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 movie theater seats in the Netherlands 2007-2018
The statistic displays the number of movie theater seats in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in *). The number of movie theater seats in the Netherlands increased annually between 2009 and 2017. At the beginning of the time frame considered, there were just over theater seats in the Netherlands, whereas in 2017, the number of seats peaked at * seats. The number of movie theater seats in the Netherlands remained unchanged in 2018.
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Dutch Exhibitors Association. (June 6, 2019). Number of movie theater seats in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/871352/number-of-movie-theater-seats-in-the-netherlands/
Dutch Exhibitors Association. "Number of movie theater seats in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 6, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/871352/number-of-movie-theater-seats-in-the-netherlands/
Dutch Exhibitors Association. (2019). Number of movie theater seats in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/871352/number-of-movie-theater-seats-in-the-netherlands/
Dutch Exhibitors Association. "Number of Movie Theater Seats in The Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Jun 2019, /statistics/871352/number-of-movie-theater-seats-in-the-netherlands/
Dutch Exhibitors Association, Number of movie theater seats in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/871352/number-of-movie-theater-seats-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Number of movie theater seats in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Dutch Exhibitors Association, June 6, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/871352/number-of-movie-theater-seats-in-the-netherlands/
