There are ca. 240
movie theaterA movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre, film theater or cinema is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
s in the NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
, with ca. 700 screens (
http://www.nvbinfocentrum.nl/uploads/files/bioscopen_nederland.pdf http://www.nvbinfocentrum.nl/uploads/files/jaarverslag_2004.pdf , PDF).
The main movie theater chains in the Netherlands are Pathé, Jogchem's, Minerva, Wolff Cinema Groep, and Utopia/Utopolis.
Pathé Theatres B.V.
There are ca. 240
movie theaterA movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre, film theater or cinema is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
s in the NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
, with ca. 700 screens (
http://www.nvbinfocentrum.nl/uploads/files/bioscopen_nederland.pdf http://www.nvbinfocentrum.nl/uploads/files/jaarverslag_2004.pdf , PDF).
The main movie theater chains in the Netherlands are Pathé, Jogchem's, Minerva, 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
PathéThis article deals with the Pathé movie company. For their music business, see Pathé Records.Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...
. Pathé Theatres B.V. operates a chain of 12 multiplex theaters in the Netherlands, with together 102 screens, excluding one that is being reconstructed:
- City
The Leidseplein is a square in central Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Lying in the southwest of the central district of Amsterdam, the Leidseplein is immediately northeast of the Singelgracht canal. It is situated on the crossroads of the Weteringschans, the Marnixstraat, and the Leidsestraat. The...
(7 screens, http://www.pathe.nl/lokatie.asp?bios_id=1&nav_id=117) (closed since 1 February 2007 until fall 2009 for reconstruction)
- Pathé ArenA
Amsterdam Arena is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The stadium was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and was officially opened on August 14, 1996. It has been used for association football, American football, concerts, and other events. The stadium has a retractable roof...
(14 screens, http://www.pathe.nl/lokatie.asp?1=1&bios_id=9&nav_id=41)
- Pathé Buitenhof (6 screens, http://www.pathe.nl/lokatie.asp?1=1&bios_id=5&nav_id=41)
- Pathé De Kuip
The Feijenoord Stadion, better known by its nickname De Kuip , is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands that was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the area "Feijenoord" in Rotterdam, and from the club with the same name .Capacity at completion: 64,000. Maximum capacity: 69,000...
(14 screens, http://www.pathe.nl/lokatie.asp?1=1&bios_id=12&nav_id=41)
- Pathé De Munt
The Munttoren or Munt is a tower in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It stands on the busy Muntplein square, near the flower market and the start of the Kalverstraat shopping street, where the Amstel river and the Singel canal meet....
(13 screens, http://www.pathe.nl/lokatie.asp?1=1&bios_id=10&nav_id=41)
- Pathé Eindhoven
Eindhoven is a municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender streams...
(8 screens, http://www.pathe.nl/lokatie.asp?1=1&bios_id=8&nav_id=41)
- Pathé Groningen
||-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |}Groningen is the capital city of the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. With a population of 185,000, it is by far the largest city in the north of the Netherlands....
(9 screens, http://www.pathe.nl/lokatie.asp?1=1&bios_id=4&nav_id=41)
- Pathé Helmond
Helmond is a municipality and a city in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands.- Population centres :*Brouwhuis*Rijpelberg*Dierdonk*Helmond*Mierlo-Hout*Brandevoort*Stiphout- The city of Helmond :...
(5 screens, http://www.pathe.nl/lokatie.asp?1=1&bios_id=11&nav_id=41)
- Pathé Scheveningen
Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, as well as one of its subdistricts .Scheveningen is a modern seaside resort with a long sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and a lighthouse...
(8 screens, http://www.pathe.nl/lokatie.asp?1=1&bios_id=7&nav_id=41) - near KurhausThe Kurhaus is a prominent building located in Scheveningen,The Hague in The NetherlandsIt was built between 1884 and 1885 by the German architects Johann Friedrich Henkenhaf and Friedrich Ebert . It consisted originally of a concert hall and a hotel with 120 rooms. Having suffered serious damage...
- Pathé Spuimarkt (9 screens, http://www.pathe.nl/spui/), opened 17 April 2008
- Pathé Schouwburgplein (7 screens, http://www.pathe.nl/lokatie.asp?1=1&bios_id=6&nav_id=41) - near De Doelen
270px|thumb|De DoelenDe Doelen is a concert venue and convention centre in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was originally built in 1934 but then destroyed in 1940 during the German bombardment of Rotterdam in May, 1940 at the outset of World War II...
, in the neighborhood Cool in the quarter Stadscentrum (Town Center), RotterdamRotterdam ; city and municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the country, with a population of 584,046 as of January 2007...
- Pathé Tuschinski
Pathé Tuschinski is a movie theater in the Netherlands, in Amsterdam, originally exploited by Abraham Icek Tuschinski, who had it built in 1921 at a cost of 4 million guilders, in a spectacular mix of styles, as designed by Hijman Louis de Jong; Amsterdam School, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau and Art Deco...
(6 screens, http://www.pathe.nl/lokatie.asp?1=1&bios_id=2&nav_id=49)
- Rembrandt (3 screens, http://www.pathe.nl/lokatie.asp?bios_id=3&nav_id=117) - Oudegracht
The Oudegracht, or "old canal", runs through the centre of Utrecht, the Netherlands. It starts in the southeast of the city. Here the Kromme Rijn and the Vaartse Rijn arrive to meet the original moat of the fortified town, and the Oudegracht goes from there...
, UtrechtUtrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern end of the Randstad, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands, with a population of 300,030 in 2007...
Of these, 8 theaters with 77 screens are in
AmsterdamAmsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country...
,
RotterdamRotterdam ; city and municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the country, with a population of 584,046 as of January 2007...
, and
The HagueThe Hague is the third largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, with a population of 485,818 and an area of approximately 100 km²...
. The largest theaters are Pathé De Munt in the center of Amsterdam (13 screens), Pathé Arena in
Amsterdam ZuidoostAmsterdam Zuidoost is one of the 15 boroughs of the city of Amsterdam, that consists of four residential areas Bijlmermeer, Venserpolder, Gaasperdam and the village Driemond, as well as a business park Amstel III/Bullewijk which includes the recreational "ArenA Boulevard" area.Amsterdam Zuidoost...
(14 screens), and Pathé De Kuip in Rotterdam (14 screens). Near De Munt is
Pathé TuschinskiPathé Tuschinski is a movie theater in the Netherlands, in Amsterdam, originally exploited by Abraham Icek Tuschinski, who had it built in 1921 at a cost of 4 million guilders, in a spectacular mix of styles, as designed by Hijman Louis de Jong; Amsterdam School, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau and Art Deco...
with 6 screens. The chain sells the
Pathé Unlimited Card (PUC) for unlimited entrance to regular showings at all its Dutch theaters for € 18 per month.
The
Cineville Pass allows unlimited entrance to regular and part of the special showings at 13 Amsterdam movie theaters (all movie theaters except those of Pathé), 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
EuroborgEuroborg is the stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,329 seats. Located to the south-east of Groningen, the Euroborg site houses a casino and a new movie theatre, a school, a supermarket and a fitness centre. A temporary railway station at the Euroborg has opened in late...
(10 screens) and Images (3 screens, Wolff Cinema Groep), both in
Groningen||-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |}Groningen is the capital city of the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. With a population of 185,000, it is by far the largest city in the north of the Netherlands....
. 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).
IMAXIMAX is a motion picture film format and projection standard created by Canada's IMAX Corporation. The traditional version of IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...
theaters:
- Omniversum, The Hague
The Hague is the third largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, with a population of 485,818 and an area of approximately 100 km²...
- IMAX Dome
- Pathé Imax, Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country...
- IMAX 15/70, in Pathé ArenA.
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
AlmereAlmere is a city and municipality in Flevoland, the Netherlands, bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde. The municipality of Almere comprises the districts Almere Stad, Almere Haven, Almere Buiten, Almere Hout, Almere Poort and Almere Pampus .Almere is one of the youngest cities in the Netherlands: the...
, 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
UtrechtUtrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern end of the Randstad, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands, with a population of 300,030 in 2007...
, at the
JaarbeursA convention center, in American English, is an exhibition hall, or conference center, that is designed to hold a convention. In British English very large venues suitable for major trade shows are known as exhibition centres while the term "convention centre" is sometimes used for intermediate...
-side (westside) of
Utrecht Centraal railway stationUtrecht Centraal is the central railway station for the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. It is the largest railway station in the Netherlands in terms of size, with fourteen passenger tracks on seven platforms...
. 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.
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See also
- Film in the Netherlands
- Cinema of the Netherlands
The Dutch film industry has long been renowned for its documentaries. The most prominent Dutch directors, especially those who started their careers before World War II, came from a documentary background, for instance Joris Ivens and Bert Haanstra...
- :nl:Categorie:Bioscoop
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