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{{Infobox company |
  name   = Multikino SA|
  logo   = [[Image:Logo-magenta-przezr.png|150px|Logo-magenta-przezr]] |
  type   = [[Joint stock company]]|
  foundation     = 1998|
  location       = [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]|
  key_people     = Pawel Swist<br><small>General Director</small>|
  num_employees  = ~1000|
  industry       = [[Cinemas]]|
  products       = |
  parent         = [[Vue International]]|
  revenue        = Unknown|
  homepage       = {{url|https://www.multikino.pl/}}
}}
[[File:Multikino Bydgoszcz panorama.jpg|thumb|250px|Multikino in [[Bydgoszcz]]]]
[[File:Arkady Wrocławskie (23 czerwiec 2007)-2.jpg|thumb|250px|Multikino in Arkady Wrocławskie, [[Wrocław]]]]
'''Multikino''' is the second largest [[movie theater|multiplex]] chain in Poland. It was responsible for opening the nation's first multiplex, located in [[Poznań]]. It is owned by [[Vue International]], and the brand name also applies to cinemas in Lithuania.

==History==
The company started its operation in 1995 as joint venture between ITI Cinema and [[United Kingdom|British]] UCI. In 2003 ITI bought the UCI shares and owned the company until 2013.

As Multikino was the first company to run multiplex cinemas in [[Poland]], the term ''multikino'' is often used as a description of multiplex cinema. The situation resembles the one with [[Sony]]'s ''[[Walkman]]'', when it is used as a description for portable [[Compact Cassette|CC]] player, despite it being a registered trademark.

In February 2008 it was announced that Multikino would merge with its second largest rival, [[Silver Screen (Poland)|Silver Screen]]. Once the transaction was complete, Multikino operated 19 cinemas with 174 screens in 13 Polish cities.<ref>[http://www.filmneweurope.com/content/view/624/1/ Film New Europe – Multikino to merge with Silver Screen in Poland<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> There were also plans to enter the Ukrainian market, but due to global crisis it has never happened.

In August 2008, Multikino have installed digital projectors in each cinema. That allows viewing of 3D movies in [[Dolby 3D Digital Cinema]].

In 2010, Multikino opened the first cinema network outside Polish borders in [[Riga]] - [[Latvia]] (August 2010) and in [[Vilnius]] - [[Lithuania]] (September 2010).

In May 2013, [[Vue International|Vue Entertainment]] acquired Polish Multikino.<ref>[http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/uks-vue-entertainment-buys-polish-152510033.html#ahflkasjhdflakd Vue Entertainment buys Polish Multikino]</ref> The acquisition was completed in October 2013.

== Locations ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"
|-
! # !! Location 
!Country!! No. of screens
|-
| 1 || [[Bydgoszcz]] 
| rowspan="14" | {{Flag|Poland}}|| 10 screens
|-
| 2 || [[Elbląg]] || 6 screens
|-
| 3 || [[Gdańsk]] || 10 screens
|-
| 4 || [[Gdynia]] || 8 screens
|-
|
5
|[[Katowice]]
|9 screens
|-
| 6 || [[Koszalin]] || 6 screens
|-
| 7 || [[Kraków]] || 12 screens
|-
| 8 || [[Łódź]] || 10 screens
|-
| 9 || [[Poznań]] (Multikino 51) || 8 screens
|-
| 10 || [[Poznań]] ([[Stary Browar]]) || 8 screens
|-
| 11 || [[Poznań]] (Galeria Malta) || 10 screens included 3 Platinum screens
|-
| 12 || [[Radom]] (Galeria Słoneczna) || 6 screens
|- 
| 13 || [[Rumia]] || 5 screens
|-
| 14 || [[Rybnik]] || 7 screens
|-
| 15 || [[Riga]] ([[Rīga Plaza]])
|{{Flag|Latvia}}
|8 screens
|-
| 16 || [[Sopot]] 
| rowspan="3" | {{Flag|Poland}}|| 6 screens
|-
|17
|[[Szczecin]]
|9 screens
|-
|18
|[[Tychy]]
|5 screens
|-
|19
|[[Vilnius]] (OZAS Gallery)
|{{Flag|Lithuania}}
|7 screens
|-
|20
|[[Warsaw]] ([[Ursynów]])
| rowspan="9" |{{Flag|Poland}}
|12 screens
|-
|21
|[[Warsaw]] ([[Złote Tarasy]])
|8 screens
|-
|22
|[[Warsaw]] ([[Wola Park]])
|6 screens
|-
|23
|[[Warsaw]] ([[Targówek]])
|12 screens
|-
|24
|[[Włocławek]]
|6 screens
|-
|25
|[[Wrocław]] (Arkady)
|10 screens
|-
|26
|[[Wrocław]] (Pasaż Grunwaldzki)
|11 screens
|-
|27
|[[Zabrze]]
|13 screens
|-
|28
|[[Zgorzelec]]
|3 screens
|}
*

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official|https://www.multikino.pl/}}

{{Grupa ITI}}
{{Cinema chains in Poland}}

[[Category:Cinema chains in Poland]]
[[Category:Companies based in Warsaw]]
[[Category:Entertainment companies established in 1998]]
[[Category:Polish Joint-stock companies]]
[[Category:Polish brands]]
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