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

Global cinema and movie theater chains

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

# Chain HQ Screens Sites
1 AMC United States 10,474 940
2 Cineworld United Kingdom 8,188 672
3 Cinépolis Mexico 6,836 891
4 Cinemark United States 5,647 497
5 CGV South Korea 3,459 463
6 Cinemex Mexico 2,861 332
7 Cineplex Canada 1,676 164
8 PVR INOX India 1,711 359
9 Vue United Kingdom 1,989 228
10 Wanda China 1,657 187

Africa

Egypt

  • VOX Cinemas

Ghana

  • Silverbird Cinemas

Nigeria

  • Silverbird Cinemas – As at 2022, the largest cinema chain in West Africa in-terms of screen numbers, operating with 65 screens. It has 10 theatres in three countries; Ghana, Liberia, 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

  • Cinemark Hoyts
  • Cinépolis
  • Showcase Cinemas

Bolivia

  • Cine Center (Caribbean Cinemas)
  • Cinemark

Brazil

  • Cinemais
  • Cinemark Theatres
  • Cinépolis
  • Moviecom
  • UCI Cinemas

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

  • Cineplanet
  • Cinépolis Chile
  • Cinemark

Colombia

  • Cine Colombia
  • Cinemark
  • Cinépolis
  • Royal Films
  • Procinal
  • Cineprox (Procinal)
  • Cineland

Costa Rica

  • Cinemark
  • Cinépolis

Dominican Republic

  • Caribbean Cinemas

Ecuador

  • Multicines
  • Supercines

El Salvador

  • Cinemark
  • Cinépolis
  • Multicinema

Guatemala

  • Cinemark
  • Cinépolis

Mexico

  • Cinépolis
  • Cinemex
  • Cinebox
  • Cineplex (It is not related to the Cineplex of Canada)
  • Cinedot

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

  • Cinemark
  • Cinépolis
  • Caribbean Cinemas

Paraguay

  • Cines Itaú
  • Cinemark

Peru

  • Cinemark
  • Cinépolis
  • Cineplanet

Puerto Rico

  • Caribbean Cinemas – 35 theaters, located in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean, including Panama and Guyana

Trinidad and Tobago

  • MovieTowne
  • Caribbean Cinemas
  • Digicel IMAX/CinemaOne

United States

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
Kerasotes Theatres
Starplex Cinemas
Cinetopia in 2019
Apple Cinemas 14 133 Walpole, MA California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island
B&B Theatres 53 528 Liberty, MO Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, 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

Rave Cinemas

CMX Cinemas 33 358 Miami, FL United States, Mexico Cinemex
Classic Cinemas 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.
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

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)

Regal Cinemas 404 5,511 Knoxville, TN United States, American Samoa 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)

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

Grand Theatres

AmStar Cinemas

For-profit company that exists solely to give back to non-profits
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

Venezuela

  • Cinex
  • Cines Unidos

Asia

Bangladesh

  • Star Cineplex

China

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

  • Antaeus Cinema Line
  • Bona Cinema Line
  • China Film Group Digital Cinema Line
  • China Film South Cinema Circuit
  • China Film Stellar
  • Cinemark
  • CJ CGV
  • Dadi Theater Circuit
  • Hengdian Cinema Line
  • Huayi Brothers Cinema Line
  • Jinyi Cinemas
  • UA Cinemas
  • UME Cinemas – one of China's longest-running cinema groups, operating 400 screens in 25 cinemas across the country as of December 2015
  • Wanda Cinemas

Hong Kong

  • Chinachem Cinema Circuit
  • Orange Sky Golden Harvest

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.

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.
  • CineMAX – Multiplex chain with large presence in Mumbai, Kanpur & Kochi. Now owned by PVR.
  • DT Cinemas – Multiplex chain of the DLF group. Now owned by PVR.
INOX (Part of PVR INOX) 1711 (Post Merger PVR) 144
  • The existing properties owned by Inox prior to merger will continue to carry 'Inox' branding.
  • Fame Cinemas – Multiplex chain in Mumbai. Now owned by INOX.
  • Satyam Cineplex – Multiplex Chain in Delhi. Now owned by INOX.
Carnival Cinemas 470 115
  • Mumbai based multiplex chain, third largest in India with 341 screens in cities of Angamaly, Kollam, Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, Jodhpur, Mangalore, Belgaum, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bengaluru, Goa, Trivandrum, Kozhikode, Thalassery, Thrissur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Pune, Shimla, Sangli, Ghaziabad, Dehradun, Mussoorie, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Dindigul, Patan, Ongole, Vizianagaram, Chandrapur, Solapur, Nashik, Dhule, Nagpur, Khandwa, Indore, Raipur, Bhilai, Raigarh, Bilaspur, Korba, Salem, Coimbatore, Chennai, Jalandhar, Jaipur, Kolkata, Guwahati, Ranchi, Asansol, Kishangarh, Siliguri, Patna and Muzaffarpur
  • BIG Cinemas – Multiplex chain with 254 screens and a large presence all over India. Now owned by Carnival Cinemas.
Cinepolis India 360 35
  • Mexican multiplex chain with presence in Bhubaneswar, Jamshedpur, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Coimbatore, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Kanpur, Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Noida, Kochi, Mangalore, Thane, Kota, Ahmedabad, Ludhiana, Surat, Patna, Delhi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Vadodara, Vijayawada, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Kozhikode, Jaipur, Hubli and Muzaffarpur
  • Fun Cinemas – multiplex chain now owned by Cinepolis
Miraj Cinemas 162 56
  • Miraj Cinemas currently operating at 56 locations with 162 screens in India, across 14 States and 28 cities.
Chhotu Maharaj Cinema 118 118 Chhotu Maharaj Cinema - Indias Fastest Gowing Cinema Chain. 400+ Signed, 118 Install 35 Location Live across India.
  • K Sera Sera Miniplex – K Sera Sera Limited multiplex chain with presence in Abohar, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr, Sangrur, Ramnagar, Ahmedabad, Mahad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Goa, and Durg
  • SRS Cinemas – multiplex chain with presence in Faridabad, Gurgaon, Patiala, Ludhiana, Ranchi, Ghaziabad, Shimla, Bijnor, etc.
  • PVS Film City – Multiplex chain based in Kerala with presence in five locations.
  • MovieTime Cinemas – 35 screens in West and North India
  • AGS cinemas – Multiplex chain with 4 properties and 18 screens in Chennai
  • Mukta A2 Cinemas in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dehradun, Kundli, Banswara, Gulbarga, Vizag, Vadodara, Sailu, Aurangabad
  • Prasads Multiplex - One of the largest Multiplex with 6 screens in Hyderabad.
  • AMB cinemas – Multiplex chain co-owned by Asian Cinemas & Actor Mahesh Babu with 2 properties and 14 screens in Hyderabad

Indonesia

  • 21 Cineplex – largest cinema chain in Indonesia, owns around 64% of cinemas in Indonesia
  • CGV Cinemas – chain owned by CJ CGV, owns around 17% of cinemas in Indonesia
  • Cinépolis (previously as Cinemaxx) – chain owned by Lippo Group and Mexican movie theater Cinépolis, owns around 15% of cinemas in Indonesia (all Cinemaxx theaters were rebranded as Cinépolis since November 20th, 2019)

Japan

Chain Screens Notes
Aeon Cinemas 813
Toho Cinemas 722
Lawson United Cinemas 396
Shochiku Movix 297
Toei 109 Cinemas 175
Toei/CJ CGV T-Joy Cinemas 142
Cinema Sunshine 116

Malaysia

  • Golden Screen Cinemas
  • TGV Cinemas
  • MBO Cinemas
  • Lotus Five Star

Nepal

  • QFX Cinemas

Pakistan

  • Atrium Cinemas
  • Bambino Cinema
  • Cine Gold
  • CineStar
  • DHA Cinema
  • Nueplex Cinemas
  • PAF Cinema
  • Universe Cineplex

Philippines

  • SM Cinemas
  • Ayala Malls Cinemas
  • Robinsons Movieworld
  • Megaworld Cinemas
  • Starmall Cinemas

Saudi Arabia

  • AMC Theatres

Singapore

  • Cathay (also in Malaysia)
  • Golden Village – a joint venture between Australia's Village Roadshow and Hong Kong's Golden Harvest in Singapore
  • Shaw Organisation
  • WE Cinemas

South Korea

  • CJ CGV – largest multiplex cinema chain of Korea, with 1,201 screens worldwide and more than 100 million viewers worldwide
    • Cine de Chef – cinema and restaurant operated by CJ CGV
  • Lotte Cinema – chain run by the Lotte Group operating both stand alone theaters and theaters inside Lotte Department Store branches
  • Megabox multi – cultural multiplex cinema chain

Taiwan

  • Ambassador Theatres – 13 theaters
  • Century Asia Cinemas – 2 theaters
  • Miranew Cinemas (with IMAX theater) – 3 theaters
  • Shin Kong Cinemas – 3 theaters
  • Showtime Cinemas
  • Vieshow Cinemas (with IMAX theater) (formerly Warner Village) – 18 theaters

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

  • Novo Cinemas

Europe

Belgium

  • Kinepolis

France

  • Pathé Cinémas
  • UGC
  • CGR Cinémas

Greece

  • Cineplexx
  • Ster Cinemas
  • Village Cinemas

Poland

  • Cinema City
  • Helios
  • Multikino

Spain

  • Cine Yelmo
  • Cinesa

United Kingdom

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

Rest of Europe

  • Cinema City - cinema chain owned by Cineworld in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria
  • Cinemas NOS – cinema chain in Portugal
  • Cineplexx - cinema chain in Austria, Albania, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • CineStar - cinema chain in Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Italy and Switzerland
  • Filmstaden - cinema chain owned by Odeon Cinemas Group (AMC Theatres) in Sweden
  • Finnkino – cinema chain owned by Odeon Cinemas Group (AMC Theatres) in Finland
  • Kinepolis – cinema chain in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland
  • Multikino - cinema chain owned by Vue in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
  • Multiplex - cinema chain in Ukraine
  • Nordisk - cinema chain in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
  • Odeon Cinemas - cinema chain owned by Odeon Cinemas Group (AMC Theatres) in Ireland, Norway and United Kingdom
  • Odessa Kino - cinema chain in Ukraine
  • Omniplex – cinema chain in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
  • Pathé - cinema chain in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Tunisia and Senegal
  • UCI Cinemas - cinema chain owned by Odeon Cinemas Group (AMC Theatres) in Germany, Italy and Portugal
  • UGC - cinema chain in France and Belgium
  • Village - cinema chain in Greece

Former chains

  • Astoria Cinemas - cinema chain in Sweden
  • ABC
  • Apollo – cinema chain in the United Kingdom
  • MGM
  • Palas Cinemas - merged with Cinema City
  • Silver Screen (Poland) – merged with Multikino
  • Utopolis - cinema chain in Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and France
  • Virgin
  • Ward Anderson - cinema chain in Ireland
  • Warner Village Cinemas

Oceania

Australia

Theatre Chain Headquarters Locations Notes
Ace Cinemas, operated by The Movie Masters Cinema Group Sydney
Dendy Cinemas Sydney 4
Event Cinemas Sydney 62 Previously known as Greater Union, Birch, Carroll & Coyle and Village Cinemas
Grand Cinemas (operated by The Movie Masters Cinema Group) Perth 6 Ace Cinemas and Grand Cinemas
Hoyts Sydney 38 Owned by Wanda Cinemas
Palace Cinemas Balwyn 18
Reading Cinemas South Melbourne 29
United Cinemas Various 8
Village Cinemas Melbourne 26
Wallis Richmond 5

New Zealand

  • Berkeley Cinemas
  • Event Cinemas
  • Hoyts
  • Reading Cinemas

See also

  • List of movie theaters
  • Film screening
  • Home cinema
  • Movie palace
  • Movie theater
  • Independent movie theater
  • Multiplex

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