æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv ɪts ˈoʊpənɪŋ, ðə fˈɪlm θˈiəɾɚ bˈaɪoʊ ɹˈɛks wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə bˈɪɡɪst fˈɪlm θˈiəɾɚz ɪnðə sˈɪɾi, ænd mˈɛni fˈɔːɹməl pɹəmˈɪɹz ʌv fˈɪnɪʃ fˈɪlmz wɜː ʃˈoʊn ðˈɛɹ.
At the time of its opening, the film theatre Bio Rex was one of the biggest film theatres in the city, and many formal premieres of Finnish films were shown there.