The deal... how could you let an opportunity for muclimbano go like that....

'Kenya cinema had reached a stage where it did not make business sense to run it any more, because the number of patrons coming in was not meeting the Operations cost'
Maureen Nyajong, Marketing Manager, Fox Theatres

Soon after Fox Drive In, Thika Road and Fox Cinema Theatre, Kisumu closed

Now only 4 cinema locations left in Kenya. People only go to watch movies for the experience with friends/dating. Otherwise they get DVD, torrents, off the streets, video lib, and watch at home, can watch alone etc...

Death of cinema in Kenya
http://www.youtube.com/v/DKF0ciuUWD4

Wow - that is sad. I remember the days when we would line up on Saturdays for movie tickets to Spiderman 2 and the like. Numetro got too expensive though - I've enjoyed a few movies there but the cost has been prohibitive to many.

I noticed the change in the Junction but just thought it was the bookstore that closed. That was a good business, and my feeling is that it should have worked if they did not sell tickets for 600+.

@muganda I went to Fox theatre sarit and the picture and sound were horrible. I promptly wrote an email to fox theater stating that was my last time. Surprisingly enough i got a reply from their marketing manager and a technical manager. Their customer service to email complaints is prompt. Nonetheless I was not going back on my promise so I said goodbye to Fox.
Well nu metro/ silverbird also took a turn for the worse and i could not see the value i was getting for the 600sh tickets and eventually stopped going.
There is room for cinemas but the fox and silver bird are not in tune with the public sentiments.
They should invest in marketing an experience and not movies since we can get that much cheaper. Campaigning to the government to stop pirated DVDs will not go very far in bringing customers back to their movie halls.
Cinemas should also invest in local movies. For example there is a group showing movies at Ngong race course every 2 tuesday of the month called screen on the greens. They charge 500sh and place get packed. They can even show Oga block busters, have theme nights like blast to the 80s, old horror movies, rambo 123, especially with remake and old movies about to be launched and sell the tickets cheaply.
That might just get me back to their movie halls.