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Movie theaters

The 5 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $11 bn combined; the largest are Cinemark Holdings (CNK), IMAX Corporation (IMAX) and AMC Entertainment (AMC). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

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5 companies value 11 bn revenue 9.6 bn margin -3.0% free cash flow 0.3 bn avg. score 3.1
CNK holds 41.4% of the group's value, 1.6x the runner-up
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 CNK Cinemark Holdings
United States · score 3.2
41% 4.5 bn 3.4 bn 6.4% 0.1 bn — 2.2% — Movie theater chain in the Americas · The best-run movie theater chain in the Americas; strong in Brazil
2 IMAX IMAX Corporation
Canada · score 5.9
26% 2.8 bn 0.4 bn 10.0% 0.1 bn 4.5% — Large-format theaters and projection technology · Licenses its giant-screen technology; takes a share of box office without running theaters
3 AMC AMC Entertainment
United States · score 0.0
24% 2.7 bn 4.8 bn -11.4% -0.0 bn -0.8% — Movie theater chain · World's largest movie theater chain by number of screens
4 MCS MARCUS CORP
United States · score 5.9
8% 0.9 bn 0.8 bn 2.9% 0.1 bn 7.6% 1.1% Movie theaters and hotels in the US Midwest · Wisconsin — revenue of $790m
5 RDI READING INTERNATIONAL INC
United States · score 0.5
0% 0.0 bn 0.2 bn -5.9% 0.0 bn 7.9% — Movie theaters and real estate in the US, Australia and New Zealand · California — revenue of $214m

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