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Cinemas NOS

Logo: NOS, SGPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Portuguese cinema chain

NOS Audiovisuais (formerly ZON Lusomundo) is a Portuguese integrated media corporation founded in 1953, which has major interests in movie distribution, cinema theaters and media assets. It was founded with the purpose of movie distribution, and had a very close relation with the biggest studios (it is currently the Portuguese licensee of United International Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, Miramax Films, DreamWorks SKG, Multicom Entertainment Group, Vantage Media International and Shoreline Entertainment).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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NOS Audiovisuais (formerly ZON Lusomundo) is a Portuguese integrated media corporation founded in 1953, which has major interests in movie distribution, cinema theaters and media assets. It was founded with the purpose of movie distribution, and had a very close relation with the biggest studios (it is currently the Portuguese licensee of United International Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, Miramax Films, DreamWorks SKG, Multicom Entertainment Group, Vantage Media International and Shoreline Entertainment).2

Corporate structure

Cinemas NOS is part of a group headed by Sonae. 28 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Sonae Maia, Portugal
    • NOS 37.4% · Lisbon
      • Cinemas NOS Lisbon
      • Dreamia Subsidiary · Lisbon
      • NOS Comunicações Subsidiary · Portugal
    • Bright Pixel Subsidiary · Maia, Portugal
    • Optimus Telecomunicações Subsidiary · Lisboa, Portugal
    • Público Subsidiary · Lisbon
    • Sonae Indústria Subsidiary · Maia
    • Sonae MC Subsidiary · Senhora da Hora, Portugal
      • Continente Subsidiary · Senhora da Hora
      • Meu Super Subsidiary
      • Wells Subsidiary · Maia, Portugal
      • Continente Bom Dia Subsidiary · Portugal
      • Continente Modelo Subsidiary · Portugal
      • Washy Subsidiary · Portugal
    • Sonae Sierra Subsidiary · Lisbon
    • Sonaecom Subsidiary · Maia
    • Worten Subsidiary · Carnaxide, Portugal
    • Fashion Division, S.A. Subsidiary · Maia, Portugal
      • COMERCIAL LOSAN, S.L. Subsidiary · Caspe, Spain
    • MCRETAIL, SGPS, S.A. Subsidiary · Matosinhos, Portugal
      • Elergone Energia, Lda Subsidiary · Matosinhos, Portugal
      • MARCAS MC Zrt. (MARCAS MC Szolgáltató Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság) Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
      • MODELO CONTINENTE HIPERMERCADOS S.A. Subsidiary · Matosinhos, Portugal
      • Pharmacontinente - Saude e Higiene, S.A. (Pharmacontinente - Saúde e Higiene, S.A.) Subsidiary · Senhora da Hora, Portugal
    • Sparkfood, S.A. Subsidiary · Maia, Portugal
    • WORTEN - EQUIPAMENTOS PARA O LAR S.A. Subsidiary · Matosinhos, Portugal

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • film

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Timeline

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Sources

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