Disney Releases including AVENGERS: ENDGAME + ALADDIN Take Top Spots As 4DX Announces 15% Global Increase of 4DX Box Office Takings

CJ 4DPLEX, the world's leading cinema technology company, today announced that the multi-sensory 4DX format marked £17 million, up 15% from £15 million in global box office takings from November last year. It is the highest box office figure recorded for the month of November in the history of the company. 

As of November, the number of cumulative global box office of 4DX has reached £213 million, again besting last year’s results. The expected total global box office for 2019 is £244 million with the highest grossing in the history of the company. The top 5 films of this year in 4DX, “Avengers: Endgame”,”Aladdin”,” The Lion King”, “Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw”, “Captain Marvel”, grossed a total of $100 million at the global box office.

In November, strong performance was driven by the Hollywood big titles including “Frozen 2”, “Terminator: Dark Fate” and “Ford v. Ferrari”. In particular “Frozen 2” brought over 1 million audiences to the 4DX auditorium during November, flocking to experience the film in the exciting cinema format. In UK, “Frozen2” 4DX opened with strong occupancy rates in the first weekend of the film’s release. Newly opened Cineworld Plymouth marked some of the highest 4DX occupancy rates in November and received overwhelming positive responses from its audiences. In addition, “Ford v Ferrari”, “Terminator: Dark Fate” and “Midway” 4DX showings also appealed to various ages.

In December, more highly anticipated blockbusters will be released in 4DX, such as “Jumanji: The Next Level” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”.

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With its positive results, 4DX has newly opened 18 auditoriums in 11 countries during November, including 2 4DX auditoriums in UK. To date, 4DX operates 710 screens in 65 countries.

Additionally, CJ 4DPLEX unveiled the brand new logos for 4DX and its sister brand ScreenX. The objective for the new logo is to revitalize the overall aesthetic, improving logo visibility and ensuring consistency among brands (4DX, ScreenX). CJ 4DPLEX hopes the new branding will cement 4DX and ScreenX as a must for global movie fans.

About CJ 4DPLEX
CJ 4DPLEX is a leading, next-generation cinema technology company, headquartered in Seoul with international offices in Los Angeles and Beijing. The company has created innovative film technologies for theaters worldwide that include ‘4DX’, ‘ScreenX’ and ‘4DX Screen’ for consumers to experience films in ways that were never before possible.

About 4DX
4DX provides moviegoers with an exciting, multi-sensory experience, allowing the audience to connect with movies through motion, vibration, water, wind, snow, lightning, scents, and other special effects that enhance the visuals on-screen. Each 4DX auditorium incorporates motion-based seating synchronized with 21 different effects and optimized by a team of skilled 4DX producers, maximizing the excitement of the movie, beyond the limits of audio and video. More than 660 Hollywood and local titles have been screened in 4DX. To date, more than 80,000 4DX seats operate in 701 auditoriums, spanning 65 countries.

About ScreenX
ScreenX is the world's first multi-projection system used within a theatre setting. It was created in 2012 by CJ CGV, part of South Korean conglomerate CJ Group, as one of the "next cinema formats" along with 4DX, the multisensory cinema technology with motion and environmental effects. ScreenX allows moviegoers to go beyond the frame of the movie screen by expanding the center image of feature films and pre-show advertising to create an immersive, panoramic, 270-degree format that projects onto three theatre walls. To date, ScreenX has been installed in 270 screens in 27 countries. ScreenX was recognized as the “Innovator of the Year” at ShowEast 2018 and "Technology of the Year" at 2019 CTC (Cinema Technology Community) award.

About 4DX Screen
4DX Screen eliminates the boundaries between movie viewing behavior and the format. Moviegoers were always at the crossroads in selecting which format they should choose to enjoy a movie with. ‘4DX Screen’ created a whole new experience value to fulfill their desire to watch a movie on an even wider 270-degree panoramic screen and get an even more dynamic movie-viewing experience at the same time. Combining the two -4DX, ScreenX, ‘4DX Screen’ creates a remarkable, one-of-a-kind experience and a natural convergence of two technologies that are rapidly spreading around the world and growing in popularity.