France News Stories Coronavirus French Cinemas Ordered to Remain Closed Through the Holidays Boxoffice Staff • Dec 11th French exhibitors were dealt a blow this week when Prime Minister Jean Castex announced cinemas would be forced to stay closed through the holiday period. Cinemas across the country had been ordered to shutter on November 24 for a period... Exhibition Features With Hollywood on a Box Office Break, Local Titles Step Into Overseas Markets Rebecca Pahle • Nov 17th The worldwide theatrical market remains in flux, with cinemas domestically and internationally re-closing and re-opening in response to rising Covid-19 numbers and their attendant government restrictions. When cinemas are open, one of the major concerns is what to play—namely, how... Exhibition News European Cinemas Face Second Round of Closures, Additional Restrictions Due to Covid-19 Spike Daniel Loria • Oct 28th Cinemas across Europe are dealing with a new wave of government-mandated closures and restrictions as the Covid-19 infection rate continues to rise across the continent. Today, major markets France and Germany became the latest territories ordered to close the doors... Exhibition News Struggling French Cinema Sector Calls for Additional Aid Daniel Loria • Jul 27th The French Cinema Federation (FNCF) is calling on the nation’s government to provide additional aid to its struggling cinema sector. Movie theaters have struggled to find traction in the market since being allowed to reopen on June 22, with a... Exhibition Features The Grand Rex: The Mythical Parisian Movie Palace Goes Beyond Cinema Boxoffice Staff • Dec 24th Originally Published in Boxoffice Pro France. Translated by Vassiliki Malouchou. The Grand Rex was born with Jacques Haïk, a pioneer of French cinema and one of its most important producers and distributors of the era. After 20 months of construction,... Exhibition Features The Mac Mahon: Thought and Cinema Converge in the Heart of Paris Boxoffice Staff • Dec 13th Originally Published in Boxoffice Pro France. Translated by Vassiliki Malouchou. Built on the site of an ancient theater, Paris’ Mac Mahon opened its doors in 1938. During the Nazi occupation, the cinema and its director, Emile Villion, defied the Nazis... Exhibition Features Top Women in Global Exhibition 2019: Christine Beauchemin-Flot, Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français (FNCF) Boxoffice Staff • Nov 11th By Ayşegül Algan Earlier this year, Boxoffice Pro partnered with Celluloid Junkie to present the fourth-annual list of Top Women in Global Exhibition, published in our CinemaCon issue. Throughout 2019 and early 2020, Boxoffice Pro will continue to honor the... Exhibition Features The Eden-Théâtre in Ciotat, France Celebrates 130 Years Boxoffice Staff • Nov 1st Courtesy of Boxoffice France The story dates back to 1889, when entrepreneur Alfred Seguin decided to open a new cabaret in the small city of Ciotat in southern France. Construction began on February 18th under the direction of renowned architect... CinemaCon CinemaCon 2019 Recap: Life in the New Normal Daniel Loria • Apr 16th Distribution and exhibition adjust to a shifting landscape in the wake of industry consolidation at CinemaCon 2019. Exhibition News IMAX® with Laser Expands Across Europe as Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont Commits to 20 Systems Boxoffice Staff • Jul 12th IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) and Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont, leaders of exhibition theatres in France, the Netherlands and Switzerland, today announced hybrid joint revenue share agreements for 20 IMAX® with Laser systems. IMAX’s new ground-breaking laser experience for commercial multiplexes and... Exhibition Features Cool as ICE: France’s CGR Cinemas Launches Immersive Cinema Experience Julien Marcel • Apr 18th It all started at CinemaCon, two years ago to be exact. Jocelyn Bouyssy, CEO of France’s CGR Cinemas, one of the country’s leading exhibition circuits, was making the rounds of the trade show floor and private meeting rooms where the... Exhibition Features CGR Cinémas Acquires Cap’Cinema to Become Top French Circuit Boxoffice Staff • Nov 15th France’s CGR Cinémas has announced the acquisition of 22 of Cap’Cinéma’s 24 locations, making CGR the circuit with the biggest location count in the country. The 22 sites include 12 multiplexes across 18 French cities (Agen, Beaune, Carcassonne, Montauban ,... Load more stories
Coronavirus French Cinemas Ordered to Remain Closed Through the Holidays Boxoffice Staff • Dec 11th French exhibitors were dealt a blow this week when Prime Minister Jean Castex announced cinemas would be forced to stay closed through the holiday period. Cinemas across the country had been ordered to shutter on November 24 for a period...
Exhibition Features With Hollywood on a Box Office Break, Local Titles Step Into Overseas Markets Rebecca Pahle • Nov 17th The worldwide theatrical market remains in flux, with cinemas domestically and internationally re-closing and re-opening in response to rising Covid-19 numbers and their attendant government restrictions. When cinemas are open, one of the major concerns is what to play—namely, how...
Exhibition News European Cinemas Face Second Round of Closures, Additional Restrictions Due to Covid-19 Spike Daniel Loria • Oct 28th Cinemas across Europe are dealing with a new wave of government-mandated closures and restrictions as the Covid-19 infection rate continues to rise across the continent. Today, major markets France and Germany became the latest territories ordered to close the doors...
Exhibition News Struggling French Cinema Sector Calls for Additional Aid Daniel Loria • Jul 27th The French Cinema Federation (FNCF) is calling on the nation’s government to provide additional aid to its struggling cinema sector. Movie theaters have struggled to find traction in the market since being allowed to reopen on June 22, with a...
Exhibition Features The Grand Rex: The Mythical Parisian Movie Palace Goes Beyond Cinema Boxoffice Staff • Dec 24th Originally Published in Boxoffice Pro France. Translated by Vassiliki Malouchou. The Grand Rex was born with Jacques Haïk, a pioneer of French cinema and one of its most important producers and distributors of the era. After 20 months of construction,...
Exhibition Features The Mac Mahon: Thought and Cinema Converge in the Heart of Paris Boxoffice Staff • Dec 13th Originally Published in Boxoffice Pro France. Translated by Vassiliki Malouchou. Built on the site of an ancient theater, Paris’ Mac Mahon opened its doors in 1938. During the Nazi occupation, the cinema and its director, Emile Villion, defied the Nazis...
Exhibition Features Top Women in Global Exhibition 2019: Christine Beauchemin-Flot, Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français (FNCF) Boxoffice Staff • Nov 11th By Ayşegül Algan Earlier this year, Boxoffice Pro partnered with Celluloid Junkie to present the fourth-annual list of Top Women in Global Exhibition, published in our CinemaCon issue. Throughout 2019 and early 2020, Boxoffice Pro will continue to honor the...
Exhibition Features The Eden-Théâtre in Ciotat, France Celebrates 130 Years Boxoffice Staff • Nov 1st Courtesy of Boxoffice France The story dates back to 1889, when entrepreneur Alfred Seguin decided to open a new cabaret in the small city of Ciotat in southern France. Construction began on February 18th under the direction of renowned architect...
CinemaCon CinemaCon 2019 Recap: Life in the New Normal Daniel Loria • Apr 16th Distribution and exhibition adjust to a shifting landscape in the wake of industry consolidation at CinemaCon 2019.
Exhibition News IMAX® with Laser Expands Across Europe as Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont Commits to 20 Systems Boxoffice Staff • Jul 12th IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) and Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont, leaders of exhibition theatres in France, the Netherlands and Switzerland, today announced hybrid joint revenue share agreements for 20 IMAX® with Laser systems. IMAX’s new ground-breaking laser experience for commercial multiplexes and...
Exhibition Features Cool as ICE: France’s CGR Cinemas Launches Immersive Cinema Experience Julien Marcel • Apr 18th It all started at CinemaCon, two years ago to be exact. Jocelyn Bouyssy, CEO of France’s CGR Cinemas, one of the country’s leading exhibition circuits, was making the rounds of the trade show floor and private meeting rooms where the...
Exhibition Features CGR Cinémas Acquires Cap’Cinema to Become Top French Circuit Boxoffice Staff • Nov 15th France’s CGR Cinémas has announced the acquisition of 22 of Cap’Cinéma’s 24 locations, making CGR the circuit with the biggest location count in the country. The 22 sites include 12 multiplexes across 18 French cities (Agen, Beaune, Carcassonne, Montauban ,...
