Kinepolis Releases Business Update for Q3 2022
Kinepolis To Roll Out EIKONA Solutions Across All of its Cinemas in Europe
Nicolas De Clercq leaving as CFO of Kinepolis Group
UNIC Launches Fifth Edition Of The Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme
Kinepolis Cinemas to Reopen in Several Countries
Kinohold (Bis) SA Announces Private Sale of 180,001 Shares to Eddy Duquenne (CEO of Kinepolis) and Members of the Bert Family
Kinepolis Remains Financially Solid Despite Prolonged Closures and Looks Forward to Reopening Cinemas
In the first quarter of 2021, only the American MJR cinemas and a number of Spanish cinemas were open for all three months. The Kinepolis cinemas in Luxembourg were able to welcome visitors again from 13 January and all Spanish Kinepolis cinemas were open again on 26 March. Of the 46 Landmark comple…
Kinepolis Stands Strong Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Kinepolis restarted its activities in almost all countries at the beginning of the summer after it was forced to close all cinemas in mid-March as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. On 1 July, all European cinemas were open to the public again. Most cinemas in Canada were able to reopen during the c…
New Kinepolis Cinema in Haarlem Open for Audiences
The new Kinepolis cinema in ‘Centrum Schalkwijk’ in Haarlem, the Netherlands, today opens its doors to the public. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated capacity restrictions, the festive inauguration has been postponed to a later date. The cinema has 6 screens and 937 seats, and all screens a…
Kinepolis Group Accelerates Transition to Laser
Cinionic, the Barco, CGS, and ALPD cinema joint venture, announces plans to upgrade Kinepolis cinemas with its exclusive RGB+ laser solutions, continuing the longstanding relationship between the companies. Global exhibitor Kinepolis Group operates nearly 1,100 screens across nine countries includin…
Belgian Kinepolis Cinemas Closed Until at Least 31 March
Kinepolis closely monitors the situation regarding the spread of the Coronavirus and is in close consultation with the relevant authorities in all the countries where it operates with regard to measures to protect customers and employees. In view of recent developments, Kinepolis has decided, in con…
Kinepolis Free to Open New Cinemas in Belgium from August 2021
On 23 October 2019, the Brussels Court of Appeal ruled to annul the decision of the Belgian Competition Authority (BMA) of 25 March 2019 and to give Kinepolis the green light to grow organically in its home market Belgium, provided that a transitional period is respected. To determine the duration o…
Court of Appeal Annuls Belgian Competition Authority Ruling Regarding the Behavioural Conditions Imposed on Kinepolis Group
On 23 October 2019, the Brussels Court of Appeal annulled the decision of the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) of 25 March 2019 and decided to abolish the condition preventing Kinepolis from growing organically in Belgium. This means that Kinepolis no longer needs prior approval of the BCA to ope…
Kinepolis to Open IMAX Theatre in Antwerp in December
After the successful reopening of IMAX Brussels at the end of 2016, Kinepolis Group and IMAX Corporation are working on the opening of a new IMAX theatre in Kinepolis Antwerp. The theatre, which will have 371 seats, is equipped with IMAX with Laser, the groundbreaking 4K laser projection technology…
CinemaNext Launches First ILLUCITY-Branded VR Corner at Belgium’s Kinepolis Liège Cinema
CinemaNext, the European specialist in cinema exhibitor services (Ymagis – ISIN: FR0011471291, MAGIS, PEA-PME eligible), today announced the successful installation of its first ILLUCITY Corner virtual reality (VR) solution for cinema exhibitors at Belgium’s Kinepolis Liège cinema. The opening comes…
CinemaNext Launches First ILLUCITY-Branded VR Corner at Belgium’s Kinepolis Liège Cinema
CinemaNext, the European specialist in cinema exhibitor services (Ymagis – ISIN: FR0011471291, MAGIS, PEA-PME eligible), today announced the successful installation of its first ILLUCITY Corner virtual reality (VR) solution for cinema exhibitors at Belgium’s Kinepolis Liège cinema. The opening comes…
Kinepolis’ Jaarbeurs Theatre, Utrecht, Netherlands Launches this Week with MX4D EFX Auditorium
MX4D is a 4D experience that feels natural and immersive. The 4th dimension intensifies the movie going experience with full motion chairs, weather simulations and scents, impacting all senses. The visitor will be especially surprised and delighted by the movements of the comfortable chairs in combi…
Construction to Start on Kinepolis Haarlem
Kinepolis will start construction on a new cinema complex in shopping centre ‘Centrum Schalkwijk’ in Haarlem, the Netherlands, in mid-October. Today marks the official start of the construction of the Florida block, of which the cinema will form an integral part. The cinema complex will have 6 scree…
Kinepolis to Introduce Free Discovery Day Initiative in all its European Cinemas
People are often unaware of the film programme playing in theatres, Kinepolis noticed. The number of films programmed in cinemas has grown spectacularly in recent years: more films are being produced and they are being released across other platforms sooner, as such shortening the life cycle of a fi…
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…
After a Weaker First Quarter, Kinepolis is Back on Track Thanks to “Avengers: Endgame”
First quarter results 2019 suffered from a lack of successful blockbusters and the difficult comparison with the strong first quarter of 2018. “Avengers: Endgame” set unprecedented records over the past few weeks, offsetting the weaker first months of the year. In the first quarter, sust…
Kinepolis and CJ 4DPLEX Sign International ScreenX Expansion Deal
Kinepolis has signed a deal with CJ 4DPLEX, the world’s leading cinema technology company, to open ScreenX theatres starting 2019. ScreenX is the world’s first multi-projection theatre technology designed to enhance the movie-going experience. ScreenX allows the audience to go beyond the frame of th…
Belgian Competition Authority makes new decision regarding the behavioural conditions imposed on Kinepolis Group
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’…
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…