Movie Theaters In The Netherlands
There are ca. 132 movie theaters and 31 arthouse cinemas in the Netherlands in 2009, with ca. 675 screens, in addition to 79 small arthouse cinemas and a number of adult movie theaters.
The main movie theater chains in the Netherlands are Pathé, Jogchem's, Wolff Cinema Groep, and Utopia/Utopolis.
Pathé Theatres B.V. is part of the EuroPalaces movie theater chain with 75 movie theaters with 730 screens (2004), mainly in France, which in turn is part of Pathé. Pathé Theatres B.V. operates a chain of theaters (most multiplex) in the Netherlands:
- Pathé Cinema De Kroon, Zwolle (4 screens, )
- City (7 screens, )
- Pathé ArenA (14 screens, )
- Pathé Breda (7 screens, )
- Pathé Buitenhof (6 screens, )
- Pathé De Kuip (14 screens, )
- Pathé De Munt (13 screens, )
- Pathé Delft (7 screens, )
- Pathé Eindhoven (8 screens, )
- Pathé Groningen (9 screens, )
- Pathé Helmond (5 screens, )
- Pathé Scheveningen (8 screens, ) - near Kurhaus
- Pathé Spuimarkt (9 screens, )
- Pathé Schouwburgplein (7 screens, ) - near De Doelen, in the neighborhood Cool in the quarter Stadscentrum (Town Center), Rotterdam
- Pathé Tilburg (7 screens, )
- Pathé Tuschinski (6 screens, )
- Pathé Zaandam (6 screens, )
- Rembrandt (3 screens, ) - Oudegracht, Utrecht
- Rembrandt Arnhem (5 screens,
The largest theaters are Pathé De Munt in the center of Amsterdam (13 screens), Pathé Arena in Amsterdam-Zuidoost (14 screens), and Pathé De Kuip in Rotterdam (14 screens). Near De Munt is Pathé Tuschinski with 6 screens. The chain sells the Pathé Unlimited Card (PUC) for unlimited entrance to regular showings at all its Dutch theaters for € 19 per month (or € 26 per month including 3D and IMAX).
The Cineville Pass allows unlimited entrance to regular and part of the special showings at 13 Amsterdam movie theaters (all movie theaters except the movie theaters of Pathé and the adult movie theaters), with together 29 screens, for € 17.50 per month.
The Groninger Filmkaart, for €20 per month, allows unlimited entrance at the two movie theaters MustSee Euroborg (10 screens) and Images (3 screens, Wolff Cinema Groep), both in Groningen. There is also a version for €35/month giving also unlimited entrance to any person accompanying the card holder (not more than one per screening).
IMAX theaters:
- Omniversum, The Hague - IMAX Dome
- Pathé Imax, Amsterdam - IMAX 15/70, in Pathé ArenA
- Pathé IMAX, Eindhoven - IMAX 3D, in Pathé Eindhoven
- Pathé IMAX, Rotterdam - Imax 3D, in Pathé Schouwburgplein
As of May 2006, in 10 movie theaters 2k digital cinema projection is available for at least part of the screens. For example, for 3 of the 8 screens in Utopolis Almere, with Barco, DP 100 2K projectors (2048x1080 pixels). Distribution of the data may in future be by cable or satellite, but is now by physically transporting a portable harddisk. Since 2007 Pathé Tuschinski and Pathé Buitenhof also sometimes apply digital projection.
A Wolff theater with 18 screens will arise in Utrecht, at the Jaarbeurs-side (westside) of Utrecht Centraal railway station. Using Wolff's definition of a megaplex theater, one having 16 or more screens, it will be the first one in the Netherlands.
Some Pathé theaters offer live broadcasting of operas and some concerts. Admission prices are two or three times the regular ones.
Read more about Movie Theaters In The Netherlands: Table of Movie Theaters in The Netherlands
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