Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked movie theater 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. Malco Theatres and Marcus Theatres sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
M
Malco Theatres
|
▲2 | +18.0% |
| 2 |
M
Marcus Theatres
|
▲2 | +17.7% |
| 3 |
C
Century Theatres
|
▲3 | +15.5% |
| 4 |
A
AmStar Cinemas
|
▲1 | +13.2% |
| 5 |
U
UEC Theatres
|
▲3 | +12.9% |
| 6 |
T
Touchstar Cinemas
|
▲1 | +12.8% |
| 7 |
S
Showplace Cinemas
|
▲2 | +11.4% |
| 8 |
C
Cinergy
|
▲3 | +11.0% |
| 9 | P Picture Show | ▲3 | +10.8% |
| 10 |
S
Smitty's Cinema
|
▲2 | +10.2% |
| 11 |
M
Megaplex Theatres
|
- | +7.8% |
| 12 |
P
Premiere Cinema
|
- | +7.8% |
| 13 |
C
Classic Cinemas
|
- | +7.0% |
| 14 |
B
B&B Theatres
|
▲1 | +6.6% |
| 15 | F Film Alley | ▲2 | +6.3% |
- Cinemark
- AMC Theatres
- Regal
- Harkins Theatres
- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
- Megaplex Theatres
- Marcus Theatres
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
4,047 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Cinemark (217)
- AMC Theatres (242)
- Regal (199)
- Harkins Theatres (21)
- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (40)
- Megaplex Theatres (18)
- Marcus Theatres (22)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
A
AMC Theatres 242
-
2
C
-
3
R
Regal 199
-
4
A
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 40
-
5
B
-
6
M
-
7
H
Harkins Theatres 21
-
8
S
Studio Movie Grill 21
-
9
M
-
10
M
-
11
N
NCG Cinemas 15
-
12
C
CMX Cinemas 15
-
13
U
-
14
P
Phoenix Theatres 12
-
15
C
-
16
C
-
17
F
Flix Brewhouse 11
-
18
S
Star Cinema Grill 11
- 19 P Picture Show 11
- 20 P Phoenix 10
-
21
G
Galaxy Theatres 9
-
22
R
-
23
T
The Lot 8
-
24
E
Epic Theatres 8
-
25
S
-
26
G
Golden Ticket Cinemas 8
-
27
G
GQT Movies 7
-
28
C
-
29
A
Apple Cinemas 7
-
30
S
ShowBiz Cinemas 7
-
31
M
-
32
C
Celebration Cinema 7
-
33
S
Silverspot Cinema 6
-
34
E
EVO Entertainment 6
-
35
F
Flagship Cinemas 6
-
36
N
-
37
P
Paragon Theaters 6
-
38
S
Santikos Entertainment 6
-
39
E
Emagine Theatres 5
-
40
F
-
41
S
Showcase Cinemas 5
-
42
T
-
43
G
Georgia Theatre Company 5
-
44
C
Consolidated Theatres 5
- 45 F Film Alley 4
-
46
R
Reel Theatre 4
-
47
M
Maya Cinemas Delano 4
-
48
A
- 49 O Oak Grove 4
-
50
S
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