During the first six months of 2008, Kinepolis Group received 10.4 million visitors, 2.7% fewer than in 2007.
Compared to the international cinema market, however, this is a creditable performance. In France and Spain Kinepolis did better than the cinema market; in Belgium the fall in visitor numbers is in line with the market.
In the first quarter of 2008 Kinepolis sold 11.2% more tickets than in 2007. However, from April to June 2008 Kinepolis's ticket sales were 18.2% lower than in the same period of 2007.
The striking growth recorded in the first few months was unfortunately cancelled out by the downturn during the second quarter. In 2007, ticket sales accounted for about 59% of the total revenue of the Kinepolis Group.