Film Journal July 2018

a landmark move
ell, so far, so good.” Eddy
‘WDuquenne, chief executive of
Kinepolis Group (www.kinepolis.com),
is talking about how the integration of
Landmark Cinemas across Canada is
moving along. “The feeling that I have
today is the same as the feeling I got
the moment we signed the deal. So far,
so good. We are very excited about the
opportunity.”
Film Journal International caught
up with Duquenne between a board
meeting and release of first-quarter 2018
results and his heading across Brussels
to get ready for le Festival de Cannes.
On behalf of our readers, we thank
Duquenne and his team for providing
exclusive insight into the pan-European
exhibition powerhouse spreading its
reach across the Atlantic.
With the acquisition of 44 Landmark
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locations and 303 screens throughout
Western Canada, Ontario and the Yukon
Territory completed and approved by the
beginning of December, followed by the
acquisition of two Dutch NH Bioscopen
sites in January, Kinepolis welcomed 9.4
million guests during the first quarter
of 2018, 42.1% more than in the same
Kinepolis co-CEO Eddy Duquenne.
Above, the Kinepolis Antwerpen
and, at right, Landmarks Cinemas
Country Hills in Calgary, Canada.
period of the previous year. Turnover per
visitor increased in all seven countries of
operation, Kinepolis noted (94 cinemas
total worldwide, with 822 screens and
more than 180,000 seats). Whereas
revenue from tickets, beverages and
snacks increased faster than the number
of guests, “total revenue increased
Belga Photo Dirk Waem
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