Tickets sales boost Kinepolis profits
Cinema chain earnings increased 80% in 2006
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The Brussels-based company announced Friday an 80% jump in profit for the year to E14.6 million ($19.1 million) on revenues up 9.5% to $276 million.
Admissions for the whole chain -- which has theaters in Belgium, France, Spain, Poland and Switzerland -- grew by 6% to 23.9 million.
The biggest growth was in France, where ticket sales jumped 10%. Spanish admissions dipped by 2%.
The group said the jump in admissions had been driven mainly by hits such as "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," "The Da Vinci Code" and "Ice Age 2," as well as a handful of local successes such as "Friends Forever" in France and French-speaking Belgium.
Breaking down revenue, the percentage share of ticket sales dipped slightly to 61% compared with 62% in 2005.
This was to the benefit of drinks and snacks, which accounted for 21% of revenue compared with 20% in 2005. Kiosk sales grew by 12% due to increased prices and customers spending more.
The group said 2007 promised to be an equally successful year thanks to releases in a slew of franchises, including "Spider-Man 3," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "Shrek the Third," "Ocean's 13" and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."
