Regency Koreatown

CGV at Madang, Los Angeles is the first American branch of the South Korean multiplex chain, CJ CGV. As one of the many components of parent company, CJ Group, CGV Los Angeles aims to provide our customers with the utmost in cinema entertainment, offering levels of quality and service beyond that of the usual theatre visit. It opened on June 11, 2010 with 592-seats. Screen 1 has 286-seas and screens 2 & 3 each have 153-seats.

With our mission reflecting our old-standing slogan, "Funplex," this boutique rendition of CGV in America hopes to bring our patrons a fun-filled experience of joy, comfort, and relaxation they will never forget.

First opening to audiences in 1998, CJ CGV changed the South Korean cinema landscape, not only by being the first multiplex theatre in the country but also by delivering unmatched standards of luxury and comfort in the movie-viewing experience. Unique to CJ’s line of theatres, premium seating, 4D effects, rewards membership programs, and emphasis on customer value and care provide key differentiating factors that keep our patrons returning to CGV theatres. For the first cinema complex in the United States, CGV at Madang aims to reproduce these services by offering similar features specially designed to serve.

Tailored to suit the diverse and artistically rich tastes of Los Angelenos, CGV at Madang presents a global spectrum of films, featuring Hollywood hits as well as spotlighting the burgeoning market of Asian motion pictures. Focusing mostly on Korean and US, CGV’s projection line-up promises to include ground-breaking blockbusters and influential pieces made across the globe.

Here at CGV, our staff and management constantly look for new ways to improve quality and customer service, and in line with our affiliated CJ production and distribution companies, we hope to provide our patrons with the best in cinema entertainment for years to come.

Offers assigned seating. The CGV Cinemas Los Angeles was closed on September 21, 2025. It was taken over by Regency Cinemas and reopened on November 20, 2025 as the Regency Koreatown.

Recent comments (view all 19 comments)

BRADE48 on June 15, 2011 at 9:32 pm

I’d like to visit this theatre at one point. I’ve been checking to see what Korean films they have booked.

dtrigubetz on July 28, 2011 at 12:30 am

On 2/13/11 I was the only person attending an afternoon screening of “The Other Woman.” It’s sound and quality are comparable to ArcLight.

Natalie Portman gave an in depth performance. This is a sadly uoverlooked movie that got a mediocre L A Times review. I gave it four stars.

terrywade on April 20, 2019 at 3:39 am

They will be opening their first San Francisco CA Theatre in the closed former AMC 14 Van Ness Theatre. With a opening in 2020 with SF’s first 4D auditorium along with our first EX 3 projector cinema. We look forward to this new CJ CGV movie theatre company coming into the long SF controlled AMC and CineMark/Century theatres that don’t offer any thing new for the locals or tourists to enjoy once inside their cinemas. Good luck on your move up to SF!

ridethectrain on April 19, 2021 at 5:10 am

Please update, theatre open June 11, 2010. No grand opening ad in the Los Angeles Times, press release in photos.

ridethectrain on February 22, 2025 at 8:50 pm

Please update name to CGV Cinemas Los Angeles as per website

Seating Capcity

Theatre 1 286 Screen X

Theatre 2 and 3 153

dallasmovietheaters on March 22, 2025 at 4:01 am

If you have gift cards, you might consider using them in the next few days… no Asian films and no showtimes past Wednesday, March 26, 2025 combined with the deep financial issues of the parent company and the removal of the Facebook page doesn’t bode well. Buena Park location already listed as “temporarily closed” after the end of February 2025.

BigScreen_com on November 19, 2025 at 8:25 pm

Closed in September 2025:

Los Angeles, CA: CGV Cinemas LA Closed [Sep 23, 2025]

CTCrouch on November 20, 2025 at 5:33 am

Regency Theatres has taken over operations of the theatre; reopening date 11/20/25.

Nothing But Cinema on November 20, 2025 at 9:41 am

Theater name is now CGV by Regency Los Angeles

ridethectrain on November 30, 2025 at 9:06 pm

Please rename theatre Regency Koreatown by Regency Theatre website (see photo in photos section)