Pathé Cinémas is a cinema chain owned by Pathé, with operations in France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Morocco, and Tunisia. The company is market leader in each country it operates except Belgium, Morocco and Tunisia.[1] Pathé is Europe's second largest cinema chain.
| Pathé Cinémas | |
| Formerly |
|
| Company type | subsidiary |
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Gaumont Pathé |
Number of locations | 134 cinemas |
| Brands | Pathé, Gaumont, Euroscoop and Cinépointcom |
| Revenue |  € 748 million (2018)[1] |
| € 58.1 million (2011) | |
| Parent | Pathé |
| Website | pathe |
History edit
EuroPalaces was formed in 2001 when the French film production and distribution companies Pathé and Gaumont merged their cinema operations, respectively owned by Jérôme Seydoux and Nicolas Seydoux. Gaumont owned 34% and Pathé owned 66% of the shares in the joint venture. In 2010, EuroPalaces was renamed Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé. On March 1, 2017, it was announced that Gaumont sold its 34% stake in Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé to Pathé for €380 million,[2] Gaumont wanted to focus more on the production and distribution of content. The name of the company changed shortly thereafter to Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont, then to Pathé Cinémas in 2023 when Pathé removed the Gaumont brand from its cinemas.
The company grew its circuit with several acquisitions throughout the years, notable acquisitions were MGM Cinemas in 1995, Minerva Cinemas in 2010 in The Netherlands; CinePointCom in 2015 in Belgium; EuropaCorp Cinemas in 2016, CineAlpes in 2019 in France and Euroscoop Cinemas in 2019 in The Netherlands and Belgium. The majority of the acquired cinemas were - or are in the process of being - converted to the Pathé brand. In 2021 Pathé decided to sell three of its recent acquired CineAlpes cinemas to CinéWest.[3]
Until 2010 the company operated several cinemas in Italy, but these locations were sold to due to difficulties in the Italian market.[4]
In 2018, Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont entered the African market by opening a cinema In Tunis, Tunisia, with plans in progress to open locations in Ivory Coast, Morocco and Senegal.[5]
On October 28, 2021, Pathé Tuschinski - during its centennial - received the Royal Predicate from the Dutch monarch, changing its name to Koninklijk Theater Tuschinski (Royal Theater Tuschinski).[6]
In 2022, the group entered the Moroccan market by opening a cinema in Californie Mall, Casablanca. Pathé Cinémas says it wants affordable cinemas, not luxury ones.[7]
Technologies edit
The company uses different technologies in their operations, like IMAX. The IMAX Corporation stated that it will strengthen its relationship with Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont. They will do that by expanding the total number of locations and also by upgrading existing locations to IMAX Laser with IMAX's 12-channel sound technology. The expanding and upgrading will start in 2018 and all locations will be upgraded by 2023, making Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont the first multi-territory network to be fully powered by IMAX Laser.[8]
The company also partnered with Dolby using their Dolby Atmos and Dolby Cinema products.
In 2017 they partnered with the Korean company CJ 4DPlex to open the first 4DX location in France. During the Cannes Film Festival, it was announced that Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont will open 30 4DX cinemas throughout France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Belgium before 2020. On 22 December 2017 CJ 4DPlex announced in a press release that they have extended their agreement by adding an additional 20 locations, bringing the total to 50.[9]
With the opening of the 500th 4DX location worldwide at Pathé Belle Épine in April 2018, the company announced that they extended their partnership with CJ 4DPlex once with the opening of two ScreenX auditoriums in Paris in June 2018.[10] Additionally, it has installed the first 4DX Screen theater, a combination of 4DX and ScreenX, outside the Asian region in Paris.[11]
In 2023, Pathé Cinemas acquires exclusive rights for IMAX in Morocco, previously accorded to the Moroccan-owned IMAX cinema in Morocco Mall.
Cinemas edit
A list of all current and future (blue) theaters operated by Pathé Cinémas.
| City | Cinema | Screens | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amiens | Gaumont Amiens | 4DX | 12
|
2497
|
| Angers | Pathé Angers | 4DX
D-Box Dolby Atmos |
12
|
2373
|
| Annecy | Pathé Annecy | Dolby Atmos | 10
|
1831
|
| Archamps | Pathé Archamps | IMAX Laser | 12
|
2554
|
| Aubière | Ciné Dôme
Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019 |
4DX
IMAX Laser |
14
|
2464
|
| Avignon | Pathé Cap Sud | 4DX
D-Box |
14
|
2456
|
| Belfort | Pathé Belfort | 4DX | 14
|
2489
|
| Boulogne-Billancourt | Pathé Boulogne | 7
|
1444
| |
| Pathé île Seguin
Announced in 2019 with a proposed opening in 2022[12] | ||||
| Brest | Multiplex Liberté
Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019 |
4DX | 15
|
2521
|
| Calais | Gaumont Cité Europe | 12
|
2306
| |
| Caen | Pathé Les Rives de l'Orne | 4DX
D-Box Dolby Atmos |
10
|
1795
|
| Chambéry | Pathé Chambéry | 4DX | 10
|
1481
|
| Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | Pathé Conflans | 4DX
IMAX Laser |
13
|
3035
|
| Clermont-Ferrand | Ciné Capitole
Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019 |
5
|
||
| Ciné Jaude
Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019 |
Dolby Atmos
Eclair Color |
7
|
||
| Creusot | Le Morvan
Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019 |
4
|
||
| Dammarie-lès-Lys | Pathé Dammarie | 10
|
2109
| |
| Évreux | Pathé Évreux | 10
|
1961
| |
| Grenoble | Pathé Chavant | 10
|
2947
| |
| Pathé Echirolles | 4DX | 12
|
2762
| |
| Issoire | Modern
Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019 |
3
|
||
| Ivry-sur-Seine | Pathé Quai d'Ivry | 4DX
IMAX Laser |
14
|
3314
|
| La Plaine Saint-Denis | Gaumont Saint-Denis | 4DX | 9
|
1377
|
| Le Grand-Quevilly | Gaumont Grand Quevilly | 4DX
IMAX |
16
|
3531
|
| Le Havre | Gaumont Docks Vauban - Le Havre | 4DX
Dolby Atmos |
12
|
2276
|
| Le Mans | Pathé Le Mans Quinconces | Dolby Atmos | 11
|
1784
|
| Levallois | Pathé Levallois | 4DX
Dolby Atmos |
8
|
1393
|
| Lieusaint | Pathé Carré Sénart | 4DX
D-Box IMAX Laser |
17
|
3685
|
| Liévin | Pathé Liévin | Dolby Atmos | 15
|
3214
|
| Lille-Sud | Pathé Lille-Sud
Announced in 2018 with a proposed opening in 2022[13] | |||
| Lyon | Pathé Bellecour | 4DX
Dolby Atmos |
10
|
1992
|
| Pathé Carré de Soie | 4DX
IMAX Laser |
15
|
3331
| |
| Pathé Vaise | D-Box
Dolby Atmos Dolby Cinema |
14
|
2485
| |
| Mâcon | Cine Marivaux
Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019 |
11
|
2086
| |
| Marne-la-Vallée | Gaumont Disney Village | 4DX
D-Box IMAX Laser |
15
|
3725
|
| Marseille | Cinema La Joliette
Acquired from EuropaCorp in 2018 |
4DX Screen
Dolby Cinema |
14
|
2019
|
| Pathé Madeleine | 8
|
1313
| ||
| Pathé Plan de Campagne | 4DX
IMAX Laser Dolby Atmos |
17
|
3453
| |
| Massy | Pathé Massy | Dolby Cinema | 9
|
1844
|
| Metz | Gaumont Amnéville | 4DX | 12
|
2448
|
| Montataire | Pathé Montataire | 4DX | 14
|
3214
|
| Montceau-les-Mines | Les Plessis
Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019 |
3
|
||
| Montpellier | Gaumont Comédie | 8
|
1110
| |
| Gaumont Montpellier Multiplexe | 4DX
D-Box IMAX Laser |
17
|
3683
| |
| Nantes | Gaumont Nantes | 12
|
1817
| |
| Pathé Atlantis | 4DX
D-Box Dolby Atmos |
14
|
2877
| |
| Pathé Gare du Sud | Dolby Cinema | 9
|
1493
| |
| Pathé Lingostière | 4DX
D-Box Dolby Atmos |
13
|
2614
| |
| Pathé Masséna | 7
|
1332
| ||
| Pathé Orléans | 4DX | 12
|
2165
| |
| Pathé Saran | IMAX Laser | 10
|
2280
| |
| Paris | Pathé Alésia | Dolby Atmos | 8
|
1367
|
| Gaumont Aquaboulevard | 4DX | 14
|
2389
| |
| Gaumont Champs-Élysées | 6
|
1597
| ||
| Pathé Convention | Dolby Atmos | 9
|
1242
| |
| Pathé Les Fauvettes | 5
|
638
| ||
| Pathé Parnasse | 19
|
3211
| ||
| Pathé Beaugrenelle | 4DX Screen
Dolby Atmos Dolby Cinema Onyx CinemaLed |
10
|
1578
| |
| Pathé La Villette | 4DX
Screen X IMAX Laser Dolby Atmos |
16
|
2811
| |
| Pathé Opéra | Eclair Color | 18
|
4140
| |
| Pathé Wepler | 4DX
Eclair Color Dolby Atmos |
12
|
1755
| |
| Quetigny | Ciné Cap Vert
Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019 |
12
|
2382
| |
| Reims | Gaumont Parc Millésime | 4DX
IMAX Laser |
13
|
2520
|
| Rennes | Gaumont Rennes | 4DX
Dolby Atmos Dolby Cinema |
13
|
2410
|
| Roissy CDG | Pathé Aéroville
Acquired from EuropaCorp in 2018 |
4DX
Dolby Atmos Dolby Cinema |
12
|
2059
|
| Rouen | Pathé Docks 76 | Dolby Atmos
Dolby Cinema |
14
|
2674
|
| Strasbourg | Pathé Brumath | 4DX
Dolby Atmos |
14
|
2683
|
| Thiais | Pathé Belle Épine | 4DX
D-Box Dolby Atmos Dolby Cinema |
16
|
3199
|
| Toulon | Pathé La Valette | 4DX
IMAX Laser |
16
|
3176
|
| Pathé Toulon | 9
|
1551
| ||
| Toulouse | Gaumont Labège | 4DX
IMAX Laser |
17
|
3580
|
| Gaumont Wilson | Dolby Atmos
Dolby Cinema |
15
|
3101
| |
| Tours | Ciné Loire
Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019 |
IMAX Laser
Dolby Atmos |
9
|
1814
|
| Valence | Pathé Valence | 4DX | 12
|
2210
|
| Valenciennes | Gaumont Valenciennes | 4DX | 15
|
3556
|
| City | Cinema | Screens | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amersfoort | Pathé Amersfoort
Building site acquired from Minerva in 2010 |
Screen X
|
8
|
1754
|
| Amstelveen | Pathé Amstelveen
Announced in 2020 with a proposed opening in 2025[14] | |||
| Amsterdam | Pathé Amsterdam Noord
Building site acquired from Euroscoop in 2019 |
Dolby Atmos
|
12
|
2500
|
| Pathé Arena | 4DX
IMAX laser |
14
|
3246
| |
| Pathé City
Acquired from MGM Cinemas in 1995 |
7
|
490
| ||
Pathé de Munt
|
4DX
Dolby Cinema |
13
|
1829
| |
| Koninklijk Theater Tuschinski
Acquired from MGM Cinemas in 1995 |
6
|
1431
| ||
| Arnhem | Pathé Arnhem | IMAX laser
Dolby Atmos |
9
|
1683
|
| Breda | Pathé Breda
Acquired from Minerva in 2010 |
7
|
901
| |
| Delft | Pathé Delft
Acquired from Minerva in 2010 |
7
|
1341
| |
| Den Haag | Pathé Buitenhof
Acquired from Minerva in 2010 |
6
|
1279
| |
| Pathé Scheveningen | 4DX
Dolby Cinema |
8
|
1956
| |
| Pathé Spuimarkt | IMAX laser
Screen X |
9
|
2325
| |
| Pathé Ypenburg | 8
|
1442
| ||
| Eindhoven | Pathé Eindhoven | 4DX
IMAX laser |
8
|
1018
|
| Ede | Pathé Ede
Acquired from CineMec in 2014 |
9
|
2332
| |
| Groningen | Pathé Groningen
Acquired from MGM Cinemas in 1995 |
9
|
1671
| |
| Haarlem | Pathé Haarlem
Building site acquired from Minerva in 2010 |
8
|
784
| |
| Helmond | Pathé Helmond | 6
|
1102
| |
| Leeuwarden | Pathé Leeuwarden | 7
|
620
| |
| Maastricht | Pathé Maastricht | 4DX
Dolby Atmos |
8
|
986
|
| Nijmegen | Pathé Nijmegen
Building site acquired from CineMec in 2014 |
4DX
Dolby Atmos |
8
|
1911
|
| Rotterdam | Pathé de Kuip | 4DX
Dolby Cinema |
14
|
2746
|
| Pathé Schouwburgplein | IMAX laser
|
7
|
1931
| |
| Pathé Zuidplein
Announced in 2017 with a proposed opening in 2024[14] | ||||
| Schiedam | Pathé Schiedam
Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019 |
Dolby Atmos | 11
|
2410
|
| Tilburg | Pathé Stappegoor
Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019 |
Dolby Atmos | 12
|
2515
|
| Pathé Tilburg Centrum
Acquired from Minerva in 2010 |
IMAX | 7
|
1341
| |
| Utrecht | Pathé Rembrandt Utrecht
Acquired from MGM Cinemas in 1995 |
3
|
782
| |
| Pathé Utrecht Leidsche Rijn
Building site acquired from CineMec in 2014 |
4DX
Dolby Atmos |
7
|
1867
| |
| Zaandam | Pathé Zaandam
Building site acquired from Minerva in 2010 |
6
|
1175
| |
| Zwolle | Pathé Zwolle | 4DX
Dolby Atmos 2x |
9
|
1515
|
| City | Cinema | Screens | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | Pathé Kuchlin | 8
|
2106
| |
| Bern | Pathé Westside | 4DX | 11
|
2348
|
| Dietlikon | Pathé Dietlikon | 4DX
D-Box |
10
|
2207
|
| Geneva | Pathé Balexert | IMAX
D-Box |
13
|
2757
|
| Lausanne | Pathé Flon | 4DX | 7
|
1871
|
| Pathé Les Galeries | 8
|
1024
| ||
| Lucerne | Pathé Mall of Switzerland | 4DX
D-Box IMAX Laser Dolby Atmos |
12
|
1962
|
| Spreitenbach | Pathé Spreitenbach | IMAX Laser
Dolby Atmos |
10
|
1322
|
| City | Cinema | Screens | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleroi | Pathé Charleroi
Acquired from Cinépointcom in 2015 |
4DX
IMAX Laser |
15
|
3700
|
| Genk | Euroscoop Genk
Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019 |
10
|
2020
| |
| Lanaken | Euroscoop Lanaken
Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019 |
8
|
1070
| |
| Libramont | Cinépointcom Libramont
Acquired from Cinépointcom in 2015 |
2
|
||
| Louvain-la-Neuve | Cinéscope Louvain-La-Neuve 99%[15]
Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019 |
13
|
2800
| |
| Maasmechelen | Euroscoop Maasmechelen
Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019 |
11
|
2200
| |
| Marche-en-Famenne | Cinépointcom Marche-en-Famenne
Acquired from Cinépointcom in 2015 |
3
|
||
| Namur | Anicapolis 75%[15]
Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019 |
12
|
2500
| |
| Sint-Niklaas | Siniscoop Sint-Niklaas 99%[15]
Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019 |
8
|
2200
| |
| Verviers | Pathé Verviers
Acquired from Cinépointcom in 2015 |
8
|
1550
| |
| City | Cinema | Screens | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sousse | Pathé Mall of Sousse | 6
|
|||
| Tunis | Pathé Tunis City | 8
|
|||
| Mornag | Pathé Azur City | Dolby Atmos | 6
|
||
| Sfax | Pathé Mall of Sfax (Opening late 2023) | Coming Soon | Coming Soon
|
||
| City | Cinema | Screens | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abidjan | Pathé Abidjan
Announced in 2017 with a proposed opening in 2022[5] | |||
| City | Cinema | Screens | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casablanca | Pathé Casablanca
Located in Californie Mall, Casablanca, it offers IMAX and immersive sound experiences with high standards. | |||
| City | Cinema | Screens | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | Pathé Dakar | Dolby Atmos | 7
|
1394
|
References edit
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- ^ "Les Cinemas Gaumont Pathe Increase 4DX Roll Out Commitment to 50 Theatres via Expanded Partnership". Press Release. CJ 4DPLEX. December 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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