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North America's Largest Theater Chains Ever wonder where your favorite theater fits in the grand scheme of the big exhibitors? Well here is the tally. (ranked by total number of Sreens in January 2006) Rank 1/06 Rank 1/05 Exhibition Company, Headquarters Theater Locations Screens 1/06 Screens 1/05 Sites 1/06 Sites 1/05 Year Founded 1 1 Regal Entertainment Group, Knoxville, TN 41 States: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV 6,530 6,251 568 560 1989 2 2 AMC Entertainment, Kansas City, MO 27 States: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI; 6 Countries: Canada; France; Hong Kong; Portugal; Spain, U.K. 3,475 3,548 224 230 1920 3 3 Cinemark USA, Plano, TX 33 States: AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI; 14 Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Taiwan 3,351 3,257  310 304 1984 4 5 Carmike Cinemas, Columbus, GA 37 States: AL, AR, CO, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY 2,469 2,175 307 282 1982 5 4 Loews Cineplex Entertainment, New York, NY 18 States: AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, PA, UT, VA, WA; 4 Countries: Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Spain 2,176 2,176 200 200 1904 6 6 National Amusements, Dedham, MA 12 States: CA, CT, IA, KY, MA, MI, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA; 5 Countries; Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Russia, U.K. 1,537 1,415 124 115 1936 7 9 Cineplex Entertainment, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6 Provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan 1,270 775 130 86 2003 8 7 Century Theaters, San Rafael, CA 12 States: AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, IL, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT 1,005 1,000 83 78 1941 9 10 Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, Chicago, IL 6 States: IA, IL, IN, MN, MO, OH 660 572 79 75 1909 10 12 Wallace Theaters, Portland, OR 12 States: AL, AZ, CA, HI, KS, MO, MT, NV, OH, OK, PA, TX; 4 Regions: American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Saipan. 512 481 55 55 1991 11 11 Marcus Theatres, Milwaukee, WI IL, OH, MN, WI 503 503 45 45 1935 12 30 Empire Theatres Limited, Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada 9 Provinces: Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, P.E.I., Saskatchewan 383 176 55 26 1984 13 13 Pacific Theatres Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA CA, HI 375 375 33 33 1946 14 15 Caribbean Cinemas / Regency Caribbean Enterprises, San Juan, Puerto Rico 5 Regions: Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, Trinidad, U.S. Virgin Islands 368 336 43 40 1968 15 14 Dickinson Theatres, Overland Park, KS 10 States: AZ, FL, GA, KS, MO, NC, NE, OK, SC, TX 343 357 36 39 1920 16 16 Consolidated Theatres, Charlotte, NC NC, SC, VA 336 302 23 21 1990 17 18 Rave Motion Picture Theaters, Dallas, TX 9 States: AL, AR, FL, LA, IL, IN, OH, TN, TX 334 283 21 18 2000 18 17 Malco Theatres, Memphis, TN 5 States: AR, KY, MO, MS, TN 297 292 33 36 1915 19 23 Harkins Theatres, Scottsdale, AZ AZ, OK 282 282 23 23 1933 20 23 Georgia Theatre Co., St. Simons Island, GA GA, SC, VA 267 257 28 27 1991 21 21 Clearview Cinemas, Chatham, NJ CT, NJ, NY, PA 265 264 53 53 1987 22 20 Goodrich Quality Theatres, Grand Rapids, MI IL, IN, MI, MO 264 279 31 33 1930 23 24 Cinema Entertainment, St. Cloud, MN 5 States: IA, MN, ND, NE, WI 250 251 32 32 1961 24 26 Muvico Theaters, Fort Lauderdale, FL FL, MD, TN 233 233 12 12 1984 25 27 Landmark Theatres, Los Angeles, CA 14 States: CA, CO, DC, IL, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NY, TX, WA, WI, GA 215 209 59 57 1974 26 n/a Great Escape Theatres, New Albany, IN 9 States: GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, OH, PA, TN, WV 200 165 20 17 1997 27 n/a Marquee Cinemas, Beckley, WV 9 States: AL, CT, FL, KY, MA, NC, NY, OH, PA 193 n/a 21 n/a 1979 28 n/a Wehrenberg Theatres, St. Louis, MO IA, IL, MO 192 201 14 15 1906 29 n/a Crown Theatres, South Norwalk, CT 7 States: CT, FL, IL, MD, MN, NV, NY 188 180 18 17 1991 30 n/a Premiere Cinemas, Big Spring, TX AL, FL, TX 161 152 16 17 1985 31 n/a Guzzo Cinemas, Terrebonne, PQ, Canada Quebec 151 151 12 12 1974 32 n/a B & B Theatres, Salisbury, MO KS, MO, OK 149 135 27 26 1924 33 n/a Jack Loeks Theatres, Grand Rapids, MI MI 136 112 9 9 1944 34 n/a Landmark Cinemas of Canada, Calgary, Aberta, Canada 5 Provinces: Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Yukon 134 131 40 42 1965 35 n/a Ultrastar Cinemas, Vista, CA CA 116 111 14 14 n/a 36 n/a Metropolitan Theatres, Los Angeles, CA CA, CO 115 84 24 20 1923 37 n/a R.L. Fridley Theatres, Des Moines, IA IA, NE 113 113 37 37 1972 38 n/a Colorado Cinemas, Aurora, CO CO 109 85 10 8 n/a 38 n/a Douglas Theatres, Lincoln, NE NE 109 109 10 10 1952 40 n/a MJR Theatres, Oak Park, MI MI 107 87 7 6 1980 41 n/a Mann Theatres, Encino, CA CA 106 123 18 20 1973 42 n/a Coming Attractions Theatres, Ashland, OR CA, OR, WA 101 99 16 16 1989 43 n/a Flagship Cinemas, Lynnfield, MA MA, MD, ME, NH 98 92 11 10 1996 44 n/a Cinema Star Luxury Theaters, Oceanside, CA CA; Mexico 94 94 7 7 1989 45 n/a Classic Cinemas, Downers Grove, IL IL 86 84 12 12 1978 45 n/a Mann Theatres of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN MN 86 86 13 13 1970 47 n/a Destinta Theatres, Lodi, NJ CT, NJ, NY, PA 85 85 6 6 1998 48 n/a O'Neil Theatres, Slidell, LA AL, FL, LA, MS 74 74 10 10 1968 49 n/a Chakeres Theatres, Springfield, OH KY, OH 70 70 19 19 1908 50 n/a Laemmle Theatres, Los Angeles, CA CA 60 n/a 16 n/a 1938 as of January 1, 2006 Notes: Sites and Screens count are for total worldwide; n/a = not available. Sources include Boxoffice Magazine and industry publicity material.

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