Grand Rex

Cinema and concert venue in Paris, France
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Le Grand Rex is a cinema and concert venue in Paris, France.

It is located at , boulevard Poissonnière in the 2nd arrondissement, on the grands boulevards. Its facades and roofs, as well as its hall and its decor have been listed as a Monument historique since a decree on October 5, 1981. This giant cinema has a capacity of more than 2,700 people in its great hall and posts an average attendance levels of 1 million visitors per year. Le Grand Rex is served by the Metro lines 8 and 9 at the Bonne Nouvelle station, as well as by the bus lines 20, 32, and 39.

A 50 minute course is available behind the big screen, backstage and in the technical spaces of the cinema. Initiated by Francois Confino and Philippe Hellmann, it is designed and created by Luc Heripret, in collaboration with the set designer Pascal Mazoyer. The course presents the history of the Grand Rex before diving into the world of the cinema's occupations and special effects in an interactive and playful way: pedestrian and filmed course. The visitor gradually becomes the extra of a shooting before being projected in a film extract, whose recording they will be able to buy.

In 2021, the Grand Rex offers its clients a new attraction which immerses the spectators in riddles to help save the greatest cinema classics. This escape game which progresses through different rooms representing the main themes of the 7th art forces the clients to focus to collect a maximum of points. It is designed and created by Luc Heripret and Team Break within the Rex Studios.

Each year, the Christmas Disney cartoon is traditionally screened in the Grand Rex great hall (screen under the arc). The screening starts two weeks before the French national release. As the opening act, the audience can attend a sound, light and water show called the Féerie des eaux (Magic waters). A huge pool and colored water jets are placed on the stage for this.