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Top 25 Cinema chains based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 665 cinema chains headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 35,770 professional contacts across them, including 3,709 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers cinema chains headquartered in the United States, 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.
The 25 largest cinema chains based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9,669 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Headquartered in Plano, TX, Cinemark Holdings, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 6,706 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Regal operates one of the largest and most geographically diverse theatre circuits in the United States, consisting of 5,565 screens in 409 theatres in 41 states along with the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 1,458 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is good food, good beer and good film, all at the same place!” That’s how we described ourselves in 1997, and that mission hasn’t changed and will…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 1,209 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Celebrating 90 years of Ultimate Moviegoing®, Harkins Theatres is the premier movie exhibitor of the Western U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 972 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Marcus Theatres provides a memorable out-of-home experience at the finest theatres in America, featuring the best motion picture presentation and personal, fast friendly service…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 970 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Conceived in 1993, Studio Movie Grill (“SMG”) was the first exhibitor to modernize the traditional movie-going experience by combining first-run movies with full-service…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 633 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “In December 2016, Carmike Cinemas became part of AMC Theatres, the largest movie exhibition company in the U.S, in Europe and throughout the world with approximately theatres and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 631 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Showcase Cinemas is a world leader in the motion picture exhibition industry, operating 700+ movie screens in the United States, Great Britain and Latin America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 601 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “IPIC's mission is to delight every guest with thoughtfully crafted entertainment and dining experiences that leave a positive lasting impact.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 437 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “National CineMedia (NCM) is the largest cinema advertising platform in the US.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 411 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 380 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Emagine Entertainment’s affiliates own and operate luxury theaters in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 376 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We movies and giving back!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 345 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “CMX Cinemas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cinemex, opened its doors in April 2017 at Brickell City Centre, Miami, FL, offering new features to give guests an innovative and VIP…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 334 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Flix Brewhouse is America’s Cinema Brewery® – the only first run movie theatre in the world to incorporate a microbrewery!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 323 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “ABOUT SCREENVISION MEDIA Screenvision Media is a premier cinema, video and media organization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 311 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Cinépolis USA, we like to say we’re ‘more than a movie’.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 253 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Family owned and operated cinema circuit dating back to 1915.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 246 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “GQT Movies is a chain of 20+ movie theaters throughout Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Missouri.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 233 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Star Cinema Grill is one of the industry leaders in the dine-in theater concept.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 229 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “B&B TODAY · 5th Largest Theatre Chain in America · 554 Screens.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 207 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Galaxy Theatres, LLC is a fully integrated movie theatre company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 199 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Cinema Cafe is a one-stop movie theater and restaurant.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 189 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “MJR Theatres is an entertainment company based out of Woodward Ave 135E, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 175 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “NCG Cinema has been working hard for 36 years to be a leader in providing outstanding guest experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: cinema chains. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names cinema chains.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of cinema chains, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name cinema chains. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Cinema chains based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 665 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 the United States 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 United States 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, 3,709 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
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Cinema chains by metro
- Cinema chains in New York27
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 the United States?
RevenueBase identified 665 cinema chains headquartered in the United States 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?
Cinemark, headquartered in Plano, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most cinema chains?
New York leads with 27 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (21) and Portland (9).
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 3,709 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 665 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.