GO THE DISTANCE! CATCH SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON

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1 For Immediate Release GO THE DISTANCE! CATCH SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON IN HIGH-DEFINITION AT SELECT CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT THEATRES FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY Advance tickets available Friday March 21 st TORONTO, ON, March 19, 2008 (CGX.UN) Cineplex Entertainment is pleased to announce the one-time only presentation of the highly anticipated documentary Spirit of the Marathon in High Definition (HD), on Wednesday April 9 th exclusively at 52 select Cineplex Entertainment theatres throughout Canada. We are excited to partner with the producers of Spirit of the Marathon to bring this inspirational documentary exclusively to our guests in Canada, said Pat Marshall, Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, Cineplex Entertainment. Watching Spirit of the Marathon on our big screens in HD is sure to move those in the running community as well as those who do not run. It s a powerful experience for all. Spirit of the Marathon is more than a sports movie. It s about life challenges and our ability to overcome them. We aimed to capture the spirit of the marathon and I believe the film truly exemplifies what the marathon and athletics are all about. We are thrilled to announce the international premiere in Canada! said Jon Dunham, Producer/Director, Spirit of the Marathon. Executive produced by three-time Oscar winner Mark Jonathan Harris, Spirit of the Marathon takes a passionate look at the famed 26.2-mile running event as six marathoners (four amateurs and two world class athletes including 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist Deena Kastor) prepare for and eventually come together to participate in 2005 s Chicago Marathon. Spirit of the Marathon is presented in Canada in partnership with The Running Room, New Balance and Active.com. Advance tickets are available beginning Friday March 21 st at noon EST online at as well as at participating theatre box offices. General admission is $ taxes. Cineplex Entertainment will present Spirit of the Marathon at the following select theatres throughout Canada:

2 BRITISH COLUMBIA 7 pm PST SilverCity Coquitlam 170 Schoolhouse Street Coquitlam, BC SilverCity Victoria 3130 Tillicom Road Victoria, BC Galaxy Nanaimo Rutherford Road Nanaimo, BC Colossus Langley A Avenue Langley, BC ALBERTA 8 pm MST Cineplex Odeon North Edmonton Avenue Edmonton, AB Scotiabank Theatre Chinook 6455 MacLeod Trail SW Calgary, AB Galaxy Sherwood 2020 Sherwood Drive Sherwood Park, AB SilverCity Riverport Entertainment Way Richmond, BC Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver 900 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC Famous Players Orchard Plaza Cooper Road Kelowna, BC Cineplex Odeon Strawberry Hill nd Avenue Surrey, BC Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton th Street Edmonton, AB Cineplex Odeon Grand Prairie th Street Grand Praire, AB Galaxy Lethbridge st Avenue SW Lethbridge, AB Cineplex Odeon Crowfoot Crossings 91 Crowfoot Terrace NW Calgary, AB MANITOBA 9 pm CST SilverCity St. Vital St. Mary s Road Winnipeg, MB SASKATCHEWAN 8 pm CST Galaxy Regina 420 McCarthy Boulevard N Regina, SK Galaxy Saskatoon nd Avenue Saskatoon, SK

3 ONTARIO 7 pm EST Scotiabank Theatre Toronto 259 Richmond St. W Toronto, ON SilverCity Brampton 50 Great Lake Drive Brampton, ON Cineplex Odeon Devonshire Mall 3100 Howard Avenue Windsor, ON Coliseum Scarborough 300 Borough Drive Scarborough, ON Famous Players Belleville Bell Boulevard Belleville, ON Cineplex Odeon Oshawa 1351 Grandview Street N Oshawa, ON Cineplex Odeon Gardiners Road 626 Gardiners Road Kingston, ON SilverCity Ancaster 771 Golf Link Road Ancaster, ON SilverCity Newmarket Yonge Street Newmarket, ON SilverCity London 1680 Richmond Street, London, ON Galaxy Barrie 72 Commerce Park Drive Barrie, ON Cineplex Odeon Queensway 1025 The Queensway Etobicoke, ON Cineplex Odeon Sheppard-Grande 4861 Yonge Street Toronto, ON Colossus Vaughan 3555 Highway 7 Vaughan, ON Coliseum Mississauga 309 Rathburn Road West Mississauga, ON SilverCity Richmond Hill 8725 Yonge Street Richmond Hill, ON Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square 7555 Montrose Road Niagara Falls, ON SilverCity Sudbury 355 Barrydown Road Sudbury, ON SilverCity Oakville 3531 Wyecroft Road Oakville, ON SilverCity Thunder Bay 850 North May Street Thunder Bay, ON Galaxy Waterloo 550 King Street N Waterloo, ON Galaxy Guelph 485 Woodlawn Road West Guelph, ON

4 Galaxy Peterborough 320 Water Street Peterborough, ON Galaxy North Bay 300 Lakeshore Drive North Bay, ON Galaxy Sault Ste. Marie 293 Bay Street Sault Ste. Marie, ON SilverCity Gloucester 2385 City Park Drive Gloucester, ON Coliseum Ottawa 3090 Carling Avenue Ottawa, ON QUEBEC 7 pm EST Cineplex Odeon Brossard 9350, boul. Leduc Brossard, PQ Colossus Laval 2800 rue Cosmodôme Laval, PQ Coliseum Kirkland 3200 Rue Jean Yves Kirkland, PQ Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy 1200 Boul. Duplessis Ste. Foy, PQ Scotiabank Theatre Montreal 977 Ste-Catherine West Montreal, PQ Galaxy Sherbrooke 4202 Bertrand Rock Forest, PQ StarCité Montreal 4825 Avenue Pierre De Coubertin Montreal, PQ About Cineplex Entertainment LP: Cineplex Entertainment LP owns leases or has a joint-venture interest in 131 theatres with 1,327 screens serving approximately 60 million guests annually. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Cineplex Entertainment LP is the largest motion picture exhibitor in Canada operating the following brands: Cineplex Odeon, Galaxy, Famous Players, Coliseum, Colossus, SilverCity, Cinema City and Scotiabank Theatres. The units of Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund, which owns approximately 75.7% of Cineplex Entertainment LP, are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol CGX.UN). For more information, visit For more information and for interviews with the athletes and filmmakers, contact: Pat Marshall Georgia Sourtzis Vice President, Manager, Communications Communications and Investor Relations Cineplex Entertainment Cineplex Entertainment georgia.sourtzis@cineplex.com

5 Melissa Leggett Associate Producer Spirit of the Marathon