Who owns Cineplex?
Cineplex is owned by Cineplex Inc. (Canada, TSX: CGX).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Cineplex Inc. 2025 Annual Report. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Cineplex Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Toronto
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Toronto
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Live & sport › Cinema chains
- Parent ticker
- TSX: CGX
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cineplex
Cineplex is the name on most of the cinemas run by Canada's largest film exhibitor, a circuit of 1,606 screens in 154 theatres from coast to coast at the end of 2025. The chain sells its own premium formats, UltraAVX screens and VIP Cinemas among them, alongside IMAX, 4DX and ScreenX auditoriums, and runs a subscription programme called CineClub that had more than 228,000 members in 2025. Tickets and food earn points in the Scene+ loyalty programme, of which the company owns a third.
Ownership timeline of Cineplex
Where Cineplex sits in Cineplex
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Cineplex
Cineplex controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 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; Cineplex has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 4DX | CJ CGV | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Emagine Entertainment | Kinepolis | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Century Theatres | Cinemark | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AMC Theatres | AMC Theatres | 🇺🇸 United States |
| IMAX | IMAX | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| VOX Cinemas | Majid Al Futtaim | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| T-Joy | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| TOHO CINEMAS | TOHO | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Cineplex
Cineplex is a publicly listed company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSX: CGX.
Cineplex is the largest film exhibitor in Canada, an Ontario corporation headquartered in Toronto with 1,606 screens in 154 theatres at the end of 2025 and 16 entertainment venues under The Rec Room and Playdium names. It also sells cinema advertising, distributes films and holds a one-third interest in the Scene+ loyalty programme. It has been narrowing itself to those businesses: it sold its amusement-game supplier Player One Amusement Group on 1 February 2024, the Cineplex Store on 1 January 2025 and its digital signage business, Cineplex Digital Media, on 7 November 2025.
🇨🇦 Cineplex and other Canadian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 174 brands that began in Canada. 41 of them (24%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Cineplex is not one of them.
- Canada's Wonderland — Six Flags 🇺🇸
- CuriousCast — Corus 🇨🇦
- Degrassi — WildBrain 🇨🇦
- IMAX — IMAX 🇨🇦
- Landmark Cinemas — Kinepolis 🇧🇪
- Lionsgate Films — Lionsgate 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cineplex?
The parent company of Cineplex is Cineplex Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is Cineplex Canadian?
Yes. Cineplex originated in Canada and its owner, Cineplex Inc., is also headquartered in Canada.
Is Cineplex still owned by Cineplex Inc.?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Cineplex is still owned by Cineplex 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] Cineplex Inc. 2025 Annual Report — Cineplex Inc., Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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