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Nu Metro Hyde Park

Nu Metro Hyde Park is a Nu Metro cinema location in Johannesburg, South Africa, part of the country's oldest cinema exhibition chain.

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Overview

Nu Metro Hyde Park is one of the cinema locations operated by Nu Metro, a South African cinema exhibition brand. It is situated in Johannesburg, South Africa, and appears among the cinemas listed on Nu Metro's official website. The venue operates under the Nu Metro banner, which traces its origins to February 1902, when it began as South Africa's first cinema exhibitor. Today Nu Metro operates over 22 cinemas with 152 screens across cities in Southern Africa, including Cape Town, Worcester, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Amanzimtoti, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, and Pretoria, as well as Lusaka in Zambia and Maputo in Mozambique. Nu Metro Hyde Park serves audiences in the Johannesburg area as part of this network, offering the standard Nu Metro movie-going experience and access to the chain's premium cinema formats where available. The brand has continued to expand its footprint and introduce new cinema technologies, such as the Screen X 270° panoramic cinema experience, which debuted in South Africa at Nu Metro Gateway in Durban. Nu Metro Hyde Park contributes to the chain's presence in Gauteng and reflects Nu Metro's long-standing role in South African film exhibition.

History

Nu Metro began in February 1902 as South Africa's first cinema exhibitor. Over more than a century, it grew into a national cinema chain. As of the 2020s, Nu Metro operates over 22 cinemas with 152 screens across Southern Africa, including locations in South Africa, Zambia, and Mozambique. The chain has continued to open new cinemas, including in Ballito, Lenasia, Westgate, Welkom, and Pretoria East. In October 2025, the first Nu Metro cinemas to house all of the brand's new experiences opened at Gateway Theatre of Shopping in Umhlanga Rocks. Nu Metro Hyde Park is one of the chain's cinemas in Johannesburg, listed on the official Nu Metro website among its locations. The brand has also introduced premium formats such as Screen X, a 270° panoramic cinema experience developed by CJ 4DPLEX, first available in South Africa at Nu Metro Gateway in Durban.

  • Nu Metro began as South Africa's first cinema exhibitor.

  • First Nu Metro cinemas to house all new experiences opened at Gateway Theatre of Shopping in Umhlanga Rocks.

Products and positioning

Part of South Africa's oldest cinema exhibition chain, offering immersive and premium cinema experiences.

  • Screen X

    270° panoramic cinema experience developed by CJ 4DPLEX, first in South Africa at Nu Metro Gateway.

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