Grand Lidingö

Grand Lidingö is a cinema located at Lejonstigen 5 in the Hersby district of Lidingö Municipality, in Stockholm County, Sweden. It is the only cinema in the municipality. The current Grand opened in the autumn of 1993 in Lidingö centrum and has been operated by SF Bio since 1994. The venue has two auditoriums, with 106 and 20 seats respectively. In 2010 it screened 1,928 performances with an audience of 33,714, and in 2014 it screened 2,193 performances with an audience of 41,192. The cinema is part of the SF Bio circuit, Sweden's largest cinema chain, and serves as the local first-run cinema for Lidingö residents. Its programming consists of mainstream film releases, and it functions as a community cinema in the Lidingö centrum commercial and civic hub. The name Grand has historical roots in Lidingö: an earlier cinema also called Grand existed on Friggavägen 24, next to the old post office, in a separate building behind a multi-family house. That older Grand was demolished in the early 1990s during the construction of the new Lidingö centrum, and its site is now occupied by a Systembolaget store. At its peak, Lidingö had four cinemas, one of the earliest being Vasabiografen, which operated from 1923 to 1962 in Vasaborgen opposite Lidingö centrum and was run in part by AB Svensk Talfilm. The current Grand continues that local cinema tradition as the municipality's sole remaining screen.

Cinema has a long history in Lidingö. At its peak the municipality had four cinemas. One of the earliest was Vasabiografen, which operated between 1923 and 1962 in Vasaborgen, opposite Lidingö centrum, and was run in part by AB Svensk Talfilm. There was also an earlier cinema named Grand, located at Friggavägen 24 next to the old post office at Friggavägen 22. That salon occupied a separate building behind a multi-family house. The old Grand was demolished in the early 1990s in connection with the construction of the new Lidingö centrum. The old post office building was retained and integrated into the new centre development, while the site of the old Grand is now occupied by a Systembolaget store. The current Grand opened in the autumn of 1993 in Lidingö centrum and is the municipality's only cinema. Since 1994 it has been operated by SF Bio. The venue has two auditoriums, seating 106 and 20 respectively. Attendance data illustrates its role as a local cinema: in 2010 it held 1,928 performances with an audience of 33,714, and in 2014 it held 2,193 performances with an audience of 41,192. The cinema is listed at Lejonstigen 5 in the Hersby district of Lidingö Municipality.

• 2014

  2,193 performances are held with an audience of 41,192.

• 2010

  1,928 performances are held with an audience of 33,714.

• 1994

  SF Bio begins operating Grand Lidingö.

• 1993

  The current Grand opens in the autumn in Lidingö centrum.

• 1962

  Vasabiografen closes.

• 1923

  Vasabiografen, one of Lidingö's earliest cinemas, opens in Vasaborgen opposite Lidingö centrum.

Local community cinema and the only cinema in Lidingö Municipality, part of the SF Bio chain.

• Cinema screenings

• Two auditoriums (106 and 20 seats)

1. 1Grand Lidingö – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Grand Lidingö – Wikipedia (Swedish)sv.wikipedia.org
3. 3Grand Lidingö – Filmstadenfilmstaden.se