OUTTAKES Cineplex Toronto: A full food service renovation inside a live cinema, zero disruption to screening operations.

How Cineplex's concession transformation was coordinated in a live venue without interrupting a single screening.

The OUTTAKES concession renovation at a Cineplex multiplex required a full MEP and millwork transformation of the main concession area — new equipment, new countertops, new POS infrastructure — while the cinema continued operating daily screenings throughout. Every construction activity had to be timed around screening schedules.

Screening schedules were being manually cross-referenced with construction activity windows.

The GC's site super was printing the weekly cinema screening schedule and manually blocking out construction windows each morning. Activities that ran long were being discovered mid-screening — causing noise complaints and two temporary shutdowns during the first two weeks.

Project Client

Site Superintendent

"Transforming a cinema concession area into a modern food destination while keeping the theatre fully operational is a sequencing challenge. Revenue cannot stop during the renovation."

Construction activity sequenced against live screening windows in the twin.

WeReno imported the cinema's weekly screening schedule as a constraint layer in the twin. Construction activities were planned and approved in the model against screening windows — any activity that would generate noise or require lobby access was blocked from screening hours. The equipment delivery sequence was planned in the model to fit the lobby clearance windows.

Project Client

Cineplex Operations Manager

"WeReno coordinated the workflow and technology integration around our live operations. The transformation happened around us without disrupting a single show."

Zero screening disruptions in the final 8 weeks. Concession area delivered on time.

The OUTTAKES concession renovation was completed on schedule with zero screening disruptions in the final 8 weeks of the build. The new concession line, equipment, and POS system were commissioned and operational without a single day of cinema closure. Staff training was completed against the twin before the concession opened.

Project Client

Site Superintendent

"WeReno transformed our concession area into a modern food destination. The improved workflow and technology integration have significantly increased our revenue per customer."