Dolby Cinema Opens 100th Theatre

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Mon, 07/17/2017 - 11:50 -- Nick Dager

Dolby today announced the opening of the 100th global Dolby Cinema at AMC South Bay Galleria 16 in Redondo Beach, California. Dolby today announced the opening of the 100th global Dolby Cinema at AMC South Bay Galleria 16 in Redondo Beach, California. According to Dolby there are now more than 325 Dolby Cinema sites installed or committed and more than 100 titles released or announced.

“It is very gratifying to see top filmmakers and industry creatives whose first choice is to showcase their work in Dolby Cinema,” said Doug Darrow, senior vice president, cinema business group, Dolby Laboratories. “Audiences continue to embrace Dolby Cinema as well. The rapid growth of Dolby Cinema to 100 locations shows that movie lovers around the world are hungry for a truly immersive experience with state-of-the-art images and sound that make them feel like they are inside the story.”

The current global offering for Dolby Cinema includes:

U.S.: AMC plans to open 160 Dolby Cinema locations by the end of 2018 with 77 sites currently open.

China: Dolby and Wanda Cinema Group plan to open 100 locations in China, with the first 19 locations already open. Sparkle Roll, including Jackie Chan Cinemas and BHG, have already opened three locations and plan to open 11 Dolby Cinema sites in China within the next two years. In addition, Dolby and Huayi Brothers Film Center opened a Dolby Cinema in Xiamen.

Europe: Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé, the largest cinema chain operator in France, the Netherlands and Switzerland, plansto open 10 Dolby Cinema locations, with seven in France and three in the Netherlands. Dolby and VUE Cinemas opened two locations in Eindhoven and Hilversum in the Netherlands with UCI Cinesa deploying Dolby Cinema in Barcelona, Spain. Cineplexx Cinemas plans to add four locations in Austria with two currently opened in Linz and Salzburg.

The Middle East: Reel Cinemas plan to open multiple Dolby Cinema locations across the Reel Cinemas portfolio in the Middle East. Dolby and Reel Cinemas recently opened a location in the Dubai Marina Mall and later this year the flagship Reel Cinema location at The Dubai Mall is expected to open.

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