The company was founded in 1993 by film director Kang Woo-suk as "Kang Woo-suk Productions", before taking the name Cinema Service in 1995.
It survived during the Asian financial crisis and was in position to take advantage of the popularity boom of Korean cinema, becoming a major player in the East Asian film industry.
In 2000, Cinema Service merged with Locus Holdings (later Plenus Entertainment).
In 2005, the founder Kang Woo-suk relinquished his position at the company, wanting to concentrate more on his personal film projects.
Now, all Cinema Service films are distributed by CJ Entertainment.