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Company type | Private subsidiary of Harkins Enterprises |
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Industry | Entertainment (movie theaters) |
Founded | 1933 |
Founder | Dwight "Red" Harkins |
Headquarters | Scottsdale, Arizona[1] |
Number of locations | 31 theatres with 487 screens (2023) |
Area served | Arizona, California, Colorado and Oklahoma |
Key people | Mike Bowers, CEO |
Owner | Dan Harkins |
Number of employees | about 3,000 (as of May 2009)[2] |
Parent | Harkins Enterprises, LLC |
Website | Official 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 31 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]