Kinepolis Brussels

Kinepolis Brussels is a cinema complex on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Brussels, Belgium, owned by the Kinepolis Group.

History

Albert Bert had had success with his 12 screen Decascoops cinema in Ghent, Belgium which had opened in 1981. He also owned a 5 screen cinema in Kortrijk, the Pentascoop. On 29 September 1988, Bert opened the Kinepolis in Brussels with 9 screens, including a 430-seat IMAX theatre. He had invested 500 million Belgian francs ($13 million) into the cinema.[1] Bert finished adding screens when it reached 25 screens and 7,600 seats,[2] and it was credited as being both the first and the then-largest cinema Megaplex in the world.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

‌The IMAX screen closed at the end of 2005, due to a shortage of available content. On 16 November 2016, Kinepolis announced the reopening of the screen. It is equipped with laser projection and IMAX's new 12.1 sound technology. At the time, the screen was the largest IMAX screen in Europe with a surface area of 532 m2 (5,730 sq ft).[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "'Greatest Pic Complex' Kinepolis To Give Brussels 18 More Screens". Variety. October 12, 1988. p. 152.
  2. ^ John Tagliabue (January 27, 2000). "Now Playing Europe: Invasion of the Multiplex; With Subplots on Pride and Environment". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
  3. ^ Acland, Charles R. (2003). Screen Traffic: Movies, Multiplexes, and Global Culture. p. 136. ISBN 978-0822331636.
  4. ^ Edmunds, Marlene (June 15, 1998). "Kinepolis Keeps the Plexes Coming". Variety. p. 74.
  5. ^ "Kinepolis Brussels in Brussels, BE". Cinema Treasures.
  6. ^ Kinepolis (16 November 2016). "Kinepolis re-opens IMAX theatre in Brussels". GlobeNewswire. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ Echikson, William (1997-10-06). "Belgium's Kinepolis Takes The Megaplex On The Road". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  8. ^ itinari (2020) Visit Kinepolis Brussels [Accessed 25 Dec. 2021].
  9. ^ "Kinepolis Brussels, Brussels". DestiMap. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  10. ^ "Mega-ambitious". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  11. ^ "Kinepolis Brussels & IMAX". www.imax.com. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  12. ^ Kinepolis België (2016-12-21). Making of Kinepolis IMAX Brussel. Retrieved 2026-02-23 – via YouTube.
  • Media related to Kinepolis, Brussels at Wikimedia Commons

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