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Template:Infobox product 4DX is a 4D film presentation system developed by CJ 4DPlex, a subsidiary of South Korean cinema chain CJ CGV. It allows films to be augmented with various practical effects, including motion-seats, wind, strobelights, simulated-snow, and scents. First debuted in 2009, it presents films in both stereoscopic 3-D and monoscopic 2-D formats.[1]

CJ has licensed the technology worldwide. As of September 2019, CJ 4DPlex operates 678 4DX theaters in 65 countries through partnerships with more than 80 theaters, including Wanda Cinemas, Cineworld, Regal Cinemas, Kinepolis, Cinépolis, Event Cinemas, Village Cinemas, and Nu Metro. The company recorded an annual growth rate of more than 50 percent from 2013 to 2018.[2]

History[]

South Korea[]

The 4DX technology has made its commercial debut at the CGV Sangam theater in Seoul in 2009.[3] Following the success of Avatar, the technology expanded to more theaters in South Korea.[4]

Mexico[]

In June 2011, Mexico-based Cinépolis have invested $25 million and made an agreement with the CJ Group to bring the 4DX technology to its 11 locations in the country, with the first opening in a theater in Mexico City.[5] It marked the technology's debut in the Americas and outside the Asia region, and the technology expanded throughout Mexico since its debut. In 2019, the company announced that they would install the "4DX Screen" theater, a theater with an expanded multi-sided screen with the 4DX theaters, in the country in the summer season of 2020.[6]

Central America[]

In Central America, the technology is available as well in countries like Guatemala through Cinepolis[7] In Costa Rica, the 4DX technology made its commercial debut at Cinépolis in 2014.[8]

South America[]

In 2012, Cinépolis has expanded its 4DX reach to South America, opening its first location at a theater in São Paulo, Brazil.[9] The company later premiered the 4DX theater in Colombia at the El Limonar Shopping Center in Cali in July 2013.[10][11] Cine Hoyts (now part of Cinépolis) opened the first 4DX theater in Chile in 2013.[12]

United States[]

At CinemaCon in March 2014, CJ 4DPlex announced that it had reached an agreement with AEG and Regal Cinemas to debut the country's first 4DX auditorium at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.[13] In 2018, CJ and Regal's new parent company Cineworld announced that it planned to expand 4DX to at least 79 Regal locations.[14] As of 2020, there is an approximate total of 32 locations throughout the United States, primarily from various Regal locations, one Marcus Theatres location in Gurnee, two Cinépolis locations, and CGV's second U.S. at The Source OC in Buena Park.[15][16][17]

Canada[]

Cineplex Entertainment debuted a 4DX auditorium at one of its Toronto locations on 4 November 2016.[18] It opened a second location in Calgary in August 2019.[19] There are seven 4DX locations in Canada as of October 20, 2023.

  • Cineplex Cinemas Metropolis, Burnaby, British Columbia
  • Scotiabank Theatre Chinook, Calgary, Alberta
  • Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta
  • Cineplex Cinemas Hamilton Mountain, Stoney Creek, Ontario
  • Cineplex Cinemas Winston Churchill & VIP, Oakville, Ontario
  • Scotiabank Theatre Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas and VIP, Toronto, Ontario

India[]

In India, only few 4DX screens are currently available - PVR Cinemas has ten in Surat, Ahmedabad, Indore, Noida, Hyderabad,Chandigarh. Bangalore,Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Gurugram, Pune, Mumbai and New Delhi and Cinépolis also has five screens in Thane, Navi Mumbai, Saket and New Delhi. The first 4DX theatre in Kerala was launched at the Lulu International Shopping Mall in Kochi on 20 December 2021 with the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Talking to press after signing the agreement, Ajay Bijli, CMD at PVR said, "In a small time since the launch in Noida, 4DX format has outperformed by far all other formats."

Japan[]

Since opening its first theater in partnership with Korona World Cinemas in April 2013, the theater chain has seen an increase in the installation of 4DX theaters. It operates 4DX theaters nationwide in partnership with large theater chains such as Aeon Cinemas and United Cinemas.[20]

Europe (United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Slovakia and Romania)[]

In 2015 4DX opened in Romania, gathering a lot of popularity as it was the first screen located in Europe.[21]

In 2017, CJ 4DPLEX partnered with France's Pathé and Denmark's Nordisk Film Kino to open its first 4DX theater in Europe.[22] It quickened its expansion in Europe by signing partnerships with Austrian theater operator Hollywood Megaplex in February 2017 and Cineworld in the United Kingdom and Republic Of Ireland.[23]

China[]

CJ 4DPLEX started integrating 4DX within the Chinese market in cooperation with its parent company CJ CGV in 2006. In 2013, it signed contracts with UME, a local theater operator in China. In 2014, CJ 4DPLEX made partnerships with Woosang More, WoMai, Beijing Jinbo, and Golden Harvest. In December 2014, CJ 4DPLEX formed a partnership with Wanda Cinema, a Chinese theater operator.[24]

South Africa[]

In 2015, CJ 4DPLEX and Nu Metro Cinemas entered a partnership to open 5 4DX theaters in South Africa, making its debut in the African continent.[25] It opened the first 4DX auditorium in December that year with the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the V&A Waterfront theater.[26]

Australia[]

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Box office performance[]

In August 2019, 4DX reached 2.7 million moviegoers. The top three performing films for 4DX in August were Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, The Lion King, and Aladdin. The local films The Bravest and One Piece: Stampede performed well in China and Japan.[27]

As of 6 August 2019, the top five movie titles of 4DX global box office hits in the first half of 2019 were:

  1. Avengers: Endgame ($34,705K)
  2. Aladdin ($24,759K)
  3. Aquaman ($21,301K)
  4. The Lion King ($16,841K)
  5. Captain Marvel ($14,133K)

In 2018, the company attracted a cumulative 24 million viewers a year, recording $290 million in box office revenue.[citation needed] 

In July 2019, the company attracted 3.07 million viewers and $38 million in ticket sales globally.[28]

Variations[]

4DX VR[]

The 4DX technology has expanded to virtual-reality, also known as 4DX VR, which utilizes a set of specific 4DX model seats consisting of VR headsets, similar to that of virtual reality amusement rides, and is described to be the "world's first VR theater".[29] First showcased at the AAE 2017 and later IAAPA Attractions Expo 2017, it plays exclusive virtual reality-produced films, short films, as well as games and movie trailers.[30][31] There are at least six versions of the 4DX VR technology brand: Disk for horizontal rotation, Ride which consists of four-to-eight seats on a 6-axis motion-platform, Racing for presentations focused on the racing genre, Sway and Twist in which seats enable twist and side movements, motion-chair which is a singular 4DX chair consisting of the VR headsets, and Sports for sports-focused presentations with specific bike, snowboard, and kayak designs.[30]

4DX Screen[]

The 4DX Screen technology (formerly 4DX with ScreenX) combines the multi-screen projection, known as ScreenX, and the motion-seats in a theater. It was first introduced in 2018 and made its debut in CinemaCon 2018.[32] Both technologies are owned by CJ 4DPLEX.

Awards[]

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Films[]

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Gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Template:Cite journal
  2. ↑ Foster2019-09-24T12:10:00+01:00, Alana. [TBA CJ leads next-gen cinema experiences with 4DX].
  3. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "The goal of exporting CGV 4DX to 50 countries"] Check |url= value (help). CJ NOW. CJ.NET. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Han, Sunhee (5 February 2010). [TBA "'Avatar' goes 4D in Korea | Variety"] Check |url= value (help). Variety. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.García Sánchez, Rubén (2 June 2011). [TBA "Cinépolis presenta sus salas más costosas"] Check |url= value (help). El Economista. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "Cinépolis to be the First to Bring the Innovative and Award-Winning '4DX with ScreenX' Format to LATAM"] Check |url= value (help). PR Newswire. PR Newswire Association LLC. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. ↑ [TBA Cinépolis 4DX].
  8. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rojas Ch., Jessica (20 September 2014). [TBA "El cine 4DX llegó para crear una experiencia sensorial única en los amantes del sétimo arte"] Check |url= value (help). La Nacion. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  9. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "Sala de cinema 4DX chega ao Brasil"] Check |url= value (help). 1 July 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2013. Check |archive-url= value (help)
  10. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "Llegó a Colombia la primera sala de cine 4DX"] Check |url= value (help). Kien y Ke (in Spanish). CONTENIDOS DIGITALES K. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2020. Check |archive-url= value (help)
  11. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "Cinépolis inaugura la primera Sala 4DX en Colombia"] Check |url= value (help). Colombia.com. Interactive Advertisement Bureau. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  12. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Teperman, Johnny (19 July 2013). [TBA "Cadena de Cines Hoyts dio a conocer la primera sala 4DX de Chile"] Check |url= value (help). biobiochile.cl (in Spanish). BioBioChile. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  13. ↑ [TBA CinemaCon 2014: '4-D' theater coming to Regal Cinemas L.A. Live] (en-US) (2014-03-24).
  14. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (2018-04-23). [TBA CJ 4DPLEX & Cineworld Group Expand Pact To Boost Number of 4DX Theaters – CinemaCon] (en).
  15. ↑ [TBA 'Fate of the Furious' Will Open on All 9 4DX Theaters] (en-US) (2017-04-14).
  16. ↑ [TBA Korean Theater Chain CGV Opens Second U.S. Multiplex in Buena Park] (en) (30 January 2017).
  17. ↑ [TBA 4DX Locations: Find a 4DX Movie Theater Near You]. CJ 4DPLEX.
  18. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "Effects you can see, feel and smell at Canada's first 4DX cinema"] Check |url= value (help). Toronto Star. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  19. ↑ [TBA 4DX theatre opens at Chinook Centre] (en) (2019-08-12).
  20. ↑ [TBA CGV 4DX, 일본서 '승승장구'..연내 50개 목표] (ko) (2016-03-04).
  21. ↑ [TBA CJ and the debuting film was Mad Max].
  22. ↑ [TBA [CGV소식]4DX, 유럽 공략...노르웨이·프랑스 진출] (ko) (16 March 2017).
  23. ↑ [TBA CJ 4DPLEX Expands 4DX Footprint to Austria with Debut at Hollywood Megaplex Gasometer].
  24. ↑ POP, 헤럴드 (2015-08-31). [TBA CGV 4DX, 中 확장 가속화...완다·따디와 파트너십 체결] (ko).
  25. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hyo-won, Lee (24 June 2015). [TBA "4DX to Debut in 5 South African Theaters"] Check |url= value (help). The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  26. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Groenewald, Yolandi (27 December 2017). [TBA "SA feels the force as 4DX draws movie buffs away from home theatres"] Check |url= value (help). fin24. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  27. ↑ Template:Cite press release
  28. ↑ [TBA 4DX & ScreenX Off To Promising Second Half In 2019 - Top 10 Films] (30 August 2019).
  29. ↑ [TBA 4DX VR: Motion Seat Technology Meets Virtual Reality]. CJ 4DPLEX.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "CJ 4DPLEX to Debut New 4DX VR Product at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2017"] Check |url= value (help). PR Newswire. Cision. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  31. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dager, Nick (22 March 2018). [TBA "CJ 4DPlex to Launch 4DX with ScreenX and 4DX VR Cinema"] Check |url= value (help). Digital Cinema Report. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  32. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA ""4DX with SCREENX" to Make Worldwide Debut at CinemaCon 2018"] Check |url= value (help). BoxOffice Pro. The BoxOffice Company. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

External links[]

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  • [TBA Official YouTube]

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