Movie theaters in the Netherlands

Theater Tuschinski in Amsterdam Rialto in Amsterdam

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.

## Pathé

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Pathé Theatres B.V. is part of the Pathé Cinémas [2] 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 €22,50 per month (and a discounted rate of €18,50 for those under 30) .[3] 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

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

* Museon-Omniversum (formerly known as Omniversum), The Hague \- IMAX Dome
* Pathé Arena, Amsterdam \- IMAX Laser 3D
* Pathé Eindhoven, Eindhoven \- IMAX Laser 3D
* Pathé Schouwburgplein, Rotterdam \- IMAX Laser 3D
* Pathé Spuimarkt, The Hague \- IMAX Laser 3D
* Pathé Tilburg, Tilburg \- IMAX Laser 3D
* Pathé Arnhem, Arnhem \- IMAX Laser 3D

## Table of movie theaters in the Netherlands

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Town | Municipality | Province | Theaters with number of screens[4]

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's-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | North Brabant |
Alblasserdam | Alblasserdam | South Holland |
Alkmaar | Alkmaar | North Holland |
Almere | Almere | Flevoland |
Alphen aan den Rijn | Alphen aan den Rijn | South Holland |
Amersfoort | Amersfoort | Utrecht |
Amstelveen | Amstelveen | North Holland |
Amsterdam | Amsterdam | North Holland | De Balie 1,[5] Cavia 1,[5] Cinecenter 4, EYE 2, City [nl] 7\. Het Ketelhuis [nl] 3, Kriterion [nl] 3, Lab111, Melkweg 1, The Movies 4, Pathé ArenA 14, Pathé De Munt 13, Pathé Tuschinski 6, Rialto [nl] 3, Rialto VU, Studio K 2, Tropentheater 1,[5] De Uitkijk [nl] 1
Apeldoorn | Apeldoorn | Gelderland | Vue Apeldoorn 7
Arnhem | Arnhem | Gelderland | Pathé Rembrandt Arnhem 5
Assen | Assen | Drenthe |
Bergen (NH) | Bergen (NH) | North Holland |
Bergen op Zoom | Bergen op Zoom | North Brabant |
Best | Best, North Brabant | North Brabant |
Beverwijk | Beverwijk | North Holland | Cineworld
Breda | Breda | North Brabant | Pathé Breda 7
Castricum | Castricum | North Holland | Corso
Delft | Delft | South Holland | Pathé Delft 7, Filmhuis Lumen
Den Burg | Texel | North Holland |
Den Helder | Den Helder | North Holland |
Deventer | Deventer | Overijssel | Luxor[6]
Doetinchem | Doetinchem | Gelderland | Cinecity
Dordrecht | Dordrecht | South Holland | The Movies
Drachten | Smallingerland | Friesland |
Dronten | Dronten | Flevoland |
Echt | Echt-Susteren | Limburg |
Ede | Ede | Gelderland |
Eindhoven | Eindhoven | North Brabant | Pathé Eindhoven 8, JT Eindhoven 8, Natlab by Plaza Futura 6, Service Bioscoop Zien 5, De Zwarte Doos 1 (University Cinema)
Emmeloord | Noordoostpolder | Flevoland |
Emmen | Emmen | Drenthe | Utopolis 7[7]
Enschede | Enschede | Overijssel | CineStar[8]
Geertruidenberg | Geertruidenberg | North Brabant |
Geleen | Sittard-Geleen | Limburg |
Goes | Goes | Zeeland |
Gorinchem | Gorinchem | South Holland |
Gouda | Gouda | South Holland |
Groningen | Groningen (municipality) | Groningen | Megabioscoop MustSee Euroborg 10 (impressie mustsee),[9] Images 3, Pathé 9
Haarlem | Haarlem | North Holland | Brinkmann 5, Filmschuur 2, Palace 1
Hardenberg | Hardenberg | Overijssel |
Harderwijk | Harderwijk | Gelderland |
Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Friesland |
Heerhugowaard | Heerhugowaard | North Holland |
Heerlen | Heerlen | Limburg | Royal Theater, Filmhuis De Spiegel, H5 theaters
Hellevoetsluis | Hellevoetsluis | South Holland |
Helmond | Helmond | North Brabant | Pathé Helmond 5
Hengelo | Hengelo | Overijssel | Cinema Hengelo,[10] Filmhuis Hengelo[11]
Hilversum | Hilversum | North Holland |
Hoofddorp | Haarlemmermeer | North Holland |
Hoogeveen | Hoogeveen | Drenthe | Luxor[6]
Hoogezand-Sappemeer | Hoogezand-Sappemeer | Groningen |
Hoorn | Hoorn | North Holland |
Houten | Houten | Utrecht |
Huizen | Huizen | North Holland |
Hulst | Hulst | Zeeland |
Kampen | Kampen, Overijssel | Overijssel |
Klazienaveen | Emmen | Drenthe |
Leeuwarden | Leeuwarden | Friesland |
Leiden | Leiden | South Holland | Trianon [nl], Lido/Studio, Kijkhuis
Lelystad | Lelystad | Flevoland |
Lisse | Lisse | South Holland |
Maastricht | Maastricht | Limburg |
Malden | Heumen | Gelderland |
Meppel | Meppel | Drenthe | Luxor[6]
Middelburg | Middelburg | Zeeland |
Naaldwijk | Westland | South Holland |
Nieuwegein | Nieuwegein | Utrecht |
Nijmegen | Nijmegen | Gelderland |
Oostburg | Sluis | Zeeland |
Oosterhout | Oosterhout | North Brabant |
Oss | Oss | North Brabant |
Oudenbosch | Halderberge | North Brabant |
Panningen | Peel en Maas | Limburg |
Purmerend | Purmerend | North Holland |
Reuver | Beesel | Limburg |
Roermond | Roermond | Limburg | Foroxity 7
Roosendaal | Roosendaal | North Brabant |
Rotterdam | Rotterdam | South Holland | Cinerama 7, Kino, Lantaren/Venster 5, Pathé De Kuip 14, Pathé Schouwburgplein 7, WORM 1
Schagen | Schagen | North Holland |
Schiedam | Schiedam | South Holland |
Schijndel | Schijndel | North Brabant |
Sittard | Sittard-Geleen | Limburg | Foroxity 8
Sneek | Súdwest-Fryslân | Friesland |
Spijkenisse | Spijkenisse | South Holland |
Stadskanaal | Stadskanaal | Groningen |
Steenwijk | Steenwijkerland | Overijssel |
Terneuzen | Terneuzen | Zeeland |
The Hague | The Hague | South Holland | Filmhuis, Omniversum, Pathé Buitenhof 6, Pathé Scheveningen 8, Pathé Spuimarkt 9
Tiel | Tiel | Gelderland |
Tilburg | Tilburg | North Brabant | Pathé Tilburg 7
Uden | Uden | North Brabant |
Utrecht | Utrecht (municipality) | Utrecht | 't Hoogt, Catharijne [nl], Louis Hartlooper Complex [nl], Pathé Rembrandt 3, City, CineMec Sterrenkijker
Veenendaal | Veenendaal | Utrecht |
Veldhoven | Veldhoven | North Brabant |
Venray | Venray | Limburg |
Vlissingen | Vlissingen | Zeeland | CineCity[12]
Voorschoten | Voorschoten | South Holland |
Waalwijk | Waalwijk | North Brabant |
Wageningen | Wageningen | Gelderland |
Weert | Weert | Limburg | Gotcha! Cinema 5
Weesp | Weesp | North Holland | Filmhuis Weesp 1
Wijchen | Wijchen | Gelderland | Cinema Roma 3
Wijk bij Duurstede | Wijk bij Duurstede | Utrecht | Calypso Theater 1
Winschoten | Oldambt (municipality) | Groningen | Cultuurhuis de Klinker 1
Winterswijk | Winterswijk | Gelderland | Service Theater Skopein 3
Woerden | Woerden | Utrecht | AnnexCinema 4
Zaandam | Zaanstad | North Holland | Pathé Zaandam 6, Filmfabriek De Fabriek 2
Zaltbommel | Zaltbommel | Gelderland | Filmtheater Cinemaarten 1
Zandvoort | Zandvoort | North Holland | Cinema Circus 1
Zeist | Zeist | Utrecht | Figi 4
Zevenaar | Zevenaar | Gelderland | Movie Unlimited 3,[13] Filmhuis Zevenaar 1
Zierikzee | Zierikzee | Sealand | Filmtheater Zierikzee 1
Zoetermeer | Zoetermeer | South Holland | Kinepolis Zoetermeer 8, Stadstheater Zoetermeer 1
Zutphen | Zutphen | Gelderland | Luxor Theater 1, Cinemajestic 4
Zwolle | Zwolle | Overijssel | Pathé Zwolle 9 (Dolby Atmos), Filmtheater Fraterhuis 2

## See also

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* Cinema of the Netherlands

Portals:

* Companies
* Netherlands
* Film

## Notes and references

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1. ^ See table 1 in dit document. This includes movie theatres with a TV-sized screen.
2. ^ "Homepage". Pathé. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
3. ^ Cineville
4. ^ Not complete.
5. ^ a b c Screenings not every day.
6. ^ a b c "Home". luxor.nl.
7. ^ "Home". utopolis.nl.
8. ^ "Home". cinestar.nl.
9. ^ "Home". mustsee.nl.
10. ^ "Home". cinemahengelo.nl.
11. ^ "Filmhuis Hengelo" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-01-22.
12. ^ "Home". cinecity.nl.
13. ^ "Movie Unlimited Bioscoop Zevenaar - Home". Archived from the original on 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2010-02-22.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cinemas in the Netherlands.

* Movie theaters in the Netherlands (PDF)
* Cinema program in the Netherlands
* Cinema Context: an encyclopedia of cinemas in the Netherlands from 1896 (Dutch and English)
* upcoming releases in the Netherlands