Cinéma Le Palace - Epernay

What Cinéma Le Palace - Epernay does

Cinéma Le Palace is a single-location, independent cinema operating at 33 boulevard de la Motte in Épernay, in the Grand Est region of France. It screens mainstream theatrical releases across multiple screens on a weekly programming cycle and complements its film slate with 'Opéra au Palace', a special-event programming line that broadcasts live and recorded opera and ballet performances from the Opéra national de Paris (Palais Garnier and Opéra Bastille). The venue operates 365 days a year, including holidays, with doors opening 30 minutes before the first screening and closing 15 minutes after the last.

The business runs a traditional cinema model: ticket sales occur primarily through the physical box office, augmented by online reservations via TicketingCiné. The cinema accepts a broad range of French cultural and leisure payment instruments, including CinéChèque, eCinéChèque, Chèque Cinéma Universel (CCU), Chèque-Vacances, Chèque Culture (UP), Sparnachèque and Pass Culture, indicating deliberate outreach to voucher-paying segments such as youth (Pass Culture), employees (Chèque Culture) and tourists. Discovery is supported through cross-links to third-party platforms AllocCiné, TMDB and IMDb, which provide film metadata, trailers, synopses and ratings on each film page.

The cinema targets general cinema-goers, families and cultural audiences in Épernay and the surrounding Champagne region, with no disclosed B2B or advertising line of business. It is privately held, has no public stock listing, and the available input contains no disclosed revenue, funding, ownership structure or management team information beyond the 5-employee headcount and the operating address/phone line.

Name

Cinéma Le Palace - Epernay

Website

https://le-palace.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cinéma Le Palace is a single-location independent cinema in Épernay, France, operating 365 days a year to serve local and regional audiences with mainstream film releases and Opéra national de Paris opera and ballet broadcasts via its 'Opéra au Palace' programming line.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Movie Theater Services

NAICS

Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins) (512131), Motion Picture and Video Exhibition (51213), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent & Art-house Cinemas (MPADAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB), Classical Ballet (Full-Length & Repertoire) (MPAGADAA), Theater, Musicals & Performing Arts (THAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Cinema screenings
• Film exhibition
• Opera broadcasts
• Ballet transmissions
• Movie theater

Headquarters

HQ city

Épernay

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cinéma Le Palace is a traditional cinema venue in Épernay, France that screens current theatrical film releases across multiple screens on a weekly programming basis. In addition to mainstream cinema, the venue broadcasts live and recorded opera and ballet performances from the Opéra national de Paris under its "Opéra au Palace" event series. The cinema operates 365 days a year, including holidays, and sells tickets via its on-site box office and the TicketingCiné online platform.

Product overview

Cinéma Le Palace is a traditional cinema venue offering a dual entertainment experience. The core offering consists of weekly theatrical film releases across multiple screens, powered by TicketingCiné for online ticket reservations. An add-on service called 'Opéra au Palace' extends the offering to include broadcast screenings of opera and ballet performances from the Opéra national de Paris, providing cultural programming alongside mainstream cinema.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cinéma Le Palace Film Screenings Weekly theatrical film programming across multiple screens, showing current blockbusters and independent productions including live-action, animation, drama, horror, and documentary titles. Targeted at local residents and visitors in Épernay and the surrounding Champagne region seeking mainstream cinema entertainment.
• Opéra au Palace Special event screenings of opera and ballet performances from the Opéra national de Paris (Palais Garnier and Opéra Bastille), presented as live transmissions or recorded broadcasts inside the cinema. Featured productions include Giselle, Les Contes d'Hoffmann, La Traviata, Le Parc, and Tosca. Targeted at audiences seeking cultural enrichment alongside mainstream cinema.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TicketingCinécoreTechnology or IntegrationTicketing platform partner powering the cinema's online seat reservation system. Customers book tickets through TicketingCiné's platform, which hosts the cinema's showtimes and film listings.
• AllocCinéminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFilm information partner providing movie details, synopses, cast information, and cross-links to the cinema's film listings. Links to AllocCiné profiles are displayed on each film's page.
• Opéra national de PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for screening live and recorded opera and ballet performances from Opéra national de Paris (Palais Garnier and Opéra Bastille). The cinema broadcasts productions including Giselle, Les Contes d'Hoffmann, La Traviata, Le Parc, and Tosca. Events include both live transmissions and recorded performances.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• CGR Cinémas: French regional cinema chain with strong presence outside Paris. Relevant peer for French regional cinema operations and pass-culture/voucher economics.
• Kinepolis Group: Pan-European cinema operator with a premium-format, experience-led proposition. Relevant as an incumbent benchmark for the upper end of cinema exhibition, especially premium large-format investments that regional independents face competitive pressure from.
• UGC (Union Générale Cinématographique): Major French cinema chain with national footprint including arthouse-leaning programming. Relevant comparator for ticket pricing, voucher acceptance and programming strategy within France.
• Pathé: Largest cinema operator in France and a major content producer/distributor. Comparable as a benchmark for cinema exhibition economics, premium format rollouts and ticketing at scale, though at vastly greater scale.
• Gaumont-Pathé: Combined French cinema exhibition and production/distribution business. Comparable as a vertically integrated benchmark and as the supplier of much of the mainstream content Le Palace screens.

Regional players

• Megarama: Regional French cinema chain present in several mid-size cities. Comparable in scale and provincial market orientation to Le Palace, though operating a different geography.

Others

• Opéra national de Paris: Strategic content partner for Le Palace's 'Opéra au Palace' program. Comparable not as a competitor but as the upstream rights holder whose broadcast-to-cinema strategy is a key differentiator for venues like Le Palace.

Direct peers

• MK2: Independent French cinema chain with a strong art-house and cultural programming identity, including curated repertory, festivals and live cultural broadcasts. Closest analogue to Le Palace's hybrid mainstream-plus-cultural positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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