Movie theaters in the Netherlands

There are 137 movie theaters and 31 arthouse cinemas in the Netherlands, with a total of ca. 675 screens,[1] in addition to 79 small arthouse cinemas and a number of adult movie theaters. The main movie theater chains in the Netherlands are Pathé, VUE and Kinepolis.

Theater Tuschinski in Amsterdam
Rialto in Amsterdam

Pathé

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 Amersfoort in Amersfoort (8 screens)
  • Pathé Arena in Amsterdam (14 screens)
  • Pathé City in Amsterdam (7 screens)
  • Pathé de Munt in Amsterdam (13 screens)
  • Pathé Tuschinski in Amsterdam (6 screens)
  • Pathé Rembrandt Arnhem in Arnhem (5 screens)
  • Pathé Breda in Breda (7 screens)
  • Pathé Delft in Delft (7 screens)
  • Pathé Buitenhof in The Hague (6 screens)
  • Pathé Scheveningen in The Hague (8 screens)
  • Pathé Spuimarkt in The Hague (9 screens)
  • Pathé Eindhoven in Eindhoven (8 screens)
  • Pathé Groningen in Groningen (9 screens)
  • Pathé Haarlem in Haarlem (8 screens)
  • Pathé Helmond in Helmond (5 screens)
  • Pathé Maastricht in Maastricht (6 screens)
  • Pathé de Kuip in Rotterdam (14 screens)
  • Pathé Schouwburgplein in Rotterdam (7 screens)
  • Pathé Tilburg in Tilburg (7 screens)
  • Pathé Rembrandt Utrecht in Utrecht (3 screens)
  • Pathé Zaandam in Zaandam (6 screens)
  • Pathé De Kroon in Zwolle (4 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). 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.

Pathé sells the Pathé Unlimited Card (PUC) for unlimited entrance to regular showings at all its Dutch theaters for €21 per month (or €29,50 per month including 3D, 4DX, Dolby Cinema and IMAX). The Cineville Pass allows unlimited entrance to regular and most of the special showings at about 40 independent movie theaters in the Netherlands, in Alkmaar, Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Arnhem, Castricum, Den Haag, Deventer, Dordrecht, Groningen, Haarlem, Hilversum, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Schiedam, Utrecht, Wageningen and Zwolle for €21 per month (and a discounted rate of €17,50 for those under 30) .[2] Some Pathé theaters and independent cinema's offer live broadcasting of operas and some concerts. Admission prices are two or three times the regular ones.

IMAX

There are also seven IMAX theaters in the Netherlands, six of which belong to Pathé.

  • Omniversum, The Hague - IMAX Dome
  • Pathé Arena, Amsterdam - IMAX Laser 3D
  • Pathé Eindhoven, Eindhoven - IMAX Digital 3D
  • Pathé Schouwburgplein, Rotterdam - IMAX Laser 3D
  • Pathé Spuimarkt, The Hague - IMAX Laser 3D
  • Pathé Tilburg, Tilburg - IMAX Digital 3D
  • Pathé Arnhem, Arnhem - IMAX Digital 3D

Table of movie theaters in the Netherlands

TownMunicipalityProvinceTheaters with number of screens[3]
's-Hertogenbosch's-HertogenboschNorth Brabant
AlblasserdamAlblasserdamSouth Holland
AlkmaarAlkmaarNorth Holland
AlmereAlmereFlevoland
Alphen aan den RijnAlphen aan den RijnSouth Holland
AmersfoortAmersfoortUtrecht
AmstelveenAmstelveenNorth Holland
AmsterdamAmsterdamNorth HollandDe Balie 1,[4] Cavia 1,[4] Cinecenter 4, EYE 2, City 7. Het Ketelhuis 3, Kriterion 3, Melkweg 1, The Movies 4, Pathé ArenA 14, Pathé De Munt 13, Pathé Tuschinski 6, Rialto 3, Smart Cinema 2, Studio K 2, Tropentheater 1,[4] De Uitkijk 1
ApeldoornApeldoornGelderlandVue Apeldoorn 7
ArnhemArnhemGelderlandPathé Rembrandt Arnhem 5
AssenAssenDrenthe
Bergen (NH)Bergen (NH)North Holland
Bergen op ZoomBergen op ZoomNorth Brabant
BestBest, North BrabantNorth Brabant
BeverwijkBeverwijkNorth HollandCineworld
BredaBredaNorth BrabantPathé Breda 7
CastricumCastricumNorth HollandCorso
DelftDelftSouth HollandPathé Delft 7, Filmhuis Lumen
Den BurgTexelNorth Holland
Den HelderDen HelderNorth Holland
DeventerDeventerOverijsselLuxor[5]
DoetinchemDoetinchemGelderlandCinecity
DordrechtDordrechtSouth HollandThe Movies
DrachtenSmallingerlandFriesland
DrontenDrontenFlevoland
EchtEcht-SusterenLimburg
EdeEdeGelderland
EindhovenEindhovenNorth BrabantPathé Eindhoven 8, JT Eindhoven 8, Natlab by Plaza Futura 6, Service Bioscoop Zien 5, De Zwarte Doos 1 (University Cinema)
EmmeloordNoordoostpolderFlevoland
EmmenEmmenDrentheUtopolis 7[6]
EnschedeEnschedeOverijsselCineStar[7]
GeertruidenbergGeertruidenbergNorth Brabant
GeleenSittard-GeleenLimburg
GoesGoesZeeland
GorinchemGorinchemSouth Holland
GoudaGoudaSouth Holland
GroningenGroningen (municipality)GroningenMegabioscoop MustSee Euroborg 10 (impressie mustsee),[8] Images 3, Pathé 9
HaarlemHaarlemNorth HollandBrinkmann 5, Filmschuur 2, Palace 1
HardenbergHardenbergOverijssel
HarderwijkHarderwijkGelderland
HeerenveenHeerenveenFriesland
HeerhugowaardHeerhugowaardNorth Holland
HeerlenHeerlenLimburgRoyal Theater, Filmhuis De Spiegel, H5 theaters
HellevoetsluisHellevoetsluisSouth Holland
HelmondHelmondNorth BrabantPathé Helmond 5
HengeloHengeloOverijsselCinema Hengelo[9]
HilversumHilversumNorth Holland
HoofddorpHaarlemmermeerNorth Holland
HoogeveenHoogeveenDrentheLuxor[10]
Hoogezand-SappemeerHoogezand-SappemeerGroningen
HoornHoornNorth Holland
HoutenHoutenUtrecht
HuizenHuizenNorth Holland
HulstHulstZeeland
KampenKampen, OverijsselOverijssel
KlazienaveenEmmenDrenthe
LeeuwardenLeeuwardenFriesland
LeidenLeidenSouth HollandTrianon, Lido/Studio, Kijkhuis
LelystadLelystadFlevoland
LisseLisseSouth Holland
MaastrichtMaastrichtLimburg
MaldenHeumenGelderland
MeppelMeppelDrentheLuxor[11]
MiddelburgMiddelburgZeeland
NaaldwijkWestlandSouth Holland
NieuwegeinNieuwegeinUtrecht
NijmegenNijmegenGelderland
OostburgSluisZeeland
OosterhoutOosterhoutNorth Brabant
OssOssNorth Brabant
OudenboschHalderbergeNorth Brabant
PanningenPeel en MaasLimburg
PurmerendPurmerendNorth Holland
ReuverBeeselLimburg
RoermondRoermondLimburgForoxity 7
RoosendaalRoosendaalNorth Brabant
RotterdamRotterdamSouth HollandCinerama 7, Lantaren/Venster 5, Pathé De Kuip 14, Pathé Schouwburgplein 7, WORM 1
SchagenSchagenNorth Holland
SchiedamSchiedamSouth Holland
SchijndelSchijndelNorth Brabant
SittardSittard-GeleenLimburgForoxity 8
SneekSúdwest-FryslânFriesland
SpijkenisseSpijkenisseSouth Holland
StadskanaalStadskanaalGroningen
SteenwijkSteenwijkerlandOverijssel
TerneuzenTerneuzenZeeland
The HagueThe HagueSouth HollandFilmhuis, Omniversum, Pathé Buitenhof 6, Pathé Scheveningen 8, Pathé Spuimarkt 9
TielTielGelderland
TilburgTilburgNorth BrabantPathé Tilburg 7
UdenUdenNorth Brabant
UtrechtUtrecht (municipality)Utrecht't Hoogt, Catharijne, Louis Hartlooper Complex, Pathé Rembrandt 3, City, CineMec Sterrenkijker
VeenendaalVeenendaalUtrecht
VeldhovenVeldhovenNorth Brabant
VenrayVenrayLimburg
VlissingenVlissingenZeelandCineCity[12]
VoorschotenVoorschotenSouth Holland
WaalwijkWaalwijkNorth Brabant
WageningenWageningenGelderland
WeertWeertLimburgGotcha! Cinema 5
WeespWeespNorth HollandFilmhuis Weesp 1
WijchenWijchenGelderlandCinema Roma 3
Wijk bij DuurstedeWijk bij DuurstedeUtrechtCalypso Theater 1
WinschotenOldambt (municipality)GroningenCultuurhuis de Klinker 1
WinterswijkWinterswijkGelderlandService Theater Skopein 3
WoerdenWoerdenUtrechtAnnexCinema 4
ZaandamZaanstadNorth HollandPathé Zaandam 6, Filmfabriek De Fabriek 2
ZaltbommelZaltbommelGelderlandFilmtheater Cinemaarten 1
ZandvoortZandvoortNorth HollandCinema Circus 1
ZeistZeistUtrechtFigi 4
ZevenaarZevenaarGelderlandMovie Unlimited 3,[13] Filmhuis Zevenaar 1
ZierikzeeZierikzeeSealandFilmtheater Zierikzee 1
ZoetermeerZoetermeerSouth HollandKinepolis Zoetermeer 8, Stadstheater Zoetermeer 1
ZutphenZutphenGelderlandLuxor Theater 1, Cinemajestic 4
ZwolleZwolleOverijsselPathé Zwolle 9 (Dolby Atmos), Filmtheater Fraterhuis 2

See also

Notes and references

  1. See table 1 in dit document. This includes movie theatres with a TV-sized screen.
  2. Cineville
  3. Not complete.
  4. Screenings not every day.
  5. http://www.luxor.nl
  6. http://www.utopolis.nl
  7. http://www.cinestar.nl
  8. http://www.mustsee.nl
  9. http://www.cinemahengelo.nl
  10. http://www.luxor.nl
  11. http://www.luxor.nl
  12. http://www.cinecity.nl
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2010-02-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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