Ghent, Belgium ( November 14, 2019 )
Kinepolis Group Report Third Quarter Financial Results
Kinepolis has had a strong third quarter, thanks to the consistent implementation of its business and expansion strategy, combined with a solid international film offering and better weather conditions than the year before. The implementation and further deepening of Kinepolis’ business strategy in…
Ghent, Belgium ( October 14, 2019 )
Kinepolis Completes Acquisition of American Movie Theatre Chain MJR
Kinepolis Group has completed the acquisition of American movie theatre chain MJR Digital Cinemas. At the beginning of last month, Kinepolis reached agreement on the acquisition, but it was subject to American regulatory approvals. The approval has been obtained and allowed Kinepolis to successfully…
Ghent, Belgium ( October 9, 2019 )
Kinepolis is ‘Entrepreneur of the Year 2019’
Yesterday, Kinepolis Group proudly received the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year 2019’ award for Flanders from His Majesty the King of Belgium. The 25th edition of this prestigious event, organised by EY in collaboration with Belgian newspaper De Tijd and BNP Paribas Fortis, took place in Auditorium 2000 a…
Ghent, Belgium ( October 3, 2019 )
Kinepolis to Open Both a New Cinema in France and the First Full Laser Cinema in Canada This Week
Today, Kinepolis Group is officially inaugurating a new cinema complex in Servon, the second Kinepolis cinema in the Île-de-France region, exactly one year after the first was opened in the same region (Kinepolis Brétigny-sur-Orge). The new cinema, which opened its doors to the public on September 1…
Brussels ( September 2, 2019 )
Kinepolis to Expand Investment in Canada to the US With Acquisition of MJR, a Michigan-based Movie Theater Chain
Kinepolis has reached an agreement to acquire American movie theater chain MJR Digital Cinemas. The transaction sees Kinepolis crossing the Canadian border to enter the US market. MJR Digital Cinemas, which is privately held and headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, operates 10 movie theater…
Ghent, Belgium ( August 23, 2019 )
Consistent Implementation of Business and Expansion Strategy Results in 7.3% Higher Revenue and 10.6% Higher EBITDA for Kinepolis in the First Half-Year
Kinepolis achieved a 7.3% higher turnover1 in the first half of 2019, with 3.7% more visitors. The EBITDA2, before the impact of IFRS 163, increased in the same period by 10.6%, to € 56.4 million. Including the impact of IFRS 16, EBITDA amounted to € 69.2 million. The integration of Landmark Cinemas…
Brussels, Belgium (March 26, 2019)
Brussels ( March 4, 2019 )
Kinepolis Completes Acquisition of Spanish Cinema Group El Punt
Following approval by the Spanish competition authority, Kinepolis Group has, on 28 February 2019, completed the acquisition of the ‘Full’ cinema complex in Barcelona and ‘El Punt Ribera’ in Valencia. Both cinemas are part of the El Punt cinema group, which is owned by the Sallent family. The ‘Full’…
Brussels ( February 21, 2019 )
Kinepolis Takes Further Major Steps in Implementing its Long-term Strategy in 2018
2018 was a successful year for Kinepolis in terms of implementing and validating its long-term business and expansion strategy. The successful integration of Landmark Cinemas Canada has contributed significantly to the Group’s results. In addition, Kinepolis took major steps in the Group…
Brussels, Belgium ( November 22, 2018 )
Court of Appeal Makes Judgment in Procedure Regarding the Decision of the Belgian Competition Authority to Partially Cancel the Behavioral Measures Imposed on Kinepolis Group
On 21 November 2018, the Court of Appeal of Brussels has made a judgment in the procedure regarding the decision of the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) of 26 April 2018 to partially cancel the behavioral measures imposed on Kinepolis Group with effect from 26 April 2020. Following the partial an…
Ghent, Belgium ( November 12, 2018 )
Kinepolis Brings 4DX Experience to Six Additional Locations
Kinepolis Group has concluded an agreement with CJ 4DPLEX, headquartered in Seoul, to bring the 4DX experience to six additional Kinepolis cinema complexes. Less than one year after the opening of its first 4DX theatres – namely in Antwerp, Brussels, Lomme, Madrid and Valencia – the comp…
Brussels, Belgium ( November 8, 2018 )
Kinepolis Group Opens New Landmark Cinema in Fort McMurray, Canada
Landmark Cinemas, subsidiary of Kinepolis Group NV, announces the grand opening of its new luxury recliner seating movie-going experience in Fort McMurray, at The Commons at Eagle Ridge, on November 9, 2018. The brand new eight-screen cinema replaces the existing six-screen Landmark cinema downtown.…
Brétigny-sur-Orge, France ( September 20, 2018 )
Kinepolis Inaugurates Its First Complex in Île-de-France, in Brétigny-sur-Orge
35 km south of Paris, in the new “Les Promenades de Brétigny” retail park, Kinepolis is today inaugurating its first complex in the Île-de-France region. With 10 screens and 1,507 seats, Kinepolis Brétigny-sur-Orge offers a new generation cinema, combining the latest technology, unique c…
METZ, FRANCE ( August 30, 2018 )
Kinepolis Opens Art-house Cinema ‘KLUB’ in the Centre of Metz
Today, Kinepolis Group inaugurates a new art-house cinema called ‘KLUB’ in the centre of Metz. The new cinema is the former ‘Palace’ cinema, which was taken over by Kinepolis on 8 January and was immediately closed for a major renovation and transformation into a new art-hous…
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands ( June 25, 2018 )
New Kinepolis Cinema in ‘s-Hertogenbosch Officially Opened With the Premiere of ‘Redbad’
Today Kinepolis is inaugurating a brand new cinema in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and doing so in style with the national premiere of the Dutch movie ‘Redbad’. For Kinepolis, this is the fourth newly constructed cinema in the Netherlands in two years (after Kinepolis Dordrecht, Breda and Jaar…
Brussels, Belgium ( May 2, 2018 )
Belgian Competition Authority Confirms Relaxation of Behavioral Conditions Imposed on Kinepolis Group
Following the partial annulment last 28 February by the Court of Appeal of Brussels, of the decision taken by the Belgian Competition Authority on 31 May 2017, to relax the behavioral conditions imposed on Kinepolis Group as of 31 May 2019, the aforementioned Authority has taken a new, thoroughly mo…
Brussels, Belgium ( April 5, 2018 )
Kinepolis Proposes to Appoint Marleen Vaesen and Sonja Rottiers as Independent Directors
At the Ordinary General Meeting of 9 May 2018, the Board of Directors of Kinepolis Group NV will propose to appoint Mrs Marleen Vaesen, official representative of BVBA Mavac, and Mrs Sonja Rottiers, official representative of BVBA SdL Advice, as independent directors. Until early this year, Marleen…
Brussels, Belgium ( February 28, 2018 )
Court of Appeal Makes Judgement in Procedure Regarding the Decision of the Belgian Competition Authority to Partially Cancel the Behavioral Measures Imposed on Kinepolis
Today, the Court of Appeal, has made a judgement in the procedure regarding the decision of the Belgian Competition Authority of 31 May 2017 to relax the behavioral measures imposed on Kinepolis since 1997. On 31 May 2017, the Belgian Competition Authority has partially granted the request of Kinepo…
Ghent, Belgium ( September 18, 2017 )
Kinepolis Acquires ‘Landmark Cinemas’, Canada’s Second Largest Movie Theatre Group
Kinepolis Group has reached agreement with the shareholders of Landmark Cinemas on the acquisition of the Canadian movie theatre group. The acquisition is subject to Canadian regulatory approvals including under the Investment Canada Act (ICA), the Canadian law governing acquisitions by foreign inve…
