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SM Cinema, the largest exhibitor in the Philippines, and IMAX Corporation today announced a significant expansion to their longstanding partnership. The deal will bring the IMAX Experience to three new locations, as well as seven IMAX with Laser upgrades to...

On January 12, 2024, Timewaying Technology Co. Ltd unveiled the world’s largest 20-meter 4K DCI LED cinema at the Zhejiang Times Cinema in Hangzhou, China. DeShun Xun, chairman of Zhejiang Times Cinema, expressed the belief that the new auditorium will,...

Premium large-format (PLF) auditoriums once again emerged as a top choice for global movie audiences in 2022, catapulting titles like Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick and Universal’s Jurassic World: Dominion to blockbuster levels. In a webinar recorded in early December, weeks...

Ice Theaters, the Premium Large Format (PLF) concept developed by French circuit CGR Cinemas, is expanding its global footprint through a deal with Apollo Cinema, the Baltic region’s largest exhibitor.  Apollo operates 81 screens across 16 locations in Estonia, Latvia,...

ICE Theaters, the immersive premium large format (PLF) concept developed by France’s CGR Cinemas, premiered its first Spanish auditorium on April 7 at Ocine de Granollers, located on the outskirts of Barcelona, with an exclusive advanced screening of Warner Bros.’...

As moviegoers make their long-awaited return to cinemas, premium large-format (PLF) auditoriums have emerged as a preferred destination. The trend began to emerge as early as last summer, when Chinese cinemas first reopened following the closures that presaged the pandemic’s...

Imax CEO Richard Gelfond, in the company’s Q1 2021 investor call, highlighted the continued success of the PLF format in key Asian markets—success that contributed to Imax having its first quarter of year-on-year increase in global box office since the...

The road to theatrical recovery in North America has been slower than anyone could have anticipated as we approach the one-year anniversary of the Covid-19 shutdown. As we closed out 2020 with a gradual vaccine rollout and studios continuing to...

PRESS RELEASE Multi-Sensory 4DX Experience and 270-Degree Panoramic ScreenX Experience Open in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia Showtimes and Tickets Available Now at Theatre Box Office, Cineplex.com and Cineplex Mobile App LOS ANGELES AND TORONTO (December 11, 2019) — CJ 4DPLEX,...

PRESS RELEASE After the reopening of Imax Brussels at the end of 2016, Kinepolis Group and Imax Corporation are working on the opening of a new Imax theater in Kinepolis Antwerp. The theatre, which will have 371 seats, is equipped with...

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