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Korean Cinemas Evolve

In Korea Cinemas Evolve Into Customized Experience Spaces

Korea’s three largest multiplex chains CGV, Lotte Cinema, and Megabox, are evolving their business scope into complex cultural spaces that provide “unique experiences” to meet customer needs, instead of just being places where you come to watch movies. They are doing this by hostin…

Asian Cinemas and COVID-19: The Show Must Go On?

Sat alongside straws and napkins on a cinema concessions counter in South Korea is a bottle of hand sanitizer. The few remaining customers wear face masks, and have had their temperature taken with a gun-like device on entrance to the auditorium. Scenes like this feel more suited to the big screen,…

The Space Age bar and a lounging area from a new multimillion-dollar renovation of the Universal CityWalk AMC theater. (photo: Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

CJ Cinema Property Update – Wednesday 4 January 2017

USA: Universal CityWalk AMC refurbished, Clark Cinema 10 work underway, UK: Glasgow BHS to become cinema, Omniplex Omagh green-lit, Galeri Caernarfon work to start, Bosnia-Herzegovina: CineStar opens third multiplex, Korea (South): Lotte Cinema Incheon Asiad is 112th, Trinidad: MovieTowne 4th cinema…

Chung Chang-wook from South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (photo: Newsisi)

CJ Cinema Digest – Monday 17 October 2016

Anti-trust fine for CGV, EclairColor goes LA, SPI goes Mumbai, Lotte evacuation in dark, Mukta wants to double, new NEC projector, India to enforce MRP, Korean art-house, lots of German cinemas, restoring Birmingham's art-deco cinema and "Save Our Butts 2".

Perhaps a Vue cinema soon? (image: Google Earth)

CJ Cinema Digest – Friday 14 October 2016

Imax Manchester VR centre, Carnival goes Unlimited, Inox growth, Ymagis Perform2020, US 2016 BO up, Cinema of the Future report, Lotte customer satisfaction award, CGV network failure, Hackney Picturehouse strike, UK's cheapest cinema, From-Live-to-Digital report, Comédie-Française goes live, Indian…

Korea’s Lotte Cinema Faces Slush Fund Allegations

Lotte Cinema faces accusations that its concessions business was used as a cover for slush funds as investigators probe the murky affairs of the parent company Lotte Group.

CJ Cinema Digest – Wednesday 4 May 2016

Re-seating is key for Regal and AMC, cheap Spanish cinema, Secret Cinema secrets revealed, Cineplex's Langhammer is Exhibitor of the Year, Reel's VIP cinemas, #Cinnovate in Cannes, Cineworld 4DX x10, Jakarta cinema for blind, Indian cinema F&B feast, Lotte in Hong Kong and burn in hell movie pirates…

Weekly Cinema Digest – Friday 16 October 2015

USA (FL) – Lots of news – well, mostly press releases, out of ShowEast this week. This selection is by no means complete, but gives you a flavour of some of the things being announced at the show, which tends to have a very Latin american focus these days. Barco has signed up Lotte Cinem…

Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 13 February 2014

Regal has announced its 2014 Q4 figures, which are up, up, up in all departments, on the back of an improved film slate. Reason enough for it not to want to sell itself any longer. Dividend was also announced. Total revenues for the fourth quarter ended January 1, 2015 were $799.1 million compared t…

Lotte Super Plex G Largest Cinema Screen

Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 7 July 2014

What is the largest cinema screen in the world? According to Guinness World Records it is now in the tallest building in South Korea. So that’s officially official. The screen of the multiplex cinema which will open at the Lotte Cinema World Tower, boasts its unparalleled size in the industry: With…

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