Boxoffice - February 2017

THE GIANTS
OF EXHIBITION
6
HARKINS THEATRES
Screens: 501 / Sites: 33
7
SOUTHERN THEATRES LLC
Screens: 499 / Sites: 44
8
B & B THEATRES
Screens: 401 / Sites: 50
9
NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS INC.
Screens: 392 / Sites: 29
10
MALCO THEATRES INC.
Screens: 341 / Sites: 34
11
LANDMARK CINEMAS OF CANADA INC.
Screens: 309 / Sites: 45
12
GOODRICH QUALITY THEATERS INC.
Screens: 288 / Sites: 31
13
PREMIERE CINEMA CORP.
Screens: 287 / Sites: 26
14
COBB THEATRES III LLC
Screens: 278 / Sites: 24
15
BOW TIE CINEMAS
Screens: 271 / Sites: 44
16
LANDMARK THEATRES
Screens: 268 / Sites: 56
17
GEORGIA THEATRE COMPANY
Screens: 252 / Sites: 24
18
READING CINEMAS
Screens: 249 / Sites: 27
19
STUDIO MOVIE GRILL
Screens: 243 / Sites: 25
S I G N A T U R E S P O N S O R
Doug Darrow
Senior Vice President
Cinema Business Group
n For more than 45 years, Dolby has been at the forefront
of innovation in the cinema industry, and it’s our exhibition
partners who have helped us to keep pushing the boundaries
of movie technologies. Among them, AMC has become
one of our closest partners in driving excellence in cinema
presentation.
In fact, when we were first developing Dolby Atmos, we
needed a real-world test facility to ensure that we were going
to be able to deliver the best next-generation sound experience
to moviegoers. AMC shared in our vision and provided us a
testing ground in our own backyard here in San Francisco at
AMC Van Ness. AMC was also among the first exhibitors to
implement Dolby Atmos with the release of Disney-Pixar’s
Brave, in June 2012. Since its debut in cinemas worldwide,
Dolby Atmos has quickly been embraced by leading exhibitors
around the globe. Not only is Dolby Atmos deployed in more
than 60 countries with more than 500 exhibitor partners, but
it surpassed a major milestone in 2016, with more than 2,000
installed cinema screens and 500 movie titles released.
Although AMC was a huge partner in the success of Dolby
Atmos, what I am most proud of and excited about is our
continued collaboration to deliver Dolby Cinema at AMC, the
world’s premier cinema experience with the highest-performance
imaging and sound technologies. In January 2017, we
reached and surpassed our 50th Dolby Cinema at AMC location
opening, with plans to deploy more than 160 locations
across the United States. Our fast-paced growth is a testament
to the shared commitment by Dolby and AMC to deliver a
best-in-class entertainment experience to movie lovers. Dolby
and AMC truly believe that the biggest and best shared entertainment
experience happens at the cinema. Our goal is to
keep evolving the moviegoing experience, making the cinema
a go-to place to be entertained.
On behalf of all of us at Dolby worldwide, I would like to
congratulate all of our exhibitor partners, and especially AMC
on being ranked number one among Boxoffice magazine’s
Giants of Exhibition. Keep presenting and Dolby will keep
innovating.
20 TIE
FRANK THEATRES
Screens: 227 / Sites: 21
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