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At the end of 2022, Cinépolis was the largest movie theater chain in Mexico with around 4,090 movie theaters.
In 2021, Cinépolis’ net income amounted to 59 billion Mexican pesos.
The number of movie screens in Mexico increased by 0.8 percent between 2021 and 2022.
Two men came to physical aggression, simply for winning one of the spinner chairs that have Cinépolis in their branches, and what outraged Internet users the most is that the children at the scene appear to be their children, who had to observe the absurd fight.
In recent years, the outlook has not been easy for the film industry since, due to the pandemic, a large part of the public spaces were restricted, which is why there was a significant drop and loss in theaters, and it is that even with said event He thought that the cinema was already dead, since today there are a wide variety of digital platforms to watch movies from the comfort of home, which was a great challenge for the industry.
In Mexico, the main chains of the film industry are Cinépolis and Cinemex. According to Statista, at the end of 2022, Cinépolis was the largest movie theater chain in Mexico, with around 4,090 movie theaters. Cinemex was in second place with almost 2.87 thousand screens. Chains such as Cinebox with 77 establishments and Cinemática with 50 were found well below the range. In general, the number of cinema screens in Mexico increased by 0.8 percent. cent between 2021 and 2022.
In 2021, the net income of Cinépolis amounted to 59 billion Mexican pesos, which represents 97 percent more than the 30 billion pesos of the previous year. Despite the growth, the 2021 figure still represented less than 60 percent of the result recorded in 2019, before the pandemic. Based in Morelia, Mexico, the movie theater chain Cinépolis operates in several countries, including the United States, Spain, Brazil, India, and Indonesia. Mexico’s box office gross increased more than 100 percent in 2021.
Men fight in Cinépolis for using pirinola-type chair
As part of a strategy Cinépolis In order to be more attractive to his visitors, he installed some time ago some spinning chairs in the shape of pirinolas where people can have a good time before their corresponding function begins, however, this idea unexpectedly turned disastrous recently since in the Cinépolis located in Plaza Universidad two men came to physical aggression for winning the pirinola seat. The most unfortunate thing about the situation is that the children who appear on the scene appear to be the children of one of the men.
This situation caused divided opinions since there are those who criticize Cinépolis for not having the corresponding security, while others point out that it is not the company’s obligation to take care of this type of unexpected and meaningless cases. Likewise, many wondered what decision the company would take in such a situation.
@adriancasas: “What an example they set for their children, leave your safety…”
@kikedeca: “This is just the result of the lack of pirinola-type armchairs in Cinepolis!!! How unfortunate.”
@El_Berza:”Dads of the year.”
@CSnapy121: “The employees of the cinema are not security agents nor do they take out drunks. The subject corresponds to the security company of the square.
⏯️ #Video | Two men fight at Cinépolis University over the use of pirinola-type armchairs in the facilities. where is the staff @Cinepolis to ensure the safety of users? pic.twitter.com/pJt9cNl7OU
– Indigo Report (@Reporte_Indigo) April 24, 2023
It is clear that this situation puts the reputation of Cinépolis at stake since the family environment could be affected if this type of situation continues to occur.
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