List of cinema and movie theater chains

Vispathè cinema, in Campi Bisenzio, Italy.

This is a list of movie theaters and cinema chains.

North America

The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world. According to their figures, the top 4 chains represent almost half of the theater screens in North America. NATO states that the NUMBER OF U.S. movie screens as of December 6, 2009 are 38,605 indoor screens in 5,561 sites and 628 Drive-In screens in 381 sites.

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Rank	Circuit	Headquarters	Screens	Sites
1	Regal Entertainment Group	Knoxville,TN	6,777	548
2	AMC Entertainment Inc	Kansas City, MO	5,336	378
3	Cinemark Theatres	Plano, TX	3,825	293
4	Carmike Cinemas, Inc.	Columbus, GA	2,268	242
5	Cineplex Entertainment	Toronto, ON	1,347	130
6	Rave Motion Pictures	Dallas, TX	936	62
7	Marcus Theatres	Milwaukee, WI	668	54
8	Hollywood Theaters	Portland, OR	546	49
9	National Amusements	Dedham, MA	450	34
10	Harkins Theatres	Phoenix, AZ	429	30

Cinemark also has a sizeable number of screens in 12 countries in Latin America which are not included in the figure above.

United States

• Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - 9 theaters, cinema/restaurant concept, operating in Texas and Virginia
• AMC Entertainment Inc - 4,610 screens in 307 theaters

• Allen Theatres - Located in New Mexico and Cortez, Colorado
• AMC Theatres

• B&B Theatres - 31 theaters, family-owned and -operated chain in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.
• Bel Air 10 Theater - Independent movie theatre - 10 screens in Detroit, MI [1]
• BIG Cinemas - 22 theaters, a division of Reliance MediaWorks Ltd and a member of Reliance ADA Group.

• Phoenix Theatres - Acquired in 2008.
• Big Picture Theater - Located in Wooster, Ohio, and a non-profit theater.

• Bow-Tie Cinemas - 150 screens in 18 theaters
• Brenden Theatres - 7 theaters, located in California, Nevada and Arizona.
• Caribbean Cinemas - 35 theaters, located in the U.S. insular territory of Puerto Rico.
• Carmike Cinemas - 2,277 screens in 244 theaters
• Center Cinemas - 3 theaters
• Cinebarre - 40 screens in 5 theaters-cinema/eatery concept, operating in North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, Washington and Oregon and expanding across the U.S.
• CineLux Theatres - 7 theaters
• Cinema Arts Centre - Independent movie theatre - 3 screens in Huntington,NY [2]
• Cinema West Theaters - 12 Theatres, 94 Screens in Northern California, as of December 11, 2009.
• CinemaStar Luxury Theaters South California and Northwestern Mexico, Oceanside, CA based.
• Cinemagic Theatres - 8 theaters in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
• Cinemagic Stadium Theaters - 5 Stadium theaters in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
• Cinemark Theatres - 3,838 screens in 294 theaters

• Cinemark Theatres
• Century Theatres - Acquired in 2006.

• Classic Cinemas - 13 theaters in Illinois
• Clearview Cinemas - 48 theaters in the New York metropolitan area.
• Cobb Theatres - 16 theaters
• Coming Attractions Theatres - 18 theaters
• Dickinson Theatres - 367 screens in 37 theaters

• Showplex Cinemas, Inc. - Acquired in May 2010 with 80 screens in 10 theater locations.

• Dipson Theatres- 57 screens in 12 theaters
• Emagine Entertainment - 5 Locations, 66 Screens - First chain to deploy digital projection on all screens, first theater to have mobile bar-coded tickets through Mobile Box Office.
• Entertainment Cinemas - 10 theaters
• EPIC Theatres - 7 theaters, 76 Screens. Located in Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania
• Fairchild Cinemas - A movie chain based in Moses Lake, Washington. Currently, there is one 10-screen theater in Moses Lake, as well as a 12-screen theater built in Pasco, Washington and opened in April of 2007. The chain features self-service concessions.
• Fridley Theatres - locations in Iowa and Nebraska
• FunAsiA Theaters - Operates the largest Bollywood Theater Chain (www.funasia.net) in USA and is part of Pyramid Saimira Group (www.pstl.in).
• Galaxy Theaters - Currently 9 theaters with 84 screens in California, Nevada, Texas and Washington. Completely converted to digital projection (DLP)
• Georgia Theatre Company - 29 theaters with 288 screens in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Virginia.
• Goodrich Quality Theaters, Inc. - 30 theaters in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.
• Grandview Theatre - Single screen theatre in Grandview Heights, OH, originally opened in 1926 as a silent theatre.
• Great Escape Theatres - 25 theaters
• Harkins Theatres - 429 screens in 30 theaters
• Hollywood Theaters (formerly Wallace Theaters) - 546 screens in 49 theaters
• Kerasotes Theatres - 957 screens in 95 theaters
• Krikorian Premier Theaters - 7 theaters in the Greater Los Angeles Area
• Landmark Theatres - 220 screens in 54 theaters
• Loeks Theatres, Inc. (also known as Celebration! Cinema) - 11 theaters in Michigan.
• Malco Theatres - 31 theaters
• Mann Theatres - 54 screens in 7 theaters
• Marcus Theatres - 668 screens in 54 theaters

• Douglas Theatre Company - Acquired in 2008.

• Marquee Cinemas - 19 theaters
• Maya Cinemas - 2 theaters, one in Bakersfield, California and another in Salinas, California.
• Megaplex Theaters - 93 screens in 6 theaters in Utah. Soon to be 108 screens in 7 theaters.
• Metropolitan Theatres Corporation - 21 theatres with 104 screens in California, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and British Columbia. Based in Los Angeles, Metropolitan Theatres Corporation is a privately held company owned by the Corwin family since 1923.
• MJR Theatres - 7 theaters in the Detroit Metropolitan Area.
• Muvico Theaters - 154 screens in 9 theaters
• NAOS Entertainment - Start-up Alabama chain with 1 theater, 8 screens as of September 10, 2007. - Three additional multiplexes under development. Based in Greenville, Alabama.

• ArcLight Sherman Oaks - formerly Galleria Stadium 16, was transformed to an ArcLight Cinema that opened in 2007.

• National Amusements - 450 screens in 34 theaters

• Cinema de Lux
• Multiplex Cinemas
• Showcase Cinemas

• Pacific Theatres
• Premiere Cinemas - 18 theaters
• Polson Theatres - 11 theaters
• Rave Cinemas - 930 screens in 62 theaters
• Reading Entertainment

• Reading Cinemas - 8 theaters
• Angelika Film Center - 6 theaters
• Consolidated Theatres - 9 theaters
• Pacific Theatres - 15 theaters acquired in February 2008

• Reel Theatres - 6 theaters in Oregon, Idaho, and Utah
• Regal Entertainment Group - 6,761 screens in 545 theatres

• Regal Cinemas - One of three chains part of the 2002 consolidation.
• United Artists Theatres - One of three chains part of the 2002 consolidation.
• Edwards Theatres - One of three chains part of the 2002 consolidation.
• Sawmill Theaters - Six Screen multiplex located in Payson, Arizona.
• Hoyts Cinemas - U.S. locations were acquired in 2003 and rebranded as Regal Cinemas.
• Eastern Federal Theatres - Acquired in 2005 and rebranded as Regal Cinemas.
• Consolidated Theatres - Acquired in 2008 for $210 million in cash and rebranded as Regal Cinemas.

• Rogers Cinemas - 10 theaters, 48 screens in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan.
• Santikos Theatres - 8 theaters
• Southern Theatres - 18 theaters, 241 screens. Located in Southeastern United States, created through a merger of Grand Theaters of New Orleans, Louisiana and AmStar Cinemas of Birmingham, Alabama. Based in New Orleans the chain has locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.
• Stanley Corporation of America - Founded in 1897 in Philadelphia by Jules and Stanley Mastbaum; 250 theaters in mid-Atlantic region; acquired by Warner Bros. in 1928.
• Starplex Cinemas - Currently operates 24 theaters and 222 screens across the United States.
• Stone Theatres - 3 theater chain based in the Carolinas with current locations in Durham, NC, Myrtle Beach, SC and Hope Mills, NC. They are in the process of expanding to more locations.
• Studio Movie Grill - 8 theaters, cinema/grill concept, operating in Texas and expanding across the U.S., [3]
• Texas Cinemas - 3 Theaters, 28 Screens, San Marcos and New Braunfels, Texas. [4]
• Trademark Cinemas - Operates 6 theaters and 43 screens that are scattered across the eastern U.S. in New York, Rhode Island, Georgia, and Florida.
• Warren Theatres - Owned and operated by Bill Warren, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, operates four luxury theaters under the Warren Theatres brand, including three cinema complexes in Wichita, Kansas and one in Moore, Oklahoma.Warren Theatres also operates two theatres under the Palace Theatres name, one of which is located in Springfield, Missouri and the other in Wichita. Warren Theatres also operates a small theater in the Towne West Square Mall in Wichita Kansas, called the Movie Machine. The Warren Theatre in Old Town Wichita, Kansas is a main venue for the Tallgrass Film Festival, an international, independent film festival. Warren Theatres' IMAX, with the largest IMAX screen in the world, is the top grossing IMAX in North America.
• Water Gardens Theatres - 3 theaters and 18 screens in Utah and Hawaii [5]
• Wehrenberg Theatres - 15 theaters in the St. Louis metropolitan area
• Westates Theatres - 19 theaters and about 100 screens operating in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and Idaho, primarily in small urban areas and towns.
• Wildwood Theatres - 4 theaters, in Wisconsin.
• York River Crossing Cinemas - One location in Gloucester, VA. Eight screens.
• Your Neighborhood Theatre, a division of Boston Culinary Group - 20 theaters
• Movie Palace, Inc. - 9 theaters with 59 screens in Casper, Cheyenne, Green River, and Rock Springs Wyoming.

Canada

• Cinémas Guzzo - As of 2005, 13 locations in the Montreal area.
• Ciné Entreprise - Independent theatre chain based in rural Québec
• Cineplex Entertainment - North America's fifth-largest movie theater company.
  • Alliance -
  • Cinema City - Discount chain in Western Canada
  • Cineplex Odeon Cinemas - Operations in both Canada and the United States. Operations in each country is owned by separate companies. Cineplex Entertainment in Canada and AMC Theatres in the United States.
  • Coliseum -
  • Colossus -
  • Famous Players - Formerly Canada's largest theatre chain that merged into Cineplex Entertainment in 2005.
    • Famous Players Branded -
    • Famous Players Traditional -
  • Galaxy Cinemas - Mid-sized chain that merged into Cineplex Entertainment in 2003.
  • Paramount -
  • Scotiabank Theatres -
  • SilverCity -
• Empire Theatres - 59 locations, 403 screens - Leading chain of movie theaters in the Atlantic Canadian provinces and second largest in Canada.
• Encore Cinemas - A small Canadian chain with two locations.
• Landmark Cinemas - A chain in Western Canada, consisting primarily of older, smaller theatres formerly owned by the big chains, but also containing newer multiplexes.
• AMC Theatres - 7 theatres in Canada, 5 in the GTA, 1 in Ottawa, and 1 in Montreal
• Rainbow and Magic Lantern Cinemas

Mexico (As part of North America) === Cinemex

Cinemark

Cinemas Lumiere

Cinépolis

Multicinemas

MMCinemas

Cinemastar Northwestern Mexico

Latin America

Bolivia

• Multicine
• Cine Center

Brazil

• Arcoíris Cinemas
• Afa Cinemas
• Box Cinemas
• Cinemark
• Cinematográfica Araújo
• Cineart
• Cinemais
• Centerplex Cinemas
• GNV Cinemas
• Moviecom
• Orient Cinemas
• Playarte
• Hoyts
• UCI - United Cinemas International
• Unibanco Arteplex
• Cinemas Severiano Ribeiro
• Kinoplex

Mexico

• Cinemex
• Cinemark
• Cinemas Lumiere
• Cinépolis
• Multicinemas
• MMCinemas
• Cinemastar Northwestern Mexico

Costa Rica

• CCM Cinemas
• Cinépolis
• Cinemark
• Citi Cinemas
• Multicines Liberia
• Teatro Variedades
• Plaza Paraíso

Panama

• KinomaxX
• Cinemark
• Cinépolis
• Cines Modernos
• Cines Alhambra
• Extreme Planet
• Cineplex

Colombia

• Cinemark
• Cine Colombia
• Procinal
• Imax
• Cinépolis
• Royal Films

Peru

• Cinemark
• Cineplanet
• Cine Star
• UVK Multicines
• Movie Time Cinemas
• Cinépolis

Argentina

• Hoyts
• Village Cinemas
• Cinemark
• Showcase Cinemas
  • IMAX

Chile

• Hoyts
• Cinemark
• Movieland

Venezuela

• Cines Unidos
• Cinex

Asia

Hong Kong

Main article: List of cinemas in Hong Kong

• AMC Theatres (also in Japan, manage in HK by Suntech Ltd, Edko Films' company)
• Broadway Circuit (manage by Edko Films Ltd.)
• Golden Harvest (also in Mainland China, Singapore and Taiwan)
• UA Cinemas (manage by Lark Holding Int'l Ltd.)
• Newport Circuit (manage by Newport Entertainment HK Ltd.)

India

• Fame Cinemas -Multiplex chain in Mumbai
• BIG Cinemas
• Movie Time Cinemas - private multiplex operators with screens in West and North India.
• Fun Cinemas - Multiplex chain by E-City Entertainments
• PVR Cinemas - cinema operator in Delhi
• Devi Cineplex - cinemas in Chennai, India
• Prasads IMAX - multiplex in Hyderabad, India
• City Gold Cinemas - multiplex chain in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• CineMAX - Multiplex chain with large presence in Mumbai and Kanpur
• Cinepolis - Mexican multiplex chain with presence in Amritsar, Bangalore, Thane, Ahmedabad, and Surat.
• DT Cinemas - Multiplex chain of the DLF group
• E-Square Talkies - Multiplex chain by E-Square Leisure Pvt. Ltd.
• INOX - multiplex chain in India within cities of-Kanpur, Mumbai, Jaipur and Delhi
• Pyramid Saimira Theatres Ltd - cinema chain in south India
• Sathyam Cinemas - multiplex operators in south India
• SRS Cinemas - Multiplex Chain with presence in Faridabad, Gurgaon and Gorakhpur
• Wave Cinemas
• M2K Cinemas - Operator with multiplexes in New Delhi
• Sri Ganga Cinemas - multiplex based in Kolathur, Chennai
• AGS cinemas multiplex in Chennai
• Entertainment paradise in jaipur
• Babu Complex in Kanchipuram
• Indian Theatre in Walajabad
• Rave cinemas(Rave 3 & Rave Moti) in Kanpur

Indonesia

• 21 Cineplex
  • Cinema 21
  • Cinema XXI
  • The Premiere
• Blitzmegaplex chain with seven theaters in Jakarta and Bandung

Iran (Persia)

• Farhang
• Asr Jadid
• Crystal
• Shahrghashang
• Sahra
• Shaghayegh
• Sahel
• Africa
• G2
• Ferdosi
• Javaan
• Sorush
• Shahrtamasha
• Astara
• Sepideh
• Piruzi
• Anahita
• Nahid
• Tazh
• Arash
• Asemanaabi
• Shirin

Israel

• Rav Hen
• Globus Max

Japan

• Toho
• Shochiku
• Toei Company
• Tokyu Recreation
• Warner Mycal

Malaysia

Main article: List of cinemas in Malaysia

• TGV Cinemas
• Cathay Cineplex
• MBO Cinemas
• Golden Screen Cinemas
• Star Cineplex
• BIG Cinemas

Philippines

• SM Cinemas
• Ayala Cinemas
• Robinson's Movieworld

Singapore

Main article: List of cinemas in Singapore

• Cathay (also in Malaysia)
• Golden Village- a joint venture between Australia's Village Roadshow and Hong Kong's Golden Harvest in Singapore.
• Shaw Organization
• Eng Wah Organization
• Sinema Old School

South Korea

• CJ CGV - multiplex cinema chain in Korea
  • Cine de Chef - cinema and restaurant operated by CJ CGV
• Loews Cineplex Entertainment - Operates the Loews Megabox in South Korea
• Lotte Cinema - chain run by the Lotte Group operating both stand alone theaters and theaters inside Lotte Department Store branches
• Primus
• Cinus

Taiwan

• Ambassador Theaters - 6 theaters
• Cinemark - 3 theaters
• Miramar Cinemas (with IMAX theater) - 3 theaters
• Shin Kong Cineplex - 3 theaters
• Showtime
  • Showtime Cinemas - 6 theaters
  • Showtime Union - 7 theaters
• Vieshow (with IMAX theater) - 8 theaters

Thailand

Main article: List of cinemas in Thailand

• Major Cineplex – The largest cinema group in Thailand. The group includes (by brands):
  • EGV – The first multiplex brand and THX cinema in Thailand.
  • IMAX Theatre – License in Thailand: Krungsri IMAX Theatre at Siam Paragon
  • Paragon Cineplex – A 16-screen plex in Siam Paragon
  • Esplanade Cineplex
  • Paradise Cineplex
• SF Cinema Group – More than 150 screens in 22 locations.
  • SFW Cinema
  • SFX Cinema
  • SFC Cinema
  • SF Multiplex
• Major Hollywood - 3 locations;Suksawad, Chaengwattana, Ramkhamhaeng
• Century The Movie Plaza - 1 location;Victory Monument
• Thana Cineplex
• Coliseum Cineplex
• APEX
• UMG
• Other
  • Kosa
  • Prince
  • MVP
  • Five Star
  • Vista
  • Fairy

United Arab Emirates

• VOX Cinemas
• Grand Cinemas
• Reel Cinemas

Kuwait

• Kuwait National Cinema Company

Vietnam

Main article: List of cinemas in Vietnam

• MegaStar Cineplex
  • North
  • Central
  • South
    • MegaStar Coopmart Bien Hoa (Bien Hoa) - Located just outside of central HCMC.
    • MegaStar CT Plaza (Ho Chi Minh City) located next to HCMC airport with Digital 2D and 3D screens available.
    • MegaStar Hung Vuong Plaza (Ho Chi Minh City) - MegaStar cineplex in Districts 1 and 5 with Digital 2D and 3D screens
• PLATINUM Cineplex – cineplex operator in Hanoi

Europe

• AMC
• Apollo Cinemas
• Castello Lopes - Portuguese theater chain
• Cinema City
• Cecchi Gori Group Italian film distribution and movie theater chain
• Cinemaxx
• Cineworld
• Empire Cinemas
• EuroPalaces - a joint venture of Gaumont and Pathé movie theaters.
• Euroscoop
• Gaumont the oldest movie theater chain in France
• Hollywood Cinemas A small chain in East Anglia, UK
• Kinepolis - chain of movie theaters of Europe, in Brussels and Madrid, with 25 screens each.
• Multikino
• Odeon cinema chain in Europe
• Palace Cinemas - operating sites in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia
• Picturehouse Cinemas
• Pathé movie theater chain in France co-working with Gaumont
• Reel Cinemas (UK)
• Scott Cinemas
• Showcase Cinemas
• Silver Screen
• The Space Cinema - Italian theater chain
• SF Bio
• UCI - United Cinema Internacional
• UGC movie theater chain in France.
• Utopolis
• Vue
• Village Cinemas
• Ward Anderson
• Lusomundo Cinemas - movie theater chain in Portugal
• Finnkino - movie theatre chain in Finland
• Sri Devi Theatre, T.N.Nagar, Arakkonam, United Kingdom

See also: Movie theaters in the Netherlands

Oceania

Australia

• Wallis
• Hoyts
• Cineplex Australia
• Greater Union / Birch, Carroll & Coyle / Event Cinema
• Village Cinemas
• Reading Cinemas
• Palace Cinemas
• Independent Exhibitors
• United Cinemas
• Dendy Cinemas
• Road Movie Mobile Cinema
• Howard Cinemas
• Event Cinemas

New Zealand

• Amalgamated Theatres
• Berkeley Cinemas
• Hoyts
• SKYCITY Cinemas
• Reading Cinemas
• Rialto Cinemas
• Event Cinemas

Africa

• Ster-Kinekor - Operating in South Africa, it has the largest market share there.
• Nu Metro Cinemas - 22 locations in South Africa.
• Silverbird Cinemas - Available in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and other Nigerian cities.
• Genesis Deluxe Cinemas - Available in Lagos and Abuja; coming to Polo Park mall in Enugu, Nigeria in December 2011.

Reportedly the Islamic Courts of Somalia do not allow cinemas.

See also

• Film screening
• Home cinema
• Movie palace
• Nickelodeon movie theater
• Surround sound and THX

Zambia

Ster-kinekor lusaka

External links

• Theater chains at the Open Directory Project

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