CJ CGV

CJ CGV
CJ CGV(씨제이 씨지브이)㈜
Industry Film industry
Founded 20 December 1996
Founder
Headquarters Seoul, South Korea
Number of locations
 9~10F Sangam IT tower, 1590 Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul Special City, Republic of Korea
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Seo Jung (CEO)
Products
Services Multiplex cinema
Owner CJ Group
Number of employees
 1030
Parent CJ Group
Subsidiaries CGV Movie Collage
Website Official Website

CJ CGV(Hangeul: CJ CGV(씨제이 씨지브이)㈜)is the largest multiplex cinema chain in South Korea, and also has branches in China, Vietnam and United States.[1] CGV takes its name from the first letter of the three words; Cultural, Great and Vital. Its chain includes 85 sites, 681 screens and 100 thousand seats in Korea.

CGV Cheongdam Cine City in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
CGV CINĒ de CHEF theater

History

CGV started as Theater Business Team inside CJ CheilJedang in 1995. CJ Golden Village was jointly established in 1996 by CJ Cheil Jedang of Korea, Orange Sky Golden Harvest of Hong Kong and Village Roadshow of Australia. However, now it is operated by CJ only as Golden Harvest and Village Roadshow have pulled out of the group. CGV opened the first multiplex in Gangbyeon in 1998. It merged CJ Golden Village and renamed the company to CJ CGV. In December 2004, it became the first theater chain listed on the Korea Stock Exchange.

CGV exceeded an aggregated total of 100 million viewers in 2004. It opened its first digital movies in 2006, SMART PLEX in 2008, 4D PLEX in 2009 and Cine City in 2011. In 2006, it opened eight sites in China and one in Los Angeles, and took over major cinema chain in Vietnam. 2013, CGV had 101 million visitors within one year. It is the fifth cinema company achieving this mark, joining Regal, AMC, Cinemark and Cinepolis.[2][3]

Timeline

Facilities

CGV opened Korea’s first luxury theater, Gold Class, with sofa and service; along with Cine de Chef, the premium theater with fine dining in Apgujeong-dong, Seoul. This was followed by CGV Art Hall, a concert hall with 500 seats, in Yeongdeungpo-gu for concert, musical and broadcasting program in addition to movies.

Since 2009, with the construction of digital cinema, it started showing a variety contents such as baseball game, Japanese K-1, concert and opera shows. In 2010 FIFA World Cup, it was marketed as a location for cheering games with the most number of 2D/3D screens.

In 2011, CGV Chungdam Cine City, with luxury life culture concept, was opened. It markets CJ’s own brands such as The First Look Market operated by Oshopping and Vips, Bibigo, Twosome operated by Foodville.

‘Movie Collage’ is the first indie theater in Korea operated by CGV for independent films.

Events

Recognitions

See also

References

  1. ↑ Park, Soo-mee. "Korea's CJ Group Reorganizes Six Divisions into CJ Entertainment & Media". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  2. ↑ http://variety.com/2014/biz/international/south-korean-exhibition-giant-cj-cgv-aggressively-expands-empire-1201066384/
  3. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cj-cgv-hit-100-million-667588
  4. ↑ "Pyeong-chon CGV News<극장가 소식>".
  5. ↑ "New CGV theater optimized for family viewing". Korea Times. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Samsan CGV Open!!<삼산 CGV 개관>>".
  7. ↑ "Korean TV Drama: Lovers in Paris". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  8. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (25 February 2012). "Shinhwa’s comeback press conference to be streamed live". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Shinhwa press conference to be broadcast live online". Korea Times. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  10. ↑ Kim, Erika (29 February 2012). "Global Mnet to Relay Live Shinhwa’s Comeback Conference Around the World". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Documentary Shows Top K-Pop Singers Behind the Scenes". Chosun Ilbo. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  12. ↑ Chan, Hoishan (15 February 2012). "Movie theaters: 10 of the world's best". CNN Go. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

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