Private company

United Amusement Corporation Limited

United Amusement Corporation Limited is a former Montréal-based cinema builder and operator founded in 1910.1 It was founded by George Ganetakos.1 It is headquartered in Toronto.1 It is part of Famous Players.1

George Ganetakos (1879-1955) était un entrepreneur grec-canadien qui a fondé la chaîne Cinémas Unis, basée à Montréal. Né en Grèce, celui-ci a laissé une empreinte significative dans l'industrie cinématographique à Montréal. Sa vie et son héritage sont étroitement liés à l'essor du divertissement cinématographique au Canada au début du XXe siècle.2 From the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1910Founded1
  • Industryconstruction, show business1
  • HeadquartersToronto, Canada1
  • Founded inMontreal1

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Strand Theatre, Mansfield and St. Catherine Streets. West, Montreal, QC, 1915 (?)
Photo: Musée McCord Museum, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons3

Corporate structure

United Amusement Corporation Limited is part of a group headed by Skydance Corporation. 80 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What United Amusement Corporation Limited reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • MTELUS

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by George Ganetakos in 1910, in Montreal.1

Leadership

Who has led United Amusement Corporation Limited, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Also owns

  • MTELUS since 1930

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1930Acquired MTELUS1

Timeline

  1. 1959Acquired Acquired by Famous Players1
  2. 1930Acquisition Acquired MTELUS1
  3. 1910Acquired Acquired by George Ganetakos1
  4. 1910Founded Founded in Montreal1

Sources

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