Who owns Cinemark?
Cinemark is owned by Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (the United States, NYSE: CNK).[1]
Evidence: Cinemark Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18, SEC EDGAR, 18 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Cinemark Holdings, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Plano, Texas
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Plano, Texas
- Founded
- 1984
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Live & sport › Cinema chains
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CNK
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cinemark
Cinemark is a cinema chain operating in the United States and thirteen Latin American countries, with 496 theatres and 5,637 screens at the end of 2025. Its operating company, Cinemark USA, was incorporated in Texas in 1984. Around 30 per cent of its American box office comes from the nearly 1.5 million paying members of Movie Club, its monthly subscription programme, and it says it is the largest exhibitor in both Brazil and Argentina.
Ownership timeline of Cinemark
Where Cinemark sits in Cinemark
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Cinemark
Cinemark controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in cinema chains, and who owns them
The 23 brands in cinema chains on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is CJ CGV, with 7; Cinemark has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 4DX | CJ CGV | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Emagine Entertainment | Kinepolis | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| AMC Theatres | AMC Theatres | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cineplex | Cineplex | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| IMAX | IMAX | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| VOX Cinemas | Majid Al Futtaim | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| T-Joy | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| TOHO CINEMAS | TOHO | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Cinemark
Cinemark is a publicly listed company headquartered in Plano, Texas, United States. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CNK.
Cinemark Holdings is a cinema operator based in Plano, Texas. At the end of 2025 it ran 496 theatres with 5,637 screens: 303 theatres in the United States and 193 across thirteen Latin American countries, from Brazil and Argentina to Honduras and Paraguay. It describes itself as the largest exhibitor in Brazil and Argentina. The listed company is a Delaware corporation formed in 2006; its operating subsidiary, Cinemark USA, Inc., is a Texas corporation incorporated in 1984.
🇺🇸 Cinemark and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Cinemark is not one of them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cinemark?
The parent company of Cinemark is Cinemark Holdings, Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Cinemark American?
Yes. Cinemark originated in the United States in 1984 and its owner, Cinemark Holdings, Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Cinemark still owned by Cinemark Holdings, Inc.?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Cinemark is still owned by Cinemark Holdings, Inc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Cinemark Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 18 February 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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