Cinema & entertainment in Borås
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (66/100)
The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated
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There are 16 active businesses in the category “Cinema & entertainment” in Borås - 2.1 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 3.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 26.
In the last 3 years 5 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Cinema & entertainment in Borås against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Borås kommun), from 9 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.
| Borås | Sweden | Borås Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 22% | 40% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 22% | 7% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 11% | 25% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 55% | 48% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.1m | SEK 1.0m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 418k | SEK 411k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 25% | 11% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
BoråsThis line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Borås kommun
Only limited companies (AB) and a few other forms file annual reports with Bolagsverket – sole traders don't. Figures for Sweden are net sales from digitally filed reports.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for cinema & entertainment in Borås.
Competition
| public | 3 places |
New and established
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
Moving in and out
A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.
Jobs – Borås kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
16 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Tosserydsvägen 10, 506 49 Borås | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Ekängsgatan 18 Lgh 1002, 506 48 Borås | 2025 |
| · Borås Kommun · chain, 3 places here | Ålgårdsvägen 14, 506 30 Borås | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sandstensvägen 14, 506 70 Frufällan | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Duvgatan 5, 507 34 Brämhult | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nolhagagatan 2, 506 43 Borås | 2021 |
| · Utländsk filial | Brotorpsgatan 6 D, 507 65 Borås | 2021 |
| · chain | Lilla Brogatan 8, 503 30 Borås | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Balladgatan 16, 504 71 Borås | 2018 |
| · Ekonomisk förening | Marklandsgatan 9, 507 45 Borås | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bryggaregatan 18, 503 38 Borås | 2014 |
| · Enskild firma | Sjönäsgatan 3, 506 49 Borås | 2009 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hallbergsplatsen 5, 503 30 Borås | 2005 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Månvarvsgatan 11, 507 40 Borås | 2000 |
| · Borås Kommun · chain, 3 places here | Hultatorg 2, 507 50 Borås | – |
| · Borås Kommun · chain, 3 places here | Sjöbo Torg 7-9, 506 42 Borås | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Bockasjögatan 2, 504 30 Borås | Feb 2026 |
Tosserydsvägen 10, 506 49 Borås | Dec 2025 |
Ekängsgatan 18 Lgh 1002, 506 48 Borås | Feb 2025 |
Borås Kommun · Ålgårdsvägen 14, 506 30 Borås | Feb 2025 |
Recently closed
Bockasjögatan 2, 504 30 Borås | Feb 2026 after 0 yrs |
Closures before 4 October 2026 are listed as the register has them, but it kept only some of them, so they are not counted in the figures above.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Växjö | 74,052 | 25 | 3.4 | 50 |
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 37 | 5.1 | 36 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 10 | 1.3 | 69 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 21 | 3.0 | 56 |
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 19 | 2.7 | 60 |
| Karlstad | 69,615 | 37 | 5.3 | 35 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for cinema & entertainment.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fristad Town | 2 | 3.2 | 52 |
Population of Borås
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.
Counts are workplaces (arbetsställen) in Statistics Sweden's Business Register with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed at the workplace's position from the register; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 14.11.2026.