List of Cinemas in the USA

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 15,157 cinemas in the USA, one in every 4,214 US companies. Most of them are small: three in four have one to four people, and only 421 firms employ 50 people or more. One in fifteen movie theaters is based in Los Angeles, New York, Austin, Dallas and Miami. Below you find the largest movie theaters in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

15,157 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies15,1571 in4,214 US companiesCities3,750Largest cityLos Angeles 301Sole traders4%Employees1-4 (73%)Revenue< $100K (55%)Email33%Phone60%Website50%

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Amc Entertainment Holdings, INC.Amc Entertainment Holdings, INC.

	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Amc Entertainment Holdings, INC.	USA	Leawood	11500 Ash St	Johnson	66211-7804	amctheatres.*****	1920	$4,848,900,000	33,311	Corporation	1007	4365546
2	Cinemark USA, INC.	USA	Plano	3900 Dallas Pkwy	Collin	75093-7865	cinemark.*****	1987	$3,115,000,000	18,300	Corporation	511	0105095500
3	Regal Entertainment Group	USA	Knoxville	101 E Blount Ave Ste 100	Knox	37920-1605	regmovies.*****	2018	$1,131,967,296	25,359	Corporation	693	3488056
4	Regal Cinemas CORPORATION	USA	Knoxville	101 E Blount Ave Ste 100	Knox	37920	regmovies.*****	2002	$480,258,866	22,056	Corporation	693	3476632
5	Regal Cinemas, INC.	USA	Knoxville	101 E Blount Ave	Knox	37920-1632	regmovies.*****	1989	$480,258,866	16,719	Corporation	693	000222528
6	Amc Entertainment INC.	USA	Leawood	11500 Ash St	Johnson	66211-7804	amctheatres.*****	1920	$297,089,634	19,700	Corporation	1007	2010864
7	American Multi-Cinema, INC.	USA	Leawood	11500 Ash St	Johnson	66211-7804	umassd.*****	1920	$294,072,386	15,200	Corporation	1007	00130242
8	Reading International, INC.	USA	New York	189 2nd Ave Apt 2s	New York	10003-5782	readingrdi.*****	1833	$202,988,000	2,025	Corporation	129	C26913-1999
9	Silver Cinemas Acquisition CO.	USA	West Hollywood	700 N San Vicente Blvd Ste G460	Los Angeles	90069-5078	landmarktheatres.*****	2018	$90,813,238	1,000	Corporation	60	954857676
10	Seattle Theatre Group	USA	Seattle	911 Pine St Ste 900	King	98101-1818	paramounttheatreseattle.*****	1990	$86,503,124	660	Corporation	2	601289485
11	B & B Theatres Operating Company, INC.	USA	Liberty	105 N Stewart Ct Ste 200	Clay	64068	bbtheatres.*****	1980	$59,927,341	1,000	Corporation	28	431667158
12	American Theatre CORPORATION	USA	Las Vegas	101 Convention Center Dr Ste 700	Clark	89109-2001	americantaxservice.*****	2002	$41,388,254	572	Corporation	10	C16948-2002
13	Old Globe Theatre	USA	San Diego	1363 Old Globe Way	San Diego	92101-1696	theoldglobe.*****	1937	$33,161,559	500	Corporation	N/A	0170125
14	Cinemark, INC.	USA	Plano	3900 Dallas Pkwy Ste 500	Collin	75093-7865	cinemark.*****	2006	$32,633,054	12,900	Corporation	511	3522376
15	Marcus Theatres, LLC	USA	Milwaukee	111 E Wisconsin Ave Ste 1200	Milwaukee	53202-4807	marcuscareers.*****	1935	$31,836,906	1,050	Corporation	177	1 M16660
16	Cinemex Holdings USA, INC.	USA	Miami	4300 Biscayne Blvd Ste 203	Miami-dade	33137-3255	cmxcinemas.*****	2014	$26,971,387	1,500	Corporation	16	5487262
17	Cincinnati Museum Center	USA	Cincinnati	1301 Western Ave Ste 2253	Hamilton	45203-1120	cincymuseum.*****	1987	$26,899,097	286	Corporation	2	698097
18	Alley Theatre	USA	Houston	615 Texas St	Harris	77002-2795	alleytheatre.*****	1968	$26,309,181	135	Corporation	N/A	0009755901
19	Sight And Sound Ministries, INC.	USA	Ronks	300 Hartman Bridge Rd	Lancaster	17572-9513	sight-sound.*****	1965	$25,279,936	450	Corporation	2	0000892546
20	Santikos Theaters, LLC	USA	San Antonio	4630 N Loop 1604 W Ste 501	Bexar	78249	santikos.*****	2010	$24,317,626	250	Corporation	7	N/A
21	Edwards Theatres, INC.	USA	Newport Beach	300 Newport Center Dr	Orange	92660-7529	regmovies.*****	1930	$22,567,834	3,700	Corporation	693	N/A
22	Malco Theatres, INC.	USA	Memphis	5851 Ridgeway Center Pkwy	Shelby	38120-4035	malco.*****	1930	$22,229,819	700	Corporation	34	100032714
23	Southern Theatres, L.L.C.	USA	New Orleans	935 Gravier St Ste 1200	Orleans	70112-1677	thegrandtheatre.*****	2002	$22,085,348	2,002	Corporation	26	320014090
24	Sky Knight LLC	USA	Dallas	12400 Coit Rd Ste 875	Dallas	75251-2076	movietavern.*****	2001	$21,671,080	200	Corporation	26	N/A
25	Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, LLC	USA	Austin	3908 Avenue B	Travis	78751-4515	drafthouse.*****	2024	$18,904,967	1	Corporation	1358	0801260115

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Movie theaters in Los Angeles

Los Angeles has 301 cinemas and movie theaters, <0.1% of all 526,636 Los Angeles companies and 141% above the national share. Four in five Los Angeles firms have fewer than five people; 6 have 50 or more. 8 new firms were entered in 2026, 13 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 243 · 81%
5-9: 20 · 7%
10-19: 16 · 5%
20-49: 15 · 5%
50+: 6 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 15 · 5%
Partnerships: 5 · 2%
Corporations and LLCs: 194 · 64%
Other or none: 87 · 29%

Of the US total: 2.0%
Of all Los Angeles companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 2.4×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 8
Entered 2025: 14
Of USA's 2026 entries: 2.7%

Old

Before 1990: 13 · 4%
1990 or later: 288 · 96%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 1.3%

Reachable

Email: 71 · 24%
Phone: 144 · 48%
Website: 123 · 41%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 140 · 52%
$100K-$500K: 123 · 45%
$500K-$1M: 1 · 0.4%
$1M and more: 7 · 3%

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Cinemas and movie theaters in the USA

15,157

21 October 2026

There are 15,157 cinemas and movie theaters in the USA in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 4,214 US companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every working day this year (292 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 12,256 81%
Head offices: 342
Branch offices: 2,559

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 7832.

8,238 of the 15,157 are corporations and LLCs (54%); 610 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Largest movie theaters in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Los Angeles, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Amc Entertainment Holdings is the largest movie theater in the USA by headcount. 421 firms employ 50 people or more; 146 employ 100 or more.

1Leawood33,311 staff
2Plano18,300 staff
3Dallas2,612 staff
4New Orleans2,002 staff
5San Juan1,900 staff
6Charlotte1,115 staff
7Wellesley621 staff
8Lewisville600 staff
9Concord510 staff
10San Diego500 staff

By employee size · 15,132 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	11,078	73%
5-9	1,826	12%
10-19	882	6%
20-49	925	6%
50-99	275	2%
100-199	83	0.5%
200-499	47	0.3%
500-999	6	<0.1%
1,000+	10	<0.1%

73% have 1 to 4 people; 925 have 20 to 49; 421 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	6,869	55%
$100K-$500K	5,221	42%
$500K-$1M	213	2%
$1M-$5M	209	2%
$5M-$10M	23	0.2%
$10M-$50M	28	0.2%
$50M-$100M	4	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	5	<0.1%
$500M+	3	<0.1%

55% under $100,000; 209 between $1M and $5M; 63 above $5M.

Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 15,132 US movie theaters with a known headcount, 11,078 (73%) have one to four people, 1,826 have five to nine, 1,807 have ten to 49 and 421 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (6,869, 55%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 1012,904 85%
Small 10 to 491,807 12%
Medium 50 to 249405 3%
Large 250+16 0.1%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 40 more than $10 million.

292

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in the USA?

Los Angeles has the most cinemas in the USA (301), ahead of New York (263), Austin (159), Dallas (153) and Miami (140). Together the five hold one in fifteen of them. Relative to their size, Los Angeles, New York and Austin have the most: 1.5 to 2.4 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

3,750 US cities have at least one movie theater; 269 have ten or more; 1,690 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Movie theaters per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.02. Los Angeles has 2.4 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By county 1,294 counties

County	Firms	%
Los Angeles	901	6%
Maricopa	281	2%
New York	263	2%
Orange	254	2%
Miami-Dade	225	1%
Dallas	215	1%
Cook	179	1%
Travis	164	1%
Harris	157	1%
Ct	155	1%

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 16 sports companies for every movie theater in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Sports Companies	244,230	19%	92%
Museums	87,438	40%	90%
Spa Resorts	52,478	90%	90%
Cinemas	15,157	50%	73%
Swimming Pools	4,567	72%	82%
Discotheques	3,515	71%	57%

In other countries

The USA has more movie theaters than India or France, and more per company than either.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	15,157	0.2
India	6,756	0.2
France	2,831	0.2
Italy	2,437	0.3
Canada	1,810	0.4

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How reachable are they?

Movie theaters are easier to reach than the average US company: 60% list a phone number and 50% a website.

Email5,025 33%
Phone9,102 60%
Website7,596 50%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in twenty-five US movie theaters work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Half are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders6104%
Partnerships2822%
Corporations and LLCs8,23854%
No form on record or other6,02740%

Single-site: 81%
Head offices: 342
Branches: 2,559

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 1 US movie theaters from before 1900, 117 from before 1950 and 975 from before 1990.

1833
1. New York
1907
1. Rocky Ford
1907
1. Spencer
1912
1. Albuquerque
1912
1. Woodstock
1916
1. Galesburg

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975

US movie theaters date from before 1990

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Newcomers in the USA in 2026

292 movie theaters were entered in the US register so far in 2026, about one per working day, after 546 in 2025. The USA as a whole saw 2,970,531 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

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5962023
6252024
5462025
2922026 so far

292 of this year's 292 are corporations and LLCs.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Huntersville3 staff
2Lubbock3 staff
3Woodstock2 staff
4Saint Paul2 staff
5Albany2 staff

Frequently asked questions

How many cinemas are there in the USA?

There are 15,157 cinemas and movie theaters in the USA in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 4,214 US companies.

Which is the largest movie theater in the USA?

Amc Entertainment Holdings in Leawood, with 33,311 staff.

Which US city has the most cinemas?

Los Angeles, with 301, ahead of New York (263), Austin (159), Dallas (153) and Miami (140).

How many movie theaters are there in Los Angeles?

301, which is <0.1% of all 526,636 Los Angeles companies and 141% above the national share.

How big is a typical movie theater?

Small. 73% of the 15,132 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 421 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are US cinemas sole traders or companies?

One in twenty-five (610) are sole traders, 2% are partnerships and 54% (8,238) are corporations and LLCs.

How many movie theaters started in 2026?

292 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 546 in 2025. 292 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest movie theater in the USA?

Reading International in New York, 1833, followed by Grand Theatre in Rocky Ford (1907) and Michael Burch in Spencer (1907). 1 firm dates from before 1900.

Which industry code covers cinemas?

Our platform filters them on SIC 7832 (motion picture theaters, except drive-in).

Can I download the full list?

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