Empire Theatres Limited is the second-largest movie theatre chain in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, and the only major circuit operating in Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and Newfoundland and Labrador...

. A subsidiary of Empire Company Ltd., the family-owned parent of the Sobeys

Sobeys

Sobeys is the second largest food retailer in Canada, with over 1,300 supermarkets operating under a variety of banners. Headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, it operates stores in all ten provinces and accumulated sales of more than $14 billion CAD in 2009...

 supermarket chain presently owns and operates 51 locations in 8 of 10 provinces, from Newfoundland to British Columbia.
Many, but not all, of its larger locations are branded "Studio #", with # being the number of screens at that location.