France

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...

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...

Distribution and exhibition adjust to a shifting landscape in the wake of industry consolidation at CinemaCon 2019.

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...

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...

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 ,...

PRESS RELEASE For the release of VALERIAN and the City of a Thousand Planets on July 26, EuropaCorp, founded by Luc Besson, joined the CGR Cinemas group for a world exclusive screening of the movie using the Light Vibes technology. The...

PRESS RELEASE CGR Cinemas Group and Philips Lighting announcing collaboration to develop LightVibes, delivering a unique immersive movie experience in theaters through connected light.   CGR Cinema, the third largest cinema operator in France, bringing unprecedented improvements to movie experience,...

PRESS RELEASE PARIS, Dec. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — mk2, a leading French cinema operator, today announced the grand opening of “mk2 VR,” its permanent, premium space dedicated to experiencing the best of Virtual Reality (VR). Through a strategic partnership with BNP Paribas, mk2 adds...

PRESS RELEASE Seoul, South Korea and Los Angeles, CA (November 28, 2016) – CJ 4DPLEX, the company behind 4DX – the world’s first and leading 4D cinema technology for feature films – and Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé – the number one cinema...