Ster-Kinekor is a

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n-based cinema company, and the country's largest

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exhibitor. It represents 60-65% of the market, having 32 cinema complexes consisting of 342 screens, 47 961 seats and 124 3D screens across the country (Commercial, 3D,

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, D-BOX, Kids’ Cinema, Nouveau and Cine Prestige). The company operates 6 cinema complexes in other regions of Africa with 33 screens and 4 077 seats. Its head office is at the Ster-Kinekor Office Park in Sandton,

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. Ster-Kinekor holds the largest

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of cinemas in South Africa, followed by Nu Metro Cinemas. Smaller, independent operators, including CineCentre, Movies@, and Epic Cinemas, make up the rest of the market. In 2021, following losses attributed to the COVID 19 pandemic, the company filed for " business rescue" and was acquired by investment firms 'Blantyre Capital' and 'Green Point Capital'.

References

External links

Official Ster-Kinekor website
{{Witwatersrand companies Cinema chains in South Africa Culture of Johannesburg Companies based in Sandton