Screen Source presents:
North America's
50 Largest Theater Chains

Rank	Exhibition Company	Headquarters	Theater Locations	Total Sites	Total Screens 12/99	Total Screens 12/98	Projected Screens 12/00
1	Regal Cinemas	Knoxville, TN	AK, AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV	438	4,474	3,650	n/a
2	Loews Cineplex Entertainment	New York, NY	AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA; Austria, Canada, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Turkey	405	3,000	2,700	n/a
3	AMC Entertainment	Kansas City, MO	AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, KS, LA, MD, MS, MI, MO, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, TX, VA, WA; Portugal, Spain, Hong Kong, Japan	203	2,844	2,291	n/a
4	Carmike Cinemas	Columbus, GA	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, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY	456	2,822	2,837	2,950
5	Cinemark USA	Plano, TX	AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI; Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru	256	2,733	2,731	3,047
6	United Artists Theatre Circuit	Englewood, CO	AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IN, LA, MD, MI, MN, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA, WV	291	2,036	2,315	n/a
7	National Amusements	Dedham, MA	CT, DC, IL, IN, IA, KY, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA	125	1,354	1,235	1,500
8	General Cinema Theatres	Chestnut Hill, MA	CA, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA	169	1,260	1,262	n/a
9	Hoyts Cinemas	Boston, MA	CT, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV; Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand	114	970	945	1,005
10	Famous Players	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, N.B., N.S., Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan	114	832	569	916
11	Edwards Theaters	Newport Beach, CA	CA, ID, TX	100	750	775	n/a
12	Century Theatres	San Rafael, CA	AK, AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT	64	725	527	947
13	Wallace Theatre Corp.	Portland, OR	AL, CA, HI, ID, KS, MO, NV, OH, OK, TX; American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Saipan, Federated States of Micronesia	103	618	188	750
14	Silver Cinemas / Landmark Theatres	Addison, TX	AZ, CA, CO, FL, IA , IL, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, TX, UT, WA, WI	105	518	567	549
15	Kerasotes Theatres	Springfield, IL	IA, IL, IN, MN, MO, OH	100	500	475	550
16	Marcus Theatres	Milwaukee, WI	IL, OH, MN, WI	49	450	410	515
17	Pacific Theatres	Los Angeles, CA	CA, HI	63	401	352	72
18	Mann Theatres	Encino, CA	CA, CO	56	371	383	n/a
19	Goodrich Quality Theaters	Grand Rapids, MI	IL, IN, KS, MI, MO	37	305	186	340
20	GKC Theatres	Springfield, IL	AZ, IL, IN, MI, WI	39	299	285	315
21	Clearview Cinemas	Chatham, NJ	CT, NJ, NY, PA	65	296	300	380
22	Wehrenberg Theatres	St. Louis, MO	AZ, IL, MO	30	249	228	300
23	Caribbean Cinemas / Regency Caribbean Enterprises	Puerto Rico	Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands	34	227	219	308
24	Malco Theatres	Memphis, TN	AR, KY, MO, MS, TN	31	217	243	312
25	Georgia Theatre Co.	Atlanta, GA	FL, GA	23	196	179	n/a
26	O'Neil Theatres	Slidell, LA	AL, CT, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN, TX	19	188	174	250
27	Harkins Theatres	Scottsdale, AZ	AZ	19	181	186	230
28	Dickenson Theatres	Mission, KS	KS, MO, OK, TX	23	174	204	214
29	Eastern Federal	Charlotte, NC	FL, NC, SC	19	164	157	214
30	Loeks-Star Theatres	Grand Rapids, MI	MI	11	143	115	164
31	Cinema Entertainment	St. Cloud, MN	IA, MN, ND, WI	18	133	132	160
32	Signature Theatres	Oakland, CA	AK, CA	18	132	133	156
33	B & B Theatres	Salisbury, MO	KS, MO, OK	27	117	110	133
33	Empire Theatres	Stellarton, NS	New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, P.E.I.	18	117	111	139
35	Muvico Theaters	Fort Lauderdale, FL	FL	7	114	94	277
36	Consolidated Theatres	Charlotte, NC	NC, SC, VA	10	110	n/a	266
37	Cinemaster Luxury Theaters	San Diego, CA	CA, Mexico	9	103	79	n/a
37	Landmark Cinemas of Canada	Calgary, Aberta	Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Yukon	41	103	93	118
39	R.L. Fridley Theatres	Des Moines, IA	IA, NE	38	92	80	95
40	Jack Loeks Theatres	Grand Rapids, MI	MI	12	88	88	108
41	Sanborn Theatres dba The Movie Experience	Newport Beach, CA	CA	12	86	100	102
42	Classic Cinemas	Downers Grove, IL	IL	19	85	82	n/a
42	Douglas Theatre Co.	Lincoln, NE	NE	14	85	83	115
44	Mann Theatres of Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	MN	15	84	93	95
45	Coming Attractions	Ashland, OR	CA, OR	16	82	n/a	120
46	Central States Theatre Corp.	Des Moines, IA	IA, NE	21	80	80	100
47	Metropolitan Theatres	Los Angeles, CA	CA, CO	16	75	125	91
48	Crown Theatres	South Norwalk, CT	CT, FL, IL, MD, NY	13	72	69	125
49	Chakeres Theatres	Springfield, OH	KY, OH	20	70	70	80
49	Theatre Management	Delane, FL	FL, PA, SC	10	70	n/a	150

as of February 1, 2000

Notes: total sites, total screens and projected screens include all worldwide; n/a = not available
Sources include Boxoffice Magazine

We try to be very accurate, so if you are aware of omissions or errors, or if you have comments, please e-mail us at: scrnsrc@amug.org