Leisure
Cinema & entertainment
Biograf og forlystelser
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for cinema & entertainment in Hele Danmark.
Survival
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 8.8 years on average.
Share of businesses started in the 10 years before each mark that were still open after 1, 3 and 5 years.
Trouble signs
Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.
Financial health
Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 518 companies.
Competition
| 25 places | |
| 7 places | |
| 7 places | |
| 7 places | |
| 6 places |
New and established
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each parish centre.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025.
Jobs
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Farthest from the nearest cinema & entertainment
Postcodes with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the postcode centre (the average of its addresses) – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Postcode | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 9560 Hadsund | 10,316 | 6.3 km |
| 6740 Bramming | 11,474 | 4.6 km |
| 3660 Stenløse | 12,360 | 3.8 km |
| 6630 Rødding | 10,004 | 3.8 km |
| 9230 Svenstrup J | 11,655 | 3.6 km |
| 5450 Otterup | 10,797 | 3.5 km |
| 5260 Odense S | 19,184 | 3.5 km |
| 2640 Hedehusene | 19,646 | 3.2 km |
| 7080 Børkop | 13,849 | 3.1 km |
| 3650 Ølstykke | 18,067 | 2.9 km |
Active in Denmark over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Vallensbæk Kommune | 82 |
| Ringsted Kommune | 79 |
| Solrød Kommune | 73 |
| Brøndby Kommune | 72 |
| Greve Kommune | 69 |
| Ballerup Kommune | 69 |
| Vejle Kommune | 66 |
| Silkeborg Kommune | 65 |
| Sorø Kommune | 65 |
| Aarhus Kommune | 64 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Lemvig Kommune | 12 | +33% |
| Varde Kommune | 17 | +31% |
| Vejle Kommune | 42 | +27% |
| Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune | 38 | +27% |
| Brønderslev Kommune | 10 | +25% |
| Næstved Kommune | 25 | +25% |
| Tårnby Kommune | 11 | +22% |
| Aabenraa Kommune | 17 | +21% |
| Greve Kommune | 12 | +20% |
| Holstebro Kommune | 18 | +20% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Egedal Kommune | 3 | -40% |
| Furesø Kommune | 5 | -38% |
| Ærø Kommune | 4 | -33% |
| Gladsaxe Kommune | 11 | -31% |
| Rødovre Kommune | 5 | -29% |
| Frederikshavn Kommune | 8 | -27% |
| Hillerød Kommune | 11 | -21% |
| Thisted Kommune | 15 | -21% |
| Dragør Kommune | 4 | -20% |
| Horsens Kommune | 8 | -20% |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
Financials of companies filing accounts
Based on annual reports from Erhvervsstyrelsen. Sole proprietorships don't publish accounts.
By year
| Year | Filers | Median gross profit | Middle 50% | Profitable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 518 | DKK 477k | DKK 18k – DKK 2.4m | 58% |
| 2024 | 518 | DKK 490k | DKK 12k – DKK 2.9m | 57% |
| 2023 | 515 | DKK 493k | DKK 1,203 – DKK 2.7m | 57% |
| 2022 | 503 | DKK 492k | DKK 429 – DKK 2.8m | 58% |
| 2021 | 478 | DKK 448k | DKK 3,613 – DKK 2.2m | 55% |
| 2020 | 452 | DKK 442k | DKK 10k – DKK 2.2m | 50% |
| 2019 | 436 | DKK 519k | DKK 16k – DKK 2.8m | 55% |
| 2018 | 409 | DKK 541k | DKK 13k – DKK 2.7m | 54% |
| 2017 | 262 | DKK 632k | DKK 9,275 – DKK 2.5m | 56% |
By region
| Region | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region Hovedstaden | 460 | 2.4 | 0% |
| Region Midtjylland | 346 | 2.5 | +5% |
| Region Nordjylland | 156 | 2.6 | +1% |
| Region Sjælland | 212 | 2.5 | +7% |
| Region Syddanmark | 324 | 2.6 | +4% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:
5914… | Fremvisning af film og andre billedmedier |
932100… | Forlystelsesparker o.l. |
932990… | Drift af andre forlystelser og fritidsaktiviteter |
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