Giants of Exhibition 2026

As the summer movie season marches on, Boxoffice Pro take a look at the landscape of theatrical exhibition with one of our most highly anticipated annual features: Giants of Exhibition, a ranking of the top 50 chains in North America by screen count.

Rank	Company	Founded	Headquarters	Sites	Screens
1	AMC Theatres	1920	Leawood, KS	533	7,072
2	Regal	1989	Knoxville, TN	402	5,448
3	Cinemark USA	1984	Plano, TX	301	4,219
4	Cineplex	1912	Toronto, ON	153	1,600
5	Marcus Theatres	1935	Milwaukee, WI	77	975
6	B&B Theatres	1924	Liberty, MO	55	542
7	Harkins Theatres	1933	Scottsdale, AZ	32	475
8	Santikos Entertainment	1911	San Antonio, TX	27	378
9	Alamo Drafthouse	1997	Austin, TX	41	334
10	Malco Theatres	1915	Memphis, TN	31	333
11	Emagine Entertainment	1997	Troy, MI	28	332
12	Caribbean Cinemas	1968	San Juan, PR	35	302
13	Landmark Cinemas of Canada	1965	Calgary, AB	35	301
14	CMX Cinemas	1997	Miami, FL	30	299
15	GTC Movies	1992	Saint Simons Island, GA	24	269
16	Cinépolis USA	2011	Dallas, TX	26	262
17	NCG – Neighborhood Cinemas Group	1983	Owosso, MI	26	252
18	Premiere Cinemas	1993	Big Spring, TX	21	231
19	Cinema West	1984	Petaluma, CA	19	200
20	Studio Movie Grill	2000	Dallas, TX	18	196
21	Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theatres	1999	Sandy, UT	18	195
22	United Entertainment (UEC Theatres)	1993	Maple Grove, MN	22	191
23	GQT Movies	1930	Grand Rapids, MI	23	184
24	Galaxy Theatres	1998	Sherman Oaks, CA	15	176
25	Apple Cinemas	2013	East Walpole, MA	14	171
26 (TIE)	Golden Ticket Cinemas	2016	Durham, NC	24	170
26 (TIE)	Es Vedra Cinemas	2020	Austin, TX	18	170
28	Reading Cinemas USA	2000	Culver City, CA	17	169
29	Phoenix Theatres	2001	Knoxville, TN	14	165
30 (TIE)	Showcase Cinemas	1936	Norwood ,MA	13	164
30 (TIE)	MJR Theatres	1980	Bloomfield Hills, MI	10	164
32	Flagship Premium Cinemas	1995	Baltimore, MD	20	150
31 (TIE)	Phoenix Theatres	2001	Knoxville, TN	13	154
33	CEC Theatres	1964	Waire Park, MN	18	149
34	Landmark Theatres	1974	West Hollywood, CA	26	148
35	Regency Theatres	1996	Agoura Hills, CA	18	147
36	Epic Theatres	2003	Deltona, FL	12	146
37	Classic Cinemas	1978	Downers Grove, IL	16	144
38	Celebration Cinema By Studio	1944	Grand Rapids, MI	11	143
39	Marquee Cinemas	1979	Beckley, WV	13	141
40	R/C Theatres	1932	Reisterstown, MD	14	131
41 (TIE)	Coming Attractions Theatres	1985	Ashland, OR	15	129
41 (TIE)	Flix Entertainment	1997	Round Rock, TX	15	129
43 (TIE)	Allen Theatres	1912	Las Cruces, NM	17	118
43 (TIE)	VIP Cinemas	1930	Quincy, IL	17	118
45 (TIE)	Mitchell Theatres	2005	Elkhart, KS	15	107
45 (TIE)	Star Cinema Grill	2009	Missouri City, TX	13	107
47 (TIE)	Showplace Cinemas	1973	Evansville, IN	10	96
47 (TIE)	Maya Cinemas	2000	Pasadena, CA	7	96
49	R.L. Fridley Theatres	1972	Des Moines, IA	16	90
50	Cinergy Entertainment Group	2009	Dallas, TX	10	88