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North America
The National Association of Theatre Owners The National Association of Theatre Owners is a trade organization based in the United States whose members are the owners of movie theaters.[citation needed] Most major theater chains are members, as are many independent theatre operators; collectively, they account for the operation of over 26,000 motion picture screens in all 50 U.S. states and is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world, representing more than 29,000 movie screens in all 50 states, and additional cinemas in 50 countries worldwide. According to their statistics, just three circuits (as of August 8, 2008) account for 14,739 screens, or roughly half the total represented by the group.
- Regal Entertainment Group; Knoxville,TN ; 6,388 screens in 527 sites
- AMC Entertainment. Inc.; Kansas City, MO ; 4,664 screens in 324 sites
- Cinemark USA, Inc.; Plano, TX; 3,687 screens in 289 sites
Cinemark, Inc. also has a sizeable number of screens in 12 countries in Latin America which are not included in the figure above. If all screens in Latin America are included, Cinemark is slightly bigger than AMC Entertainment, but AMC Entertainment is larger if you only count screens in the United States.
United States
- Alamo Drafthouse The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is an American cinema chain founded in 1997 in Austin, Texas, United States. It has screens in eight locations across Texas - 8 theaters, cinema/restaurant concept, operating in Texas
- AMC Entertainment Inc - 305 theaters, 4,628 screens as of April 27, 2009 in the United States.[1] - North America's third-largest movie theater company.
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- Allen Theatres- Located in New Mexico and Cortez, Colorado
- AMC Theatres
- Loews Theaters - Acquired in 2006.
- B&B Theatres B&B Theatres is a family-owned and operated cinema chain in Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, USA. . Founded in 1924, B&B currently operates 179 screens, and is the 29th largest theatre chain in the nation. They maintain offices in Liberty, Salisbury, and Fulton, Missouri - Family owned and operated chain in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.
- Boston Culinary Group - Owned by Joe O'Donnell, BCG owns and operates 20 theatres in New England, New York and New Jersey including one drive-in, the Rustic Tri-View Drive-in in North Smithfield, RI which they bought in June 2008 for just over $1 million.
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- Entertainment Cinemas - 9 locations in New England: 5 in Massachusetts, 2 in New Hampshire, and 1 each in Rhode Island and Connecticut
- Bow Tie Cinemas - 128 Screens in 16 locations in Connecticut, New York, Maryland and Colorado. Opening Richmond, VA theater in early 2009.
- Caribbean Cinemas - The largest movie chain located in the US insular territory of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: "Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" — literally Associated Free State of Puerto Rico), is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands.
- Carmike Cinemas - 262 theaters, 2,341 screens as of August 8, 2008. [2] - North America's fourth-largest movie theater company.
- Celebration! Cinema - Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River and is approximately 30 miles from Lake Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 197,800, making it the 114th largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Kent County, Michigan, second largest city in Michigan , and the 135 screens as of March 30, 2007. Owns Studio 28, North America's first 20 screen megaplex.
- Center Cinemas Inc. - 3 theaters, 15 screens as of September 24, 2007. - Family owned and operated chain in Oklahoma and Arkansas.
- CineLux Theatres - 7 theaters, 33 screens in and near San Jose, CA, as of January 7, 2010. [3].
- Cinemark Theatres As of 1 July 2009, The Cinemark circuit is the third largest in the world with 293 theatres and 3,769 screens. They are the most geographically diverse circuit in Latin America with 128 theatres and 1,047 screens in 12 countries - 306 theaters, 3,742 screens as of April 27, 2009. [4] - North America's second-largest movie theater company.
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- Cinemark Theatres
- Cinema Arts Centre- The Cinema Arts Centre mission of the Cinema Arts Centre is to bring the best in cinematic artistry to Long Island, and use the power of film to expand the awareness and consciousness of our community. They are a 3 screen Cinema with an outdoor garden and a cafe area located in Huntington, New York. Cinema Arts Centre
- Century Theatres - Acquired in 2006.
- 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.
- Cinemawest Theaters - 13 Theaters in Northern California, Most with Digital Projection.
- Classic Cinemas - 12 theaters with 88 screens in Illinois.
- Clearview Cinemas - 54 movie theatres with 266 screens in the New York metropolitan area. Clearview Cinemas operates theatres in New Jersey, Manhattan, Westchester, Rockland County, Long Island and Pennsylvania.
- Cobb Theatres - Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham is the largest city in the state of Alabama in the United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County and includes part of Shelby County. According to a 2007 estimate, the city had a population of 229,800. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, as of the 2008 census estimates, has a population of 1,198,932. It is also the-based chain that re-entered the theater business in 2000. Has 11 locations with 166 screens as of September 2007. Currently operating in Alabama and Florida, one new location is under construction with 16 additional screens in Georgia.
- Coming Attractions - As of July 2005, 13 locations in California, Oregon, and Washington state.
- Dickinson Theatres - Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas. Located in Johnson County, it has traditionally been considered a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri, and is located adjacent to Olathe, Lenexa, Prairie Village and Leawood. The population was 149,080 at the 2000 census and was estimated at 171,231 in the 2008 census based chain. 337 screens spread over 36 locations in 10 central and lower midwest states, including Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and others.
- Dipson Theatres- 38 Screens and 10 theatres. Located in Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania.
- Douglas Theatre Company - 1 screen in Omaha Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha is the anchor of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, which includes Council Bluffs, Iowa, across the, Nebraska Nebraska (pronounced /nəˈbræskə/ ) is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha. It was the 38th largest movie theater chain in the North America before they sold out to Marcus Theatres in 2008.
- Drexel Theatres Group — 2 theatres: 1 active theatre in Bexley, OH and Drexel Grandview, which closed recently. According to an article in The Other Paper, the company's owner wants to reopen this location.
- Earlann Cinemas - A movie theater chain based in Illinois with 6 locations, 23 screens plus 1 Drive In screen (www.earlann.net).
- Edwards Cinemas
- Elvis Cinemas - 2 Locations, 14 Screens - Discount chain in Denver The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county located in the South Platte River Valley on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with, Colorado Colorado ( /kɒləˈrædoʊ/ or /kɒləˈrɑːdoʊ/ (help·info)) is a U.S. state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. It may also be considered to be part of the Western and Southwestern regions of the United States. In rare cases Eastern Colorado is considered part of the Midwestern United States. Colorado area.
- Emagine Theatres - 3 Locations, 45 Screens - First chain to deploy digital projection on all screens, first theater to have mobile bar-coded tickets through Mobile Box Office.
- Fairchild Cinemas - A movie chain based in Moses Lake, Washington Washington (pronounced /ˈwɒʃɪŋ.tən/ ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the forty-second state in 1889. Currently, there is one 10-screen theater in Moses Lake, as well as a 12-screen theater built in Pasco Pasco is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Washington, United States, Washington Washington (pronounced /ˈwɒʃɪŋ.tən/ ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the forty-second state in 1889 and opened in April of 2007 2007 was a common year that started on a Monday. In the Gregorian calendar, it was the 2007th year of the Common Era, or of Anno Domini; the 7th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century; and the 8th of the 2000s decade. The chain features self-service concessions.
- Film Streams - A nonprofit arts organization opening a two-screen cinema in downtown Omaha in summer 2007. Devoted to the presentation and discussion of film as an art form.
- 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)
- Great Escape Theatres - is a movie theatre chain that operates 277 screens at 24 locations in the United States ^ b. English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 80% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language.
- Goodrich Quality Theaters - 31 theaters with 268 screens in the Midwest.
- Harkins Theatres Harkins Theatres is a movie theater chain with locations throughout the Southwestern United States. Harkins Theatres is privately owned and operated by its parent company, Harkins Enterprises, LLC. The company currently operates 30 theaters with over 400 screens throughout Arizona, in addition to locations in California, Colorado, Oklahoma, and - Arizona based movie theater chain with over 30 theaters and expansion into Oklahoma, California, Colorado and Texas.
- Hollywood Theaters - 55 theaters, 536 screens as of August 8, 2008. [5] North America's ninth-largest movie theater company. Formerly known as Wallace Theaters.
- Keim Theatres - 2 theaters with 4 screens locally owned in Jamestown, North Dakota.
- Kerasotes Theatres - 100 theaters, 941 screens as of August 8, 2008. [6] - North America's seventh-largest movie theater company. - Located in Midwestern and upper Midwestern regions of the United States, including Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
- Krikorian Premier Theaters in the Greater Los Angeles Area The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the county of Los Angeles, California, United States. Greater Los Angeles includes the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area as well as the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario Metropolitan Area, and the Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura Metro Area. San Diego and
- Landmark Theatres Landmark Theatres is the largest art house movie theater chain in the United States. The chain shows mostly first run independent, foreign film, and restored classics though some Landmark theaters also show more mainstream movies. The chain occasionally shows digital movies on digital projectors in place at most theaters. The theaters are also - 55 theaters, 224 screens.
- Malco Theatres Malco Theatres, Inc. is a fourth generation movie theatre chain that has remained family owned and operated for over nine decades. The company has 33 locations with 326 screens in five states . Malco also operates four bowling lanes in southern Louisiana under the Malco Theatres Bowling name - 32 theaters, 326 screens based in Memphis, TN, with locations in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Kentucky. Founded in 1915. Also operates a four screen drive-in in Memphis.
- Mann Theatres - 10 theaters, 62 screens in the Los Angeles metro region, as of November 20, 2009.
- Marcus Theatres The Marcus Corporation is a publicly held company with two divisions, Marcus Theatres and Marcus Hotels and Resorts. Stephen H. Marcus, son of the company's founder, is chairman and chief executive officer - 57 theaters, 766 screens as of August 8, 2008. [7] Located in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Iowa, and Ohio. - It is North America's eighth-largest movie theater company.
- Marquee Cinemas Marquee Cinemas is a chain of movie theaters operated out of Beckley, West Virginia since its 1979 inception - A fairly small movie theater chain, operated out of Beckley, West Virginia.
- Maya Cinemas - Currently 1 theatre operating in Salinas, CA. A second theatre in Bakersfield, CA is set to open July 15, 2009.
- Megaplex Theaters - 5 theaters, 70 screens along Wasatch Front The Wasatch Front is an urban area in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Utah. It consists of a chain of cities and towns stretched along the Wasatch Range from approximately Santaquin in the south to Brigham City in the north. Roughly 80% of Utah's population resides in this region, as it contains the major cities of Salt Lake City, in Utah, founded by local entrepreneur Larry H. Miller Lawrence Horne "Larry H." Miller was a Utah businessman and philanthropist. Well known as the owner of the NBA's Utah Jazz, Miller was also the owner of 39 automotive dealerships throughout the West , and a variety of other business ventures including Prestige Financial, Jordan Commons, Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theatres, KJZZ-TV, Miller.
- 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 - An eight multiplex theater chain in the Detroit Metropolitan Area.
- Muvico Theaters - United States chain based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
- 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.
- National Amusements National Amusements, Inc. is a privately owned media and entertainment company based in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. The company was founded in 1936 as the Northeast Theatre Corporation by Michael Redstone - 83 theaters, 1,047 screens as of August 8, 2008. - North America's sixth-largest movie theater company.
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- Cinema De Lux
- The Bridge: Cinema De Lux
- Multiplex Cinemas
- Showcase Cinemas
- Orson Welles Cinema
- Pacific Theatres Pacific Theatres is a chain of movie theaters in the Los Angeles area of California. Pacific Theatres is owned by Decurion Corporation which also owns ArcLight Cinema Company - 179 screens in 15 theaters in the Los Angeles metro region.
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- ArcLight Hollywood - a 14 screen multiplex that opened in 2002.
- ArcLight Sherman Oaks ArcLight Sherman Oaks roots its origins in the Pacific Theatres Galleria Stadium 16, and on June 1, 2007, began its transformation into ArcLight Sherman Oaks. On August 6, 2007, the theatres were temporarily closed to finish construction on the new theater. It has been updated to include a coffee bar, retail shop, restaurant, and fully updated - formerly Galleria Stadium 16, was transformed to an ArcLight Cinema that opened in 2007.
- Phoenix Theatres - Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a six year old theater operating company formed by Phil Zacheretti, former executive with Regal Cinemas, Inc. They have 11 theaters nation-wide.
- Premiere Cinemas - Based in Texas where most of its theaters reside. Also located in Gadsden, Alabama, and Orlando, Florida. Locations under construction in Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama.
- Rave Motion Pictures - 31 theaters with 486 screens as of September 4, 2009. - North America's tenth-largest movie theater company. Based in Dallas TX, Rave operates theaters in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
- Reading Cinemas Reading Entertainment is a movie theater company which is part of Reading International, Inc., successor to the Reading Company, whose railroad properties were conveyed to government-owned Conrail in 1976. Most of its operations are in Australia, New Zealand, and United States under the Reading Cinemas trade name. Its logo is a film strip in the - 286 screens in 44 theatres in Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent (the world's smallest), the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.N4 Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north,, New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori language name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud. The Realm of New Zealand also, and United States ^ b. English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 80% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language. They are associated with Reading International INC.
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- Recently purchased 15 theatres from Pacific Theatres Pacific Theatres is a chain of movie theaters in the Los Angeles area of California. Pacific Theatres is owned by Decurion Corporation which also owns ArcLight Cinema Company Exhibition Corp and were apart of Reading Entertainment February 2008.
- Consolidated Theatres [8] - Acquired through the February 2008 purchase of Pacific Theatres Pacific Theatres is a chain of movie theaters in the Los Angeles area of California. Pacific Theatres is owned by Decurion Corporation which also owns ArcLight Cinema Company, operates in Hawaii Hawaii ( /həˈwaɪ.iː/ or /həˈwaɪʔiː/ in English; Hawaiian: Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi) is the newest of the 50 U.S. states (August 21, 1959), and is the only state made up entirely of islands. It occupies most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of with 98 screens in 9 theatres
- Angelika Film Center - Features independent films in theatres across New York New York (pronounced /njuː ˈjɔrk/; locally [nuː ˈjɔːk] or [nuː ˈjɔrk]) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime and Texas Texas ( /ˈtɛksəs/ ) is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States. The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies". Located in the South Central United States, Texas is bordered by Mexico to the south, New Mexico to the west,.
- Reel Theatres - Chain of theaters with locations in Idaho Idaho ( /ˈaɪdəhoʊ/ ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans." Idaho was admitted to the Union on 3 July 1890 as the 43rd state, Oregon Oregon (pronounced /ˈɒrɨɡən/ ORR-i-gən) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern boundaries, and Utah Utah (pronounced /ˈjuːtɔː/ or /ˈjuːtɑː/ ) is a western state of the United States. It was the 45th state admitted to the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,736,424 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the.
- Regal Entertainment Group Regal Entertainment Group operates the largest and most geographically diverse theatre circuit in the United States, consisting of 6,775 screens in 548 locations in 39 states and the District of Columbia as of October 23, 2009. The three main theatre brands operated by Regal Entertainment Group are Regal Cinemas, Edwards Theatres, and United - 6,793 screens in 551 theatres in 39 states and the District of Columbia as of March 20, 2009. [9] - North America's largest movie theater company.
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- Regal Cinemas - One of the three chains part of the 2002 consolidation.
- Sawmill Theaters - Six Screen multiplex located in Payson, Arizona.
- United Artists Theatres - One of the three chains part of the 2002 consolidation.
- Edwards Theatres - One of the three chains part of the 2002 consolidation.
- Hoyts Cinemas Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 9 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the Hoyts group, dominates the cinema advertising market with over 95% market share. Finally, Hoyts Distribution is the largest independent film distributor in - US locations were acquired in 2003 and rebranded as Regal Cinemas. (Hoyts still exists as an independent entity in Australia and New Zealand)
- 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 Santikos Theatres is a movie theater chain based in San Antonio, Texas. The company was started by Louis Santikos, a Greek entrepreneur, who had moved to Texas and immediately opened nickelodeons in the city in the early 1900s. His son John Santikos eventually took over the company and continued to create various movie theaters, including indoor - Owned by entrepreneur John Santikos, it is based in San Antonio, with 8 total theaters, including two restaurant cinemas, an original drive-in theater, an arthouse theater, a unique Digital 3-D and Digital Projection theater, and a brand new 18-screen megaplex with two IMAX screens. Two new theaters will premiere in 2007, including one in Houston.
- Sawmill Theatres - An independent six screen stadium seating multiplex located in Payson, Arizona.
- 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.
- Speakeasy Theaters Speakeasy Theaters is an independent movie theater operator. Currently, they operate two theaters, the Parkway theater in Oakland, California and the Cerrito in El Cerrito, California. Both theaters show late first-run movies and various special event programs. Due to the serving of beer and wine, attendance at most films is restricted to age 21 - An independent movie theater that serves beer, wine and food at their snackbar. Locations in Oakland Oakland is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of California and a major West Coast port city, located on San Francisco Bay about eight miles east of the City of San Francisco. Oakland is a major hub city for the Bay Area subregion collectively called the East Bay, and it is the county seat of Alameda County. Based on United States Census, CA and in El Cerrito, CA..
- Star Cinema - Small premium chain with 97 screens in Wisconsin and Iowa.
- 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., best in class. [10]
- Trademark Cinemas - Operates 6 theaters and 43 screens that are scattered across the eastern U.S. in New York, Rhode Island, Georgia, and Florida.
- Thomas Theatre Group - Two theaters, 16 total screens in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
- Warren Theatres - Owned and operated by Bill Warren, it is based in Wichita, Kansas Wichita is a city in and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census its population was 344,284. The 2006 estimated population of 361,420 made it the 51st largest city in the country and the most populous city in Kansas. Wichita is located in south central Kansas on the Arkansas River, and operates four theaters under the Warren Theatres name, three in Wichita and 1 in Moore, Oklahoma Moore is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 41,138 at the 2000 census. They also operate two under the Palace Theatre name of which one is located in Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Greene County. On July 1, 2008, the estimated population was 156,206. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 426,144, and includes the counties of Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk and Webster. The estimated population inside a 50-mile radius of and the other in Wichita. They also operate a small theater in the Towne West Square Mall in Wichita Kansas, called the Movie Machine. The Warren Theater in Old Town Wichita, Kansas is a main venue for the Tallgrass Film Festival, an international, independent film festival.
- Wehrenberg Theatres Wehrenberg Theatres is the oldest and largest family-owned movie theater chain in America. It is a member of the National Association of Theatre Owners - Oldest American theater chain (established 1906), located 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.
Canada
- Cinémas Guzzo - As of 2005, 13 locations in the Montreal area.
- Cinema City - A discount movie chain in Western Canada (recently absorbed into cineplex entertainment)
- Ciné Entreprise - Independent theatre chain based in rural Québec
- Cineplex Entertainment - North America's fifth-largest movie theater company.
- Alliance -
- Cinema City -
- 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.
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- Famous Players - Formerly Canada's largest theatre chain that merged into Cineplex Entertainment in 2005.
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- Famous Players Traditional -
- Galaxy Cinemas - Mid-sized chain that merged into Cineplex Entertainment in 2003.
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- 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
Latin America
Bolivia
- Cine Center
Brazil
- Arcoíris Cinemas
- Afa Cinemas
- Box Cinemas
- Cinemark
- Cinematográfica Araújo
- Cineart
- Centerplex Cinemas
- GNV Cinemas
- Moviecom
- Orient Cinemas
- Playarte
- Hoyts
- UCI Cinemas
- Unibanco Arteplex
- Cinemas Severiano Ribeiro
- Kinoplex
Mexico
Costa Rica
Panama
Colombia
Peru
- Cinemark
- Cineplanet
- Cine Star
- UVK Multicines
Argentina
Chile
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
- City Gold Cinemas - Largest multiplex chain in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.www.citygoldmedia.com
- BIG Cinemas - Largest multiplex chain in India
- Cinemax - Multiplex chain with large presence in Mumbai
- DT Cinemas - Multiplex chain of the DLF group
- Fame Cinemas - Multiplexes in Panchkula, Mumbai, Pune, Nashik and Kolkata
- Fun Cinemas - Multiplex chain by E-City Entertainments
- INOX - Second largest multiplex chain in India
- Pyramid Saimira Theatres Ltd - Largest cinema chain in south India
- PVR Cinemas - Largest multiplex operator in Delhi
- Sathyam Cinemas
- SRS Cinemas - Multiplex Chain with presence in Faridabad, Gurgaon and Gorakhpur. Ultimate Seating Comfort and Movie Experience.
- Wave Cinemas
- M2K Cinemas
- Movie Time Cinemas
- India Bulls Cinemas
- MMX Cinemas
Indonesia
- 21 Cineplex
[11] - Indonesia's largest cinema operator.
- Cinema 21 - Indonesia's largest cinema network.
- Cinema XXI - An upscale cinema network designed with the latest technology located only in major cities.
- The Premiere - The most exclusive cinema network in Indonesia showcasing the latest movies with only thirty six seats in each venue.
- Blitzmegaplex [12] - The latest chain with Four theaters in Jakarta and Bandung , each with over ten screens.
- MPX Grande - The only cinema in Indonesia that showcase Bollywood movies.
- Surya M2 - The Only Cinema in Indonesia that showcase Chinese movies
Iran (Persia)
- Farhang [13]
- Asr Jadid [14]
- Crystal
- Shahrghashang
- Sahra
- Shaghayegh
- Sahel
- Africa
- G2
- Ferdosi
- Javaan
- Sorush
- Shahrtamasha
- Astara
- Sepideh
- Piruzi
- Anahita
- Nahid
- Tazh
- Arash
- Asemanaabi
- Shirin
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
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
South Korea
- CJ CGV - the largest multiplex cinema chain in Korea
- Cine de Chef - luxury cinema and gourmet restaurant operated by CJ CGV
- Dream Cinema - last remaining single screen theater in Seoul
- 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
- Cinemark
- Miramar Cinemas (with IMAX theater)
- Shin Kong Cineplex
- Showtimes Cinema
- Vieshow
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
- SF Cinema Group – More than 150 screens in 22 locations.
- SF World Cinema - an up-scale and innovative cinema
- SFX Cinema
- SF Cinema
- SF Multiplex
- Major Hollywood - 3 locations;Suksawad, Chaengwattana, Ramkhamhaeng
- Century The Movie Plaza - 1 location;Victory Monument
- Thana Cineplex
- Coliseum Cineplex
- APEX
- UMG
- House - two-screens show art/indy movies
- Other
United Arab Emirates
- CineStar Cinemas
- Grand Cinemas
- MOre Cinemas Coming Soon
Europe
- AMC
- Apollo Cinemas
- Cinema City
- Cinemaxx
- Cineworld - The Movie theatre in Glasgow's Renfrew Street is the tallest cinema in the world.
- Colosseum Kino - The largest cinema in Northern Europe and the largest THX cinema in the world.
- Empire Cinemas
- EuroPalaces - A joint venture of Gaumont and Pathé movie theaters.
- Euroscoop
- Gaumont The oldest and one of the largest movie theaters chain in France
- Grand Rex - Well known for its room with 2,800 seats (the largest in Europe).
- Hollywood Cinemas A small chain in East Anglia, uk.
- Kinepolis - has perhaps the largest movie theaters of Europe, in Brussels and Madrid, with 25 screens each.
- Mini-CinéIceland's only microcinema based in the town of Seyðisfjörður.
- Multikino
- Odeon (Officially the largest cinema chain in Europe and third in the world)
- Palace Cinemas
- Picturehouse Cinemas
- Pathé One of the largest movie theaters chain in France co-working with Gaumont
- Reel Cinemas (UK)
- Scott Cinemas
- Showcase Cinemas
- Silver Screen
- SF Bio
- UGC The largest movie theaters chain in France
- Utopolis
- Vue
- Village Cinemas
- Ward Anderson
- Lusomundo Cinemas - the largest movie theater chain in Portugal
- Finnkino - the biggest movie theatre chain in Finland.
Oceania
Australia
- Wallis
- Hoyts
- Cineplex Australia
- Greater Union / Birch, Carroll & Coyle
- Village Cinemas
- Reading Cinemas
- Palace Cinemas http://www.palacecinemas.com.au
- Independent Exhibitors
- United Cinemas http://www.unitedcinemas.com.au
- Dendy Cinemas http://www.dendy.com.au
- Road Movie Mobile Cinema
New Zealand
- Berkeley Cinemas
- Hoyts
- SKYCITY Cinemas
- Reading Cinemas
- Rialto Cinemas
Africa
- Ster-Kinekor - Operating in South Africa, it has the largest market share there.
- Nu Metro Cinemas - 27 locations in South Africa and significant interest in cinemas in other African countries such as Kenya.
Reportedly the Islamic Courts of Somalia do not allow cinemas.
See also
References
External links
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