Plitt Theatres
| Company type | Private subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founders | Adolph Zukor |
| Successor | Cineplex Odeon |
| Headquarters | |
| Services | Movie exhibition |
| Revenue | $168 million (1984) |
| $11 million (1984) |
Plitt Theatres was a major movie theater chain in the United States and went under a number of names, Publix Theaters Corporation, Paramount Publix Corporation, United Paramount Theatres, American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres and ABC Theatres and operated a number of theater circuits under various names.
The chain was originally the theater division of Paramount Pictures, incorporating a number of theater circuits acquired by Paramount, notably Balaban and Katz. Paramount was required to divest the theater chain as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. (1948).