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Russian cinema chain Karo has announced the opening of six new theaters in the coming weeks. The Neva, Rassvet, Mars, and Vysota theaters, all in Moscow, will open December 30, with two additional theaters in the city—the Sophia and the...

At the CineEurope presentation “Innovation at KARO: It is Never About Movies and Popcorn Alone,” Paul Heth (Executive Chairman and CEO) and Olga Zinyakova (President and General Director) of Russian chain Karo expanded on the company’s “New Generation” concept, designed...

Tuesday, October 5 saw Sony release Venom: Let There Be Carnage pass the $100M mark at the domestic market. The film opened to a pandemic-high $90.030M on opening weekend, reaching the $100M mark after day five—one day quicker than its...

Karo, one of Russia’s leading cinema chains, has opened its private cinema rentals to gamers—allowing customers to book Karo auditoriums to play a video game of their choice in the company of friends. As the popularity of private cinema rentals...

Leading Russian cinema chain Karo has opted for Barco’s DP4K-60L laser projector from Cinionic—a joint project of Barco, CGS, and ALPD—for the premiere hall at their “Karo 11 October” cinema. Founded in 1967, the October cinema was converted into an...

Russian cinema operator KARO, boasting 262 screens across 32 locations, has offered insight into the state of the Russian box office moving into 2021. Reports the operator, the most successful film over the New Year’s holidays in Russia was Dmitry...

Relatively new as a theatrical exhibition market—compared to fellow European stalwarts like France and the U.K.—Russia has seen considerable growth in the past handful of years, doubling their admissions between 2007 and 2017 and ranking as the leading European territory...

PRESS RELEASE Russian exhibitor Karo has announced that their box office and admissions statistics from September 2020 are at a similar level from those of September 2019 and three times what they were in August 2020. In the month of...

PRESS RELEASE Russian exhibitor Karo has announced a deal with Moscow-based real estate developer ADG Group to jointly manage and operate two Moscow theaters previously run by CGV. These theaters, Karo Angara and Karo Salaris, continue to be owned by...

Russian theater chain Karo Cinemas has set a date of Saturday, August 1st for the reopening of its Moscow-area theaters. Between August 16 and September 1, the remainder of the Karo locations throughout Russia will open their doors. Karo operates...