14-03-2010

Planet Tušl becomes Slovenia's largest exhibitor

By Matevz Rudolf

    With the opening of its fifth multiplex in Koper on March 31, Slovenian cinema chain Planet Tuš (www.planet-tus.com) will become Slovenia's largest exhibitor.

    {mosimage}The multiplex, with six screens and 1498 seats, will be part of 61 million euro shopping center.

    Because the location is very close to Italian border and Trieste, the operator is considering showing movies with Italian subtitles.

    Planet Tuš (www.planet-tus.com) will have 32 cinema screens with 7,368 seats, while the competing exhibitor company Kolosej kinematografi (www.kolosej.si) has 30 screens in Slovenian cities with 6,566 seats. However Planet Tuš still has no screens in the capital city, Ljubljana. In 2009 approximately 1.5 million cinema tickets were sold in Kolosej (56 % market share) and 1 million in Planet Tuš (37 % market share). Planet Tuš's market share has been rising each year.

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