Nordic Cinema Group Explained

Nordic Cinema Group AB
Type:	Subsidiary
Industry:	Cinema
Area Served:	Nordic and Baltics
Owner:	AMC Theatres
Parent:	Odeon Cinemas Group

Nordic Cinema Group is a Swedish company which owns 103 cinemas and 590 cinema saloons in six countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). It was founded in 2013 through a merger of Filmstaden in Sweden, Odeon Kino in Norway, Finnkino in Finland and Forum Cinemas in the Baltics. Between 2013 and 2017, it was owned by both Bridgepoint and Bonnier Group.^[1]

In 2017, it was bought by AMC Theatres and merged into Odeon Cinemas Group.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} It still exists as the parent holding company for the local companies.^[6]

In 2020, the cinemas in the Baltics were sold to UP Invest.^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: 2015-04-28 . Sweden's Ratos sells cinema chain to Bridgepoint . en . Reuters . 2022-09-08.
2. News: AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ingår avtal för att förvärva Nordic Cinema Group. Mynewsdesk. 2018-03-25. sv.
3. Web site: Därför säljer Bonnier innehavet i SF Bio. www.resume.se. sv. 2018-03-30.
4. News: AMC köper Nordic Cinema Group – Bonnier säljer minoritetsinnehav. Mynewsdesk. 2018-03-30. sv.
5. Web site: Bonnier säljer biografer – får in 1,6 miljarder kronor. www.resume.se. sv. 2018-03-30.
6. Web site: NCG Holding AB i Stockholm (559094-8328) . 2023-12-05 . Merinfo.se . sv.
7. Web site: ERR . BNS, ERR News . 2020-08-31 . UP Invest to acquire Forum Cinemas movie theaters across Baltics . 2023-12-05 . ERR . en.