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Cinépolis To Make Connecticut Premiere At Bridgeport's Steelpointe Harbor

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A 12-screen luxury movie theater with amenities never seen before in Connecticut is the newest tenant to join the lineup at Bridgeport’s Steelpointe Harbor development. 

Former Bridgeport Mayor Leonard Paoletta joins Mayor Bill Finch, tradesmen and other officials in making the movie theater announcement in front of the Bass Pro Shop construction site.

Former Bridgeport Mayor Leonard Paoletta joins Mayor Bill Finch, tradesmen and other officials in making the movie theater announcement in front of the Bass Pro Shop construction site.

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An artist's rendering of the Cinepolis, which will make its debut in Connecticut with the Bridgeport location.

An artist's rendering of the Cinepolis, which will make its debut in Connecticut with the Bridgeport location.

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Mayor Bill Finch, tradesmen and other officials make the movie theater announcement in front of the Bass Pro Shop construction site.

Mayor Bill Finch, tradesmen and other officials make the movie theater announcement in front of the Bass Pro Shop construction site.

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Cinépolis USA will build a 50,000-square-foot cinema, which is projected to open in 2017.

"This is great news," Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch said Wednesday in making the announcement. "We're thrilled to have Cinépolis USA join several other top-notch companies at the Steelpointe Harbor waterfront development."

Cinépolis Bridgeport is Cinépolis USA’s debut in Connecticut. It also marks the introduction of the exhibitor’s second hybrid location, with two unique auditorium concepts in one cinema, Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas and Cinépolis.

The theater’s five auditoriums in the Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas will offer reclining leather seats and in-theater waiter service and dining with full bar, available at the touch of a button. Guests of the theater’s seven Cinépolis auditoriums will enjoy a premium theater experience with comfortable seating and access to the gourmet menu and full bar in the lobby.

“Steelpointe Harbor is the perfect project to launch one of our first theaters in the Northeast,” said Neil Baron, vice president of Real Estate for Cinépolis USA. “We take much pride in selecting the best locations when we introduce our theater concept to new markets.

"The combination of great demographics, beautiful design, mix of uses and prime waterfront made Steelpointe Harbor extremely desirable to us.”

Douglas Jerum, Steelpointe Harbor's leasing consultant, praised the addition of the luxury movie theaters.

“This innovative theater concept will significantly elevate the cinema experience in Fairfield County,” said Jerum. “It’s an exciting entertainment component of the project that will be unlike anything available in the region today.”

Also present at the announcement under cloudy skies were former Bridgeport Mayors Leonard Paoletta, Tom Bucci, and John Fabrizi, as well as other elected officials, community and business leaders, and trade union representatives.

The $50 million first phase of Steelpointe Harbor, which includes Bass Pro Shops, Starbucks, Chipotle and T-Mobile, is under construction and will open this year. Construction on theater and other components of the second phase will begin in 2016 with an opening in 2017.

Once complete, Steelpointe Harbor will be a 2 million-square-foot superregional waterfront destination. Spanning 82 acres, it will feature more than 750,000 square feet of retail, restaurants and entertainment, a 12-screen premium theater, two hotels, 1,100 mid- and high-rise residential units, 30,000 square feet of office and a 200-slip, full-service, deep-water marina.

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