CBBS

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Green Apple Cinema (吉林省青苹果影院影视传媒有限公司) is a private Chinese cinema chain operator headquartered in Changchun, Jilin Province. The legal entity was incorporated on November 8, 2018, although the underlying Green Apple Cinema brand traces its operating history to April 2015 with the opening of its first location in Nong'an. The company operates a multi-brand network of approximately 25 cinemas (the homepage cites 25 while the "About Us" page cites 14, likely reflecting different reference dates) across Jilin, Liaoning, and Hainan provinces, with recent openings in Dalian, Beijing, and Tianjin. It serves individual moviegoers as well as corporate clients, government units, and community organizations.

The core product is film exhibition across the cinema network, complemented by three add-on service lines: corporate group bookings (团体包场) for team-building, employee welfare, and celebrations; venue rental (场地租用) of five-star multi-functional cinema spaces with power and network access for events; and pre-movie advertising (映前广告) sold to brand advertisers. Technical infrastructure consists of high-gain screens, 4K laser digital projection, IMAX auditoriums, advanced audio systems, wide viewing angles, and unobstructed seating across the network. The portfolio includes differentiated formats such as IMAX theaters, 4K laser halls, a Republican-era themed cinema, and a couples-seat cinema. In 2021, the company diversified upstream by investing 8 million yuan as a co-producer of the film "马背上的婚礼" (A Wedding on Horseback).

The business model is primarily a high-volume, walk-in retail model (one-time ticket purchases) supplemented by B2B contracts for group bookings, venue rental, and advertising slots. The company runs 16 distinct sub-brands (e.g., 华影国际影城, 光影国际影城, 中影时代影城, 甜蜜影院), each acquired and retained as a local identity. It is a privately held limited company controlled by founders and management, with no disclosed external equity investors, parent entity, or public listing. Revenue, profitability, and detailed pricing are not publicly disclosed.

Name

CBBS

Legal name

吉林省青苹果影院影视传媒有限公司

Website

https://cb-bc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Green Apple Cinema (吉林省青苹果影院) is a private Chinese cinema chain operator headquartered in Changchun, Jilin, running ~25 cinemas across Jilin, Liaoning, Hainan, and recently Beijing, Tianjin, and Dalian, serving individual moviegoers and corporate clients with film screenings, group bookings, venue rentals, and pre-movie advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cinema Chain Operations

NAICS

Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins) (512131), Motion Picture and Video Exhibition (51213)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPADAKAJ

Private Screenings & Venue Rentals (Corporate, Parties)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Exhibition (Cinemas, Film Festivals, Screenings)

SECONDARYMPADAKAN

Cinema Concessions & On-site F&B Operations

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Exhibition (Cinemas, Film Festivals, Screenings)

Keywords

• Cinema chain operations
• Film exhibition services
• Pre-movie advertising
• Corporate venue rental
• Group booking cinema

Headquarters

HQ city

Changchun

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Film Screening (Ticket Sales): Core revenue stream from individual and group moviegoers purchasing tickets to screenings across 25 cinema locations. Provides standard cinema exhibition services with high-quality audio-visual experience.
2. Pre-movie Advertising: Advertising displayed before feature films begin, covering major commercial centers across Hainan Island. Mature international model adapted for the Chinese market.
3. Venue Rental and Group Bookings: Five-star standard multi-functional cinema spaces offered for corporate events, team building, birthday parties, client appreciation events, and private proposals. Includes business display booth space, power and network access.
4. Film Investment and Production: In 2021, the company invested 8 million yuan to produce the film '马背上的婚礼' (Horsback Wedding), diversifying into upstream film production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CBBS operates a chain of 25 movie theaters across China providing film screening services with modern audio-visual facilities (high-gain screens, advanced projection and audio systems, wide viewing angles, and unobstructed seating). Beyond ticket sales, the company offers corporate group bookings (team building, birthdays, client appreciation, private proposals), five-star standard multi-functional venue rental, pre-movie advertising on its cinema network, and selective film production investment.

Product overview

青苹果影院 (Green Apple Cinema) operates a chain of 25 movie theaters across China, providing film screening services with advanced audiovisual technology. The company offers a platform-plus-modules architecture, with the core product being its cinema chain (青苹果影院). The portfolio includes add-on services such as 团体包场 (Group Bookings) for corporate events and celebrations, 场地租用 (Venue Rental) for multi-functional use, and 映前广告 (Pre-Movie Advertising) for brand marketing. Premium formats include IMAX影城 (IMAX Cinemas), and the company also engages in film production investment. The theaters feature high-gain screens, wide viewing angles, high brightness, and unobstructed seating.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Green Apple Cinema Chain (青苹果影院) A chain of 25 movie theaters across multiple Chinese provinces (Jilin, Liaoning, Hainan, Beijing, Tianjin) providing film screening services with high-gain screens, wide viewing angles, high brightness, high definition, and unobstructed seating for an immersive audio-visual experience. Includes IMAX theaters, 4K laser digital cinemas, and themed cinemas (couples-seat, Republican-era).
• Group Bookings (团体包场) Corporate event package service covering employee welfare programs, team building activities, birthday parties, customer appreciation events, and proposal arrangements at any of the company's cinema locations.
• Venue Rental (场地租用) Multi-functional cinema venue rental service with five-star standard facilities, advanced projection and audio equipment, hall set-up, power and network availability, and business display booth space, available for corporate events, private screenings, conferences, and presentations.
• Pre-Movie Advertising (映前广告) Advertising service displayed before feature films begin across the company's cinema network, adapted from the mature international film advertising model for the Chinese market, providing brand advertisers with captive-audience reach to cinema demographics.
• Film Production Investment (电影投资出品) Film production investment service in which the company finances film projects; in 2021 invested 8 million yuan in the film 《马背上的婚礼》 (Horseback Wedding).

Quantifiable outcome

• 25 cinemas across multiple provinces, leading position in Hainan Province's film industry as of 2023

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Nanshan Street Party Working Committee, Jilin ProvinceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 January 2026Collaborated with the Nanshan Street Party Working Committee, Jitang District Committee Social Work Department, and District Federation of Literary Associations to organize a public welfare movie screening event for food delivery workers at Huaying International Cinema, demonstrating community engagement and social responsibility.
• Jiutai District General UnionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJiutai District General Union partnered with Jiutai Huaying Cinema to sponsor the 2025 Summer Vacation Child Care Program, hosting children of dual-income families for educational and entertainment activities at the cinema.
• Jiutai District Veterans Affairs BureauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuaying International Cinema organized the '光荣永存·荣耀九台' public welfare screening event honoring retired military personnel, in collaboration with Jiutai District Veterans Affairs Bureau.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bona Film Group (博纳影业): Integrated Chinese film company spanning production, distribution, and exhibition. Comparable for its mix of cinema operations and film investment, similar to Green Apple's 'Horseback Wedding' investment.
• China Film Group / CMC (中国电影集团): State-owned film giant that operates its own cinema chain (中影影城) and controls distribution and production. Comparable as both an upstream counterparty (film supply) and a downstream cinema operator overlapping in select markets.
• Enlight Pictures (光线传媒): Major Chinese film distributor and producer that has expanded into exhibition. Comparable in combining upstream content production with downstream cinema exposure, particularly relevant given Green Apple's film investment activity.
• Shanghai Film Group / Shanghai Film (上海电影): State-affiliated integrated film company with exhibition, distribution, and production; SFC Shangying (上影) is the cinema brand with which Green Apple has just partnered for 2025 Beijing and Tianjin openings, indicating direct competitive overlap.

Emerging players

• Maoyan Entertainment (猫眼娱乐): Leading online ticketing platform for Chinese cinemas and provider of pre-movie advertising. Partial overlap as a channel partner and potential competitor for venue rental/advertising revenue, but not a cinema operator itself.

Direct peers

• Jinke Cinema (金逸影视): Listed Chinese cinema chain with a mixed portfolio of self-operated and franchised screens; comparable in operating model including pre-movie advertising and venue-based event services.
• Dadi Cinema (大地影院): Major Chinese cinema chain with broad national coverage emphasizing smaller cities and value pricing. Directly comparable as a multi-brand, multi-province cinema operator competing for the same regional moviegoer base.
• Wanda Film (万达电影): China's largest cinema exhibition operator with hundreds of locations nationwide under the Wanda Cinema brand. Directly comparable as a multi-province cinema chain operator, though at vastly greater scale; competes for the same filmgoers and corporate venue rental demand.
• Hengdian Film (横店影视): Listed Chinese cinema chain with hundreds of theaters, focused on mid-tier cities and county-level markets — a similar 'regional density' play to Green Apple Cinema. Comparable business model centered on ticketing, concessions, and advertising.

Regional players

• Lumi Pavilion / Times Cinema (卢米埃影城): Mid-sized cinema chain in China emphasizing premium formats (IMAX, Dolby). Comparable as a smaller-format, experience-focused chain targeting similar middle-class moviegoer and corporate-event customer segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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