Kinepolis and Imax today announced a global expansion of their longstanding partnership with eight Imax with Laser systems across Europe, Canada and the U.S. The agreement includes four new locations across Europe — including France, Belgium, Spain, and the first-ever Imax system in Luxembourg — as well as a new location in Michigan and Ontario and two upgraded systems in Ontario.
AMC Theatres has announced plans, set to begin later this year, to bring Laser Projection by Cinionic to its premium large format brand Prime at AMC.
CGV has signed an exclusive agreement to acquire hundreds of Christie CineLife+ series cinema projectors featuring some of the most energy efficient illumination systems on the market for its multiplexes located in South Korea, China, Vietnam and Indonesia over the next three years.
Cinemas World Theatre Concepts, a new multiplex in Mexico City with 14 cinemas, has installed Christie cinema projectors ranging from 8,000 to 22, 000 lumens. Christie integrator T&T Cinema carried out the installation.
Christie has announced a new cinema rental program with OrionPC to provide exhibitors in Brazil the option to acquire Christie RGB pure laser projection technology through a service model, at a fraction of the cost of purchasing the new equipment. CineFlix, an exhibitor from Paraná with 125 screens, is the first customer to join the program, with 80 screens.
Malco Theatres has signed a deal with Cinionic for a circuit-wide upgrade to laser projection. The project leverages Malco’s legacy Barco Series 2 projectors with laser technology in the largest U.S. upgrade to date. Malco is the eighth largest cinema chain in the U.S. with 371 screens across 37 locations. As part of the agreement, Malco is also taking advantage of Cinionic’s extended warranty option for laser-retrofitted Series 2 projectors, extending their coverage well-beyond the industry-standard.
EVO Entertainment Group and Imax Corporation have announced a partnership to install eight new Imax with Laser systems. This marks the first-ever collaboration between the two companies. As part of the agreement, EVO will bring seven new Imax systems to Texas, including Houston and Austin, and one to Florida. The new systems are expected to begin opening in the third quarter of 2023.
Emagine Entertainment has chosen Christie Real|Laser illuminated projectors for its new theatre opening in Batavia, Illinois, on June 1. Integrity Cinema Systems, the integrator on the project, will install Christie CP4415-RGB, CP4425-RGB and dual CP4455-RGB projectors, plus Mystique Cinema for seamless blending and alignment, for the 94-foot wide Super EMX screen.
Cineplex has reached a new partnership agreement to bring Laser Projection by Cinionic to more than 800 screens across Canada in the coming years. The companies will start the move to laser projection later this year.
Two Christie pure laser projectors – the CP4445-RGB and CP4455-RGB – will be making their North American debut at CinemaCon 2023 next week at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Christie is returning as the event’s official projection partner.
