CJ CGV

CJ CGV Co., Ltd. ; 씨제이 씨지브이 주식회사
legal form	Jusik Hoesa
founding	March 30, 1999
Seat	Yongsan-gu , Seoul , South Korea
management	Seo young
Branch	Cinema operators
Website	www.cgv.co.kr

CGV in Gangnam ( Seoul )

CGV is the largest cinema operator in South Korea and belongs to the CJ conglomerate . CJ CGV is the market leader in South Korea, Vietnam and Turkey . The chain also operates multiplex cinemas in China , Indonesia , Myanmar and the USA .

Initially, the abbreviation CGV stood for CJ Golden Village. CGV is now used without any further meaning. In 1998, CJ opened South Korea's first multiplex cinema with the CGV in Gangbyeon. In 2013, CGV achieved 100 million viewers in one country for the first time in one year, making it the fifth cinema chain in the world to achieve this milestone; to Regal , AMC Theaters and Cinemark in the USA and Cinépolis in Mexico .

Globally, CGV is best known for innovations, especially 4DX and ScreenX.

Web links

Official website
CJ CGV on Facebook

Individual evidence

↑ Patrick Frater: After 'Snowpiercer' and 'Parasite' Korea's CJ Entertainment Hatches Plans to Become a Global Studio. In: Variety. November 9, 2019, accessed May 12, 2020 .
↑ Sonia Kil: CJ-CGV Wants to Keep Growing Its Chains. In: Variety . November 23, 2016, accessed September 15, 2018 .
↑ Brian Yecies, Aegyung Shim: The Changing Face of Korean Cinema. 1960 to 2015 . 1st edition. Routledge , London 2015, ISBN 978-1-315-88664-0 , pp. 159 , doi : 10.4324 / 9781315886640 .
↑ Kim Mee-hyun: Trends in the Structure of the Korean Film Industry . In: Kim Mee-hyun (ed.): Korean Cinema. From Origins to Renaissance . Korean Film Council, Seoul 2007, ISBN 978-89-8499-703-5 , pp. 417 ( download ).
↑ Lee Hyo-won: CJ CGV to Hit 100 Million Annual Cinema Admissions. In: The Hollywood Reporter . December 23, 2013, accessed September 15, 2018 .
↑ Lee Hyo-won: CJ CGV's 4DX Theater Exports Surpass $ 10 Million in One Year. In: The Hollywood Reporter . September 12, 2013, accessed September 15, 2018 .
↑ N. Sälzle: 4DX successor increases interest. Forget IMAX! US cinemas are burning on Korea's ScreenX. In: Moviejones. September 12, 2018, accessed September 15, 2018 .
↑ Axel Schwarz: All-round screen and special effects: This is how the Cinestar in Kassel is changing. In: Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine . July 2, 2019, accessed July 4, 2019 .

[1] Patrick Frater: After 'Snowpiercer' and 'Parasite' Korea's CJ Entertainment Hatches Plans to Become a Global Studio. In: Variety. November 9, 2019, accessed May 12, 2020 .

[2] Sonia Kil: CJ-CGV Wants to Keep Growing Its Chains. In: Variety . November 23, 2016, accessed September 15, 2018 .

[Yecies-Shim-2015-3] Brian Yecies, Aegyung Shim: The Changing Face of Korean Cinema. 1960 to 2015 . 1st edition. Routledge , London 2015, ISBN 978-1-315-88664-0 , pp. 159 , doi : 10.4324 / 9781315886640 .

[4] Kim Mee-hyun: Trends in the Structure of the Korean Film Industry . In: Kim Mee-hyun (ed.): Korean Cinema. From Origins to Renaissance . Korean Film Council, Seoul 2007, ISBN 978-89-8499-703-5 , pp. 417 ( download ).

[5] Lee Hyo-won: CJ CGV to Hit 100 Million Annual Cinema Admissions. In: The Hollywood Reporter . December 23, 2013, accessed September 15, 2018 .

[6] Lee Hyo-won: CJ CGV's 4DX Theater Exports Surpass $ 10 Million in One Year. In: The Hollywood Reporter . September 12, 2013, accessed September 15, 2018 .

[7] N. Sälzle: 4DX successor increases interest. Forget IMAX! US cinemas are burning on Korea's ScreenX. In: Moviejones. September 12, 2018, accessed September 15, 2018 .

[8] Axel Schwarz: All-round screen and special effects: This is how the Cinestar in Kassel is changing. In: Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine . July 2, 2019, accessed July 4, 2019 .