The number of cinemas/movie theaters, screens and seats is based on member base (as of January 1st 2019) excluding travelling and open air cinemas (in 2018:3) and the movie theaters without weekly programs (in 2018, incl. 12 internal film theaters: 78 film houses with 69 screens and 11,700 seats).
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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Number of cinema seats in the Netherlands 2007-2018
The statistic displays the number of cinema seats in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018. The number of cinema seats in the Netherlands increased steadily between 2007 and 2017, peaking at ** seats in 2017. In 2018, the number of cinema seats in the Netherlands decreased for the first time within the period considered, to approximately ** seats in total.
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Dutch Exhibitors Association. (June 6, 2019). Number of cinema seats in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/871298/number-of-cinema-seats-in-the-netherlands/
Dutch Exhibitors Association. "Number of cinema seats in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 6, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/871298/number-of-cinema-seats-in-the-netherlands/
Dutch Exhibitors Association. (2019). Number of cinema seats in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/871298/number-of-cinema-seats-in-the-netherlands/
Dutch Exhibitors Association. "Number of Cinema Seats in The Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Jun 2019, /statistics/871298/number-of-cinema-seats-in-the-netherlands/
Dutch Exhibitors Association, Number of cinema seats in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/871298/number-of-cinema-seats-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Number of cinema seats in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Dutch Exhibitors Association, June 6, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/871298/number-of-cinema-seats-in-the-netherlands/
