Who owns 4DX?
4DX is owned by CJ CGV (South Korea, KRX: 079160).[1]
CJ CGV owns 90.48% of 4DX rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: CJ CGV 2024 Sustainability Report (company profile, shareholders and subsidiary chart as of 31 December 2024), CJ CGV Co., Ltd, 27 June 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- CJ CGV Co., Ltd. (90.48% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 2009
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Live & sport › Cinema chains
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 079160
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About 4DX
The 4DX screening format adds motion seats and effects such as wind, water and scent to a film, and CJ CGV says it opened the first 4DX theatre in 2009. The format is sold to other cinema operators by CJ 4DPLEX, a subsidiary in which CJ CGV holds 90.48 per cent, and the 2024 sustainability report counts 786 4DX screens in 73 countries.
Ownership timeline of 4DX
Where 4DX sits in CJ CGV
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- 4DX (90.48%)
- CGV
- CGV China
- CGV Indonesia
- CGV Türkiye
- CGV Vietnam
- ScreenX (90.48%)
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See the full CJ CGV brand portfolio (7) →
Other brands owned by CJ CGV
CJ CGV controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in cinema chains, and who owns them
CJ CGV has more brands in cinema chains on Brandtree than any other owner: 7 of 23.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Emagine Entertainment | Kinepolis | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Century Theatres | Cinemark | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AMC Theatres | AMC Theatres | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cineplex | Cineplex | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| IMAX | IMAX | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| VOX Cinemas | Majid Al Futtaim | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| T-Joy | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| TOHO CINEMAS | TOHO | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: CJ CGV
CJ CGV is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1999. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 079160.
CJ CGV is the South Korean cinema operator founded in March 1999 as CJ Village, a joint venture of CJ Entertainment and Australia's Village Cinema International, later merged into CJ Golden Village and renamed. Its 2024 sustainability report lists 545 cinemas and 3,803 screens, shows CJ Corporation holding 50.90 per cent of the shares at 31 December 2024, and sets out its subsidiaries: CJ 4DPLEX at 90.48 per cent, CGI Holdings (which holds the Chinese, Vietnamese and Indonesian cinema companies) at 82.42 per cent, and Bosphorus Investment (Turkey) at 100 per cent.
🇰🇷 4DX and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 185 brands that began in South Korea. 7 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; 4DX is not one of them.
- KCON — CJ ENM 🇰🇷
- Kakao Friends — Kakao 🇰🇷
- A Café La — Binggrae 🇰🇷
- A-Solution — Aekyung 🇰🇷
- Absolute — Maeil Dairies 🇰🇷
- Aero K — Aero K 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of 4DX?
The parent company of 4DX is CJ CGV, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is 4DX South Korean?
Yes. 4DX originated in South Korea in 2009 and its owner, CJ CGV, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is 4DX still owned by CJ CGV?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, 4DX is still owned by CJ CGV (90.48% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] CJ CGV 2024 Sustainability Report (company profile, shareholders and subsidiary chart as of 31 December 2024) — CJ CGV Co., Ltd., Official document, published 27 June 2025; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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