Who owns Odeon?
Odeon is owned by AMC Theatres (the United States, NYSE: AMC), which has owned the brand since 30 November 2016.[1]
Evidence: AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23, SEC EDGAR, 23 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Leawood, Kansas
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Birmingham
- Founded
- 1928
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Live & sport › Cinema chains
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: AMC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Odeon
Odeon is the largest cinema chain in Britain and Ireland, founded in 1928 and known for its art deco buildings, several of which are listed. AMC acquired the group in 2016 for about £921 million. Its name was chosen in 1928 both for the Greek word for a theatre and as an acronym of a phrase about its founder Oscar Deutsch entertaining the nation.
What AMC Theatres's annual report says about Odeon
Sentences about Odeon from AMC Theatres's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Substantially all of our international operations are attributed to Odeon Cinemas Group Limited ("OCGL") and its subsidiaries, Odeon and UCI Cinemas Holdings Limited ("Odeon") and Nordic Cinema Group Holding AB ("Nordic").
Odeon maintains nine advisory forums across Europe that reflect the diversity of the communities it serves and support engagement on a broad range of associate needs.
How often AMC Theatres names Odeon in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Odeon
- 2016 – present AMC Theatres [1] verified
Where Odeon sits in AMC Theatres
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AMC Theatres
AMC Theatres controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- AMC Theatres (1920)
Other brands in cinema chains, and who owns them
The 25 brands in cinema chains on Brandtree belong to 10 owners. The largest is CJ CGV, with 7; AMC Theatres has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 4DX | CJ CGV | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Emagine Entertainment | Kinepolis | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Century Theatres | Cinemark | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cineplex | Cineplex | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| IMAX | IMAX | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Marcus Theatres | Marcus Corporation | 🇺🇸 United States |
| VOX Cinemas | Majid Al Futtaim | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| T-Joy | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: AMC Theatres
AMC Theatres is a publicly listed company headquartered in Leawood, Kansas, United States, founded in 1920. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: AMC.
AMC is the largest cinema chain in the world. It became a meme stock in 2021, when retail traders drove its share price up so far that the company issued equity into the rally and used the proceeds to survive the collapse in cinema attendance.
AMC Theatres: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Odeon and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 570 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 297 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Odeon among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Odeon?
The parent company of Odeon is AMC Theatres, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Odeon British or American?
Odeon originated in the United Kingdom in 1928, but it is owned today by AMC Theatres, which is headquartered in the United States. So Odeon is a British-origin brand under American ownership.
Since when has AMC Theatres owned Odeon?
AMC Theatres has owned Odeon since 30 November 2016.
Is Odeon still owned by AMC Theatres?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Odeon is still owned by AMC Theatres. 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] AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 23 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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