Hoyts
The Hoyts Group of companies in Australia and New Zealand includes Hoyts Cinemas, a cinema chain, and Val Morgan, which sells advertising on cinema screens and digital billboards. The company was established by dentist Arthur Russell in Melbourne, Victoria in 1908, showing films in a hired hall. After expansion into other states and several changes of ownership, the majority of Hoyts was acquired by a Chinese conglomerate, the Wanda Group, in 2015.
Basic Information
- Category: business
- Founded: 1926
- Headquarters: Sydney
- Website: https://www.hoyts.com.au/
Documented Facts
- Founded: 1926 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Website: https://www.hoyts.com.au/ (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Headquarters: Sydney (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Country: Australia (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
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- Hoyts — Wikipedia (reference)
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- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-22
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The Hoyts Group of companies in Australia and New Zealand includes Hoyts Cinemas, a cinema chain, and Val Morgan, which sells advertising on cinema screens and digital billboards. The company was established by dentist Arthur Russell in Melbourne, Victoria in 1908, showing films in a hired hall. After expansion into other states and several changes of ownership, the majority of Hoyts was acquired by a Chinese conglomerate, the Wanda Group, in 2015.
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