Total number of indoor cinemas by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
82
Highest
5,747
United States
Lowest
0
Cameroon
Median
74.5
Years covered
23
1995β2017
Data points
794
What the numbers show
Total number of indoor cinemas is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 5,747 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Cameroon.
The median across all reporting countries is 74.5, and the mean is 292.3.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 381.8%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 91.3%).
Total number of indoor cinemas: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5,747 | 2017 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 2 | France | 2,046 | 2017 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 3 | Germany | 1,612 | 2017 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 4 | Russia | 1,596 | 2017 | up 131.0% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 1,204 | 2017 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 6 | Mexico | 816 | 2017 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 782 | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 774 | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 739 | 2017 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 10 | Turkey | 620 | 2013 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 585 | 2015 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 12 | Australia | 513 | 2017 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 13 | Poland | 491 | 2017 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 418 | 2016 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 15 | Greece | 346 | 2017 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 16 | Iran | 339 | 2017 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 17 | South Korea | 333 | 2013 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 18 | Cuba | 313 | 2009 | β | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 288 | 2017 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 20 | Switzerland | 271 | 2017 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 260 | 2017 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 22 | Ukraine | 256 | 2017 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 23 | Argentina | 240 | 2017 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 24 | Norway | 204 | 2017 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 25 | Colombia | 200 | 2015 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 174 | 2017 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 173 | 2017 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 28 | Hungary | 169 | 2017 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 29 | Denmark | 166 | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Malaysia | 151 | 2017 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 31 | Austria | 139 | 2017 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 32 | Belarus | 129 | 2011 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 121 | 2017 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 34 | New Zealand | 118 | 2017 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 35 | Venezuela | 102 | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 102 | 2017 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 94 | 2017 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 94 | 2015 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 92 | 2016 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 40 | Romania | 90 | 2017 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 41 | Pakistan | 83 | 2017 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 42 | Serbia | 66 | 2017 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 43 | Chile | 65 | 2017 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 65 | 2016 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 64 | 2017 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 56 | 2017 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 47 | Nigeria | 55 | 2011 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 47 | Slovenia | 55 | 2017 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 49 | Estonia | 53 | 2017 | up 381.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Israel | 49 | 2013 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 51 | Lebanon | 48 | 2009 | β | falling |
| 52 | Qatar | 38 | 2011 | β | rising |
| 53 | Singapore | 35 | 2017 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 54 | Lithuania | 33 | 2017 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 33 | 2017 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 29 | 2017 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 57 | Morocco | 28 | 2017 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Latvia | 23 | 2017 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 59 | Bolivia | 19 | 2017 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 14 | 2013 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 60 | Iceland | 14 | 2013 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 62 | Myanmar | 13 | 2015 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Cambodia | 12 | 2017 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 64 | Mauritius | 11 | 2017 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 2017 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Eritrea | 9 | 2017 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 9 | 2017 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 9 | 2015 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 69 | Malta | 8 | 2017 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 70 | Bahrain | 7 | 2013 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 70 | Oman | 7 | 2009 | β | falling |
| 72 | Cyprus | 6 | 2017 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 73 | Georgia | 5 | 2017 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Guyana | 5 | 2011 | β | rising |
| 75 | Niger | 4 | 2011 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 75 | Mozambique | 4 | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 4 | 2015 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Moldova | 4 | 2017 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 75 | Macao | 4 | 2017 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 80 | Laos | 3 | 2017 | unchanged | falling |
| 81 | Gabon | 2 | 2017 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 82 | Cameroon | 0 | 2009 | β | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release