This is a list of movie theater chains across the world. The chains of

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are listed alphabetically by continent and then by country.

Global cinema chains

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

Africa

Ghana

Silverbird Cinemas The Silverbird Group is a diversified multi-media company with holdings in Radio, Television, Real Estate, and Cinemas headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. The company was established in 1980 by Ben Murray-Bruce and counts Silverbird Cinemas and the ...

– in 2 locations in

Accra, Ghana Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

Morocco

* Megarama – operating in

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

Marrakesh Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakes ...

and

Fez Fez most often refers to: * Fez (hat), a type of felt hat commonly worn in the Ottoman Empire * Fez, Morocco (or Fes), the second largest city of Morocco Fez or FEZ may also refer to: Media * ''Fez'' (Frank Stella), a 1964 painting by the moder ...

, with more cities coming. *

IMAX IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating. Graeme F ...

– inside

Morocco Mall Morocco Mall ( ar, مول المغرب) is the largest shopping mall in Africa with 190 000m² of floor space in Casablanca, Morocco. Morocco Mall, which opened on December 1, 2011, was designed by Architect Davide Padoa of Design International, a ...

, Casablanca * La Renaissance – independent cinema in Rabat; includes a restaurant and a music venue. * CINEATLAS - a premium cinema with 4 screens in Rabat, offering films both 3D and 2D formats.

Tanzania

* Century Cinemax - The only cinema operator in Dar-Es-Salaam with movie houses at Mlimani City Mall, Aura Mall and Dar Free Market Mall. Century Cinemax is the largest cinema operator in East Africa with presence in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa. By 2022 the total screens will reach 50 under management.

Uganda

* Century Cinemax - Largest cinema operator in Kampala with movie houses at Acacia Mall, Metroplex Shopping Center and Arena Mall.

Kenya

* Century Cinemax is the largest cinema operator in East Africa. As of 2021 has screens at the Sarit Centre in Westlands, Junction Mall and Garden City Mall which also has the largest IMAX screen in East Africa.

Nigeria

– 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 Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. * Filmhouse Cinemas (West Africa) – with 13 cinemas as of 2022, it is the largest cinema chain in West Africa in terms of location numbers. It has 65 screens in locations such as Lagos,

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...

Lekki Lekki is a city in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located to the south-east of Lagos, Lagos city. Lekki is a naturally formed peninsula, adjoining to its west Victoria Island (Lagos), Victoria Island and Ikoyi districts of Lagos, with the Atlantic O ...

where they have the first

theatre in West Africa,

Calabar Calabar (also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari and Kalabar) is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language. The city is adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers and cre ...

Akure Akure is a city in south-western Nigeria. It is the capital and largest city of Ondo State. The city had a population of 403,000 as at the 2006 population census. History Pre 1914 Rock engravings dating back to the Mesolithic period, hav ...

, Port Harcourt,

Kano Kano may refer to: Places *Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria * Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State **Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries **Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between ...

and

Asaba Asaba is the capital city of Delta State, Nigeria. It is located at the western bank of the Niger River, in the Oshimili South Local Government Area. Asaba had a population of 149,603 as at the 2006 census, and a metropolitan population of o ...

. The company was established in 2012 and it is aiming to have 25 cinemas. * Genesis Deluxe cinemas – with over 15 screens and 7 theatres, located in Lagos, Lekki, Port-Harcourt,

Enugu Enugu ( ; ) is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in southeastern part of Nigeria. The city had a population of 820,000 according to the 2022 Nigerian census. The name ''Enugu'' is derived from the two Igbo words ''Énú ...

Effurun Effurun is a town and the headquarters of Uvwie Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. It is an Urban center, densely populated with different infrastructural development. it borders it's twin city Warri, also serves as an entranc ...

and

Owerri Owerri ( , ) is the capital city of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of Igboland. It is also the state's largest city, followed by Orlu, Okigwe and Ohaji/Egbema. Owerri consists of three Local Government Areas including Owerri Municipal, ...

. It was the first cinema in West Africa to show a 3D movie. * Viva Cinemas – with 18 screens and 5 theatres in Ilorin, Ibadan, Ota, Enugu, Ikeja. The company started operations in 2015. * Ozone Cinemas – with 4 screens located in Lagos. It is the first multiplex cinema to be built on the mainland of Lagos.

South Africa

Ster-Kinekor Ster-Kinekor is a South African-based cinema company, and the country's largest movie exhibitor. It represents 60-65% of the market, having 56 cinema complexes consisting of 400 screens and 64,000 seats; 154 of those screens being 3D cinemas. It ...

– operating throughout South Africa, it has the largest market share with 53 locations *

Nu Metro Cinemas Nu Metro Cinemas is a South African cinema company. Its head office is in Dunkeld West, Gauteng. Nu Metro's history dates to when the first Metro Theatre opened in Johannesburg in 1932. The oldest still-operating Nu Metro cineplex is Bedford, w ...

– 17 locations in South Africa * CineCentre

Tunisia

Pathé Cinema
– luxurious and highly equipped cinema multiplexes, in two locations in

Sousse Sousse or Soussa ( ar, سوسة, ; Berber:''Susa'') is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014). Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf ...

(widest screen in Africa),

Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 ...

Sudan

* Bono Cinema – as of May 13, 2022, this is the first Sudanese cinema operator of its kind in the Republic of Sudan, and the first greatly-designed international cinema in the whole country with a capacity of over 300+ seats, located in the capital Khartoum, Nile Street, at the International Nile Club, currently running with 1 screen.

Americas

Argentina

In 2021,the country had 303 cinemas. * Cinemark

Hoyts The Hoyts Group of companies in Australia and New Zealand includes Hoyts Cinemas and Val Morgan. Hoyts operates more than 450 cinema screens and 55,000 seats, making it Australia's second largest movie exhibitor after Event Hospita ...

Cinépolis Cinépolis is a Mexican and international movie theater chain. Its name means ''City of Cinema'' and its slogan is ''La Capital del Cine'' ( en, the Capital of Cinema). Cinépolis was the biggest cineplex chain in Mexico, with 427 theaters in ...

Showcase Cinemas Showcase Cinemas is a movie theater chain owned and operated by National Amusements. It operates in a total of four countries: the United States (flagship), Brazil, the United Kingdom and Argentina. Locations Showcase operates more than 950 ...

Bolivia

*Multicine *Cine Center * Cinemark

Brazil

Brazil has more than 3500 cinemas. * Afa Cinemas * Araújo *Arteplex *Arcoplex *Box * Centerplex *Cine Show * Cineart *Cinearte *Cinemagic * Cinemais *Cinemaniaca *

Cinemark Theatres Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (stylized as CineMark from 1998 to 2022 and CINEMARK since 2022) is an American movie theater chain that started operations in 1984 and since then it has operated theaters with hundreds of locations throughout the America ...

*Cineplex *Cineplus *

* Cinesystem * Cinespaço (Espaço) *Estação *

GNC Cinemas GNC may refer to: Politics * General National Congress, the former legislative authority of Libya * Green National Committee, the governing body of the Green Party of the United States * Green National Convention, of the Green Party of the Uni ...

*Grupo Arcoíris *Grupo Cine *Guion *Lumiere *

Moviecom Moviecom is one of the biggest cinema chain in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, ...

*Multi Star *

Orient The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of ''Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the c ...

* PlayArte *PMC *

Roxy Cinemas Roxy, Roxey, and Roxie may refer to: People * Roxy (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name Places in the United States * Roxie, Mississippi, a town * Roxie, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Music * Roxy ...

*Sala de Arte *

UCI Cinemas UCI Cinemas (''United Cinemas International'') is a brand of cinema, currently operating in Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Brazil, which has been owned since 2004 by Odeon Cinemas Group, whose owner is now AMC Theatres, except for the UCI Cinemas ...

*Usiminas *Cine A *

Cineflix Cineflix Media is a Canadian global media production and distribution company. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, it has branches in Toronto, New York City, London, and Dublin. Subsidiaries include United Kingdom-based Cineflix Rights, ...

*Cinesercla *M.M.C. Cinemas *Multicine *AGA Cinematográfica *

Kinoplex Kinoplex was a multiplex cinema operator in Poland. It operated six multiplex cinemas. Current locations *Gdańsk - 1720 seats, 8 screens *Kielce - 1614 seats, 7 screens *Bielsko-Biała - 1587 seats, 7 screens *Opole - 1245 seats, 6 screens *War ...

Canada

Alliance Cinemas Alliance Cinemas (previously Alliance Atlantis Cinemas and Alliance Atlantis Beaches Cinemas, also known as Alliance Beach Cinemas) was a theatre chain, which operated 6 theatres at its peak. It is now owned by Cineplex Entertainment. History I ...

– after selling its BC locations, it now operates only one theater in Toronto *Ciné Entreprise – independent theatre chain based in rural Québec *

Cinémas Guzzo Cinémas Guzzo is a regional chain of movie theaters located in the Canadian province of Quebec. There are currently 10 Méga-Plex locations and 1 Cinema location, all within the greater Montreal area. History Cinemas Guzzo was started by Angel ...

– 10 locations and 142 screens in the Montreal area *

Cineplex Entertainment Cineplex Inc. (formerly Cineplex Galaxy) is a Canadian movie theatre and family entertainment centre chain headquartered in Toronto. The company was formed in 2003 via the acquisition of Loews Cineplex's Canadian operations (which included ...

– Canada's largest and North America's fifth-largest

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company, with 162 locations and 1,635 screens ** Cinema City – discount chain in Western Canada, purchased by Cineplex **

Cineplex Odeon Cinemas Cineplex Odeon Corporation was one of North America's largest movie theatre operators and live theatre, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States. The Cineplex Odeon brand is still being used by Cineplex Entertainment at ...

– 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. **Colossus (theatre) – a Famous Players brand, now owned by Cineplex **

Famous Players Famous Players Limited Partnership, DBA Famous Players, is a Canadian-based subsidiary of Cineplex Entertainment. As an independent company, it existed as a film exhibitor and cable television service provider. Famous Players operated numerous m ...

– formerly Canada's largest theatre chain; purchased by

in 2005 **Fortune Cinemas – a movie theatre chain that operated in Canada. Cineplex has sold seven theatres in March 2006 in

Québec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...

ec to Chelsea-based Fortune Cinemas Inc. Cineplex Entertainment later acquired (or in this case, re-acquired) some of Fortune Cinemas theatres after they went bankrupt. **

Galaxy Cinemas Cineplex Inc. (formerly Cineplex Galaxy) is a Canadian Movie theater, movie theatre and family entertainment centre chain headquartered in Toronto. The company was formed in 2003 via the acquisition of Loews Cineplex Entertainment, Loews Cine ...

– mid-sized chain that was the parent company to

. Galaxy purchased bankrupt Cineplex in 2003. **Scotiabank Theatres – a Cineplex brand **

SilverCity This is a list of Canadian movie theatres operated by Cineplex Entertainment under its under numerous brands, including Galaxy, Cineplex Odeon, SilverCity, Cinema City, Famous Players, Coliseum, Colossus, Scotiabank Theatre, Cineplex Cinemas, a ...

– a Famous Players brand, now owned by Cineplex
CinéStarz
– small chain that operates 5 theaters: 3 in Quebec and 2 in Ontario *film.ca Cinemas – a small Canadian operator with one location in Oakville, ON *

Imagine Cinemas Imagine Cinemas is an independently owned chain of cinemas, founded on February 2, 2005. The chain consists of 12 locations with a total of 90 screens in Ontario and British Columbia, making it the third-largest movie theatre chain in Canada, out ...

– 14 locations and 90 screens, in Ontario and BC. *

Landmark Cinemas Landmark Cinema of Canada Inc. is a Canadian cinema chain. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Landmark operates 40 theatres with 325 screens, primarily in Ontario and western Canada. Its holdings include much of the former Empire Theatres chain which it ...

– Canada's second-largest chain with 45 locations and 317 screens in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and the Yukon *Premier Theatres – operates 5 drive-in theaters and 4 cinemas with a total of 23 screens in Ontario and Yellowknife NWT *

Rainbow and Magic Lantern Cinemas Magic Lantern Theatres is a chain of 11 movie theatres in Canada. Three of these locations are Rainbow Cinemas discount theatres. Magic Lantern Theatres was founded in 1984 in Edmonton, Alberta, while Rainbow Cinemas was founded in the early 199 ...

– 11 locations and 43 screens operating in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan

Defunct brands in Canada

AMC Theatres AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a AMC Theatres, originally an abbreviation for American Multi-Cinema; often referred to simply as AMC and known in some countries as AMC Cinemas or AMC Multi-Cinemas) is an American movie theater chain fou ...

– AMC divested of its Canadian operations, selling four to Cineplex, two to

Empire Theatres Empire Theatres Limited was a movie theater chain in Canada, a subsidiary of Empire Company Ltd., the holding company of the Sobey family conglomerate. In June 2013, Empire announced it would exit the movie theatre business, selling the vast ...

which were later sold to Landmark Cinemas in 2013, closing two. *

– 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 Stinson Theatres was a movie theatre chain in Central Ontario and the Georgian Triangle in Canada. History Founded in 1971 by Robert Stinson, Stinson Theatres grew from its original two-screen drive-in theatre in Barrie, Ontario, to 30 screens in ...

Chile

Cinépolis Chile Cinépolis Chile is a Chilean Movie theater, cinema chain. It was founded in 1997 by the Australian Hoyts chain. The chain's theaters were sold to Chilefilms in 2010, becoming the largest movie circuit in the country. In 2015, Hoyts Chile was acq ...

* Cinemark *Cineplanet *Cine Arte Normandie *Centro Arte Alameda *Cine Star *Cine Pavilion *El Biógrafo

Colombia

*Cine Colombia *Cineland * Cinemark *

*Procinal *Royal Films

Costa Rica

* CCM Cinemas * Cinemark *

* Citicinemas * Multicinemas * Nova Cinemas

Dominican Republic

Caribbean Cinemas Caribbean Cinemas is a chain of movie theaters in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. It is the only major chain in Puerto Rico following CineVista's bankruptcy. The chain has expanded into Dominican Republic, Panama, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Maa ...

* Palacio del Cine

Ecuador

* Cinemark *Cinex *Max Cinema *Multicines * Supercines

El Salvador

* Cinemark *

*Multicinema

Guatemala

*AlbaCinema *CineFlick! * Cinemark *

México

Cinemex Cinemex is a Mexican chain of cinemas. It operates multiplexes in cities such as Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Toluca, Cd. Juarez, Leon, Tijuana, Mexicali, Puebla and other Mexican cities. In 2015, Cinemex began to expand into the United ...

* Cinetop * The Movie Company * Gocinema *

Henry Cinemas Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

* CitiCinemas * Cinemagic *

Cinebox The ''Cinebox'' was a coin-operated Italian 16mm film projector jukebox type machine invented in 1959 that appeared in Europe to rival the French made Scopitone that appeared in 1960. The Cinebox was manufactured in Rome by Ottico Meccanica Italian ...

Defunct brands in Mexico

*MMcinemas (bought by

) *Cinemas Lumiere * Cinemark (bought by

) *Cinemas Gemelos and Multicinemas – part of the brand Organización Ramírez and were the largest cinema chains in the country *

– existed a short time since the early 90s in Plaza Satellite, Galerias Coapa, Perisur, Pericentro (naucalpan), and Pabellon Cuauhtemoc. *

General Cinema General Cinema Corporation, also known as General Cinema, GCC, or General Cinema Theatres, was a chain of movie theaters in the United States. At its peak, the company operated about 1,500 screens, some of which were among the first cinemas certi ...

– had two theaters in Pavellon Polanco and Plaza Insurgentes * Carlos Amador Martínez – named "tele-cine or also "Tele Cines Casa"" closed in the period 1995–1996, most theaters were located in the city of Mexico City and Monterrey

Panama

* Cinemark *

*Caribbean Cinemas

Paraguay

*Cines Itaú – 4 theaters *Cines del Mall *Villamorra Cinecenter *Real Cines *Cine Art *Cine Granados * Cinemark

Peru

* Cinemark *Cineplanet *Cine Star *UVK Multicines *Movie Time Cinemas *

Puerto Rico

– 35 theaters, located in

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

and across the Caribbean, including

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

and

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

Suriname

*TBL Cinemas

Trinidad and Tobago

MovieTowne MovieTowne is a privately owned Multiplex cinema chain in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, headquartered in Port of Spain. It is the largest cinema chain in Trinidad and Tobago with two locations in the former ( Port of Spain, San Fernando), a ...

Digicel IMAX Digicel is a Jamaican and Caribbean mobile phone network and home entertainment provider operating in 33 markets worldwide. Digicel has operated in several countries, including Guyana, Fiji, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia, Suriname, and Ja ...

/CinemaOne

United States

Uruguay

*Life Cinemas *Movie *GrupoCine *Cinemateca Uruguaya

Venezuela

*Cines Unidos * Cinex *Movie Planet *Plató Cines *Super Cines

Asia

Nepal

Kirtipur CineplexRanjana Cineplex
*Big Movies *FCube Cinemas *

QFX Cinemas QFX Cinemas is a cinema chain in Nepal with cinemas in the major cities of Nepal. It was founded by Rajesh Siddhi, Bhaskar Dhungana and Nakim Uddin. It features Cinema of Nepal, Nepali movies as well as Bollywood and Hollywood (film industry), Hol ...

*MidTown Cinemas

Afghanistan

*Ariana Cinema *Aryob Cinema *Bakhtar Cinema *Biraristan Cinema *Khairkhona Cinema *Kunduz Cinema *Pamir Cinema *Park Cinema *Temurshahi Cinema

Saudi Arabia

*VOX Cinemas *

*Muvi Cinemas *Empire Cinemas *Cinepolis Cinemas *Grand Cinemas *Reel Cinemas

Bangladesh

* Star Cineplex

Brunei

The Mall Cineplex ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

* Times 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 Antaeus Cinema Line is a Chinese cinema chain A movie theater (American English), cinema (British English), or cinema hall (Indian English), also known as a movie house, picture house, the movies, the pictures, picture theater, the silver ...

* APEX Cinemas *

Beijing New Film Association } Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...

* Broadway Cinemas *

China Film Group Digital Cinema Line China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

China Film South Cinema Circuit China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

China Film Stellar China Film Stellar () is a Chinese movie theater A movie theater (American English), cinema (British English), or cinema hall ( Indian English), also known as a movie house, picture house, the movies, the pictures, picture theater, the si ...

* Cinemark *

CJ CGV CJ CGV (Hangeul: CJ CGV (씨제이 씨지브이)㈜) is the largest multiplex cinema chain in South Korea and also has branches in China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Turkey, Vietnam, and the United States. The fifth largest multiplex theater company in t ...

Dadi Theater Circuit Dadi Theater Circuit () is a Chinese cinema chain. In 2014 it was the 3rd largest cinema chain in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencie ...

* Hengdian Cinema Line *

Jinyi Cinema Line Jinyi Cinemas () is a cinema operator in China, headquartered in the Leedon Sunshine Hotel (礼顿阳光大厦 ''Lǐdùn Yángguāng Dàshà'') in Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou. As of 2004 the shares are with Guangzhou Performance ...

*Lumiere Pavilions – a cinema chain with 30 cinemas operating across 30 major Chinese cities, known for its keen interest in importing Hollywood films * Sichuan Pacific * Shanghai Film (former partner of Warner Bros.) * Shanghai United Circuit *

UA Cinemas Regal Cinemas (also Regal Entertainment Group) is an American movie theater chain headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. A division of Cineworld, Regal operates the second-largest theater circuit in the United States, with over 7,200 screens ...

UME Cinemas UME Cinemas is a Chinese cinema chain A movie theater (American English), cinema (British English), or cinema hall (Indian English), also known as a movie house, picture house, the movies, the pictures, picture theater, the silver screen, ...

– one of China's longest-running cinema groups, operating 400 screens in 25 cinemas across the country *

Wanda Cinemas Wanda Cinemas () is a cinema operator in China, headquartered in the Wanda Plaza ( 万达广场) in Chaoyang District, Beijing.Zhejiang Time Cinema

Hong Kong

*Broadway Circuit **

AMC Cinemas AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a AMC Theatres, originally an abbreviation for American Multi-Cinema; often referred to simply as AMC and known in some countries as AMC Cinemas or AMC Multi-Cinemas) is an American movie theater chain fo ...

**PALACE **Premiere Elements **MOViE MOViE **MY CINEMA * Chinachem Cinema Circuit *

Orange Sky Golden Harvest Orange Sky Golden Harvest (OSGH) () , previously known as Golden Harvest () from 1970 to 2009, is a film production, distribution, and exhibition company based in Hong Kong. It dominated Hong Kong cinema box office sales from the 1970s to the ...

*MCL Cinemas **Grand **Star Cinema **Movie Town *Newport Circuit *UA Cinemas

India

Gold Cinema
- Multiplex chain with a presence in Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh *Cine Square Cinemas – multiplex chain with presence in

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

Kaithal Kaithal () is a city and municipal council in the Kaithal district of the Indian state of Haryana. Kaithal was previously a part of Karnal district and later, Kurukshetra district until 1 November 1989, when it became the headquarters of the K ...

, Doraha,

Sikar Sikar is a city and municipal council in the Sikar district of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Sikar district. It is part of the Shekhawati region, which consists of Sikar, Churu and Jhunjhunu.Sik ...

Godhra Godhra is a municipality in Panchmahal district in Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Panchmahal district. Originally the name came from ''gou'' which means "cow" and ''dhara''- which have two meanings dependi ...

Burhanpur Burhanpur'' is a historical city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative seat of Burhanpur District. It is situated on the north bank of the Tapti River and northeast of city of Mumbai, southwest of the state's capi ...

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

Chalisgaon Chalisgaon is a city and a municipal council located in Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Geography Chalisgaon is located at . It has an average elevation of 344 metres (1128 feet). Notable people * Hari Vinaya ...

Proddatur Proddatur (1915) is a city in the YSR Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh, located on the banks of the Penna River. The city is a municipality, and also the mandal headquarters of Proddatur mandal. It is the second-largest town in former Kadapa ...

and Ratangarh *City Pride - Multiplex Chain based out of

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...

*SDC Cinemas -

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...

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, and Durg *SRS Cinemas – multiplex chain with presence in Faridabad, Gurgaon, Patiala, Ludhiana, Ranchi, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad, Shimla, Bijnor, etc. *MARIS – now LA Cinemas in Tiruchirappalli;Tamilnadu was India's first multiplex built in 1970. *Q Cinemas – multiplex chain with presence in Kochi, Faridabad, Bangalore,

, Ludhiana *PVS Film City – Multiplex chain based in Kerala with presence in five locations. *MovieTime Cinemas – 35 screens in West and North India *Asian Cinemas – Multiplex Chain with properties in Warangal, Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Telangana, Nizambad, Siddipet, Khammam, Metpally, Karimnagar and Mancherial. *Nest Cinemas – pan-India digital cinema chain based out of Mumbai with properties in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune *Cine Grand – pan-India multiplex chain with properties in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Gurgaon. *Cinemarc Theatres – multiplex chain in Vadodara *City Gold Cinemas – multiplex chain in

, Gujarat *Wide Angle Cinemas – multiplex chain in Ahmedabad and Mehsana *Wow Cine Pulse – multiplex chain in

, Mehsana, Halol, Kalol (Panchmahal), Kalol, Bareja, Khedbhramha and more in Gujarat. *Time Cinemas – multiplex chain in

, Surat, Vadodara, Idar, Gujarat, Idar, Patan, Gujarat, Patan and more in Gujarat. *Ariesplex SL Cinemas – multiplex group based in Trivandrum. *Pan Cinemas – Multiplex chain based in Kochi & Alappuzha *Gmax Cinemas – Multiplex chain based in Kollam,Thodupuzha *Pyramid Saimira Theatres Ltd – cinema chain in

and Tamil Nadu *Zeon Cinemas - Multiplex chain based in Gobichettipalayam and Tiruppur in Tamilnadu *M2K Cinemas – Operator with multiplexes in New Delhi *AGS Entertainment, AGS cinemas – Multiplex chain with 4 properties and 18 screens in

*Rajhans Cinemas in Nadiad, Valsad,

, Baroda, Surat, Navsari,

and more in Gujarat *V Celluloids(V Mega Talkies) in

, V-Epic Sullurupeta, Kurnool, Adoni, Guntur,

, Chilakaluripet, Narasaraopet, Ongole, Tenali, Repalle, Singarayakonda, Venkatagiri, Kavali, Anantapur, Bapatla, Srikalahasti. *Capital Cinemas in Vijayawada,

, India powered by Prasads Multiplex and Suresh Productions *Mukta A2 Cinemas in

, Hyderabad,

, Dehradun, Kundli, Banswara, Gulbarga, Vizag, Vadodara, Sailu, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Aurangabad *EOS Cinemas – has many multiplexes in Madhya Pradesh like in Shahdol and Satna and in Chhattisgarh *SVF Cinemas – East Indian multiplex chain with 17 properties and 32 screens in Kolkata, Purulia, Bolpur, Tejpur (Assam), Kanchrapara, Coochbehar, Durgapur, Buxar, Serampore, Kalna City, Kalna, Baranagore, Maldah, Chinsurah, Naihati, Barrackpore, Uttarpara Krishnanagar, Nadia, Krishnanagar etc.

Indonesia

*21 Cineplex – largest cinema chain in Indonesia, owns around 64% of cinemas in Indonesia *CGV Cinemas – chain owned by

, owns around 17% of cinemas in Indonesia *

''(previously as Cinemaxx)'' – chain owned by Lippo Group and Mexican movie theater

, owns around 15% of cinemas in Indonesia ''(all Cinemaxx theaters were rebranded as Cinépolis since November 20th, 2019)'' *Platinum Cineplex – chain in Central Java, Bitung, Palopo, Ambon, South Sumatera *New Star Cineplex – chain in Banten, West Java, Central Java, East Java, and South Borneo *Movimax – 2 locations in Malang and 1 location in Surabaya, East Java *FLIX Cinema – 3 locations in Jakarta and 1 location in Bekasi *Kota Cinema - 2 locations in Bekasi, 1 location in Jember, 1 location in Madura, 1 location in Gresik, and 1 location in Banjarmasin *Dakota Cinema - 2 locations in Cilacap, 1 location in Sengkang, 1 location in Bandung *There are some independent stand alone cinemas such as: Rajawali Cineplex in Purwokerto, Mopic Cinema in Lumajang, IGN Cinema in Poso, Planet Cinema in Bone, Hollywood Square Cinema in Kendari, E-Plaza Cinema in Semarang, Surya Yudha Cinema in Banjarnegara, Gajah Mada Cinema in Tegal, Denpasar Cineplex in Bali, BES Cinema in Bangka, LTD9 Cinema in Pangkalpinang. Moviplex in Sukabumi

Iran

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

Israel

*Cinema City *HOT CINEMA (Formerly ''Globus Max'') *Rav-Hen *Yes Planet *Lev

Japan

*109 Cinemas *AEON Cinema (formerly Warner Mycal Cinemas) *T-Joy Cinema *Toho Cinemas *United Cinemas

Kuwait

Cinescape , Kuwait National Cinema Company

Sky cinema

Grand cinema

Ozone cinema

Vox Cinema

Malaysia

*Golden Screen Cinemas *TGV Cinemas *MBO Cinemas *Lotus Five Star *mmCineplexes *Paragon Cinemas *Superstar Cinemas *Blockbuster Cineplexes *Suara Screens *My Cinema *Mega Cineplex *Iswaria Cineplex

Pakistan

* The Arena * Atrium Cinemas * Bambino Cinema * Cine Gold * Cinegold Plex * Cinepax * Cine One * CineStar IMAX Lahore, CineStar * DHA Cinema * Nueplex Cinemas * PAF Cinema * Sozo World * Super Cinema * Taj Mahal Multiplex * Universal Cinemas – Pakistan's largest multiplex * Universe Cineplex *CUE Cinemas *Nagina Cinemas

Philippines

*SM Supermalls, SM Cinemas *Ayala Malls Cinemas *Robinsons Malls, Robinsons Movieworld *Megaworld, Megaworld Cinemas *Starmalls, Starmall Cinemas *Vista Cinemas * Gaisano Cinemas

Singapore

*Cathay Organisation, Cathay (also in Malaysia) *Golden Village – a joint venture between Australia's Village Roadshow and Hong Kong's Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Golden Harvest in Singapore *Shaw Organization *WE Cinemas *Sinema Old School *Filmgarde

South Korea

– 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 *Megabox (movie theatres), Megabox multi – cultural multiplex cinema chain *Lotte Cinema – chain run by the Lotte Group operating both stand alone theaters and theaters inside Lotte Department Store branches

Taiwan

*Ambassador Theaters – 13 theaters *Cinemas of Central Motion Picture Co. – 4 theaters *Cinemark – 2 theaters *Miramar Cinemas (with IMAX theater) – 3 theaters *Shin Kong Cinemas – 3 theaters *Showtime ** Showtime Cinemas – 8 theaters ** Showtime Union – 7 theaters * Spot – 2 theaters *Vieshow (with IMAX theater) (formerly Warner Village) – 18 theaters *in89 Cinemax – 6 theaters *Wovie Cinemas – 2 theaters

Thailand

*Major Cineplex – largest cinema group in Thailand. The group includes (by brands): **Major Cineplex **EGV Cinemas **Paragon Cineplex **Esplanade Cineplex **Quartier Cineart **Icon Cineconic **Cineplex (M Collection brands) *SF Group **SF World Cinema **SFX Cinema **SF Cinema **Emprive Cineclub *Major Hollywood *Century The Movie Plaza

Turkey

*Atlantis *Avsar *Cinemaximum *Cinecity *Cinema Pink *Cinemarine *Cineplex *Cinetech *Prestige 18 *Majestik Film 5 *Vizyon *Sinemay Sinemalari *Cinens 3

United Arab Emirates

*VOX Cinemas *Novo Cinemas *The Dubai Mall#Reel Cinemas, Reel Cinemas *Oscar Cinemas *Star Cinemas *Cine Royal Cinemas – Abu Dhabi *Roxy Cinemas – Dubai *Cinemacity Cinemas – Arabian Center, Dubai *La Playa Lounge – Out Door Cinema

Vietnam

CGV Cinemas
(formerly Megastar Cineplex)
Galaxy CinemasBHD Star CineplexLotte CinemaCINEMAXPLATINUM CineplexBeta CineplexStarlightCinestarMegaGSCineboxRamestarGoldstar

Europe

France

*Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé *CGR *UGC (cinema operator), UGC *Kinepolis *Mégarama *MK2 *Cinéville *Grand Écran *Utopia

Germany

*CineStar *UCI *Cineplex *CinemaxX *K-Motion *Kinopolis *Capitol *Ufa *Yorck *Kinostar *Drive-In *Apollo *Rex *Filmpalast

Italy

*Cecchi Gori Group *Cineplexx Cinemas *The Space Cinema (Vue) *UCI Cinemas

Poland

*Cinema City Poland, Cinema City *Helios (cinemas), Helios *Multikino

Russia

*Cinema Park *Formula Kino *Karo Film *KinoMax *Premierzal *Luxor *Cinema Star *Monitor *Mirage Cinema *KinoFormat *United Cinema Chain
Illuzion

Spain

Cinesa
(Odeon Cinemas Group, Odeon Cinemas Group - An AMC Company)
Yelmo Cines
(

) *Kinépolis *Mégarama *Cines Golem *Cines Plaza *Sade Cine *Cines Victoria *Cines Colci *Odéon Multicines *Al-Ándalus *Balaña *Cineápolis *Cines ABC *Cines Artesiete *Cines Filmax *Cines IMF *Cines Renoir *Cines Verdi *Cinesur *La Dehesa *Neocine *Ocine

Switzerland

*Apollo *Arthouse *Kitag Cinemas *Pathé *Rex

United Kingdom

See Also Cinema of the United Kingdom *Cineworld *Curzon Cinemas, Curzon *Empire Cinemas (includes some locations divested as a condition of merger between Odeon and UCI/AMC) *Everyman Cinemas *Hollywood Cinemas (a small regional chain based in Norfolk) *Merlin Cinemas *Movie House Cinemas (Northern Ireland) *National Amusements *Odeon Cinemas, Odeon (AMC Theatres, AMC) *Parkway Cinemas – family owned independent chain with 4 cinemas *Picturedrome Electric Theatre Co Ltd, Picturedrome Cinemas *Picturehouse Cinemas (Cineworld) *Reel Cinemas, UK, Reel Cinemas *S & B Cinemas – operates a small number of cinemas in Somerset, UK *Showcase *Silver Screen Cinemas (Independent Cinema chain in Folkestone and Dover, Kent) *The Light Cinemas *Vue (cinema), Vue

Rest of Europe

*Apollo Kino - cinema chain in Estonia *Castello Lopes – cinema chain in Portugal *Cinamon – cinema chain in Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania *Cinema City International, Cinema City - cinema chain owned by Cineworld in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria *Lusomundo, Cinemas NOS – cinema chain in Portugal *Cinemax - cinema chain in Slovakia and Romania *CinemaxX - cinema chain owned by Vue Cinema in Germany and Denmark *Cineplexx Cinemas, 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, Italy and Swtizerland *Cityplex - cinema chain in Romania *Filmstaden (cinema chain), Filmstaden - cinema chain owned by Odeon Cinemas Group (

) in Sweden *Finnkino – cinema chain owned by Odeon Cinemas Group (

) in Finland *Forum Cinemas - cinema chain in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania *Happy Cinema - cinema chain in Romania *Kinepolis – cinema chain in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland *Kino Arena - cinema chain in Bulgaria *Movies @ Cinemas - cinema chain in Ireland *Multikino - cinema chain owned by Vue Cinema in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia *Multiplex Cinemas, Multiplex - cinema chain in Ukraine *Nordisk Film, Nordisk - cinema chain in Denmark, Norway and Sweden *Odeon Cinemas - cinema chain owned by Odeon Cinemas Group (

) in Ireland, Norway and United Kingdom *Odessa Kino - cinema chain in Ukraine *Omniplex Cinemas, Omniplex – cinema chain in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland *Pathé - cinema chain in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Switzerland *

- cinema chain owned by Odeon Cinemas Group (

) in Germany, Italy and Portugal *UGC (cinema operator), UGC - cinema chain in France and Belgium *Village Cinemas, Village - cinema chain in Greece

Former chains

*ABC Cinemas, ABC *Apollo Cinemas, Apollo – cinema chain in the United Kingdom *Cannon *Essoldo *Granada Plc *MGM Cinemas, MGM *Palace Cinemas (Central Europe), Palas Cinemas - merged with Cinema City International, Cinema City *Sandrews – cinema chain in Sweden *Silver Screen (Poland) – merged with Multikino *Virgin Cinemas, Virgin *Utopia Group, Utopolis - cinema chain in Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and France *Ward Anderson - cinema chain in Ireland

Oceania

Australia

*Cineplex Australia *Icon Productions, Dendy Cinemas *Event Cinemas (previously known as Greater Union, Birch, Carroll & Coyle and Village Cinemas) *Howard Cinemas *

*Independent Exhibitors *Palace Cinemas and Luna Palace Cinemas *The Movie Masters Cinema Group, The Movie Masters – Ace Cinemas and Grand Cinemas *Reading Cinemas *United Cinemas *Victa Cinemas *Wallis Theatres, Wallis

New Zealand

*Ascot Cinema *Berkeley Cinemas *Bridgeway Cinema *Capitol Cinema *Cinema 3 Pukekohe *Confluence Whanganui *Embassy 3 Whanganui *Event Cinemas *

*Lido Cinema *Lighthouse Cinema (New Zealand), Light House Cinema *Monterey Cinemas *SKYCITY Cinemas *Reading Cinemas *Rialto Cinemas *State Cinemas *The Vic Devonport

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cinema and movie theater chains Cinemas and movie theaters chains, Lists of cinemas

Global cinema chains

Africa

Ghana

Morocco

Tanzania

Uganda

Kenya

Nigeria

South Africa

Tunisia

Sudan

Americas

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Defunct brands in Canada

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

México

Defunct brands in Mexico

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Puerto Rico

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

Uruguay

Venezuela

Asia

Nepal

Afghanistan

Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh

Brunei

China

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Iran

Israel

Japan

Kuwait

Malaysia

Pakistan

Philippines

Singapore

South Korea

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Vietnam

Europe

France

Germany

Italy

Poland

Russia

Spain

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Rest of Europe

Former chains

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

See also

References

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