Odeon Kino

Odeon Kino is a Norwegian cinema exhibition group and one of the country's largest operators of movie theatres. The business operates cinemas in ten Norwegian cities and has more than 200 employees, giving it a substantial national footprint rather than representing a single local cinema venue. Its core activity is the public exhibition of feature films and other cinema programming through a network of branded theatres. The company previously operated under the name SF Kino. Its identity changed after AMC Theatres acquired the business in 2018. Following the transaction, SF Kino was renamed Odeon Kino, aligning the Norwegian operation with AMC's broader Odeon-branded cinema presence in Europe. The Norwegian company is fully owned by AMC Theatres through its subsidiary Filmstaden AB. The rebrand marked the principal documented turning point in the brand's recent history. It connected an established Norwegian cinema network with an international cinema group while retaining Odeon as the customer-facing name in Norway. The available reference material does not provide a founding year, founder, headquarters address, detailed financial results, executive roster, individual cinema names, or a full account of the group's programming and commercial strategy. Accordingly, those details are left unspecified rather than inferred. Odeon Kino's business scope is centered on cinema exhibition: operating venues, selling admission to film screenings, and supporting the in-theatre customer experience. As a cinema operator, its brand is distinct from a film studio or film distributor. Its market is Norway, with operations distributed across ten cities. The group is described as active and remains part of the AMC/Filmstaden corporate structure.

Odeon Kino is the current brand of a Norwegian cinema group formerly known as SF Kino. The business developed as a multi-city cinema operator serving the Norwegian market, rather than as a single-screen or single-location cinema. Reference material identifies it as Norway's largest cinema group, with cinemas in ten cities and a workforce of more than 200 employees. The defining recent event in the brand's history occurred in 2018, when AMC Theatres purchased the business. Before the acquisition, the Norwegian operation traded as SF Kino. After the change in ownership, it was renamed Odeon Kino. The new name placed the Norwegian cinema group within AMC's wider Odeon-branded European network and replaced the former SF Kino identity in the market. Corporate ownership is described as running from AMC Theatres through Filmstaden AB, which fully owns Odeon Kino. This structure links the Norwegian business to a larger international cinema exhibition group while preserving Odeon Kino as the local operating brand. The available sources do not document the company's original founding date, founder, detailed pre-2018 ownership history, venue-by-venue expansion, financial performance, or current management team. Odeon Kino's activity is cinema exhibition. Its operating model is based on running cinema venues and presenting films to audiences across Norway. The group is reported to have cinemas in ten cities and more than 200 employees. No reliable source material supplied for this entry identifies additional business lines, proprietary film production, or a separate distribution operation. The brand should therefore be classified under cinema exhibition and entertainment services rather than film studios.

• 2018

  AMC Theatres acquired the Norwegian cinema business

  [1]Odeon Kinoen.wikipedia.org

  AMC Theatres purchased the business formerly operating as SF Kino. The Norwegian operation subsequently became part of AMC's ownership structure through Filmstaden AB.

• 2018

  SF Kino was renamed Odeon Kino

  [1]Odeon Kinoen.wikipedia.org

  Following the AMC acquisition, the Norwegian cinema group adopted the Odeon Kino name.

A nationwide Norwegian cinema exhibition brand with an established local network and international ownership through AMC Theatres and Filmstaden AB.

• Cinema exhibition

  Odeon Kino cinema venues

  The brand's principal offering is public film exhibition through a network of cinemas in ten Norwegian cities. The venues form a national operating platform for screening films and delivering in-theatre cinema experiences. The supplied reference material does not specify individual venue names, screen formats, food and beverage services, loyalty programs, or other customer features.

• 2018

  Acquisition by AMC TheatresM&A

  Background

  The Norwegian cinema group was operating under the SF Kino name when AMC Theatres purchased it.

  Action taken

  AMC Theatres acquired the business and owned it through Filmstaden AB.

  Aftermath

  The business was renamed Odeon Kino and became part of AMC's broader European cinema structure.

  Source

• 2018

  Rebranding from SF Kino to Odeon KinoStrategy

  Background

  The ownership change created the basis for a new customer-facing identity in the Norwegian market.

  Action taken

  SF Kino changed its name to Odeon Kino after the AMC acquisition.

  Aftermath

  The Norwegian cinema network continued under the Odeon Kino brand within the AMC and Filmstaden ownership structure.

  Source

• 2018

  SF Kino renamed Odeon Kino after AMC acquisition[1]Odeon Kinoen.wikipedia.org

  M&A · Leadership change · Other

  After AMC Theatres purchased the Norwegian cinema business, SF Kino changed its name to Odeon Kino. The Norwegian operation became part of AMC's European cinema structure through Filmstaden AB.

1. 1Odeon Kinoen.wikipedia.org