The Odeon Cinemas Group has agreed to install seven Dolby Cinemas, marking the premium large format’s first implementation in the UK. Additionally, Odeon Cinemas Group has confirmed that Dolby servers, processors, and speakers will be utilized for all of its European entities going forward.
Dolby also announced that it has also entered into an agreement with Kinopolis to bring the first-ever Dolby Cinema to Germany. The site is expected to open later in 2018 at the Mathäser Palast in Munich. In addition, Dolby will be expanding its Dolby Cinema portfolio in France with Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé in Marseille at La Joliette, later this year.
"Dolby Cinema delivers a best-in-class, unforgettable entertainment experience," said Doug Darrow, senior vice president, cinema business group, Dolby Laboratories. "Now, as we map our expansion in the United Kingdom and Germany, we're bringing the total cinema experience to even more movie-going fans across Europe."
The European expansion plans add to the more than 100 Dolby Cinema at AMC locations in the United States, as well as more than 150 Dolby Cinema sites open globally. Jinyi Cinemas, one of the largest cinema circuits in China, recently announced plans to open 20 Dolby Cinema locations in China in the following four years, while Shochiku Multiplex Theatres entered into an agreement for the first deployments of Dolby Cinema in Japan.
Meanwhile, the Hollywood studios continue to support Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision with new titles including:
Pixar, Incredibles 2, June 15, 2018
Universal Pictures, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, June 22, 2018
Marvel Studios, Ant-Man and the Wasp, July 6, 2018
Universal Pictures, Skyscraper, July 13, 2018
Sony Pictures, The Equalizer 2, July 20, 2018
Universal Pictures, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, July 20, 2018
Paramount, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, July 26, 2018
Warner Bros., The Meg, August 10, 2018
Sony Pictures, Alpha, August 17, 2018
Focus Features, BlacKkKlansman, August 10, 2018
Warner Bros., The Nun, September 7, 2018
Twentieth Century Fox, The Predator, September 14, 2018
Sony Pictures, Venom, October 5, 2018
Warner Bros., A Star is Born, October 5, 2018
Universal Pictures, First Man, October 12, 2018
Warner Bros., Mowgli, October 19, 2018
Paramount, Overlord, October 26, 2018
Disney, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, November 2, 2018
Twentieth Century Fox, Bohemian Rhapsody, November 2, 2018
Warner Bros., Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, November 16, 2018
Walt Disney Animation Studios, Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck it Ralph 2, November 21, 2018
Focus Features, Mary Queen of Scots, December 7, 2018
Sony Pictures, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, December 14, 2018
Twentieth Century Fox, Alita: Battle Angel, December 21, 2018
Warner Bros., Aquaman, December 21, 2018
Disney, Mary Poppins Returns, December 25, 2018
Twentieth Century Fox, Dark Phoenix, February 14, 2019
Marvel Studios, Captain Marvel, March 8, 2019
Walt Disney Animation Studios, Dumbo (Live Action), March 29, 2019
Marvel Studios, Avengers 4, May 3, 2019
Disney, Aladdin, May 24, 2019
Pixar, Toy Story 4, June 21, 2019
Disney, The Lion King (Live Action), July 19, 2019
Twentieth Century Fox, The New Mutants, August 2, 2019
Walt Disney Animation Studios, Frozen 2, November 27, 2019
Lucasfilm, Star Wars: Episode IX, December 20, 2019