Cinépolis has opened theaters in the capitals of Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. Cinépolis attempted to expand their business to Ecuador, but failed.[9][10][11][12] So far, 11 theatres have been opened outside Mexico under the Cinépolis brand, with a planned expansion to Peru, with the opening of a fourteen-screen theatre in Lima, a theatre in Cali, Colombia and a third in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.[1][13]
India
Cinepolis entered India in January 2015 by acquiring Fun Cinemas, an Indian multiplex theater chain.[14] It was based in Mumbai, and was originally established in 2001 by Essel Group.[15] At the time of the acquisition, Fun Cinemas operated 24 multiplexes with 83 screens in India.[16] Cinépolis planned to operate 500 screens in India with an investment of ₹ 1,500 crore and signed deals with 12 developers in eight cities to set up 110 screens in the first phase.[17][18] There were also plans to enter into deals with developers to create 200 more screens across India by 2010.[19] As of September 2024, Cinepolis India operates around 450 screens.[20]
Cinépolis opened its largest Megaplex in India in Seasons Mall, Pune with 15 screens. It also operates another Megaplex at Viviana Mall, Thane with 14 screens including IMAX, 4DX, and Dolby Atmos screens.[22] Cinepolis Kochi operates 3 VIP screens while Cinepolis Thane operates 4 VIP screens, the first of its kind in India.[23] Cinépolis also had a sub-brand in India known as Cinemastar. It was opened in December 2010 in Thane and was later rebranded as a Cinepolis cinema.
Middle East
Ashish Shukla, CEO of Cinépolis Gulf, has revealed plans to expand across the GCC this year, with new cinemas set to open in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.
In Bahrain, the cinemas are located at Atrium Mall, Saar, on the left of the King Fahd Causeway. The Cinépolis cinema is ideally placed for Saudi visitors. In Bahrain there are 13-screens, including Bahrain's first Junior theatre and 4D E-motion viewing experience, as well as two large-format screens, MacroXE with Dolby Atmos. Over there, Cinépolis promises a unique cinema offering.
The UAE's first Cinepolis megaplex cinema is going to open in Meydan One Mall in Dubai, with both venues set to open in 2021
United States
Cinépolis USA, which is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, began operating luxury theaters in the United States in 2011. In November 2018, it created the Bay Theatre in Pacific Palisades, California, based on an original 1940s design by architect S. Charles Lee as a plush five-screen cinema that features a coastal-themed menu at its concession stand, including an extensive wine list. One auditorium of the new Bay Theatre is equipped with an increasingly rare 35 mm film projector. It also has a 12-screen luxury movie theater at Hollywood Park, on the site of the former Hollywood Park racetrack in Inglewood, California next to SoFi Stadium, which opened on 12 July 2023.[24] In 2019, it acquired Moviehouse & Eatery to grow its presence in the United States.[25]
On 9 August 2019, Cinepolis reopened its Mansfield, New Jersey location after renovations.[26] It features 13 screens and luxury leather recliners with a full kitchen menu and bar. On January 5, 2020, Cinepolis announced it had closed its theater in
Indonesia
In October 2018, Cinépolis announced a collaboration with Cinemaxx, owned by Indonesia's Lippo Group, by acquiring 40% ownership stake. Cinemaxx, at that time, operated 45 theaters with 225 screens.[30] Following the acquisition, Cinépolis opened its first cineplex on 18 September 2019 at Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara followed by the rebranding of all Cinemaxx multiplexes into Cinépolis until Q4 2019.[31][32][33]
