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CJ EXCLUSIVE: CGV Launches ScreenX PLF Format

Korean cinema major CJ CGV has unveiled a new premium large format (PLF) concept with the ScreenX PLF. This is an upgraded version of the ScreenX immersive screen that projects images in a 270 degree field of vision. There is also the addition of a private booth in the back, that allows audiences th…

INOX Megaplex Launched With All Cinema Formats

This week Indian multiplex major INOX inaugurated its first Megaplex, promising the “World’s First Cinema with Maximum Formats, Maximum Experiences” – and delivered on that claim. It was hard not to be impressed by the number of formats the multiplex combined under one roof, along with the wea…

Intel VR ad (cropped)

CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 17 October 2017

Dear Junkies, VR is a poor fit for cinema. So why is everyone from AMC and IMAX to Paris art-house exhibitor MK2 leaping into the virtual reality business? Hype and fear of being seen to be overtaken by new technology/content is a large part of the reason. Cinemas can’t screen Netflix shows, b…

Duration between cinema and home release of Hollywood films 2005-2016. (image: Muvi)

CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 22 August 2017

No PVoD agreement, Regal Re-seating, Lotte corruption accusations, PVR takes “Inhumas” wide, Vista buys Senda stake, Odeon audio complaints, Paraguay cinema boom, South Africa ticket hike, “Annabelle” frightens, Lego ScreenX, Dirty Dancing outdoor fail, India anthem arrests a…

Regal Cinema 12 Henderson

CJ Cinema News Digest – Friday 28 July 2017

Earnings: Regal, Imax, PVR and Inox. Cinepolis India 600 by 2022, Montreal’s Cinéma Impérial loses power, “Battleship Island” on 50 ScreenX, “Okja” 300K admissions, German cine ads up 36.5% 1H’17, Tyneside Cinema CEO steps down, Rieu record redux, Hammer House of…

Multiplex planned for Kamp-Lintfort. (image: artist's impression)

CJ Cinema Property Update – Thursday 8 June 2017

Germany: Kmap-Lintfort on track Japan: first Kid’s screen & ScreenX Canada: Fort McMurray’s Landmark UK: Liverpool Everyman, Montrose competition, St Enoch 24-hour licence, South Ruislip Cineworld, Haverfordwest withdrawal New Zealand: Palmerston Focal delayed USA: Rialto luxury-plex…

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales on ScreenX

Cinema Surround Screens Battle For Film Content

The battle between three rival cinema surround-screen operators is heating up, with different films used to promote the various immersive premium large format (PLF) propositions. CJ 4DPlex has secured two major Hollywood titles for ScreenX, while Barco’s Escape will next focus on films shot sp…

Bona and Wanda agreement.

CJ China Cinema News – Monday 22 May 2017

Wanda gets Bona cinemas, yet isn’t China’s largest circuit; Dadi launches event cinema; Dangal surprise Bollywood blockbuster; BesTV signs private cinema agreement; Times United Cinema IPO; no summer blackout for Hollywood; The Great Wall earnings; Shanghai DFC Baoshan Studios loyalty pu…

CJ CGV Buena Park Grand Opening - Lobby

CGV Plants Flag in United States with Buena Park Opening

On Friday, January 27th CJ CGV, the South Korean based cinema operator, jump started its expansion into the United States market when it opened a brand new theatre complex in Buena Park, California. The venue, which will act as their their flagship location in the US, is a new build in a freshly ope…

CJ Cinema Digest – Friday 8 April 2016

ScreenX grows, Everyman expands, Curzon's 3 Cs, Czech BO, Vue complaints, Thunderstorm partners, Bardan+TK, rats, DCM, Inox+Imax and more.