sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message the hoyts group type private industry film exhibition film distribution cinema advertising founded 1926 headquarters sydney australia area served australia new zealand key people delfin fernandez group ceo brian eldridge coo hoyts exhibition robert slaviero ceo hoyts distribution graeme yarwood ceo val morgan david kirk chairman of the board hoyts mathew garelli national operations manager hoyts nz products hoyts cinema parent pacific equity partners subsidiaries hoyts distribution website 1 berkeley cinemas refers to a two complex premium brand of cinemas owned by hoyts pty australia . previously owned by everard entertainment the berkeley cinema group was one of the largest cinema chains in auckland new zealand with complexes in mission bay hibiscus coast takapuna and botany downs . after being bought out by hoyts pty australia in may 2010 its hibiscus coast and botany downs complexes were rebranded to become hoyts complexes leaving mission bay and takapuna as the berkeley cinemas . berkeley cinemas was the first cinema chain in auckland to introduce higher end seating towards the rear of individual theatres called the circle lounge offering restaurant amenities for a higher ticket price . before hoyts built its guinness world record breaking screen at sylvia park in 2007 the botany downs complex hosted new zealand s largest cinema screen the sumo screen with a size equivalent to 519 42 screens and a theatre capacity of 491 seats . the mission bay complex was berkeley s first and original complex and has four cinemas ranging in seating capacity from 80 to 100 seats and has a lounge style bar . the takapuna complex which opened in 2001 replaced the original tudor theatre which had one cinema with a new four auditorium theatre bar and restaurant previously akdenis then onion johnny now marvel grill . the complex was the first in auckland to implement a telephone reservation system and has four cinemas ranging in seating capacity from 78 to 152 seats . external links edit hoyts cinemas new zealand this new zealand corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title berkeley cinemas & oldid 690384486 categories cinemas in new zealandcompanies of new zealandnew zealand company stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from january 2011all articles lacking sourcesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 november 2015 at 00 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view