Trends · data through July 2026

Movie Theaters in California

Iceflower tracks 300 stores from 189 movie theaters chains in California. The Lot grew fastest over the last year, ahead of AMC Theatres and Galaxy Theatres.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
189
Tracked stores
300
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked movie theaters chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. The Lot and AMC Theatres sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 T The Lot logo The Lot - +9.2%
2 A AMC Theatres logo AMC Theatres - +3.1%
3 G Galaxy Theatres logo Galaxy Theatres - -3.5%
4 R Regal logo Regal - -4.6%
5 R Regency Theatres logo Regency Theatres ▲2 -7.0%
6 S Studio Movie Grill logo Studio Movie Grill - -9.3%
7 H Harkins Theatres logo Harkins Theatres - -11.2%
8 L Laemmle - -17.5%
9 C Century Theatres logo Century Theatres ▲2 -19.2%
10 C Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas logo Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas ▼2 -78.9%
11 C Cinepolis logo Cinepolis ▼2 -82.5%
  • AMC Theatres
  • Cinemark
  • Regal
  • Studio Movie Grill
  • Maya Cinemas Delano
  • Harkins Theatres
  • Galaxy Theatres
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

300 tracked store locations in California. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • AMC Theatres (22)
  • Cinemark (30)
  • Regal (31)
  • Studio Movie Grill (3)
  • Maya Cinemas Delano (2)
  • Harkins Theatres (3)
  • Galaxy Theatres (3)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 R Regal logo Regal 31
  • 2 C Cinemark logo Cinemark 30
  • 3 A AMC Theatres logo AMC Theatres 22
  • 4 C Century Theatres logo Century Theatres 6
  • 5 C Cinepolis logo Cinepolis 4
  • 6 S Studio Movie Grill logo Studio Movie Grill 3
  • 7 H Harkins Theatres logo Harkins Theatres 3
  • 8 G Galaxy Theatres logo Galaxy Theatres 3
  • 9 T The Lot logo The Lot 3
  • 10 R Regency Theatres logo Regency Theatres 3
  • 11 A Alamo Drafthouse Cinema logo Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 3
  • 12 C Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas logo Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas 3
  • 13 L Laemmle 3
  • 14 L LOOK Dine-In Cinemas logo LOOK Dine-In Cinemas 2
  • 15 A AMC Burbank 16 logo AMC Burbank 16 2
  • 16 R Rialto Cinemas 2
  • 17 R Rooftop Cinema Club logo Rooftop Cinema Club 2
  • 18 A American Cinematheque 2
  • 19 L Look Cinemas logo Look Cinemas 2
  • 20 M Maya Cinemas Delano logo Maya Cinemas Delano 2
  • 21 C Cinemark Century Southland Mall 1
  • 22 N Newark AMC IMAX Theater 1
  • 23 C Camino Real Cinemas 1
  • 24 T The Lincoln 1
  • 25 A AMC Eastridge 15 1
  • 26 A AMC Temecula 10 logo AMC Temecula 10 1
  • 27 G Grand Lake Theater 1
  • 28 A AMC Saratoga 14 1
  • 29 T The New Parkway Theater 1
  • 30 T The Frida Cinema 1
  • 31 T The Rustic Theatre 1
  • 32 R Regency 1
  • 33 R Regal Sonora 1
  • 34 S Santa Cruz Cinema 1
  • 35 U United Artists Laguna Village 12 1
  • 36 P Park Cinemas 1
  • 37 C Cinemark Yuba City logo Cinemark Yuba City 1
  • 38 P Picture Show at East Windsor 1
  • 39 S Selma Cinema 1
  • 40 A AMC Fashion Valley 18 1
  • 41 D Del Oro Theater 1
  • 42 A AMC Downtown Disney 12 1
  • 43 A AMC Dine-In Kabuki 8 1
  • 44 A Airport Stadium 12 1
  • 45 C Cinemark 12 Downtown San Mateo 1
  • 46 R Regency Santa Paula 7 1
  • 47 R Regal Turlock 1
  • 48 P Pruneyard Cinema 1
  • 49 P Plaza Cinemas 14 1
  • 50 C CinéArts logo CinéArts 1

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