Hoyts

The Hoyts Group
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm exhibition, film distribution, cinema advertising
Founded1909; 115 years ago (1909)
HeadquartersSydney, Australia
Area served
Australia, New Zealand
Key people
Damian Keogh (Group CEO)

Stephen Watson (Group CFO)

Guy Burbidge (MD – Val Morgan)
ProductsHoyts Cinema
Number of employees
Estimated 4000
ParentWanda Group
Websitewww.hoyts.com.au
The entrance to HOYTS Green Hills, opened in 2018

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. Presently, HOYTS owns and operates 60 cinemas across Australia and New Zealand, including its newest cinema in Ipswich, with 503 screens and more than 59,000 seats, making it one of Australia's largest movie exhibitors.