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{{short description|Mexican chain of movie theaters}}
{{about|the Mexican movie theater chain|the Chilean branch|Cinépolis Chile|the unrelated Belgian cinema chain|Kinepolis}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Exhibidora Mexicana Cinépolis, S.A. de C.V.
| logo = Cinépolis.svg
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1971}} (as Cine Morelos)
| founder = Enrique Ramírez Miguel
| location_city = [[Morelia]], [[Michoacán]]
| location_country = [[Mexico]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| num_locations = 335 (Latin America, United States, India, Indonesia, Spain)
| industry = [[Film industry]]
| owner = Organización Ramírez
| key_people = {{ubl|Enrique Ramírez Miguel (founder and ex-Chairman of the Board)|Alejandro Ramirez Magaña (CEO)|Alejandra Daguer (Sales Management)|Eduardo Acuña (Head of the Americas and former CEO of Cinépolis do Brasil)}}
| num_employees = 41,728 (2024){{citation needed|date=March 2025}}
| services = [[Multiplex (movie theater)|Multiplex]]
| homepage = {{URL|https://cinepolis.com}}<br>[https://www.cinepolisusa.com Cinépolis USA]
}}
'''Cinépolis''' is a Mexico-based international [[movie theater]] chain. Its name means ''City of Cinema'' and its slogan is ''La Capital del Cine'' ({{langx|en|the Capital of Cinema}}). {{as of|2009}} Cinépolis was the biggest cineplex chain in Mexico, with 427 theaters in 97 cities.<ref name="Cinépolis Information">{{cite web | url=http://wp1.cinepoliscorporativo.com.mx:10038/wps/portal/!ut/p/c1/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_jgQHN3QzcPIwN3DzNLA6MA8-CwAKcwQzcLM_1wkA6zeAMcwNEAIu_nbxTqZuJpaGhh5mpoYGTmYeLkE-Zp4O9vCpFH2ODvZgG0IdDI283YzNjb2UTfzyM_N1W_IDs7yMJRUREAv5SC2A!!/dl2/d1/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnB3LzZfU1E3RzFGSDIwODdKRTAyNTQyTVZJSDBCVjM!/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20090802104539/http://wp1.cinepoliscorporativo.com.mx:10038/wps/portal/!ut/p/c1/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_jgQHN3QzcPIwN3DzNLA6MA8-CwAKcwQzcLM_1wkA6zeAMcwNEAIu_nbxTqZuJpaGhh5mpoYGTmYeLkE-Zp4O9vCpFH2ODvZgG0IdDI283YzNjb2UTfzyM_N1W_IDs7yMJRUREAv5SC2A!!/dl2/d1/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnB3LzZfU1E3RzFGSDIwODdKRTAyNTQyTVZJSDBCVjM!/ | archive-date=2 August 2009 | title=Cinépolis Coorporativo | publisher=Cinépolis | access-date=4 April 2009 }}</ref> It is also the largest chain in [[Latin America]] and one of the largest in the world, also owning cinemas in [[Spain]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Oman]], [[Bahrain]], [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia,]] [[United Arab Emirates]] and the [[United States|united states]]

==History==
[[File:Cinepolis sendero ecatepec.jpg|thumb|A Cinépolis theater at Plaza Sendero Ecatepec in [[Ecatepec de Morelos]] ]]

Enrique Ramírez Miguel founded Organización Ramírez© in [[Morelia]], [[Michoacán]], [[Mexico]] in 1971. Years before, the company opened the first cinema in the city of [[Salamanca, Mexico|Salamanca]] the company was rebranded as Cinematográfica Cadena de Oro, S.A., opening theaters in [[Acámbaro]] and [[Guanajuato (city)|Guanajuato]]. By 1971, the brand had already expanded to [[Mexico City]] with the opening of Cine La Raza. In 1972 Cinemas Gemelos was born and one year later the national expansion of Multicinemas began. The company was rebranded in 1994 as Cinépolis with the first multiplex-style theaters in [[Tijuana]]. In 1999, Cinépolis VIP was created.<ref name="Cinépolis Information"/> It is believed to be the biggest cinema chain in Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mexico is home to two of the world's largest cinema multinationals|date = 14 June 2014|url=https://geo-mexico.com/?p=11417|access-date=12 November 2014}}</ref> In 2019 the brand updated its logo mark and began rolling out the new mark to locations around the world.

==Products and services==
===Luxury cinemas===
[[File:Cinépolis.JPG|thumb|A Cinépolis VIP theater at [[Plaza Las Américas (Cancún)|Plaza Las Américas]] in [[Cancún]]]]
'''Cinépolis VIP''' was created in 1999 and is considered one of the pioneers in the development of the Luxury Cinema concept.<ref name="Cinépolis VIP Information">{{cite web | url=http://www.cinepolisvip.com.mx/ | title=Cinépolis VIP | publisher=Cinépolis | access-date=4 April 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401091138/http://www.cinepolisvip.com.mx/ | archive-date=1 April 2009 }}</ref>

===Online ticketing===
In 1997, Cineticket was created to give users the option to buy their tickets online instead of waiting to purchase at the venue. Cineticket was the first online theater ticket-selling-system in [[Mexico]].

==Premium formats==
[[File:The Cinépolis anchor location inside Plaza Río shown closed during the COVID-19 Pandemic..jpg|thumb|The Cinépolis anchor location, featuring 4DX, inside [[Plaza Río Tijuana]] shown closed during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]]]

===4DX===
On 2 June 2011, Cinépolis invested $25 million and collaborated with the [[South Korea]]n company [[CJ Group]] to open 11 [[4DX]] theaters throughout [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eleconomista.com.mx/entretenimiento/2011/06/02/cinepolis-presenta-sus-salas-mas-costosas|title=Peso mexicano presenta una de sus peores caídas|first=Ricardo|last=Jiménez}}</ref> 4DX features motion seats, wind effects, water and air spray, and odors with over 100 scents. It first opened at the Plaza Acoxpa mall in Mexico City with the release of [[Disney]]'s ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]''. On 1 July 2012, Cinépolis opened South America's first 4DX theater in [[Brazil]] at the JK Iguatemi shopping mall in [[São Paulo]] with the release of ''[[Prometheus (2012 film)|Prometheus]]'' and ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sala de cinema 4DX chega ao Brasil|url=http://blog.jmprojetos.com.br/2012/07/sala-de-cinema-4dx-chega-ao-brasil/|access-date=21 May 2013|date=1 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629182129/http://blog.jmprojetos.com.br/2012/07/sala-de-cinema-4dx-chega-ao-brasil/|archive-date=29 June 2013}}</ref> It is the launch customer in the [[Western Hemisphere]] and is one of the largest 4DX clients. The technology has expanded throughout Mexico, and has theaters in [[Chile]] ([[Cinépolis Chile]]), [[Brazil]], [[Peru]], [[Colombia]], [[India]], [[Central America]], and the [[United States]].

===ScreenX===
It was announced on 1 April 2019 that Cinépolis expanded its collaboration with the [[CJ CGV|CGV]] group to bring the first [[ScreenX]] theater technology in [[Mexico]], which is a 270-degree, multi-screen theater that allows viewers to experience a film beyond the typical frame of the film's screen.<ref name="cinepolis-4dx-screenx-pr">{{cite news |title=Cinépolis to be the First to Bring the Innovative and Award-Winning '4DX with ScreenX' Format to LATAM |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cinepolis-to-be-the-first-to-bring-the-innovative-and-award-winning-4dx-with-screenx-format-to-latam-300822373.html |access-date=14 February 2020 |work=PR Newswire |publisher=PR Newswire Association LCC |date=1 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="cinepolis-screenx-4dxscreen">{{cite news |title=Salas ScreenX con vista panorámica de 270° llegan a Cinépolis |url=https://gritaradio.com/salas-screenx-con-vista-panoramica-de-270-llegan-a-cinepolis/ |access-date=14 February 2020 |work=gritaradio.com |publisher=gritaradio.com |date=5 February 2020|language=es}}</ref> It debuted at the Parque Las Antenas theater in [[Mexico City]] on 23 January 2020.<ref name="cinepolis-screenx-4dxscreen"/> It also has one ScreenX location in the [[United States]] in [[San Mateo, California]].<ref name="dcr-cinepolis-screenx-usa">{{cite news |last1=Dager |first1=Nick |title=Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas Installs its First ScreenX Auditorium |url=https://digitalcinemareport.com/news/cin%C3%A9polis-luxury-cinemas-installs-its-first-screenx-auditorium#.XkYe_2hKhPY |access-date=14 February 2020 |work=Digital Cinema Report |publisher=Digital Cinema Report |date=16 December 2019}}</ref>

===4DX Screen===
A combination of the conventional [[ScreenX]] and the motion-enhanced [[4DX]] theaters, Cinépolis also utilizes the "4DX Screen" (a.k.a. "4DX with ScreenX") theater that includes a fourth ceiling screen and the newest 4DX seat versions, first opened at the Parque Toreo theater in [[Mexico City]] on 4 March 2020. Introduced in 2017, this marks the merged technology's debut outside the Asia region and overseas.<ref name="cinepolis-screenx-4dxscreen"/>

==Markets==
Cinépolis has opened theaters in the capitals of Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. Cinépolis attempted to expand their business to [[Ecuador]], but failed.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pérez|first=David Marcial|title=Cinepolis, el rey mexicano de las pantallas|url=https://elpais.com/economia/2015/07/23/actualidad/1437618647_906254.html|date=26 July 2015|access-date=10 November 2018|work=El País|issn=1134-6582|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=ALnavío – Noticias de ida y vuelta|title=La mexicana Cinépolis se hace más fuerte en España|url=https://alnavio.com/la-mexicana-cinepolis-se-hace-mas-fuerte-en-espana|access-date=23 November 2018|work=ALnavío – Noticias de ida y vuelta -|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asis.org.mx/publicaciones-asis/noticia.php?idn=1384|title=ASIS Capítulo México|access-date=23 November 2018|website=www.asis.org.mx}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Morelia, mon amour|url=https://expansion.mx/expansion/2014/01/03/morelia-mon-amour|date=10 May 2013|access-date=23 November 2018|work=Expansión|language=es}}</ref> So far, 11 theatres have been opened outside Mexico under the Cinépolis brand, with a planned expansion to [[Peru]], with the opening of a fourteen-screen theatre in [[Lima]], a theatre in [[Cali]], Colombia and a third in [[Tegucigalpa]], [[Honduras]].<ref name="Cinépolis Information"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinepolis.com.gt/indexgt.aspx?ciudad=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331170730/http://www.cinepolis.com.gt/indexgt.aspx?ciudad=|title=Upcoming Openings|archive-date=31 March 2009}}</ref>

===India===
[[File:Cinepolis in Surat.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Cinépolis in Surat|alt=Cinépolis in Surat, India]]
Cinepolis entered India in January 2015 by acquiring Fun Cinemas''',''' an Indian [[Multiplex (movie theater)|multiplex]] theater chain.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-01-28 |title=Cinépolis acquires Fun Cinemas for an undisclosed sum |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/cinpolis-acquires-fun-cinemas-for-an-undisclosed-sum/articleshow/46041988.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-05-02 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> It was based in [[Mumbai]], and was originally established in 2001 by [[Essel Group]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Press Release- Andheri gets its latest #styleplex |url=http://www.esselgroup.com/andheri-gets-its-latest-styleplex.html|work=Essel Group |date=12 August 2014 |access-date=24 November 2018}}</ref> At the time of the acquisition, Fun Cinemas operated 24 multiplexes with 83 screens in India.<ref>{{cite news |title= With Fun Cinemas buy, Cinepolis is third largest multiplex chain |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/with-fun-cinemas-buy-cinepolis-is-third-largest-multiplex-chain/article20964881.ece1 |work=Hindu Business Line |date=28 January 2015 |access-date=24 November 2018}}</ref>
Cinépolis planned to operate 500 screens in India with an investment of ₹ 1,500 [[crore]] and signed deals with 12 developers in eight cities to set up 110 screens in the first phase.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/cinepolis-to-open-500-screens-across-india-by-2017-113111300786_1.html|title=Cinepolis to open 500 screens across India by 2017|first=B. S.|last=Reporter|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=13 November 2013|via=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinepolisindia.com/india/home/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530101820/http://www.cinepolisindia.com/india/home/|title=Cinépolis India|archive-date=30 May 2009}}</ref> There were also plans to enter into deals with developers to create 200 more screens across India by 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinepolisindia.com/india/home/PDF/foray-in-india.pdf|title=Cinépolis announces its foray in India}}{{dead link|date=February 2023}}</ref> As of September 2024, Cinepolis India operates around 450 screens.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Standard |first=Business |title=Shortage of malls slows Cinepolis' plan for 1,000 screens in India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/shortage-of-malls-slows-cinepolis-plan-for-1-000-screens-in-india-124090800441_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930104331/https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/shortage-of-malls-slows-cinepolis-plan-for-1-000-screens-in-india-124090800441_1.html |archive-date=2024-09-30 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It plans to add 80 screens in 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farooqui |first=Javed |date=2023-10-26 |title=Cinepolis India to spend '280 cr on adding 80 screens next year |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/cinepolis-india-to-spend-280-cr-on-adding-80-screens-next-year/articleshow/104736412.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-05-02 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

Cinépolis opened its largest Megaplex in India in Seasons Mall, [[Pune]] with 15 screens. It also operates another Megaplex at Viviana Mall, [[Thane]] with 14 screens including [[IMAX]], [[4DX]], and [[Dolby Atmos]] screens.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinepolis Megaplex at Viviana Mall, Mumbai - MGS Architecture |url=https://www.mgsarchitecture.in/architecture-design/projects/910-cinepolis-megaplex-at-viviana-mall-mumbai.html |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=www.mgsarchitecture.in}}</ref> Cinepolis Kochi operates 3 VIP screens while Cinepolis Thane operates 4 VIP screens, the first of its kind in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/cinpolis-to-open-indias-largest-15screen-megaplex-in-pune/804738 |title=Cinépolis to open India's largest 15-screen megaplex in Pune |access-date=25 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202013504/http://www.screenindia.com/news/cinpolis-to-open-indias-largest-15screen-megaplex-in-pune/804738 |archive-date=2 February 2013 }}</ref> Cinépolis also had a sub-brand in India known as Cinemastar. It was opened in December 2010 in [[Thane]] and was later rebranded as a Cinepolis cinema.

===Middle East===
Ashish Shukla, CEO of Cinépolis Gulf, has revealed plans to expand across the [[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]] this year, with new cinemas set to open in the [[UAE]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and [[Oman]].

In [[Bahrain]], the cinemas are located at Atrium Mall, Saar, on the left of the King Fahd Causeway. The Cinépolis cinema is ideally placed for Saudi visitors. In [[Bahrain]] there are 13-screens, including Bahrain's first Junior theatre and 4D E-motion viewing experience, as well as two large-format screens, MacroXE with Dolby Atmos. Over there, Cinépolis promises a unique cinema offering.

The UAE's first Cinepolis megaplex cinema is going to open in Meydan One Mall in Dubai, with both venues set to open in 2021

===United States===
Cinépolis USA, which is headquartered in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], began operating luxury theaters in the [[United States]] in 2011. In November 2018, it created the [[Bay Theatre]] in [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles|Pacific Palisades]], [[California]], based on an original 1940s design by architect [[S. Charles Lee]] as a plush five-screen cinema that features a coastal-themed menu at its concession stand, including an extensive wine list. One auditorium of the new Bay Theatre is equipped with an increasingly rare [[35mm movie film|35 mm film]] projector. It also has a 12-screen luxury movie theater at Hollywood Park, on the site of the former [[Hollywood Park racetrack]] in [[Inglewood, California]] next to [[SoFi Stadium]], which opened on 12 July 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Faughnder |first1=Ryan |title=Cinepolis caters to affluent moviegoers – and filmmakers – with reopened Bay Theatre |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-cinepolis-pacific-palisades-20181106-story.html |access-date=6 November 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times|date=6 November 2018}}</ref> In 2019, it acquired '''Moviehouse & Eatery''' to grow its presence in the United States.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cinepolis-acquires-moviehouse--eatery-to-grow-dine-in-theatre-presence-in-the-united-states-300891930.html | title=Cinépolis Acquires Moviehouse & Eatery to Grow Dine-In Theatre Presence in the United States }}</ref>

On 9 August 2019, Cinepolis reopened its [[Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey|Mansfield, New Jersey]] location after renovations.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cinepolis-mansfield-to-reopen-on-august-9-following-multi-million-dollar-renovations-300898574.html|title=Cinépolis Mansfield to Reopen on August 9 Following Multi-Million Dollar Renovations}}</ref> It features 13 screens and luxury leather recliners with a full kitchen menu and bar. On January 5, 2020, Cinepolis announced it had closed its theater in [[Roxbury, New Jersey|Roxbury Township, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Comstock|first=Lori|title=Succasunna movie theater closing today|url=https://www.njherald.com/news/20200103/succasunna-movie-theater-closing-today|access-date=2021-08-02|website=New Jersey Herald|language=en}}</ref> On July 28, 2021, Cinepolis confirmed it had closed its location in Parsippany, New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cahill|first=Frank L.|date=2021-07-28|title=It's Official – Cinépolis Is Not Reopening {{!}} Parsippany Focus|url=https://parsippanyfocus.com/2021/07/28/its-official-cinepolis-is-not-reopening/|access-date=2021-08-02|language=en-US}}</ref>

On 8 January 2023, Cinepolis closed its NYC location in [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://chelseacommunitynews.com/2023/01/06/january-8-is-cinepolis-chelseas-last-picture-show/ | title=January 8 is Cinépolis Chelsea's Last Picture Show - Chelsea Community News | date=6 January 2023 }}</ref>

===Indonesia===

In October 2018, Cinépolis announced a collaboration with Cinemaxx, owned by Indonesia's [[Lippo Group]], by acquiring 40% ownership stake. Cinemaxx, at that time, operated 45 theaters with 225 screens.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kumparan.com/@kumparanbisnis/meksiko-akuisisi-saham-cinemaxx-bioskop-milik-lippo-group-1quyniJmV7N|title=Meksiko Akuisisi Saham Cinemaxx, Bioskop Milik Lippo Group|website=kumparan|language=id-ID|access-date=2019-09-16}}</ref> Following the acquisition, Cinépolis opened its first cineplex on 18 September 2019 at Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara followed by the rebranding of all Cinemaxx multiplexes into Cinépolis until Q4 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/cinemaxxtheater/status/1172797221831503872|title=18 SEPTEMBER 2019. Cinépolis pertama di Mataram Mall akan segera dibuka! Dapatkan berbagai promo menarik dan voucher gratis di hari pertama pembukaannya!pic.twitter.com/9P4RNoB2cf|last=Theater|first=Cinemaxx|date=2019-09-14|website=@cinemaxxtheater|language=id|access-date=2019-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://swa.co.id/swa/trends/cinemaxx-ganti-nama-menjadi-cinepolis|title=Cinemaxx Ganti Nama Menjadi Cinépolis|last=AS|first=Anastasia|date=20 September 2019|website=SWA|access-date=24 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinemaxxtheater.com/NewsDetails.aspx?id=59|title=News - Cinemaxx Theater|website=www.cinemaxxtheater.com|access-date=2019-10-28|archive-date=3 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003043740/http://www.cinemaxxtheater.com/NewsDetails.aspx?id=59}}</ref>

==Foundation==
In 2003, Organización Ramírez created the Cinépolis Foundation to help underprivileged people get medical care and education. Its mission is to contribute to social justice in [[Mexico]] through visible health programs. In 2007 the foundation was awarded the International Accomplishment in Exhibition for its work in promoting activism within the Mexican community. The Foundation's program, Del Amor Nace la Vista (From love, sight is born) has been recognised as The Best Practice in Social Responsibility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fundacioncinepolis.com.mx/logros.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221145754/http://www.fundacioncinepolis.com.mx/logros.html|archive-date=21 February 2009|title=Fundacion Cinepolis (Logros)|date=21 February 2009}}</ref> They have signed association deals with twelve organizations in Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fundacioncinepolis.com.mx/alianzas.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126102904/http://fundacioncinepolis.com.mx/alianzas.html|archive-date=26 January 2009|title=Fundacion Cinepolis (Alianzas)|date=26 January 2009}}</ref>

==Controversies==
In March 2015, an article from the Mexican edition of ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine revealed that Cinépolis, along with rival movie theater chain [[Cinemex]], were fined $7 million pesos each for directly disobeying instructions by the [[Instituto Nacional Electoral|Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE, National Electoral Institute)]], by showing political propaganda of the [[Ecologist Green Party of Mexico|Partido Verde Ecologista de Mexico (Ecologist Green Party of Mexico)]], with the [[political party]] itself being fined $35 million pesos.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com.mx/cuanto-pagara-pvem-al-ine-por-spot-cien-minutos/ | title=Partido Verde, Cinemex y Cinépolis: crónica de una multa anunciada | date=3 March 2015 | work=Forbes | language=es | access-date=22 April 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2015/03/06/1011995|title=INE avala multa al PVEM por 67.1 mdp por spots en cine|date=2015-03-06|website=Excélsior|language=es|access-date=2019-03-02}}</ref>

In 2017, the Del Amor Nace La Vista charity foundation of Cinépolis was criticized for allegedly leaving 100 [[Maya peoples|Mayan indigenous people]] blind due to negligence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/negligencia-medica-deja-ciegos-indigenas-mayas-piden-apoyo-aldf|title=Negligencia médica deja ciegos a indígenas mayas; piden apoyo a ALDF|date=4 December 2017|website=El Universal}}</ref> Cinepolis said it was only two,
and no negligence was detected within the operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com.mx/fundacion-cinepolis-responde-a-acusaciones-sobre-indigenas-que-quedaron-ciegos/|title=Fundación Cinépolis responde a acusaciones sobre indígenas que quedaron ciegos|author=Forbes Staff|date=6 December 2017|website=Forbes México}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website}}
* [https://cinepolisusa.com/ Cinepolis USA]

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