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Top 25 Cinema chains based in Australia

RevenueBase identified 72 cinema chains headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 2,637 professional contacts across them, including 432 with verified work emails. Sydney is the largest hub.

This list covers cinema chains headquartered in Australia, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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72Companies
2,637Contacts tracked
432Verified emails
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The 25 largest cinema chains based in Australia

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 72 cinema chains based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to cinema chains: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000779 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since opening the doors of their first cinema in 1909, HOYTS has gone on to become one of the world’s leading entertainment companies – with over 400 screens and over seats across…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000690 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Event Cinemas creates a world of entertainment experiences under the one roof.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceSouth Yarra, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000157 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200116 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Val Morgan Cinema Network is Australia and New Zealand’s leading national supplier of screen advertising.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceSouth Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,00057 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Reading Entertainment own and operate 29 cinemas in Australia and 9 in New Zealand, operating under the Reading Cinemas and Angelika Film Centre brands.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceCarlton, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5021 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Melbourne's home of quality arthouse and upscale movies, filmmaker Q & As, film festivals, CineTrivia, curated repertory programming, The Room, Cinema Fiasco and the Cinema Nova…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Partial evidenceNew Farm, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Five Star Cinemas is a family picture theatre business that has been in Brisbane for decades.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Drawing upon its rich history, the former screening room of Paramount Pictures has been carefully renovated by a bewitching collective of architects, interior designers, auteurs…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceAlbury, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Regent Cinemas Albury Wodonga is a 9 screen cinema complex located in Dean St Albury.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5014 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Numero provides up to the minute box office numbers for film studios, distributors and cinemas using the latest fully automated technology.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceNorth Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1012 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sunset Cinema operates across Australia every summer with thousands of Sunsetters taking a walk down our red carpet to enjoy a magical night out under the stars.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceYarraville, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5012 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Sun Theatre is an eight-screened cinema located in Melbourne, Australia, in the inner-west suburb of Yarraville.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Partial evidenceUltimo, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-509 contacts →

Partial evidence

“With more than 98 million admissions every year, cinema is big business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Partial evidenceSmythes Creek, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-509 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our Mission: Showbiz Cinemas is a home for outstanding cinematic entertainment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceCremorne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-509 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace is Australia's premier independent cinema.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceBurswood, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,0009 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Telethon Community Cinemas proudly donates all profits to charities that help kids in need.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceUltimo, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Shooting Star brings entertainment to life.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Partial evidenceBrunswick East, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Food and drink served to cinema seats before and throughout the movie - including a custom-made twenty-minute preshow and no advertisements.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceHawthorn, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-107 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We believe independent cinemas are the heart of the community and we are dedicated to supporting them.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceFitzroy, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We're dedicated to finding the best and most stimulating screen content to share with audiences in Australia and New Zealand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Big Studio Movie Licence is the authorised blanket licensing solution for aged care, senior living, churches and religious organisations across Australia and New Zealand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceBrisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“You can't be truly successful without being locally famous within the markets and the audience you do business with.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1965, Palace Films is a family-owned and run distribution company that has proudly represented the work of pioneering directors, world masters and exciting new talent…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Movie Health partners with cinemas to deliver calm, shared film experiences each week, thoughtful titles, gentler pacing, and a welcoming midweek moment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Cinema chains based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
16.4%Verified-email coverage
36.6Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
15.3%Largest-city concentration · Sydney
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
33
11-50
17
51-200
12
201-500
2
501-1,000
3
1,001-5,000
2
5,001-10,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Australia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Australia, over 72 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among cinema chains, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Australia whose own description of what they do matches “cinema chains”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names cinema chains), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among cinema chains, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 432 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names cinema chains, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many cinema chains are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 72 cinema chains headquartered in Australia as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Hoyts Group, headquartered in Sydney, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most cinema chains?

Sydney leads with 11 headquartered companies, followed by Melbourne (3) and Adelaide (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 432 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 72 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.