Utopia Group

{{Infobox company | name = Utopia Group SA | industry = Entertainment | location = Luxembourg | founded = {{start date and age|2002}} | predecessors = {{ubl|Utopia SA|Polyfilm BV}} }}

The '''Utopia Group SA''' was a Luxembourgish cinema chain which owned and operated cinemas located in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. In 2015, its French, Luxembourg and Dutch operations were acquired by the Kinepolis Group.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.euroinvestor.com/news/2015/11/09/kinepolis-group-takes-over-utopolis-activities-in-luxembourg-the-netherlands-and-france/13253763|title=Kinepolis Group takes over Utopolis' activities in Luxembourg, the Netherlands and France|work=EuroInvestor|access-date=2018-04-30|archive-date=22 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822160321/https://www.euroinvestor.com/news/2015/11/09/kinepolis-group-takes-over-utopolis-activities-in-luxembourg-the-netherlands-and-france/13253763|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Utopia Group's Belgian operations were bought by the French ''Union Générale Cinématographique'' (UGC), following a ruling against Kinepolis' bid by the Belgian competition authority<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmjournal.com/columns/kinepolis-acquires-utopolis-circuit|title=Kinepolis acquires Utopolis circuit {{!}} Film Journal International|website=www.filmjournal.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-30}}</ref>''.''

Originally formed in 2002 as a result of a merger between Luxembourg's Utopia SA and the Dutch Polyfilm BV, the company operated 19 cinemas, predominantly in the Benelux region, under the brand name of "Utopolis", with its flagship cinema, Utopolis Kirchberg (now Kinepolis Kirchberg), based in Luxembourg City.

Whilst most of the Utopia Group's cinemas have been renamed following the changes in ownership, a tribute remains in the form of the "Utopia" cinema in the Limpertsberg district of Luxembourg City.<ref>{{cite web|title=Utopolis Belval and Kirchberg cinemas in Luxembourg to become Kinepolis {{!}} Kinepolis Group|url=https://corporate.kinepolis.com/en/press-releases/utopolis-belval-and-kirchberg-cinemas-luxembourg-become-kinepolis|website=corporate.kinepolis.com|language=en}}</ref>

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20010220184252/http://utopolis.com/ Utopia Group official website]

Category:Cinema and movie theater chains Category:Cinema of Luxembourg Category:Hospitality companies of Luxembourg Category:Companies based in Luxembourg City Category:Defunct cinema and movie theater chains Category:2002 in Luxembourg