CJ CGV

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CJ CGV
IndustryFilm industry
Founded20 December 1996
Founder
Headquarters
Seoul
,
South Korea
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Seo Jung (CEO)
Products
ServicesMultiplex cinema
OwnerCJ Group
Number of employees
1030
ParentCJ Group
WebsiteOfficial Website

CJ CGV is the largest multiplex cinema chain in South Korea, and also has branches in China 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

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.

Timeline

  • 1995: Theater Business Team formed inside the Cheil Jedang
  • 1996: Jointly established by CJ Cheil Jedang (Korea), Golden Harvest (Hong Kong) and Village Roadshow (Australia)
  • April 1998: Opened the first multiplex cinema in Gangbyeon
  • December 1999: Opened second multiplex cinema in Incheon
  • July 2000: Opened Korea’s first premium cinema, Gold Class
  • October 2001: Exceeded an aggregated total of 100 million viewers
  • October 2002: Renamed the company to CJ CGV
  • February 2003: Exceeded an aggregated total of 100 screens
  • February 2004: Showed Korea’s first digital movie
  • October 2004: Opened the first multiplex indie theater
  • December 2004: the first theater chain listed on Korea Stock Exchange
  • December 2005: Introduced Korea’s first IMAX system in Yongsan and Incheon
  • October 2006: first to enter Chinese theater market (1st CGV in Shanghai)
  • May 2007: Opened Cine de Chef, a premium theater with fine dining
  • October 2007: Launched CGV 'Movie Collage'
  • July 2008: Opened Smartplex 'edutainment' theater
  • October 2008: Opened Starium in Incheon
  • January 2009: Showed Korea’s first 4D movie
  • August 2009: Opened Starium with Asia’s largest screen
  • April 2010: Exceeded an aggregated total 0f 200 3D screens
  • July 2010: Opened the first CGV in Los Angeles
  • November 2010: Launched new CGV BI[clarification needed]
  • April 2011: Started movie down loading service
  • July 2011: Took over multiplex cinema, 'MegaStar Cineplex', in Vietnam
  • November 2011: Opened Cine City in Cheongdam
  • April 2013: CGV Junggye opened in Junggye-dong, Nowon-gu[2]
  • May 2013 : Opened in Samsan CGV in Ulsan[3]

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

  • 30 April 2012: Showcase for film I AM. - SM Town Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden, released on 10 May, by SM Town artists at CGV Yeongdeungpo-gu.[8]

Recognitions

  • Globalization Achievement, CinemaCon 2011: CGV was awarded a prize of ‘Globalization Achievement’ for its efforts in leading Korean cinema business and commercialize of teh first 4D system in the world.
  • In 2012, CNN Go listed 4DX and Cine de Chef on its list of "Movie theaters: 10 of the world's best".[9]

References

  1. ^ Park, Soo-mee. "Korea's CJ Group Reorganizes Six Divisions into CJ Entertainment & Media". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  2. ^ "New CGV theater optimized for family viewing". Korea Times. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Samsan CGV Open!!<삼산 CGV 개관>>".
  4. ^ "Korean TV Drama: Lovers in Paris". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (25 February 2012). "Shinhwa's comeback press conference to be streamed live". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Shinhwa press conference to be broadcast live online". Korea Times. 24 february 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Documentary Shows Top K-Pop Singers Behind the Scenes". Chosun Ilbo. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  9. ^ Chan, Hoishan (15 february 2012). "Movie theaters: 10 of the world's best". CNN Go. Retrieved 4 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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