Dendy Cinema Brisbane: City’s biggest Dendy to open in days

BRISBANE’S biggest Dendy Cinema is set to open this week, as part of a $252 million retail development. Take a look inside.

BRISBANE’S biggest Dendy Cinema opens on Thursday, November 30, at Coorparoo Square.

The opening follows the much anticipated grand opening for the retail centre at the heart of the $252 million development last Wednesday.

The fully licensed cinema features a grand entrance spanning three levels of floor-to-ceiling windows taking in commanding views.

The cinema is double the size of Hamilton’s Portside Wharf Dendy, with 10 screens at Coorparoo, including two premium screens.

It introduces the Dendy Premium Lounge experience to Brisbane, featuring an exclusive premium bar and in-cinema dining.

The Dendy Cinemas entrance at Coorparoo Square.

Dendy owners Icon chief executive Greg Hughes said the scale and location of the new cinema in Coorparoo gave Dendy the opportunity to increase the range of movies and performing arts content, appeal to a broader demographic and capture new cinema audiences.

“The Dendy brand has enjoyed a long history of delivering an excellent independ­ent cinema proposition to Brisbane consumers,” he said.

“We are pleased to continue this tradition in Coorparoo by opening this highly differentiated entertainment facility.

“Our development partners have created a world class residential and retail offering and Dendy is proud to be a foundation member of this new community.”

The opening of Dendy Coorparoo will be celebrated with events, from a wine tasting event from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 3, a family preview screening of Ferdinand on December 10, an exclusive premiere screening of The Florida Project on December 10 and a red carpet preview screening of Pitch Perfect 3 on December 22.

The cinema launches the new Star Wars on December 13 with an 8pm screening of The Force Awakens followed by a midnight screening of The Last Jedi.

The Dendy premium theatre at Coorparoo Square. Pictures: Brian Bennion

The premium lounge bar.

The ticket sale/food counter in the entry.

Lounge areas on the first level.

One of the 10 theatres.