This is a list of movie theater chains across the world. The chains of movie theaters are listed alphabetically by continent and then by country.

Global cinema chains

The following are the world's largest movie theatre chains:

Africa

Egypt

Ghana

Nigeria

South Africa

Americas

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Defunct brands in Canada

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Defunct

El Salvador

Guatemala

Mexico

Defunct brands in Mexico

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Puerto Rico

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

Venezuela

Asia

Bangladesh

China

In 2014 there were 5,813 movie theaters in China and 299 cinema chains, with 252 classified as "rural" and 47 as "urban".

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Japan

Malaysia

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

Taiwan

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

Europe

Austria

Finland

France

Greece

Poland

Spain

United Kingdom

Rest of Europe

Former chains

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand