GIANTS OF EXHIBITION 2021

After five consecutive years of more than $11 billion in revenue at the domestic box office, the exhibition market came to a violent halt in March 2020. The biggest crisis in the industry’s history wasn’t brought about by familiar threats like home entertainment or piracy; instead, it was a global pandemic, of a scale not seen in at least a century, that plunged exhibition into the sort of existential crisis it had managed to avoid for generations. A promising start to the year sputtered to an alarming $2.25 billion in ticket sales, an 80 percent year-over-year drop.

While there remains to be a full accounting of the long-term damage caused by the pandemic’s economic disruption, changes to the traditional theatrical exclusivity model have already been felt at circuits across the nation. Yet despite the myriad challenges that exhibition faced in 2020, the industry rallied to persevere. Concession stands opened at theaters that were otherwise closed nationwide, pop-up drive-ins helped keep moviegoing alive during the summer months, and gift card drives provided a small respite for cinemas waiting to reopen. 

The reopening effort was fractured and presented its own challenges. After closing in March, major markets like New York City and Los Angeles never came back online, while other locations went through a series of openings and lockdowns with little to no warning for the business community. Those cinemas that could open were limited by a scarcity of new releases from major studios.

With the odds stacked against them, exhibitors have been strikingly resilient, despite the mounting woes of 2020. This year’s Giants of Exhibition ranking stands as a testament to the industry’s flexibility and resolve.

Rank	Company	City	State	Founded	Screens	Locations
1	AMC Entertainment	Leawood	KS	1920	7,800	600
2	Regal Cinemas	Knoxville	TN	1989	6,989	527
3	Cinemark USA	Plano	TX	1984	4,517	331
4	Cineplex Entertainment	Toronto	ON	2003	1,657	161
5	Marcus Theatres	Milwaukee	WI	1935	1,097	89
6	Harkins Theatres	Scottsdale	AZ	1933	501	33
7	B&B Theatres	Kansas City	MO	1924	429	49
8	Malco Theatres	Memphis	TN	1915	363	35
9	CMX Cinemas	Miami	FL	2016	341	31
10	Landmark Cinemas of Canada	Calgary	AL	1965	334	46
11	National Amusements (Showcase Cinemas)	Norwood	MA	1936	321	24
12	Alamo Drafthouse Cinema	Austin	TX	1997	317	41
13	Studio Movie Grill	Dallas	TX	2000	294	27
14	Caribbean Cinemas	San Juan	PR	1968	281	32
15	Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas	Dallas	TX	2011	276	28
16	Southern Theatres	New Orleans	LA	2003	266	18
17	Georgia Theatre Company	Saint Simons Island	GA	1992	263	25
17	NCG (Neighborhood Cinemas Group)	Owosso	MI	1983	263	27
19	Premiere Cinema Corp.	Big Spring	TX	1993	259	23
20	Emagine Entertainment	Troy	MI	1997	255	21
21	Reading Cinemas USA	Culver City	CA	2000	238	24
22	Pacific Theatres/ArcLight Cinemas	Los Angeles	CA	1993	234	17
23	Regency Theatres	Agoura Hills	CA	1996	206	28
24	Landmark Theatres	West Hollywood	CA	1974	201	40
25	GQT Movies	Grand Rapids	MI	2020	200	25
26	UEC Theatres	Maple Grove	MN	1993	191	22
27	Galaxy Theatres	Sherman Oaks	CA	1998	186	16
28	Larry H. Miller Theatres (Megaplex Theatres)	Sandy	UT	1999	176	15
29	MJR Digital Cinemas	Bloomfield Hills	MI	1980	164	10
30	Marquee Cinemas	Beckley	WV	1979	163	15
31	Bow Tie Cinemas	Ridgefield	CT	1900	156	20
32	Cinema West	Petaluma	CA	1984	154	14
32	Cinema Entertainment Corp.	Waite Park	MN	1964	154	19
34	Coming Attractions Theatres	Ashland	OR	1985	153	18
35	Flagship Premium Cinemas	Cambridge	MA	1995	149	19
36	Celebration Cinema By Studio C	Grand Rapids	MI	1944	145	11
37	Epic Theatres	Deltona	FL	2003	144	12
37	Phoenix Theatres	Knoxville	TN	2001	144	14
39	Cinémas Guzzo	Terrebonne	QC	2003	133	9
40	Classic Cinemas	Downers Grove	IL	1978	131	15
41	R/C Theatres	Reisterstown	MD	1932	119	13
42	iPic Theaters	Boca Raton	FL	2007	116	15
42	Allen Theatres	Las Cruces	NM	1912	116	17
44	Santikos Entertainment	San Antonio	TX	1948	115	9
45	Xscape Theatres	New Albany	IN	2013	108	8
46	Mitchell Theatres	Elkhart	KS	2005	107	15
47	Southeast Cinema Entertainment	Charlotte	NC	2003	104	9
48	R.L. Fridley Theatres	Des Moines	IA	1972	98	18
48	Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres	Chicago	IL	1909	98	7
50	Picture Show Entertainment	Colorado Springs	CO	2003	96	11

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