Pathé Cinémas SASU is a cinema chain owned by Pathé, with operations in France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Morocco, and Tunisia. The company is market leader in the former three. Pathé is Europe's second largest cinema chain and the oldest cinéma chain in the world still in operation.
History EuroPalaces was formed in 2001 when the French film production and distribution companies Pathé and Gaumont merged their cinema operations, respectively owned by Jérôme Seydoux and Nicolas Seydoux. Gaumont owned 34% and Pathé owned 66% of the shares in the joint venture. In 2010, EuroPalaces was renamed Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé. On March 1, 2017, it was announced that Gaumont sold its 34% stake in Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé to Pathé for €380 million, Gaumont wanted to focus more on the production and distribution of content. The name of the company changed shortly thereafter to Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont, then to Pathé Cinémas in 2023 when Pathé removed the Gaumont brand from its cinemas.
The company grew its circuit with several acquisitions throughout the years, notable acquisitions were MGM Cinemas in 1995, Minerva Cinemas in 2010 in The Netherlands; CinePointCom in 2015 in Belgium; EuropaCorp Cinemas in 2016, CineAlpes in 2019 in France and Euroscoop Cinemas in 2019 in The Netherlands and Belgium. The majority of the acquired cinemas were - or are in the process of being - converted to the Pathé brand. In 2021 Pathé decided to sell three of its recent acquired CineAlpes cinemas to CinéWest.
Until 2010 the company operated several cinemas in Italy, but these locations were sold due to difficulties in the Italian market.
In 2018, Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont entered the African market by opening a cinema In Tunis, Tunisia, with plans in progress to open locations in Ivory Coast, Morocco and Senegal.
On October 28, 2021, Pathé Tuschinski - during its centennial - received the Royal Predicate from the Dutch monarch, changing its name to Koninklijk Theater Tuschinski (Royal Theater Tuschinski).
In 2022, the group entered the Moroccan market by opening a cinema in Californie Mall, Casablanca. Pathé Cinémas says it wants affordable cinemas, not luxury ones.
Technologies The company uses different technologies in their operations, like IMAX. The IMAX Corporation stated that it will strengthen its relationship with Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont. They will do that by expanding the total number of locations and also by upgrading existing locations to IMAX Laser with IMAX's 12-channel sound technology. The expanding and upgrading will start in 2018 and all locations will be upgraded by 2023, making Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont the first multi-territory network to be fully powered by IMAX Laser.
The company also partnered with Dolby using their Dolby Atmos and Dolby Cinema products.
In 2017 they partnered with the Korean company CJ 4DPlex to open the first 4DX location in France. During the Cannes Film Festival, it was announced that Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont will open 30 4DX cinemas throughout France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Belgium before 2020. On 22 December 2017 CJ 4DPlex announced in a press release that they have extended their agreement by adding an additional 20 locations, bringing the total to 50.
With the opening of the 500th 4DX location worldwide at Pathé Belle Épine in April 2018, the company announced that they extended their partnership with CJ 4DPlex once with the opening of two ScreenX auditoriums in Paris in June 2018. Additionally, it has installed the first 4DX Screen theater, a combination of 4DX and ScreenX, outside the Asian region in Paris.
In 2023, Pathé Cinemas acquires exclusive rights for IMAX in Morocco, previously accorded to the Moroccan-owned IMAX cinema in Morocco Mall.
Regions served Mainly based in France, Pathé Cinémas operates 38 cinemas across neighbouring Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Pathé also operates 7 cinemas in 4 countries in Africa. CountryCurrentFutureClosed 77 2 7 31 2 0 7 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Total 121 5 10
Cinemas A list of all current and future cinemas operated by Pathé Cinémas, as well as cinemas closed/sold since 2022. Categories Closed Acquired Proposed/Under Construction
CityCinemaScreensSeatsAix-en-ProvenceLe Cézanne Acquired from Les Cinemas Aixois in 202091539Le Mazarin Acquired from Les Cinemas Aixois in 20203393Le Renoir Acquired from Les Cinemas Aixois in 20203430AmiensPathé Amiens4DX122497AngersPathé Angers4DX D-Box
Dolby Atmos122373AnnecyPathé AnnecyDolby Atmos101831ArchampsPathé ArchampsIMAX Laser122554AubièrePathé Aubière Acquired from CineAlpes in 20194DX IMAX Laser142464AvignonPathé Cap Sud4DX D-Box142456BelfortPathé Belfort Sold to Kinepolis in 20234DX142489Boulogne-BillancourtPathé Boulogne71444Pathé île Seguin Announced in 2019 with a proposed opening in 2022BrestMultiplex Liberté Acquired from CineAlpes in 20194DX152521Pathé CapucinsDolby Atmos5CalaisPathé Cité Europe122306CaenPathé Les Rives de l'Orne4DX D-Box
Dolby Atmos101795ChambéryPathé Chambéry4DX101481Conflans-Sainte-HonorinePathé Conflans4DX IMAX Laser133035Clermont-FerrandCiné Capitole Acquired from CineAlpes in 20195Ciné Jaude Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019. Closed 2025.Dolby Atmos Eclair Color71224CreusotLe Morvan Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019. Closed.4Dammarie-lès-LysPathé Dammarie102109DijonPathé Dijon Opened in 2022. 91200ÉvreuxPathé Évreux101961GrenoblePathé Grenoble Formerly Pathé ChavantIMAX102947Pathé Échirolles4DX122762IssoireLe Modern Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019. No longer Pathé.3408Ivry-sur-SeinePathé Quai d'Ivry4DX IMAX Laser143314La Plaine Saint-DenisPathé Saint-Denis4DX91377Le Grand-QuevillyPathé Grand Quevilly4DX IMAX163531Le HavrePathé Docks Vauban4DX Dolby Atmos122276Le MansPathé Le MansDolby Atmos111784LevalloisPathé Levallois4DX Dolby Atmos81393LieusaintPathé Carré Sénart4DX D-Box
IMAX Laser173685LiévinPathé LiévinDolby Atmos153214Lille-SudPathé Lille-Sud Announced in 2018 with a proposed opening in 2022LyonPathé Bellecour4DX Dolby Atmos101992Pathé Carré de Soie4DX IMAX Laser153331Pathé VaiseD-Box Dolby Atmos
Dolby Cinema142485MâconPathé Mâcon Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019112086Marne-la-ValléeGaumont Disney Village4DX D-Box
IMAX Laser153725MarseillePathé La Joliette Acquired from EuropaCorp in 20184DX Screen Dolby Cinema142019Pathé Madeleine81313Pathé Plan de Campagne4DX IMAX Laser
Dolby Atmos173453Les 3 Palmes Acquired from Tarizzo Family in 2024112436MassyPathé MassyDolby Cinema91844MetzPathé Amnéville Sold to Kinepolis in 20224DX122448MontatairePathé Montataire4DX143214Montceau-les-MinesLes Plessis Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019. No longer Pathé.3MontpellierPathé Comédie81110Pathé Odysseum4DX D-Box
IMAX Laser173683NantesPathé Nantes121817Pathé Atlantis4DX D-Box
Dolby Atmos142877NicePathé Gare du SudDolby Cinema91493Pathé Lingostière4DX D-Box
Dolby Atmos132614Pathé Masséna71332OrléansPathé Orléans4DX122165Pathé SaranIMAX Laser102280ParisPathé AlésiaDolby Atmos81367Pathé Aquaboulevard4DX142389Pathé BNP Paribas Formerly Pathé Opéra Premier5440 Pathé Champs-Élysées Closed December 2023.61597Pathé ConventionDolby Atmos91242Pathé Les Fauvettes5638Pathé Beaugrenelle4DX Screen Dolby Atmos
Dolby Cinema
Onyx CinemaLed101578Pathé Parnasse193211Pathé Wepler4DX Eclair Color
Dolby Atmos121755Pathé La Villette4DX Screen X
IMAX Laser
Dolby Atmos162811Pathé Montparnos4810Les 7 Batignolles71163Pathé PalaceDolby Atmos7882La Géode Reopened 2024.IMAXDome1300QuetignyCiné Cap Vert Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019122382ReimsPathé Thillois Formerly Pathé Parc Millésime4DX IMAX Laser132520RennesPathé Rennes4DX Dolby Atmos
Dolby Cinema132410Roissy CDGPathé Aéroville Acquired from EuropaCorp in 20184DX Dolby Atmos
Dolby Cinema122059RouenPathé Docks 76Dolby Atmos Dolby Cinema142674StrasbourgPathé Brumath4DX Dolby Atmos142683ThiaisPathé Belle Épine4DX D-Box
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Cinema163199ToulonPathé La Valette4DX IMAX Laser163176Pathé Toulon91551ToulousePathé Labège4DX IMAX Laser173580Pathé WilsonDolby Atmos Dolby Cinema153101ToursPathé Tours Acquired from CineAlpes in 2019IMAX Laser Dolby Atmos91814ValencePathé Valence4DX122210ValenciennesPathé Valenciennes4DX153556
CityCinemaScreensSeatsAmersfoortPathé Amersfoort Building site acquired from Minerva in 2010Screen X81754AmstelveenPathé Amstelveen Announced in 2020 with a proposed opening in 2025AmsterdamPathé Amsterdam Noord Building site acquired from Euroscoop in 2019Dolby Atmos122500Pathé Arena4DX IMAX laser143246Pathé City Acquired from MGM Cinemas in 19957490Pathé de Munt4DX Dolby Cinema131829Koninklijk Theater Tuschinski Acquired from MGM Cinemas in 199561431ArnhemPathé ArnhemIMAX laser Dolby Atmos91683BredaPathé Breda Acquired from Minerva in 20107901DelftPathé Delft Acquired from Minerva in 201071341The HaguePathé Buitenhof Acquired from Minerva in 201061279Pathé Scheveningen4DX Dolby Cinema81956Pathé SpuimarktIMAX laser Screen X92325Pathé Ypenburg Building site acquired from Euroscoop in 201981442EdePathé Ede Acquired from CineMec in 201492332EindhovenPathé Eindhoven4DX IMAX laser81018GroningenPathé Groningen Acquired from MGM Cinemas in 199591671HaarlemPathé Haarlem Building site acquired from Minerva in 20108784HelmondPathé Helmond61102LeeuwardenPathé Leeuwarden7620MaastrichtPathé Maastricht4DX Dolby Atmos8986NijmegenPathé Nijmegen Building site acquired from CineMec in 20144DX Dolby Atmos81911RotterdamPathé de Kuip4DX Dolby Cinema142746Pathé SchouwburgpleinIMAX laser71931Pathé Zuidplein Announced in 2017 with a proposed opening in 2024SchiedamPathé Schiedam Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019Dolby Atmos112410TilburgPathé Stappegoor Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019Dolby Atmos122515Pathé Tilburg Centrum Acquired from Minerva in 2010IMAX71341UtrechtPathé Rembrandt Utrecht Acquired from MGM Cinemas in 19953782Pathé Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Building site acquired from CineMec in 20144DX Dolby Atmos71867VlissingenPathé Vlissingen Acquired from CineCity in 2024Dolby Atmos71211ZaandamPathé Zaandam Building site acquired from Minerva in 201061175ZwollePathé Zwolle4DX Dolby Atmos 2x91515
CityCinemaScreensSeatsBaselPathé Kuchlin Closed in 2023 due to liquidation.82106BernPathé Westside4DX112348DietlikonPathé Dietlikon4DX D-Box102207GenevaPathé BalexertIMAX D-Box132757LausannePathé Flon4DX71871Pathé Les Galeries81024LucernePathé Mall of Switzerland4DX D-Box
IMAX Laser
Dolby Atmos121962SpreitenbachPathé SpreitenbachIMAX Laser Dolby Atmos101322
CityCinemaScreensSeatsCharleroiPathé Charleroi Acquired from Cinépointcom in 20154DX IMAX Laser153700GenkPathé Genk Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019102020LanakenEuroscoop Lanaken Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019. Closed.81070LibramontCinépointcom Libramont Acquired from Cinépointcom in 2015. Closed.2Louvain-la-NeuvePathé Louvain-La-Neuve Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019132800MaasmechelenPathé Maasmechelen Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019112200Marche-en-FamenneCinépointcom Marche-en-Famenne Acquired from Cinépointcom in 2015. Closed.3NamurPathé Anicapolis Acquired from Euroscoop in 2019122500Sint-NiklaasPathé Sint-Niklaas Acquired from Euroscoop in 201982200VerviersPathé Verviers Acquired from Cinépointcom in 201581550
CityCinemaScreensSeatsSoussePathé Mall of Sousse6TunisPathé Tunis City8MornagPathé Azur CityDolby Atmos6SfaxPathé Mall of Sfax Scheduled opening date was late 2023. No further news has been published.
CityCinemaScreensSeatsAbidjan Pathé Cap Sud6<1000
CityCinemaScreensSeatsCasablancaPathé Californie 40% owned by Pathé, 60% owned by Marjane4DX IMAX Laser8
CityCinemaScreensSeatsDakarPathé DakarDolby Atmos71394
References
External links Pathé in France Pathé in Senegal Pathé in Tunisia Pathé in Belgium Pathé in Switzerland Pathé in The Netherlands