List of movie theater chains

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This is a list of movie theater chains across the world.[1][2] The chains of movie theaters are listed alphabetically by continent and then by country.

A screening of Shrek the Third at the Vispathè cinema, in Campi Bisenzio, Italy
IMAX at Gading XXI, North Jakarta (second largest IMAX in Indonesia)

Global cinema and movie theater chains

The following are the world's largest movie theater chains:

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#ChainHQScreensSites
1AMC[3]United States10,474940
2Cineworld[4]United Kingdom8,188672
3Cinépolis[5]Mexico6,836891
4Cinemark[6]United States5,647497
5CGV[7]South Korea3,459463
6Cinemex[8]Mexico2,861332
7CineplexCanada1,676164
8PVR INOX[9]India1,711359
9VueUnited Kingdom1,989228
10Wanda[10]China1,657187
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Africa

Egypt

Ghana

Nigeria

South Africa

  • Ster-Kinekor – operating throughout South Africa, it has the largest market share with 53 locations
  • Nu Metro Cinemas – 17 locations in South Africa
  • Cinecentre — 5 branches across South Africa

Americas

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

  • Alliance Cinemas – after selling its BC locations, it operated one theater in Toronto until 2021 which has since been rebranded as a Cineplex.
  • Cinémas Guzzo – 10 locations and 142 screens in the Montreal area
  • Cineplex Cinemas – Canada's largest and North America's fifth-largest movie theater company, with 162 locations and 1,635 screens
    • Cinema City – discount chain in Western Canada, purchased by Cineplex
    • Cineplex Odeon Cinemas – operations in both Canada and the United States. Operations in each country is owned by separate companies. Cineplex Cinemas in Canada and AMC Theatres in the United States.
    • Colossus (theatre) – a Famous Players brand, now owned by Cineplex
    • Famous Players – formerly Canada's largest theatre chain; purchased by Cineplex Entertainment in 2005
    • Galaxy Cinemas – mid-sized chain that was the parent company to Cineplex Entertainment. Galaxy purchased bankrupt Cineplex in 2003.
    • Scotiabank Theatres – a Cineplex brand
    • SilverCity – a Famous Players brand, now owned by Cineplex
  • Imagine Cinemas – 14 locations and 90 screens, in Ontario and BC.
  • Landmark Cinemas – Canada's second-largest chain with 45 locations and 317 screens in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and the Yukon
  • Rainbow and Magic Lantern Cinemas – 11 locations and 43 screens operating in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan

Defunct brands in Canada

  • AMC Theatres – as of July 2012 AMC divested of its Canadian operations, selling four to Cineplex, two to Empire Theatres which were later sold to Landmark Cinemas in 2013, closing two.
  • Empire Theatres – closed on October 29, 2013, by selling most of their locations to Cineplex Entertainment and Landmark Cinemas and closing 3 others that were not included in the sales. It was formerly Canada's second-largest chain.
  • Stinson Theatres

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

  • Multicines
  • Supercines

El Salvador

Guatemala

Mexico

Defunct brands in Mexico

  • Cinemark (bought by Cinemex)
  • AMC Theatres – existed a short time since the early 90s in Plaza Satellite, Galerias Coapa, Perisur, Pericentro (naucalpan), and Pabellon Cuauhtemoc.
  • General Cinema – had two theaters in Pavellon Polanco and Plaza Insurgentes
  • Cinemagic – It was an independent cinema that was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and had to declare bankruptcy.

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Puerto Rico

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

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Theatre Chain Theatres Count Screens Count Headquarters Markets Parent Chain/Owner Chains Acquired Notes
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 35 380 Austin, TX Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, California, Virginia, DC Sony Pictures Experiences
AMC Theatres 591 7,712 Leawood, KS United States, Europe - Total of 16 countries Carmike Cinemas[13]
Kerasotes Theatres
Starplex Cinemas
Cinetopia in 2019[14]		 [15]
Apple Cinemas 14 133 Walpole, MA California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island
B&B Theatres 51 508 Liberty, MO Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington Dickinson Theatres
Brenden Theatres 7 91 Las Vegas, Nevada Kingman, Arizona, Northern California, Rifle, Colorado, Las Vegas, Nevada
BTM Cinemas 38 232 Ridgefield, CT Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, and Virginia Clearview Cinemas
Boulevard Theatres 1 5 Wichita, KS Kansas
Cinépolis USA 28 264 Dallas, TX California, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas Cinépolis
Cinema West 18 188 Petaluma, CA California and Idaho
Cinemark Theatres 304 4,249 Plano, TX United States Century Theatres[16]

Rave Cinemas[17]

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CMX Cinemas 33 358 Miami, FL United States, Mexico Cinemex [19]
Classic Cinemas[20] 15 121 Downers Grove, IL Illinois, Wisconsin
Emagine Theatres 28 352 Troy, MI Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Wisconsin, Colorado
Fridley Family Theaters 17 99 Des Moines, IA Iowa, Nebraska
Golden Ticket Cinemas 22 112 Durham, NC Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, West Virginia
Goodrich Quality Theaters 30 281 Grand Rapids, MI Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Florida
Harkins Theatres 35 501 Scottsdale, AZ Arizona, California, Colorado, Oklahoma
Laemmle Theatres 9 44 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, California
Landmark Theatres 52 252 Los Angeles, CA New York, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Illinois, Texas, Colorado, Michigan, Indiana, California, Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Washington, Missouri, Washington D.C. [21]
Malco Theatres 35 362 Memphis, TN Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Missouri, Louisiana
Mann Theatres 8 67 Bloomington, MN Minnesota
Marcus Theatres 90 1,098 Milwaukee, WI Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio Douglas Theatre Company

Wehrenberg Theatres

Movie Tavern
Marquee Cinemas 17 175 Beckley, WV Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Maya Cinemas 6 88 Los Angeles, CA California
Megaplex Theatres 16 182 Sandy, UT Utah, Nevada Westates Theatres
Metropolitan Theatres 11 62 Los Angeles, CA California
MJR Theatres 11 170 Bloomfield Hills, MI Michigan
Moore Theatres 5 27 Otsego, MI Southwest Michigan
National Amusements 29 392 Norwood, MA Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Cinema de Lux

Multiplex Cinemas

Showcase Cinemas

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NCG Cinemas 19 147 Owosso, MI Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Premiere Cinemas 28 301 Big Spring, TX Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas
Reading Cinemas 27 245 Culver City, CA Hawaii, California, New York, Texas, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington DC Reading Cinemas (8 theatres)

Angelika Film Center (6 theatres)

Consolidated Theatres (9 theatres)

Pacific Theatres (15 theatres[22])

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Regal Cinemas 394 5,386 Knoxville, TN United States, American Samoa, Guam Cineworld Regal Cinemas (2002)

United Artists Theatres (2002)

Edwards Theatres (2002)

Sawmill Theaters

Hoyts Cinemas (2003 US locations)

Eastern Federal Theatres (2005)

Consolidated Theatres (2008)

Great Escape Theatres (2012)

Hollywood Theaters (2013; "Wallace Theaters")

Warren Theatres (2017)

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Regency Theatres 18 131 Ventura, California Southern California, Yuma, Arizona and Hawaii
Santikos Theatres 27[25] 377[26] San Antonio, TX North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas[26] Southern Theatres (2023)

Grand Theatres

AmStar Cinemas

 For-profit company that exists solely to give back to non-profits[27]
SR Entertainment 6 79 Santa Rosa, California California
Studio Movie Grill 30 330 Dallas, TX Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas
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Venezuela

Asia

Bangladesh

China

In 2014 there were 5,813 movie theaters in China and 299 cinema chains, with 252 classified as "rural" and 47 as "urban".[28]

Hong Kong

Main article: List of cinemas in Hong Kong

India

As of 2023, India has around 10,000 cinemas with over 30,000 screens.[citation needed] The growth in the number of screens has been driven by the expansion of multiplex chains like PVR INOX, Cinèpolis, and Miraj Cinemas. The Indian film industry continues to expand, with both regional and Bollywood films playing a significant role in this growth.

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Theatre Chain Number of Screens Locations Notes
PVR Cinemas (Part of PVR INOX) 1711 (Post Merger INOX) 359
  • Leading cinema operating chain of India with 1711 screens across 359 properties in 114 cities in India and Sri Lanka and more screens under development.[9][30]
  • CineMAX – Multiplex chain with large presence in Mumbai, Kanpur & Kochi. Now owned by PVR.[31]
  • DT Cinemas – Multiplex chain of the DLF group. Now owned by PVR.[32]
INOX (Part of PVR INOX) 1711 (Post Merger PVR) 144
Carnival Cinemas 470 115
Cinepolis India 360 35
Miraj Cinemas 162 56
  • Miraj Cinemas currently operating at 56 locations with 162[37] screens in India, across 14 States and 28 cities.[38][39]
Chhotu Maharaj Cinema 118 118 Chhotu Maharaj Cinema - Indias Fastest Gowing Cinema Chain. 400+ Signed, 118 Install 35 Location Live across India.
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Indonesia

Japan

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Aeon Cinemas813[44][45]
Toho Cinemas722[44][46]
Lawson United Cinemas396[44][47]
Shochiku Movix297[44][48]
Toei 109 Cinemas175[44][49]
Toei/CJ CGV T-Joy Cinemas142[44][50]
Cinema Sunshine116[44][51]
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Malaysia

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Main article: List of cinemas in Singapore

South Korea

Taiwan

Main article: List of cinemas in Taiwan

Thailand

Main article: List of cinemas in Thailand
  • Major Cineplex – largest cinema group in Thailand. The group includes (by brands):
    • Major Cineplex
    • Major Cinema (EGV Cinema)
    • Paragon Cineplex
    • Esplanade Cineplex
    • Quartier Cineart
    • Icon Cineconic
    • Cineplex (M Collection brands)
  • SF Group
    • SF World Cinema
    • SFX Cinema
    • SF Cinema
    • Emprive Cineclub

United Arab Emirates

Europe

Belgium

France

Greece

Poland

Spain

United Kingdom

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Theatre Chain Number of Screens Locations
Cineworld[65][66] 1,099 109
Curzon 58 16
Everyman Cinemas[67] 155 45
The Light Cinemas 99 13
Merlin Cinemas 59 19
Movie House Cinemas (Northern Ireland) - 4
Odeon (AMC)[68] 960 120
Omniplex Cinemas - 22
Picturehouse Cinemas (Cineworld)[69][65] 93 27
Reel Cinemas 76 15
Showcase (National Amusements) 278 21
Vue[70] 290+ 90
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Rest of Europe

Former chains

See also: Movie theaters in the Netherlands and Template:UK Cinema Chains

Oceania

Australia

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Theatre Chain Headquarters Locations Notes
Ace Cinemas, operated by The Movie Masters Cinema GroupSydney
Dendy CinemasSydney4
Event CinemasSydney62Previously known as Greater Union, Birch, Carroll & Coyle and Village Cinemas
Grand Cinemas (operated by The Movie Masters Cinema Group)Perth6Ace Cinemas and Grand Cinemas
HoytsSydney38Owned by Wanda Cinemas
Palace CinemasBalwyn18
Reading CinemasSouth Melbourne29
United CinemasVarious8
Village CinemasMelbourne26
WallisRichmond5
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New Zealand

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