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Pathé Cinémas SASU
Pathé Cinémas
Formerly
  • EuroPalaces (2001–2010)
  • Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé (2010–2018)
  • Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont (2018–2022)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm
Founded2001
FounderGaumont
Pathé
Number of locations
134 cinemas
BrandsPathé, Gaumont, Euroscoop and Cinépointcom
RevenueIncrease € 748 million (2018)[1]
Increase € 58.1 million (2011)
ParentPathé
Websitepathe.fr

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.

History

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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 Europalaces logo

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

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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

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A list of all current and future (blue) theaters operated by Pathé Cinémas.

 France 74 (+2) Cinemas
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
Nice Pathé Gare du Sud Dolby Cinema
9
1493
Pathé Lingostière 4DX

D-Box

Dolby Atmos

13
2614
Pathé Masséna
7
1332
Orléans 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
 Netherlands 30(+2) Cinemas
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
  Switzerland 8 Cinemas
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
 Belgium 10 Cinemas
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
 Tunisia 3 (+1) Cinemas
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
 Ivory Coast 0 (+1) Cinema
City Cinema Screens Seats
Abidjan Pathé Abidjan

Announced in 2017 with a proposed opening in 2022[5]

 Morocco 1 Cinema
City Cinema Screens Seats
Casablanca Pathé Casablanca

Located in Californie Mall, Casablanca, it offers IMAX and immersive sound experiences with high standards.

 Senegal 1 Cinema
City Cinema Screens Seats
Dakar Pathé Dakar Dolby Atmos
7
1394

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pathé Annual Brochure 2018" (PDF). Annual Report. Pathé. March 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Gaumont sells cinema chain stake to Pathé for $400 Million". Article. Variety. March 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ^ France, Centre (2021-06-22). "Loisirs - Le CinéMazarin de Nevers change encore de main, vendu à CinéWest par Pathé-Gaumont". www.lejdc.fr. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  4. ^ "Uci acquisisce il Circuito Pathé e Vis Pathé".
  5. ^ a b "À Dakar, le cinéma fait son retour en version XXL – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  6. ^ "100-jarige Amsterdamse bioscoop Tuschinski is vanaf nu koninklijk". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  7. ^ "Pathé Cinémas s'implante à Casablanca".
  8. ^ "IMAX® With Laser Expands Across Europe As Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont Commits To 20 Systems". Press Release. IMAX Corporation. July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé adoptent la technologie ScreenX". www.lesnumeriques.com. 9 April 2018.
  11. ^ "FIRST '4DX with ScreenX' IN EUROPE OPENS IN FRANCE WITH MARVEL STUDIOS' ANT-MAN AND THE WASP". Press Release. CJ 4DPLEX. July 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  12. ^ Hammadi, Anissa (2019-02-11). "Fondation d'art contemporain sur l'île Seguin : les travaux démarrent cet été". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  13. ^ "Un Multiplexe Pathé Gaumont ultra moderne va ouvrir à Lille". Le Bonbon (in French). 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  14. ^ a b Herman Stil (2021-06-03). "Voor Pathé kunnen er juist na deze lockdown meer bioscopen bij". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  15. ^ a b c "Jaarrekening 2020" (PDF). Staatsbladmonitor.
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