Giants of Exhibition 2024

As we hit the halfway point of summer 2024, Boxoffice Pro takes a look back at 2023 with our yearly Giants of Exhibition ranking, celebrating the top 50 cinema circuits in North America by screen count. Once the dust settled, a tumultuous year for exhibition—from the highs of Barbenheimer to the lows of Hollywood labor disputes leading to a light slate that ran well into this year—ended with one major change to the top ten ranking of domestic circuits, as Santikos’ acquisition of the AmStar and Grand brands from VSS Southern rocketed the chain to position #8 (from #38 last year). 2023 also saw Round Rock, TX-based Flix Entertainment and Pasadena, CA-based Maya Entertainment (tied with 88 screens) break into the top 50 for the first time, while Colorado Spring-based Picture Show Entertainment (#48) returned to the top 50 ranking for the first time since 2021.

Rank	Company	Founded	Headquarters	Sites	Screens
1	AMC Theatres	1920	Leawood, KS	558	7,325
2	Regal	1989	Knoxville, TN	425	5,774
3	Cinemark USA	1984	Plano, TX	308	4,303
4	Cineplex Inc.	2003	Toronto, ON	156	1,618
5	Marcus Theatres	1935	Milwaukee, WI	78	981
6	B & B Theatres	1924	Kansas City, MO	57	550
7	Harkins Theatres	1933	Scottsdale, AZ	32	475
8	Santikos Entertainment	1911	San Antonio, TX	27	377
9	Malco Theatres	1915	Memphis, TN	33	345
10	Emagine Entertainment	1997	Troy, MI	27	330
11	CMX Cinemas	2017	Miami, FL	29	327
12	Caribbean Cinemas	1968	San Juan, PR	34	302
13 (TIE)	Alamo Drafthouse Cinema	1997	Austin, TX	35	299
13 (TIE)	Landmark Cinemas of Canada	1965	Calgary, AB	36	299
15	NCG – Neighborhood Cinemas Group	1983	Owosso, MI	27	263
16	Cinépolis USA	2011	Dallas, TX	26	262
17	Premiere Cinemas	1993	Big Spring, TX	22	245
18	Georgia Theatre Company	1992	Saint Simons Island, GA	22	238
19	National Amusements (Showcase Cinemas)	1936	Norwood, MA	18	233
20	Elevate Entertainment Group	2014	Austin, TX	24	230
21	Studio Movie Grill	2000	Dallas, TX	19	205
22	Reading Cinemas	2020	Culver City, CA	20	198
23	United Entertainment (UEC Theatres)	1993	Maple Grove, MN	22	191
24	Cinema West	1984	Petaluma, CA	18	178
25	Galaxy Theatres	1998	Sherman Oaks, CA	15	176
26	Larry H. Miller Theatres (Megaplex Theatres)	1999	Sandy, UT	15	173
27	Landmark Theatres	1974	West Hollywood, CA	31	172
28	MJR Theatres	1980	Bloomfield Hills, MI	10	164
29	Regency Theatres	1996	Agoura Hills, CA	23	159
30 (TIE)	Cinema Entertainment Corp. (CEC Theatres)	1964	Waite Park, MN	19	154
30 (TIE)	GQT Movies	1930	Grand Rapids, MI	22	154
32 (TIE)	Marquee Cinemas	1979	Beckley, WV	14	150
32 (TIE)	Celebration Cinema By Studio C	1944	Grand Rapids, MI	11	150
34	Epic Theatres	2003	New Orleans, LA	12	146
35 (TIE)	Cinémas Guzzo	2003	Terrebonne, QC	10	145
35 (TIE)	Look Cinemas	2021	Dallas, TX	11	145
37	Classic Cinemas	1978	Downers Grove, IL	16	141
38	Coming Attractions Theatres	1985	Ashland, OR	16	137
39	Apple Cinemas	2013	East Walpole, MA	12	136
40 (TIE)	Flagship Premium Cinemas	1905	Baltimore, MD	18	131
40 (TIE)	R/C Theatres	1932	Reisterstown, MD	14	131
42	Golden Ticket Cinemas	2017	Durham, NC	18	121
43	Phoenix Theatres	2001	Knoxville, TN	11	118
44(TIE)	Allen Theatres	1912	Las Cruces, NM	16	112
44(TIE)	Star Cinema Grill	2009	Missouri City, TX	13	112
46	Mitchell Theaters	2005	Elkhart, KS	15	107
47	IPIC Theaters	2007	Boca Raton, FL	13	100
48	R.L. Fridley Theatres	1972	Des Moines, IA	17	97
49	Picture Show Entertainment	2003	Colorado Springs, CO	11	89
50 (TIE)	Flix Entertainment	1997	Round Rock, TX	10	88
50 (TIE)	Maya Cinemas	2000	Pasadena, CA	6	88