Regal Cinemas
Regal Cinemas at the Irvine Spectrum Center | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of locations | 420 (December 2024) |
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| Revenue | US$3,197.10 million (2016) |
| US$339.40 million (2016) | |
| US$170.40 million (2016) | |
| Total assets | US$2,645.70 million (2016) |
| Total equity | US$839.10 million (2016) |
Number of employees | 26,047 (2018) |
| Parent | Cineworld |
| Subsidiaries | Cinebarre United Artists Theatres Edwards Theatres |
| Website | regmovies |
Regal Cinemas (also Regal Entertainment Group) is an American movie theater chain that operates the second-largest theater circuit in the United States, with 5,720 screens in 420 theaters as of December 31, 2024. Founded on August 10, 1989, it is owned by the British company Cineworld and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. The three main theater brands operated by Regal Entertainment Group are Regal Cinemas, Edwards Theatres, and United Artists Theatres.
These chains retain their exterior signage, but most indoor branding (popcorn bags, policy trailers) uses the Regal Entertainment Group name and logo. Most new cinema construction uses the Regal Cinemas name. Regal has acquired several smaller chains since this merger; these, however, have been rebranded as Regal Cinemas.
On December 5, 2017, it was announced that the British theater chain Cineworld would acquire Regal for $3.6 billion, making it the second largest global cinema exhibitor behind AMC Theatres. On September 7, 2022, Cineworld filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.