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National Amusements, Inc. is a privately owned media and entertainment company based in Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham, Massachusetts

Dedham /'d?d?m/ is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 23,464 at the 2000 census....
, USA. The company was founded in 1936 as the Northeast Theatre Corporation by Michael Redstone
Michael Redstone

Michael Redstone, born Michael Rothstein, was the founder of the Northeast Theater Corporation which has become National Amusements, Inc....
.

National Amusements is now owned by Michael Redstone's son, Sumner Redstone
Sumner Redstone

Sumner Murray Redstone is majority owner and Chair of the National Amusements theater chain. Through National Amusements, Sumner Redstone and his family are majority owners of CBS Corporation, Viacom, and MTV Networks, Black Entertainment Television, and movie production and distribution Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks movie studios, and...
, who holds 80% of the company, and Sumner's daughter, Shari Redstone
Shari Redstone

Shari Ellin Redstone is president of National Amusements, vice-chairman of CBS Corporation and Viacom, and on December 21, 2007 became Chairman of Midway Games....
, who owns the remaining 20%.

The company operates more than 1,500 movie screens across the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, Latin America
Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages ? particularly Spanish language and Portuguese language, and variably French language ? are primarily spoken....
, and Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 under its Showcase Cinemas
Showcase Cinemas

Showcase Cinemas is a movie theater chain owned and operated by National Amusements, a privately held company. National Amusements, based in Dedham, Massachusetts, ranks among the top exhibitors in the world, operating more than 1,354 indoor screens in the United States, United Kingdom and Latin America....
, Multiplex Cinemas, Cinema de Lux
Cinema de Lux

Cinema de Lux is a chain of movie theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom, owned by Showcase Cinemas, which in turn is owned by National Amusements....
, and KinoStar brands.

National Amusements holds controlling voting interests in CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation

CBS Corporation is an United States media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States....
, Viacom
Viacom

Viacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an United States media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable television and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution ....
, (which includes MTV Networks
MTV Networks

MTV Networks Company, also known as MTV Networks, is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network and Internet brands, including the first MTV channel....
, BET
Black Entertainment Television

Black Entertainment Television is an American cable television based in Washington, D.C. and targeted towards young black people and urban audiences in the United States....
, and movie production and distribution Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
 and DreamWorks
DreamWorks

DreamWorks, LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG or DreamWorks Studios, is a major film studios United States film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games, and television programming....
 movie studios) and CyGamZ, and is equal partners in MovieTickets.com
MovieTickets.com

MovieTickets.com is an online movie ticketing website originally founded by AMC Theaters and Hollywood.com. It provides movietimes for all theaters, and online ticket purchasing for many AMC Theaters, all National Amusements theaters and all List of assets owned by Cablevision#Other, among other smaller chains ....
.








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National Amusements, Inc. is a privately owned media and entertainment company based in Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham, Massachusetts

Dedham /'d?d?m/ is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 23,464 at the 2000 census....
, USA. The company was founded in 1936 as the Northeast Theatre Corporation by Michael Redstone
Michael Redstone

Michael Redstone, born Michael Rothstein, was the founder of the Northeast Theater Corporation which has become National Amusements, Inc....
.

National Amusements is now owned by Michael Redstone's son, Sumner Redstone
Sumner Redstone

Sumner Murray Redstone is majority owner and Chair of the National Amusements theater chain. Through National Amusements, Sumner Redstone and his family are majority owners of CBS Corporation, Viacom, and MTV Networks, Black Entertainment Television, and movie production and distribution Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks movie studios, and...
, who holds 80% of the company, and Sumner's daughter, Shari Redstone
Shari Redstone

Shari Ellin Redstone is president of National Amusements, vice-chairman of CBS Corporation and Viacom, and on December 21, 2007 became Chairman of Midway Games....
, who owns the remaining 20%.

The company operates more than 1,500 movie screens across the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, Latin America
Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages ? particularly Spanish language and Portuguese language, and variably French language ? are primarily spoken....
, and Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 under its Showcase Cinemas
Showcase Cinemas

Showcase Cinemas is a movie theater chain owned and operated by National Amusements, a privately held company. National Amusements, based in Dedham, Massachusetts, ranks among the top exhibitors in the world, operating more than 1,354 indoor screens in the United States, United Kingdom and Latin America....
, Multiplex Cinemas, Cinema de Lux
Cinema de Lux

Cinema de Lux is a chain of movie theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom, owned by Showcase Cinemas, which in turn is owned by National Amusements....
, and KinoStar brands.

National Amusements holds controlling voting interests in CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation

CBS Corporation is an United States media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States....
, Viacom
Viacom

Viacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an United States media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable television and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution ....
, (which includes MTV Networks
MTV Networks

MTV Networks Company, also known as MTV Networks, is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network and Internet brands, including the first MTV channel....
, BET
Black Entertainment Television

Black Entertainment Television is an American cable television based in Washington, D.C. and targeted towards young black people and urban audiences in the United States....
, and movie production and distribution Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
 and DreamWorks
DreamWorks

DreamWorks, LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG or DreamWorks Studios, is a major film studios United States film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games, and television programming....
 movie studios) and CyGamZ, and is equal partners in MovieTickets.com
MovieTickets.com

MovieTickets.com is an online movie ticketing website originally founded by AMC Theaters and Hollywood.com. It provides movietimes for all theaters, and online ticket purchasing for many AMC Theaters, all National Amusements theaters and all List of assets owned by Cablevision#Other, among other smaller chains ....
.

Main competitors

  • AMC Entertainment, Inc.
  • Regal Entertainment Group
    Regal Entertainment Group

    Regal Entertainment Group operates the largest theatre circuit in the United States, consisting of 6,793 screens in 551 theatres in 39 states and the District of Columbia as of January 29, 2009....
  • Time Warner, Inc.

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