For the movie biz, the final quarter of 2025 was decidedly not the final quarter of 2024. Exhibitor chain Cinemark felt that.
On Wednesday, Cinemark reported its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results. Not only were numbers down year to year — as expected — they fell short of Wall Street consensus forecasts. For the quarter, Cinemark reported diluted earnings of 16 cents per share on $776.3 million of revenue. The company profited $34.1 million in the quarter, down by a third.
In the comparable quarter last year, Cinemark set a revenue record at $814 million; EPS (earnings per share) were 33 cents. Q4 2024 profit was $51.3 million. Releases in the strong 2024 quarter included Wicked, Moana 2, Gladiator II and Venom: The Last Dance.
For the final three months of 2025, Wicked: For Good was no Wicked, and Zootopia 2 was no Moana 2.
From October 2025 through December 2025, Cinemark sold $383.8 million worth of tickets to 44.3 million customers. It sold $302.4 million in popcorn, candy, soda and other concessions. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) was $131.7 million, down from $156.9 million for the same quarter last year.
Wisely, in a prepared statement attached to the earnings release, Cinemark president and CEO Sean Gamble focused on the entirety of 2025 — not the end.
“Cinemark delivered exceptional results in 2025 with box office performance that surpassed industry benchmarks, incremental market share gains, record-level proceeds from enhanced formats and non-traditional content, and all-time high concession sales and per caps. Despite a softer-than-anticipated film slate, we generated our highest revenue since the pandemic and delivered solid Adjusted EBITDA with a robust Adjusted EBITDA margin,” Gamble said. “Our accomplishments reflect our team’s consistent ability to execute, innovate, and elevate the moviegoing experience we create for our guests, and they are indicative of the strong operating agility, customer loyalty, and advantaged market position we have developed.”
That full year revenue clocked in at $3.1 billion. Net income for all of 2025 tallied to $138 million.
Cinemark, based in Plano, Texas, has a hair under 500 theaters with more than 5,600 screens across 42 states and 13 countries. It is second in the U.S. only to AMC.
