Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked movie theater chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Classic Cinemas and Star Cinema Grill sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classic Cinemas | - | +13.7% |
| 2 | Star Cinema Grill | - | +1.8% |
| 3 | AMC Theatres | - | -4.1% |
- Classic Cinemas
- AMC Theatres
- Star Cinema Grill
- Cinemark
- Emagine Portage
- Emagine Batavia
- Cinemark at Seven Bridges and IMAX
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
110 tracked store locations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 24 of the 110 stores (22%); 84 of the 90 tracked chains have a single store here. 3% of the tracked leisure & travel stores here are movie theaters, against 4% across Illinois.
- Classic Cinemas (10)
- AMC Theatres (7)
- Star Cinema Grill (3)
- Cinemark (2)
- Emagine Portage (1)
- Emagine Batavia (1)
- Cinemark at Seven Bridges and IMAX (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Classic Cinemas 10
- 2 AMC Theatres 7
- 3 Star Cinema Grill 3
- 4 Regal 2
- 5 AMC DINE-IN 2
- 6 Cinemark 2
- 7 Fountain Stone Theaters 1
- 8 The Lyric Theater 1
- 9 Fox River's Edge Theatre 1
- 10 49er Drive-In Theatre 1
- 11 Cine Lounge 1
- 12 Pipers Alley 1
- 13 Pickwick Theatre 1
- 14 Rooftop Cinema Club 1
- 15 Admiral Theatre 1
- 16 CMX Old Orchard Market 1
- 17 La Herradura De Joliet 1
- 18 Harris Theater Admin Offices 1
- 19 Gene Siskel Film Center 1
- 20 Landmark at The Glen 1
- 21 CMX Cinemas 1
- 22 AMC Oakbrook Center 4 1
- 23 Davis Theater 1
- 24 McHenry Outdoor Theater 1
- 25 NCG Cinemas 1
- 26 McHenry Downtown Theater 1
- 27 Cinemark At Valparaiso 1
- 28 Cinemark Cantera Warrenville and XD 1
- 29 Chatham 14 Theaters 1
- 30 Hoosier Theatre 1
- 31 ShowPlace ICON Theatres 1
- 32 AMC Classic Morris 10 1
- 33 Harper Theater 1
- 34 Bensenville Theatre 1
- 35 AMC Roosevelt Collection 16 1
- 36 ChiTown Movies 1
- 37 Mar Theater 1
- 38 Avalon Regal Theater 1
- 39 AMC Chicago Ridge 6 1
- 40 Apollos 2000 1
- 41 AMC Navy Pier IMAX 1
- 42 Wilmette Theatre 1
- 43 Chicago Filmmakers 1
- 44 Antioch Theatre 1
- 45 The Lot 1
- 46 Landmark Century Cinema 1
- 47 Glen Art Theatre 1
- 48 Sycamore State Theater 1
- 49 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 1
- 50 AMC NewCity 14 1
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