Cinema Lumiere

What Cinema Lumiere does

Cinema Lumiere, operated by Lumiere Sp. z o.o. (registered in Białystok, Poland; NIP 542 28 61 922), is a two-location regional cinema chain serving the secondary Polish cities of Suwałki (~70,000 residents) and Szczytno (~35,000 residents) in north-eastern Poland. Both venues are anchored inside local shopping centres (Suwałki Plaza and Centrum Handlowe Jurand), providing 2D and 3D digital film screenings, concession/bufet food and beverage sales, and a programming calendar that combines mainstream blockbusters with curated events such as Horrorowa Noc Filmowa, Kino Konesera (Connoisseur Cinema), Babski Wieczór (Women's Night), and Maratony Filmowe.

The business operates across three primary revenue streams: per-screening ticket sales (standard, reduced 'ulgowy', school group, corporate, and special-event tickets priced between 18-28 PLN), concession/beverage sales, and ancillary services including private cinema room rental for corporate meetings and in-cinema advertising packages for local businesses. Technology infrastructure is limited to digital cinema projection systems and the MSI third-party online ticket reservation platform, which integrates showtime browsing, filtering by genre/age rating/language version, and seat reservation. Distribution is anchored by physical box offices, supplemented by online booking portals and direct phone-based B2B outreach for school groups and corporate clients; no paid digital advertising is evident.

The company serves a horizontally segmented customer base: individual consumers (families, students, seniors, film enthusiasts), school and preschool groups (≥15 paying attendees at 18-19 PLN per student with educational materials), and corporate clients (open vouchers valid 3 months at 20-21 PLN, plus room rental for events). Cinema Lumiere is a member of the Sieć Kin Studyjnych (Study Cinema Network) and the Kino w Twoim Mieście programme, with a partnership with the Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej (PISF), giving access to curated Polish and European film content and institutional credibility in the Polish cultural cinema market.

Name

Cinema Lumiere

Legal name

Lumiere Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://cinema-lumiere.pl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cinema Lumiere is a two-location regional cinema chain operating in Suwałki and Szczytno, north-eastern Poland, offering 2D/3D film screenings, concession services, themed events, school group programmes, and corporate room rentals to local consumers, schools, and businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cinema and Movie Theatre Operations

NAICS

Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins) (512131)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830)

akta.pro primary industry

Cinema Chains & Multiplex Operators (MPADAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Independent & Art-house Cinemas (MPADAKAB), Private Screenings & Venue Rentals (Corporate, Parties) (MPADAKAJ), Special Event Screenings & Pop-up Cinemas (MPADAKAE)

Keywords

• Movie theatre operations
• Film exhibition services
• Cinema chain operations
• Group film screenings
• Corporate cinema vouchers

Headquarters

HQ city

Bialystok

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Film ticket sales: Primary revenue stream from the sale of individual tickets to film screenings across both cinema locations. Ticket categories include standard full-price, reduced/ulgowy (students, seniors, children), group school tickets, corporate tickets, and special event tickets. Ticket sales are processed at physical box offices (cash and card) and online via the MSI booking portal.
2. Concession / bar sales: On-site food and beverage (bufet) sales at both cinema locations, open 30 minutes before the first screening and closing 15 minutes after the last screening starts. Accepts cash and card payments.
3. Cinema room rental for private events: Rental of 3 cinema halls for corporate events, conferences, meetings, and trainings. Customers can display their own multimedia presentations on the large cinema screen, leveraging the cinema environment for business purposes.
4. In-cinema advertising: Advertising packages for local businesses, including pre-screening ad placement before all or selected showings, ad creation assistance, digital format conversion, and supplementary lobby advertising with posters, roll-ups, and leaflets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cinema Lumiere operates two multi-screen cinemas in Suwałki and Szczytno (north-eastern Poland) showing mainstream, family, and curated arthouse films in 2D and 3D with digital projection. The cinemas sell tickets online and at the box office, operate concession bars, run themed events (Horror Nights, Connoisseur Cinema, Women's Nights, Film Marathons), and serve the corporate and education segments through vouchers, room rentals, and school group screenings.

Product overview

Cinema Lumiere operates as a two-location cinema chain in Poland (Suwałki and Szczytno), functioning as a traditional movie theater business rather than a software platform. The core offering consists of regular film screenings across multiple screens at both locations. The portfolio includes specialized programming through modules like Babski Wieczór (Ladies' Night), Kino Konesera (Connoisseur Cinema), and Maratony Filmowe (Film Marathons), plus Horrorowa Noc Filmowa (Horror Film Night) events. Additional services include school group bookings with educational materials, corporate room rentals for presentations and conferences, and voucher gift certificates. The cinemas also feature concession stands (bufet) serving food and beverages. Both locations use separate ticketing systems (bilety.kinoszczytno.pl for Szczytno and 93.159.54.2 for Suwałki) for online ticket reservations.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cinema Lumiere Suwałki Multi-screen cinema location in Suwałki operating from Centrum Handlowo-Rozrywkowe Suwałki Plaza, offering 2D and 3D film screenings, concession bar, and special themed events for the local public, schools, and corporate clients.
• Cinema Lumiere Szczytno Multi-screen cinema location in Szczytno at Centrum Handlowe Jurand, offering 2D and 3D film screenings, concession bar, and themed events including horror nights, film marathons, and school programmes for the local public, schools, and corporate clients.
• Kino Konesera (Connoisseur Cinema) Curated specialty cinema screenings featuring arthouse, classic, and auteur films targeted at film enthusiasts and connoisseurs across both Suwałki and Szczytno locations.
• Horrorowa Noc Filmowa (Horror Film Night) Recurring themed special event featuring back-to-back horror film screenings, presented as double-feature evenings for horror film fans.
• Maratony Filmowe (Film Marathons) Themed multi-film screening events where audiences watch several films in succession, often organised around specific genres or franchises.
• Babski Wieczór (Ladies' Night / Kino Kobiet) Recurring special evening screening event targeting female audiences with curated film selections, presented at both Suwałki and Szczytno locations.
• Dla Szkół (School Screenings) Group booking service offering discounted tickets (18–19 PLN per student) for organised school and preschool groups of 15+ paying attendees, including educational materials and the option to arrange screenings outside the regular repertoire.
• Wynajem Sal Kinowych (Cinema Room Rental) Rental of cinema screening rooms for corporate meetings, conferences, training sessions, and private events, allowing customers to display multimedia presentations on the large cinema screen.
• Vouchery (Corporate Gift Vouchers) Open-dated gift tickets valid for 3 months from purchase, redeemable for any film screening at any showtime, popular as corporate employee rewards and social fund redemption for local firms and institutions.
• Concession / Bar Sales On-site food and beverage concession service at both cinema locations, open before the first screening and through the start of the last screening, accepting cash and card payments.
• In-Cinema Advertising Packages Advertising packages for local businesses, including pre-screening ad placements, ad creation assistance, digital format conversion, and supplementary lobby advertising (posters, roll-ups, leaflets).

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej (Polish Institute of Film Art)minorOthersThe Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej (PISF) is Poland's national film institute, which supports the development of Polish cinema through funding, promotion, and cultural programmes. Cinema Lumiere is listed as a partner on the cinema's website, indicating institutional support or recognition of the cinema as part of the Polish cultural cinema network.
• Sieć Kin Studyjnych (Study Cinema Network)coreOthersSieć Kin Studyjnych is a network of independent 'study cinemas' (art-house and community-focused cinemas) operating across Poland. Cinema Lumiere is a member of this network, which provides access to curated arthouse, Polish, and European film content, shared marketing, and collective institutional credibility in the Polish cinema market.
• Kino w Twoim Mieście (Cinema in Your City)minorOthersKino w Twoim Mieście is a Polish programme that supports the development and accessibility of cinema in smaller cities and towns. Cinema Lumiere participates in this programme, which likely provides access to curated content, promotional support, and visibility as a cinema serving the local community.
• Bank Spółdzielczy w Szczytnie (BS Szczytno)minorOthersBank Spółdzielczy (Cooperative Bank) in Szczytno is listed as a partner of Cinema Lumiere in Szczytno. The nature of the partnership is not explicitly described; it may involve local sponsorship, co-marketing, or preferential banking services for the cinema's operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kino Iluzjon: Kino Iluzjon is a study cinema in Warsaw operated by the Filmoteka Narodowa and member of Sieć Kin Studyjnych. It is directly comparable to Cinema Lumiere as a Polish study cinema with curated film programming and network membership.
• Nowe Horyzonty (Kino NH): Nowe Horyzonty cinema in Wrocław is connected to the renowned New Horizons film festival and operates as a study/art cinema. It is comparable as a Polish art-house cinema with curated programming, though with stronger festival ties.
• Kino Pod Baranami: Kino Pod Baranami is an art-house study cinema in Kraków and a member of Sieć Kin Studyjnych. It is directly comparable to Cinema Lumiere as a Study Cinema Network member offering curated arthouse programming alongside mainstream screenings.
• Kino Praha: Kino Praha is an art-house study cinema in Warsaw and a member of Sieć Kin Studyjnych. It is directly comparable to Cinema Lumiere as an independent Polish study cinema offering curated and mainstream film programming.
• Muranów (Muranów Cinema): Kino Muranów is a Warsaw-based study cinema and member of Sieć Kin Studyjnych. It is directly comparable to Cinema Lumiere as a Polish study cinema offering curated arthouse and mainstream programming with similar membership-based institutional support.

Broad incumbents

• Helios: Helios is one of the largest cinema chains in Poland with dozens of locations across the country. It is comparable to Cinema Lumiere as a Polish cinema operator, though it operates at significantly larger scale in larger cities and lacks the secondary-city focus and Study Cinema Network membership.
• Multikino: Multikino is a major Polish cinema chain operating multiplexes across major Polish cities. It is comparable as a domestic cinema exhibitor competing for the same audiences, though it focuses on larger cities and offers a more standardised mainstream programming.
• Cinema City (Cineworld/Vue): Cinema City is the largest cinema chain in Poland and Central Europe, part of the Cineworld/Vue group. It is comparable as the dominant Polish multiplex operator, though at a vastly larger scale and focused on major urban centres rather than secondary cities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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