Kinepolis

Kinepolis Group NV/SA
Public
Traded as Euronext: KIN
Industry Cinema, film distribution
Founded 1997
Headquarters Ghent, Belgium
Key people
 Eddy Duquenne, Joost Bert, Philip Ghekiere (Chairman)
Number of employees
 2,100
Website www.kinepolis.com

The Kinepolis Group is a Belgian cinema chain formed in 1997 as a result of the merger of two family cinema groups, Bert and Claeys, and has been listed on the stock exchange since 1998. The Kinepolis Group has a chain of 49 cinemas spread across Belgium, France, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Poland.

The first megaplex cinema in the world is considered to be Kinepolis Brussels located near the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium, which opened in 1988 with 25 screens.[1] Kinepolis Madrid in Spain is the largest cinema in the world, with 25 screens and a seating capacity of 9,200.

In 2006, the Claeys family withdrew from the venture, selling most of its 25% stake of shares in the company[2] and transferring daily management to Joost Bert, who, since 2008, shares the position of CEO with Eddy Duquenne.[3]

In September 2017, Kinepolis announced its acquisition of the Canadian cinema chain Landmark Cinemas for CDN$123 million.[4]

Core businesses

The Kinepolis Group consists of seven core businesses; box office, in-theater sales (ITS), business-to-business (B2B), film distribution, screen advertising, real estate, and digital cinema services.[5]

List of theatres per country

Theatres in operation

TheatreOpeningNumber of screensNumber of seatsSmallest screenLargest screenRemarks
BelgiumKinepolis Antwerpen1993247 368182694Was Metropolis
BelgiumKinepolis Bruges200681 53596397
BelgiumKinepolis Brussels1988256 737100628
BelgiumKinepolis Ghent1981123 40757598Was Decascoop
BelgiumKinepolis Hasselt1996133 025118434
BelgiumKinepolis Imagibraine (Braine-l'Alleud)1998102 368118418
BelgiumKinepolis Kortrijk1997102 511118385
BelgiumKinepolis Leuven199771 870159446Was Supercity Leuven
BelgiumKinepolis Liège1997165 010209699
BelgiumKinepolis Ostend200781 75285512
BelgiumPalace Liège191151 010112450
BelgiumUGC Toison d'Or Brussels201411Operated by UGC
FranceBrétigny-sur-Orge10
FranceForum Centre Nîmes446461183
FranceKinepolis Lomme (Lille)1996237 286120708
FranceKinepolis Mulhouse1999144 612209735
FranceKinepolis Nancy2005102 842142500
FranceKinepolis Nîmes2000122 87675519
FranceKinepolis Saint-Julien-lès-Metz1995144 014120417
FranceKinepolis Thionville1999102 930127498
FranceKinepolis Longwy71 301120323Was Utopolis Longwy - taken over in 2015
FranceKinepolis Bourgoin-Jaillieu121 97879381Taken over in 2015 - was Megaroyal Bourgoin-jaillieu
FranceKinepolis Rouen142 53977408Taken over in 2015 from UGC
FranceKinepolis Toulouse201681 16499277
LuxembourgKinepolis Kirchberg1996102 505Utopolis-group taken over in 2015
LuxembourgKinepolis Belval71 506120550
LuxembourgCiné Utopia19835720
SpainKinépolis Alicante Plaza Mar 2162 800122311Taken over from Abaco Cinebox in 2014
SpainKinépolis Granada2004154 600207414
SpainKinépolis Madrid Ciudad de la Imagen259 200211996
SpainKinépolis Madrid Diversia122 87974560Taken over from Abaco Cinebox in 2014
SpainKinépolis Valencia2001248 000214706
SpainKinépolis Nevada (Granada)201681 669139266
NetherlandsCinerama Filmtheater (Rotterdam)71 060103289Wolff-group taken over in 2014
NetherlandsKinepolis Jaarbeurs (Utrecht)2017143 166102619
NetherlandsWolff Cineast, Centrum (Enschede)3439
NetherlandsKinepolis Enschede102 750165426
NetherlandsKinepolis Dordrecht201661 180115285
NetherlandsWolff City (Utrecht)19363508
NetherlandsKinepolis Groningen101 88874379
NetherlandsKinepolis Huizen4783
NetherlandsKinepolis Nieuwegein19853588
NetherlandsKinepolis Breda2016101 700106326
NetherlandsKinepolis Almere200482 244Utopolis-group Taken over in 2015
NetherlandsKinepolis Den Helder20036776
NetherlandsKinepolis Emmen200571 249
NetherlandsKinepolis Oss19785768
NetherlandsKinepolis Zoetermeer199881 254
SwitzerlandKinepolis Schaffhausen200081 54092447
PolandKinepolis Poznań186 660Operated by ITIT-group
Totals49 Theatres528 Screens123 675 Seats

Theatres under construction

TheatreOpeningNumber of screensNumber of seatsSmallest screenLargest screenRemark
NetherlandsKinepolis s'Hertogenbosch201871 500Opening 2018
FranceKinepolis Brétigny-sur-Orge2017101 530Opening 2018

References

  1. ↑ Acland, Charles R. (2003). Screen Traffic: Movies, Multiplexes, and Global Culture. p. 136. ISBN 978-0822331636.
  2. ↑ "Kinepolis families head for divorce". Expatica.com. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. ↑ "History of the Group | Kinepolis Group". corporate.kinepolis.com. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  4. ↑ "Landmark Cinemas chain sold to Belgian firm for $123M". Canadian Press. 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  5. ↑ "Kinepolis core business". www.kinepolis.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.


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