Apollo Cinema
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Apollo Cinema was the original name of the historic Manchester Apollo entertainment venue, now best known as a major live music and events hall in Manchester, England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo Cinema canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10815165 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollo Cinema Context triple: [Manchester Apollo, formerName, Apollo Cinema]
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Phoenix Cinema
Phoenix Cinema is a historic independent movie theater in East Finchley, London, known for its art-house programming and community-focused events.
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B.
Olympion Cinema
Olympion Cinema is a historic movie theater and cultural landmark in Thessaloniki, Greece, best known for hosting the city’s prestigious international film festival.
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C.
Athena Cinema
Athena Cinema is a historic independent movie theater in Athens, Ohio, known for showcasing art-house, independent, and international films and serving as a key cultural venue for the local community.
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D.
Canon Theatre
Canon Theatre was a historic Toronto live-performance venue later renamed the Ed Mirvish Theatre.
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E.
Royal Bank Cinema
Royal Bank Cinema is an intimate film screening venue located within the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollo Cinema Target entity description: Apollo Cinema was the original name of the historic Manchester Apollo entertainment venue, now best known as a major live music and events hall in Manchester, England.
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A.
Phoenix Cinema
Phoenix Cinema is a historic independent movie theater in East Finchley, London, known for its art-house programming and community-focused events.
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B.
Olympion Cinema
Olympion Cinema is a historic movie theater and cultural landmark in Thessaloniki, Greece, best known for hosting the city’s prestigious international film festival.
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C.
Athena Cinema
Athena Cinema is a historic independent movie theater in Athens, Ohio, known for showcasing art-house, independent, and international films and serving as a key cultural venue for the local community.
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D.
Canon Theatre
Canon Theatre was a historic Toronto live-performance venue later renamed the Ed Mirvish Theatre.
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E.
Royal Bank Cinema
Royal Bank Cinema is an intimate film screening venue located within the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinema
ⓘ
entertainment venue ⓘ music venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Apollo Theatre
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The Apollo ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| city | Manchester ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Manchester Apollo ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | auditorium ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
concert venue
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| hasSeatingType | stalls and circle ⓘ |
| heritage | historic entertainment venue ⓘ |
| laterUse |
events hall
ⓘ
live music venue ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Manchester ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Ardwick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
entertainment events
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live music performances ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| partOf | Manchester cultural venues ⓘ |
| primaryUse | cinema ⓘ |
| region | Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| status |
renamed as Manchester Apollo
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo Manchester
|
| usedFor |
concerts
ⓘ
film screenings ⓘ live performances ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apollo Cinema Description of subject: Apollo Cinema was the original name of the historic Manchester Apollo entertainment venue, now best known as a major live music and events hall in Manchester, England.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.