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Gritty, boring wilderness survival and revenge film does not impress.
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Woman hustles her idea to become a millionaire, yada, yada, yada.
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Yet another sequel that covers the same old ground, even worse.
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Mockingjay Yet another sequel that covers the same old ground, even worse.
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Boston Globe investigates child sex abuse by Catholic priests. "All the President's Men" is better.
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Bond script had great potential but failed to deliver.
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Compelling "Madonna and child" kidnapping story.
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Engaging bio film about Apple's legendary founder.
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A very smart and engaging film about the rescue of a man stranded on mars.
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Lovers, who happen to be lesbians, just want to take care of each other.
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Simply put, a kind robot saves the world. An excellent animated movie.
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Robert DeNiro as the "sage" intern makes this film work.
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Gritty, engaging action thriller to bring down a Mexican drug cartel.
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Predictable film about surviving Mount Everest.
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Predictable film about ending a relationship with the wrong guy.
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Compton Excellent film about the birth of hip hop group "Niggaz wit Attitudes (N.W.A.)"
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U.N.C.L.E. Film stands on its on, not as a reboot of the 1960s TV show.
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Meryl Streep shines as as aging rock star.
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Yet another comic book reboot that's a total waste of time. Click poster to read review.
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Rogue Nation Tom Cruise at his action junkie best.
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Predictable romcom about a perpetually unlucky woman.
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Excellent special effects, and faithful to the comic book origin.
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"Superman Lives" What Happened? Documentary about the never made Superman film starring Nicholas Cage.
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Engaging story about an 1850s woman who successfully carved her own fate.
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Genisys Arnold is back. The future is again "re-imagined," but it works. Hopefully, sequel maintains continuity.
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Yet another sequel that covers the same old ground.
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Excellent reboot to this solid film franchise.
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Predictable campy spy best for TV; not worthy of theatrical release.
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Brosnan is an excellent assassin in this action spy thriller film.
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Film has Van Damme a victim of organ theft and still able kiss ass. No way.
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Mediocre reboot or sequel that covers the same old ground.
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A "formula" Steven Seagal action film. It is what it is. 'Nuff said.
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Arnold "cares"
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Enjoyable "senior adult" romcom about quality of life versus keeping up with the joneses.
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Age of Ultron Exciting, and almost faithful to the comic book origin. Click poster to read review.
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Donnie Yen action film with a lot of high quality action.
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Mall Cop 2 It's Kevin James as an American Inspector Jacques Clouseau
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Smart, intuitive, sexy robot revolts against her human creator.
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Another retelling of the "47 Ronin," that just doesn't work.
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Special effects are ridiculous but keep the film moving and interesting.
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Yet another Kevin "loud mouth" Hart buddy film.
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Insurgent Another predictable dystopian science fiction film.
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Powerful gangster film with Liam Neeson and Ed Harris.
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How did Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman end up in this poorly produced dystopian science fiction film?
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Will Smith and Margot Robbie as con artists who predictably con each other. Nicely produced.
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The Secret Service Yet another James Bond clone that works more like the campy, "Our Man Flint." Click poster to read review.
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Yet another fantasy film with witches, wizards, demons, and dragons.
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Yet another science fiction pseudo-epic with better special effects than story, acting, etc. Click poster to read review. |
Yet another Kevin "loud mouth" Hart buddy film. Will Smith's "Hitch" is similar, but much better.
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Yet another sequel that
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Spike Lee's sexy and way too verbose re-imagining of Aristophanes' classic Greek comedy-drama Lysistrata! |
10 Largest Movie Theater Chains Worldwide |
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Rank by Revenue |
Circuit |
2021 Revenue |
Headquarters |
Screens |
Ranked by Screens |
1 |
AMC Entertainment Inc |
$2.53 billion | Leawood, KS |
11,041 |
1 |
2 |
Wanda Cinemas | $1.85 billion | Beijing, China |
1,657 |
10 |
3 |
Cineworld | $1.8 billion | London, England |
9,500 |
2 |
4 |
Cinemark Theatres | $1.51 billion |
Plano, TX |
5,957 |
4 |
5 |
Cinépolis | $1.51 billion |
Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico |
5,251 |
5 |
6 |
Regal Cinemas (a division of Cineworld) |
$627.4 million |
Knoxville, TN |
7,200 |
3 |
7 |
Cineplex Entertainment | $515.22 million |
Toronto, ON |
1,676 |
9 |
8 |
Vue | London, England |
1,990 |
8 |
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9 |
CGV | Seoul, South Korea |
3,459 |
6 |
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10 |
Cinemex | $ 30.2 million |
Mexico City, Mexico |
2,861 |
7 |
Source: https://www.zippia.com/advice/largest-movie-theater-chains/ |
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National Association of Theatre Owners The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world. According to their figures, the top five-(5) chains represent ninety-(90) percent of theater screens in North America. According to NATO, as of March 14, 2022 there are 24,414 screens in 1,920 sites. For the average U.S. ticket price is, click here. |
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Rank |
Circuit |
Headquarters |
Screens |
Sites |
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1 |
AMC Entertainment Inc | Kansas City, MO |
7,850 |
600 |
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2 |
Regal Entertainment Group | Knoxville, TN |
6,851 |
514 |
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3 |
Cinemark Theatres | Plano, TX |
4,426 |
323 |
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4 |
Cineplex Entertainment | Toronto, ON |
1,676 |
164 |
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5 |
Marcus Theatres | Milwaukee, WI |
1,064 |
89 |
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6 |
B&B Theatres | Liberty, MO |
513 |
56 |
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7 |
Harkins Theatres | Phoenix, AZ |
494 |
33 |
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8 |
Kinepolis / Landmark Cinemas of Canada / MJR Theatres | Calgary, AB |
489 |
50 |
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9 |
Malco Theatres Inc. | Memphis, TN |
354 |
34 |
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10 |
National Amusements | Dedham, MA |
350 |
26 |
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11 |
CMX Cinemas | Miami, FL |
347 |
31 |
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