Harkins Theatres

Harkins Theatres
Company typePrivate subsidiary of Harkins Enterprises
IndustryEntertainment (movie theaters)
Founded1933
FounderDwight "Red" Harkins
HeadquartersScottsdale, Arizona[1]
Number of locations
35 theatres with 487 screens (2023)
Area served
Arizona, California, Colorado and Oklahoma
Key people
Mike Bowers, CEO
OwnerDan Harkins
Number of employees
about 3,000 (as of May 2009)[2]
ParentHarkins Enterprises, LLC
WebsiteOfficial Website

Harkins Theatres is an American movie theater chain with locations throughout the Southwestern United States. Harkins Theatres is privately owned and operated by its parent company, Harkins Enterprises, LLC. The company operates 35 theaters with 487 screens throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, and Oklahoma. It is the 7th largest movie theater circuit in North America and the largest family-owned theater chain in the United States.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Harkins Theatres Announces New $32 Million Headquarters and Retail Campus". boxoffice pro. August 1, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Harkins Theatres (20 May 2009). HARKINS THEATRES 75TH SPECIAL PT 2 OF 5. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Harkins Theatres". Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Outhier, Craig (2008-09-25). "Harkins marks 75th anniversary". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 2023-09-06.