
New Multiplex Features Cinemarks NextGen Cinema Design Concept and an XD Auditorium
Opening Weekend Festivities Include Food Drive and Visit from Santa Claus
PLANO, Texas (December 19, 2013) - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), one of the worlds leading motion picture exhibitors will open a new 12-screen, all-digital movie theatre featuring the new Cinemark NextGen cinema design concept in Temple, TX on Friday, December 20, 2013. The new Cinemark Temple and XD theatre will be located at 4501 South General Bruce Drive, Temple, TX 76502, off Interstate 35, just north of Midway Road.
The new NextGen theatre will showcase large, wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling screens, enhanced sound systems, and digital presentation in every auditorium. In addition, the complex will feature a Cinemark XD: Extreme Digital Cinema auditorium and seven of the auditoriums will be RealD 3D capable. Many of the new holiday blockbusters, including ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS 3D, 47 RONIN, AMERICAN HUSTLE, THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY, and SAVING MR. BANKS will be showcased at the new theatre.
In keeping with the spirit of the holidays, Cinemark is proud to unwrap our new NextGen theatre for movie lovers in Temple, and surrounding areas, states Tim Warner, Cinemarks Chief Executive Officer. This new complex will offer a state-of-the-art entertainment experience for our guests including an XD auditorium, the number one private label PLF in the world.
For the grand opening weekend, December 20-22, Cinemark is partnering with Food For Families on a unique food drive. Everyone who brings in a can of food will receive a coupon for a free popcorn and soft drink, which can be used at the new theatre. The offer is limited to one coupon per person per day, but it is redeemable at the theatre until January 31, 2014. Food For Families is an annual food drive to collect non-perishable items for local area food banks and pantries in nine counties all across Central Texas.
In addition, the new Cinemark Temple and XD theatre will present a free screening on Saturday morning, December 21st at 10:00 of the beloved holiday classic, ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE. And Santa Claus will make an appearance on Saturday afternoon from 12 noon until 4:00pm to take photos with the kids and listen to their last minute requests.
Long recognized as a pioneer in the theatrical exhibition industry, Cinemark is taking the cinema entertainment experience to the next level. The new NextGen theatre will offer the latest technology, amenities, and customer preferred options all under one roof. These NextGen amenities include:
State-of-the-art viewing environment with wall-to-wall, ceiling-to-floor screens available in all auditoriums.
4K digital projection powered by Barco projectors; RealD 3D capability in nine auditoriums.
Enhanced, sound systems that will enable customers to hear the movie as the filmmakers intended.
A cafeteria style concession stand - offering freshly-popped popcorn, Coca-Cola fountain beverages, favorite candy brands, chicken tenders and wedge fries.
Party room for birthdays and celebrations.
Information about Cinemark XD: Extreme Digital Cinema auditoriums:
Cinemark XD offers a complete entertainment environment featuring a large wall-to-wall and ceiling-to-floor screen, plush seating and custom immersive digital surround sound featuring the new Barco Auro system. The digital images are delivered by a Doremi server and a Barco DLP digital projector, which offers the brightest light standards in the industry. The XD auditorium exhibits the newest movies every week, including 2D and RealD 3D pictures.
In order to make movie-going as easy and enjoyable as possible, Cinemark focuses on offering more choices to their customers. For example, the new theatre will feature online Print at Home ticketing, available at www.cinemark.com. This will make it easy for patrons to purchase tickets in advance from the comfort of their home or office. Customers will be able to bypass lines at the box office and go directly to kiosks in the theatre lobby. Also, guests can download and purchase tickets through Cinemarks mobile applications that are available for iPhone and Android phones. Finally, to stay connected, customers can sign up online to receive free, weekly showtime emailers that contain online coupons for discounts at the concession stand and other weekly special offers.
Besides the events listed previously, the new theatre will giveaway Swag Bags filled with Cinemark and movie-themed items to the first 75 ticket purchasers each day of opening weekend, while supplies last. Radio remotes and live broadcasts by US105 FM, B106FM, K101 FM and KISS FM will round out the weekend. A complete listing of grand opening events, advance ticket purchases and showtime information can be found at www.cinemark.com.
ABOUT CINEMARK HOLDINGS, INC.
Cinemark is a leading domestic and international motion picture exhibitor, operating 506 theatres with 5,794 screens in 40 U.S. states, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and 10 other Latin American countries as of September 30, 2013. For more information, go to investors.cinemark.com.
Most recent headlines
05/01/2027
Worlds first 802.15.4ab-UWB chip verified by Calterah and Rohde & Schwarz to be ...
07/10/2026
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, today announced the latest Long-Term Supported (LTS) release of Dalet Flex. Build...
06/09/2026
June 9 2026, 23:00 (PDT) Dolby and MagentaTV Bring Fans Closer to the FIFA Worl...
29/08/2026
Odyssey & Oracle console software update incoming
With a second console now joining their O-Series, SSL have announced the upcoming launch of O-Series V2.0,...
29/08/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
29/08/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
29/08/2026
PlayBox Technology is heading to IBC2026 with a clear message: the future of broadcast and streaming is not about replacing everything it is about making what...
29/08/2026
Berklee Announces Fall 2026 Signature Series This years concerts feature MonoNeon, Brandon Woody, Marcus Gilmore, and Caroline Davis, alongside Berklee Asia R...
28/08/2026
KCBS takes the Chargers side, KCAL takes the Rams - with feeds out to 18 partner...
28/08/2026
(L-R) Topher Grace, Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Casper Kelly, and Keegan-Michael Key pose with the character Buddy at the Buddy Premiere during the 2026 S...
28/08/2026
The Italian orchestra, reimagined
IK Multimedia have announced the upcoming launch of Sinphonica, a new family of Italian orchestral instruments designed f...
28/08/2026
Voice-isolation plug-in boasts sub-10ms latency
Launched in 2025, CEDAR Audio's Icons range was created with the aim of bringing the company's renow...
28/08/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
28/08/2026
Global media technology company Backlight will showcase its latest innovations across Iconik and Wildmoka live video creation and distribution at IBC2026 (booth...
28/08/2026
Emergent, a developer of browser-based, AI-enhanced content production tools, will present its complete AI-enhanced content production platform at IBC2026, exhi...
28/08/2026
Joseph Bell Announces VFX & Animation World Atlas 2026
Joseph Bell August 28, 2026
1 Comment
Joseph Bell's Visual Effects & Animation World Atlas ...
28/08/2026
Paris-Troyes en Champagne Goes Live on France.tv with AVEO
Brie Clayton August 28, 2026
0 Comments
Regional audiovisual company builds broadcastgrade ...
28/08/2026
DHD to Introduce its Third-Generation Audio Mixing Console at IBC 2026
Brie Clayton August 28, 2026
0 Comments
DHD.audio has chosen IBC 2026 as the la...
28/08/2026
Encompass Digital Media and Grass Valley are expanding their collaboration with the launch of Altitude Playout Plus, a software-defined channel origination plat...
28/08/2026
Yospace, the trusted leader in Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI), has announced the release of its Ad Presentation solution, which enables broadcasters to apply non-li...
28/08/2026
TSL Showcases Reduced Complexity for Control & Monitoring Across IP Workflows at IBC2026
New TSL Hummingbird capabilities including Dante control routing, toge...
28/08/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
28/08/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
28/08/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
28/08/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
28/08/2026
GlobalM and Lamhas Satellite Services today announced a new agreement that will see GlobalMs GMX technology deployed as part of Lamhas expanding managed IP broa...
28/08/2026
Integrated 25GbE Connectivity Delivers UHD Video Directly to Up to Two Monitors, Eliminates External Gateways, and Supports SMPTE ST 2022-7 Network-Path Protect...
28/08/2026
Interactive Ask Me Anything sessions will connect broadcasters and technology providers with the experts developing a practical, interoperable roadmap for sof...
28/08/2026
At IBC2026, TAG will show sub-2-frame latency and 800 Gbps of aggregate scale for uncompressed ST 2110 monitoring in software, live MXL interoperability with pa...
28/08/2026
SportsBox, BHV's Ultra-Compact 4K Remote Switcher, Moves from Development to Production at IBC 2026
SportsBox brings flexibility without compromise to high...
28/08/2026
Lutz Rathmann named CEO of Riedel Communications Anthony Zuyderhoff to lead unified customer-facing organization as CCO
Riedel Communications is strengthenin...
28/08/2026
LA JOLLA, CA-Scripps Research has established the Pete Schultz Fund for Innovati...
28/08/2026
LA JOLLA, CA-Chemical structures called cyclopropanols are among the most useful...
28/08/2026
Friday 28 August 2026
Sky Secures Approval for Major Livingston Campus Investme...
27/08/2026
ESPN and Disney are launching College Football Saturdays, adding two college football games per week to Disney for U.S. subscribers as part of their existing ...
27/08/2026
Zixi will exhibit at IBC2026 (Hall 5, Stand 5.A76, RAI Amsterdam, September 11-14), demonstrating the Zixi Platform and the latest release of Zixi Broadcaster, ...
27/08/2026
NDI has announced that its ecosystem has surpassed 1.2 million NDI-enabled hardware nodes worldwide, spanning products from more than 200 hardware brands across...
27/08/2026
Clear-Com conducted a pre-launch field trial of FreeSpeak Cell during Carnival 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, in partnership with Brazilian systems integrator Savana C...
27/08/2026
BHV returns to IBC 2026 with an important milestone for its own SportsBox: the broadcast industry's smallest remote vision mixer and format processor has mo...
27/08/2026
TOGETHXR and Snapchat have announced the second cohort of their Snap the Gap content creator program, welcoming nine athletes as Snap Stars. The program provide...
27/08/2026
MediaKind has announced that CNBC UK has selected Beam to modernize its contribution and distribution infrastructure for live broadcast operations. The deployme...
27/08/2026
Monitor engineer Chris Dwight has deployed Sennheiser's Spectera wideband bi...
27/08/2026
Telestream has announced an expansion of its UP cloud-native platform, adding capabilities for orchestrating Telestream services, third-party technologies, and ...
27/08/2026
Swerve TV has signed a multi-year partnership with GLORY Kickboxing, bringing live GLORY events and library programming to Swerve Combat, Swerve TV's free a...
27/08/2026
Dalet has announced a new integrated content experience with Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Dalet Flex, designed to bring AFP's editorial metadata into the p...
27/08/2026
Grass Valley will demonstrate an integrated live production environment at IBC2026 (Booth 9.A01, RAI Amsterdam, September 11-14), combining K-Frame, Maverik X, ...
27/08/2026
The National Women's Soccer League and Roku have announced an expanded partnership, with the Roku Sports Channel becoming the exclusive streaming home of ei...
27/08/2026
FuboTV has announced the launch of ACC Network Extra (ACCNX) and SEC Network (SECN ) on the Fubo streaming service at no additional cost to subscribers with En...
27/08/2026
Sports marketers have entered the experiential age. Today, sports teams, leagues, and venues are increasingly using immersive interactions and real world events...
27/08/2026
MultiDyne will introduce the MDoG-8800 at IBC2026 (Stand 11.C12, RAI Amsterdam, September 11-14), extending its openGear portfolio with a high-density fiber tra...