North America
The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world. According to their figures, the top 4 chains represent almost half of the theater screens in North America. NATO states that the number of U.S. movie screens as of December 6, 2009 are 38,605 indoor screens in 5,561 sites and 628 Drive-In screens in 381 sites.
| Rank | Circuit | Headquarters | Screens | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regal Entertainment Group | Knoxville,TN | 6,607 | 549 |
| 2 | AMC Entertainment Inc | Kansas City, MO | 5,894 | 483 |
| 3 | Cinemark Theatres | Plano, TX | 3,895 | 298 |
| 4 | Carmike Cinemas, Inc. | Columbus, GA | 2,242 | 232 |
| 5 | Cineplex Entertainment | Toronto, ON | 1,438 | 133 |
| 6 | Rave Motion Pictures | Dallas,TX | 939 | 62 |
| 7 | Marcus Theatres | Milwaukee, WI | 687 | 55 |
| 8 | Hollywood Theaters | Portland, OR | 546 | 49 |
| 9 | National Amusements | Dedham, MA | 450 | 34 |
| 10 | Empire Theatres | Stellarton, NS | 438 | 53 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Cinema And Movie Theater Chains
Famous quotes related to north america:
“The English were very backward to explore and settle the continent which they had stumbled upon. The French preceded them both in their attempts to colonize the continent of North America ... and in their first permanent settlement ... And the right of possession, naturally enough, was the one which England mainly respected and recognized in the case of Spain, of Portugal, and also of France, from the time of Henry VII.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“The compulsion to do good is an innate American trait. Only North Americans seem to believe that they always should, may, and actually can choose somebody with whom to share their blessings. Ultimately this attitude leads to bombing people into the acceptance of gifts.”
—Ivan Illich (b. 1926)
“I knew that the wall was the main thing in Quebec, and had cost a great deal of money.... In fact, these are the only remarkable walls we have in North America, though we have a good deal of Virginia fence, it is true.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Civilization does not engross all the virtues of humanity: she has not even her full share of them. They flourish in greater abundance and attain greater strength among many barbarous people. The hospitality of the wild Arab, the courage of the North American Indian, and the faithful friendships of some of the Polynesian nations, far surpass any thing of a similar kind among the polished communities of Europe.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“The North American system only wants to consider the positive aspects of reality. Men and women are subjected from childhood to an inexorable process of adaptation; certain principles, contained in brief formulas are endlessly repeated by the press, the radio, the churches, and the schools, and by those kindly, sinister beings, the North American mothers and wives. A person imprisoned by these schemes is like a plant in a flowerpot too small for it: he cannot grow or mature.”
—Octavio Paz (b. 1914)