Distribution & Exhibition

Kinepolis Adding Six CJ 4DPlex 4DX Theatres

Tue, 11/13/2018 - 11:48 -- Nick Dager

CJ 4DPlex announced today an agreement with Kinepolis to bring the 4DX immersive-seat experience to six additional Kinepolis cinema complexes. Less than one year after the opening of its first 4DX theatres in Antwerp, Brussels, Lomme, Madrid and Valencia, the company has announced six additional 4DX theatres, which include three in Belgium (Kinepolis Hasselt, Ghent and Rocourt), one in Luxembourg (Kirchberg), one in France (Kinepolis Nîmes) and one in Spain (Kinepolis Diversia, Madrid).

Éclair Officially opens Samsung Onyx Cinema LED Facility in Paris-Vanves

Fri, 11/09/2018 - 10:44 -- Nick Dager

Earlier this week Éclair and Samsung held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open Éclair’s Paris-Vanves Onyx Cinema LED facility, the first of its kind in Europe. Éclair can now provide professional services specifically tailored for the Onyx Cinema LED – contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1, color grading with true zero nit black, and ÉclairColor DCP mastering – to European filmmakers, producers and distributors.

Cinépolis Reopens Historic Bay Theatre

Wed, 11/07/2018 - 10:20 -- Nick Dager

Cinépolis USE announced today that its Bay Theatre in Pacific Palisades, California, will reopen this Friday, November 9. The theatre, which was originally designed in 1948 by one of the most prolific American motion pictures theaters architects, S. Charles Lee, will reopen in Palisades Village after being closed for 40 years. The new facility will feature five ultra-lux, customized screening rooms each with over-the-top amenities that cater to one of Southern California’s most coveted communities for families and privacy-seeking celebrities.

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Odeon Opens the UK’s First Dolby Cinema

Wed, 11/07/2018 - 09:02 -- Nick Dager

One of Europe’s most famous cinemas, London’s Odeon Leicester Square, will reopen this Christmas following an 11 month, multi million pound deluxe refurbishment that has transformed what has been called the home of the premiere back into a global icon in the heart of London’s West End. The building’s largest screen has been fully upgraded to combine luxurious reclining Odeon Luxe seats with the captivating experience of Dolby Cinema.

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Cinépolis to Employ Cielo Technology Across its Global Enterprise

Tue, 11/06/2018 - 11:17 -- Nick Dager

Cinépolis, the fourth largest movie theater circuit in the world, and the largest in Mexico and Latin America, has selected Cielo as its provider of choice for digital management, monitoring and support of the entire Cinépolis circuit across the world. Cielo is joining forces with CES+, who has a longstanding business alliance with Cinépolis, and will act as the integrator channel partner and primary manager of the account.

4DX Tops $250 Million in 2018 Ticket Sales to Date

Tue, 11/06/2018 - 11:12 -- Nick Dager

CJ 4DPlex has reached new levels of success with more than 20 million worldwide attendees and $250 million at the box office to date in 2018. The company anticipates that the total number of moviegoers who have experienced 4DX since its launch in 2009 will exceed 85 million by year’s end, with the total box office gross surpassing $1 billion.

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