cinemas

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ster-Kinekor's new Rosebank IMAX gets a launch date

    Ster-Kinekor's new Rosebank IMAX gets a launch date Ster-Kinekor will launch its first Imax with Laser cinema in Gauteng at The Zone @ Rosebank on Friday, 10 April 2026. The cinema chain said the new theatre will ensure that movie fans get to feel the full scale and emotion of a film...
  2. Hanno Labuschagne

    Project Hail Mary a hit at the Box Office

    Project Hail Mary a hit at the Box Office Project Hail Mary, from Amazon.com’s Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio, was the No. 1 film at the US and Canadian box office this weekend with $80.5 million worth of tickets, scoring the highest-grossing debut of any movie this year. The film’s performance in...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    New Ster-Kinekor Imax theatre in Gauteng

    New Ster-Kinekor Imax theatre in Gauteng Ster-Kinekor is installing a new Imax theatre at The Zone @ Rosebank in Johannesburg, which will become its premium cinema site in Gauteng. Imax theatres provide a superior movie-viewing experience compared to most conventional cinema screens, with...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nu Metro announces launch date for new Cavendish Square cinema

    Nu Metro announces launch date for new Cavendish Square cinema Nu Metro will open a new cinema at Cavendish Square in Cape Town on Monday, 15 December 2025, following the takeover of the cinema complex from Ster-Kinekor. Ster-Kinekor closed its movie theatres at the mall in Claremont on 12...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    KPop Demon Hunters a rare cinema hit for Netflix

    Netflix's Kpop Demon Hunters a rare cinema hit KPop Demon Hunters, an animated musical released by Netflix Inc., topped the US and Canadian box office during its two-day theatrical debut, a rare win at theatres for the streaming giant, which usually avoids chasing box office revenue for its...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ster-Kinekor reduces retrenchments and cinema closures

    Ster-Kinekor reduces retrenchments and cinema closures Ster-Kinekor completed its Section 189 and restructuring processes at the end of May, and it laid off far fewer staff members than it had initially anticipated. It has also reduced the number of cinemas destined for closure from nine...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ster-Kinekor has a bright future in SA — CEO

    Ster-Kinekor has a bright future in SA — CEO Ster-Kinekor CEO Mark Sardi believes cinema has a bright future in South Africa despite headwinds like the popularity of streaming services, load-shedding, and the effect of the Hollywood actor's strike. In an interview with 702, Sardi explained...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Netflix's head of film starting his own company

    Netflix's head of film starting his own company Scott Stuber, who built Netflix Inc. into Hollywood’s most prolific movie studio, will leave the streaming giant in March to start a new company. Stuber will stay on as global film chairman at least until the Academy Awards in March to wrap up...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    The Marvels records lowest-ever opening weekend for Disney superhero movie

    The Marvels records lowest-ever opening weekend for Disney superhero movie Walt Disney Co.’s The Marvels generated $47 million (R880 million) in US and Canadian theatre ticket sales this past weekend, the lowest opening ever for the company’s famous superhero franchise. The receipts compare...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's movie ticket prices have doubled since 2014

    South Africa's movie ticket prices have doubled since 2014 South Africa's movie ticket prices have just about doubled since 2014, an analysis by MyBroadband has revealed. In the past few years, movie theatre attendance has declined amid the proliferation of straight-to-streaming movies.
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Barbie and Oppenheimer movies take box office to four-year high

    Barbie and Oppenheimer movies take box office to four-year high Cinemas finally have something to celebrate. Barbie, a comedy about the famous fashion doll, and Oppenheimer, a biography of the inventor of the atomic bomb, brought out movie fans in droves, helping box office revenue this...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Top Gun: Maverick and Doctor Strange 2 draw South Africans back to the cinemas

    Top Gun: Maverick and Doctor Strange 2 draw South Africans back to the cinemas Cinemas have taken a pummeling over the last two years, but blockbuster films like Top Gun: Maverick and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness are making South Africans return to the big screen in droves. The...
  13. Jan

    Best-performing movies at Ster-Kinekor for 2022 so far

    Top movies at South African cinemas This year, the most popular movie in South Africa — viewed in Ster-Kinekor theatres — is Spider-Man: No Way Home, while the top films on Netflix and Showmax are Senior Year and Till Death, respectively. The top ten list for Ster-Kinekor includes titles such...
  14. Jan

    Ster-Kinekor one-day special - R127 for two 2D movie tickets, large popcorn, and two drinks

    Ster-Kinekor offering big special on movie tickets — and popcorn and Coke In celebration of 127 years of cinema in South Africa, Ster-Kinekor is offering a big deal on movie tickets for one day only. On Tuesday, 19 April 2022, moviegoers can buy two tickets for a regular 2D screening at one of...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ster-Kinekor's business rescue plan gets the all clear

    Ster-Kinekor's business rescue plan gets the all clear Ster-Kinekor Theatres' (SKT's) business rescue practitioner (BRP) Stefan Smyth has announced that the company's creditors and shareholders have approved and adopted a business rescue plan that will see it get a R250-million senior debt...
  16. Savy561

    Demon Slayer Movie releasing in cinemas locally on April 9th

    So just noticed on numetro that Demon Slayer Mugen Train movie is releasing locally in cinemas on April 9th. Now I believe this might be the first subbed anime to ever release in South African cinemas so I will be supporting this movie day 1 and am absolutely pumped to not have to wait until...
  17. Kevin Lancaster

    Two very cool South African home cinemas

    Two very cool South African home cinemas Many South Africans are investing in home cinemas, with luxurious and spacious versions proving popular.
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