multi-sensory film system 4DX broke the global box office and movie attendance records in the third quarter of this year, with year-on-year increases of 20% and 18%
The world's leading special effects studio technology provider CJ 4DPLEX has announced an exciting news: In the third quarter of this year, the global box office of 4DX movies exceeded 90 million U.S. dollars without precedent, achieving the best quarterly box office record since the birth of 4DX in 2009, and the number of global movie viewers reached a record of 7.3 million.
third quarter box office hit a record high, three special effects blockbusters took the lead,
, this performance compared with the same period last year also has a very substantial increase. In the third quarter of last year, 4DX's global box office was 75 million U.S. dollars, and the number of movie viewers was 6.2 million, which increased by 20% and 18% in the same period this year. In terms of regional markets, Australia had the largest increase over the same period, with a staggering 290%, followed by Austria (218%), the Netherlands (170%), Bulgaria (149%) and Belgium (111%).
This year's 4DX can achieve such impressive results, largely due to the three Hollywood masterpieces previously released: "Spider-Man: Heroes Expedition", "The Lion King" and "Fast and Furious: Special Operations." The 4DX global audience of these three films exceeded 1 million, and the total global box office totaled 52 million US dollars.
4DX The top seven global ticket warehouses are China, South Korea, Japan, France, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States, accounting for 68% of 4DX's global box office in the third quarter of this year, an increase of 15% year-on-year. Since its birth in 2009, 4DX’s global box office has reached 1.4 billion U.S. dollars, and the cumulative number of movie viewers has reached 109 million.
Opened additional theaters to cover Europe, Asia and Africa. Awarded the Golden Rui Award for outstanding contributions.
In the third quarter of this year, CJ 4DPLEX opened 23 new films in the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Japan, Ukraine, Switzerland, Mongolia and Nigeria. hall. So far, 4DX cinemas have covered 65 countries around the world, and the total number of cinemas has reached 683.
The top special effects cinema system 4DX with ScreenX was released in 2017. It is a special effects cinema brand that combines the two core technologies of CJ 4DPLEX, 4DX and ScreenX. The brand has also made considerable progress this year. While entering new markets, it is also booming in Europe and Asia. In the third quarter, it opened additional theaters in Japan and China, bringing the total number of theaters to 19. This summer, 4DX with ScreenX won the 2019 Jinrui Award for Innovative Cinema Technology Award. The Jinrui Award is judged by a jury composed of many top economists from China, and aims to recognize innovative products, new technology services, network applications and innovation leaders who have outstanding performance in the new economy in the past year. CJ 4DPLEX won the award for its outstanding contribution to the film platform and cinema technology.
masterpieces will be more exciting at the end of the year. Technological innovation experience is even better.
CJ 4DPLEX has in-depth cooperation with many Hollywood filmmakers, and this year also brought fans many excellent works in 4DX and ScreenX versions. In the first half of the year, 4DX's "Wandering Earth" and "Avengers 4: Endgame" were unbeatable. In the third quarter, there were also box-office reputations such as "Spider-Man: Heroes Expedition", "Lion King", and "Fast and Furious: Special Operations". A win-win masterpiece. ScreenX's "Mayday Life Infinite Company" has helped to create its concert movie box office record. Fans have broken the record and the reputation has been bursting. In the rest of 2019, fans can also look forward to many masterpieces with different themes such as "Gemini Killer", "Maleficent 2" and "Terminator: Dark Fate". The Twins"Hand" is jointly created by Oscar Best Director Ang Lee and well-known movie star Will Smith. The exclusive dual special effects in the 4DX with ScreenX fusion hall will take you to experience this epoch-making science fiction giant with an unprecedentedly stunning look and feel; "Maleficent 2" is brand new The way to interpret classic fairy tales, ScreenX's 270-degree three-sided screen defines the magic world, allowing you to experience flying against the wind. The new classic sci-fi IP "Terminator: Dark Destiny" witnessed the reunion of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, James Cameron participated in the production, and came to 4DX to experience the sci-fi frenzy of "Man-machine War"! Many blockbuster masterpieces are about to start, and 4DX is expected to achieve another success in the fourth quarter!
about CJ 4DPLEX
CJ 4DPLEX is a world-leading high-tech company dedicated to the development of next-generation cinema technology. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and has offices in Los Angeles and Beijing. CJ 4DPLEX owns "4DX", "ScreenX", "4DX with ScreenX" and other brands, and uses its first immersive movie projection technology to provide technical support for its branded theaters around the world, bringing consumers an unprecedented level of viewing Experience.
4DX uses seat vibration, water spray, wind, snow, lightning, smell and other special effects that can enhance the visual effects of the screen, providing audiences with an immersive special effects viewing experience. Each 4DX theater adopts vibrating seats, equipped with 21 kinds of synchronous special effects, optimized by skilled editors, to create a full sensory immersive experience beyond audiovisual. 4DX has screened more than 660 Hollywood blockbusters and local films. So far, there are more than 683 theaters worldwide with more than 79,000 seats. 4DX officially landed in China in 2010 and currently operates nearly 260 cinemas, making it the country with the most 4DX cinemas.
ScreenX is the world's first multi-projection projection technology used in the cinema environment, presenting the most visually immersive cinema experience in CJ 4DPLEX. ScreenX enables movie viewers to experience movies through the use of a patented system, making the viewing experience beyond the boundaries of the screen. The screen is projected onto the cinema screen and the walls on both sides to create an immersive, panoramic, 270° viewing environment, which can be made into feature films and pre-screening advertisements. So far, there are 257 SCREENX cinemas in 25 countries around the world.
