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Multikino

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Multikino SA
Company typeJoint stock company
IndustryCinemas
Founded1998
HeadquartersWarsaw, Poland
Key people
Pawel Swist
General Director
RevenueUnknown
Number of employees
~1000
ParentVue International
Websitewww.multikino.pl
Multikino in Bydgoszcz
Multikino in Arkady Wrocławskie, Wrocław

Multikino is the second largest multiplex chain in Poland. It was responsible for opening the nation's first multiplex, located in Poznań. It is owned by Vue International, and the brand name also applies to cinemas in Lithuania.

History

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The company started its operation in 1995 as joint venture between ITI Cinema and British UCI. In 2003 ITI bought the UCI shares and owned the company until 2013.

As Multikino was the first company to run multiplex cinemas in Poland, the term multikino is often used as a description of multiplex cinema. The situation resembles the one with Sony's Walkman, when it is used as a description for portable CC player, despite it being a registered trademark.

In February 2008 it was announced that Multikino would merge with its second largest rival, Silver Screen. Once the transaction was complete, Multikino operated 19 cinemas with 174 screens in 13 Polish cities.[1] There were also plans to enter the Ukrainian market, but due to global crisis it has never happened.

In August 2008, Multikino have installed digital projectors in each cinema. That allows viewing of 3D movies in Dolby 3D Digital Cinema.

In 2010, Multikino opened the first cinema network outside Polish borders in Riga - Latvia (August 2010) and in Vilnius - Lithuania (September 2010).

In May 2013, Vue Entertainment acquired Polish Multikino.[2] The acquisition was completed in October 2013.

Locations

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# Location Country No. of screens
1 Bydgoszcz  Poland 10 screens
2 Elbląg 6 screens
3 Gdańsk 10 screens
4 Gdynia 8 screens

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Katowice 9 screens
6 Koszalin 6 screens
7 Kraków 12 screens
8 Łódź 10 screens
9 Poznań (Multikino 51) 8 screens
10 Poznań (Stary Browar) 8 screens
11 Poznań (Galeria Malta) 10 screens included 3 Platinum screens
12 Radom (Galeria Słoneczna) 6 screens
13 Rumia 5 screens
14 Rybnik 7 screens
15 Riga (Rīga Plaza)  Latvia 8 screens
16 Sopot  Poland 6 screens
17 Szczecin 9 screens
18 Tychy 5 screens
19 Vilnius (OZAS Gallery)  Lithuania 7 screens
20 Warsaw (Ursynów)  Poland 12 screens
21 Warsaw (Złote Tarasy) 8 screens
22 Warsaw (Wola Park) 6 screens
23 Warsaw (Targówek) 12 screens
24 Włocławek 6 screens
25 Wrocław (Arkady) 10 screens
26 Wrocław (Pasaż Grunwaldzki) 11 screens
27 Zabrze 13 screens
28 Zgorzelec 3 screens

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