Hoyts

The Hoyts Group
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Film exhibition, film distribution, cinema advertising
Founded	1909
Headquarters	Sydney, Australia
Area served	Australia, New Zealand
Key people	Damian Keogh (Group CEO) Stephen Watson (Group CFO) Guy Burbidge (MD – Val Morgan)
Products	Hoyts Cinema
Number of employees	Estimated 4000
Parent	Wanda Group
Website	www.hoyts.com.au

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. As of 2022^[update], Hoyts owned 46 multiplexes which house 412 screens, making it Australia's second largest movie exhibitor after Event Cinemas.