Cinemark Launches 13 For Brazil Market

PLANO, Texas – Cinemark International was slated to unveil in May two new Brazil multis: an 8-plex in Curitiba and a 5-plex in Sao Paulo.
Located in the heart of Curitiba, the 2,200-seat Mueller Shopping Theatre is part of an existing 5-level mall. The 40,904-square-foot facility is the circuit’s second site in the southern city.
Part of a major regional mall development, the 29,064-square-foot Center Norte Theatre is Cinemark’s 14th facility in the Sao Paulo market. The development was set to include restaurants, chain retailers and a large supermarket.
Both facilities were expected to feature stadium-style seating, high-backed rocker chairs with cupholder armrests, Dolby Digital sound and wall-to-wall screens.
Plano, Texas-based Cinemark currently operates 3,181 screens in 33 U.S. states, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Taiwan.
In Focus - June 2004