| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founder | Jack Fruchtman Sr. |
Area served | Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area |
| Services | Movie theaters |
| Owner | Jack Fruchtman Sr. |
JR Theatres was a chain of cinemas in the Baltimore metropolitan region. Now defunct, it was one of the largest movie theatre chains in Maryland between the 1950s and the 1980s. At its height, JF Theatres owned over 50 movie theatres, including all of the major cinemas in Baltimore, including the Royal Theatre and what is now the Charles Theatre.[1]