live-action footage and CG.

Music/Sounds: A triumphant orchestrated piece of music ending with an arrangement of the famed Loews theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.